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Children play volley ball on dirt court. Information on the back of the photograph, 'Album 359 FSA- Arthurdale W. Va. A print from the FDR Library collection. This print is furnished for your file and must not be reproduced without the owners permission.'

1. Volleyball Court for Use of Community Children, Arthurdale, W. Va.

2. Landscape View Near Masontown, Preston County, W. Va.

Man and boy are unidentified

3. Landscape View from the Cemetery at Masontown, Preston County, W. Va.

4. Landscape View from the Cemetery at Masontown, Preston County, W. Va.

Looking toward the "backbone" 'from accident road to Aurora.'

5. Scenic View Toward the Backbone, Preston County, W. Va.

6. Family in Their Model T Ford, Preston County, W. Va.

7. Moonlight View, Preston County, W. Va.

CCC 105. Unidentified young men, members of the C.C.C., pose for a group photo.

8. Civilian Conservation Corps Boys in Camp Preston, Kingwood, W. Va.

George Bird Evans holding his "Purdey", standing with his bearded friend, David Hall.

9. George Bird Evans and David Hall, Preston County, W. Va.

Loaded Baltimore & Ohio Rail Cars stand across from the unidentified workers and the ovens operated by Elkins Coal and Coke Company.

10. Coke Ovens at Work, Bretz, Preston County, West Virginia

11. Aerial View of Hopemont Sanitarium, Hopemont, W. Va.

Unidentified young man with a cigar in his mouth holds the reins while parked next to a shop which carves headstones and cemetery monuments.

12. Young Man Sits in Horse and Buggy Next to Home Monumental Works Barn, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Location is probably at the main overlook of Coopers Rock State Forest.  Many names, initials, and phrases are written on the rock including "Camp Smooch".

13. Two Girls on Graffiti Covered Rock, Coopers Rock State Forest, Preston County, W. Va.

Barn in background is plastered in Sun Brothers Circus posters advertising a show in Kingwood, West Virginia on June 14.

14. Horse Team Pulling Early Mechanized Piece of Farming Equipment, Preston Co., W. Va.

15. A Country Road in Preston County, W. Va.

Jim, Bill, Bob and Juanita Sirk, the children of Bernie and Pauline Sirk of Preston County, West Virginia.

16. Jim, Bill, Bob, and Juanita Sirk

Pauline Barr Sirk holding her youngest daughter, Mary, on a street in Terra Alta, West Virginia.

17. Pauline Barr Sirk and Daughter Mary in Terra Alta, W. Va.

An early image of the entrance to Cooper's Rock State Forest before gates or other structures were built.  During the Great Depression the Civilian Conservation Corps built a number of structures for the State Forest.

18. Entrance to Coopers Rock State Forest, Preston County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

19. Pile Skidway at Horseshoe Run, W. Va.

The church was established in 1850 and is located off of West Virginia Route 50.

20. Evansville Methodist Church, Evansville, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1838.

21. Independence Baptist Church, Independence, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was built in 1883 near the town of Newburg.

22. Concord Community Church, Fine Forks, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was formally dedicated in 1852 though it had been used a decade prior. The church is located a little over three miles south of Kingwood, W. Va.

23. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Howesville, Preston County, W. Va.

The building was erected as a house of worship in 1859.

24. Methodist Protestant Church, Independence, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was originally established as the German Reform and Lutheran Church in 1832 before later changing its name. It is one of the oldest churches in the county.

25. Lenox Memorial Church, Portland District, Preston County, W. Va.

Miller, marked on the photo with an "x", swims with his friends in the river.

26. C. Paul Miller and Friends Taking Swim in Cheat River near Tunnelton, W. Va.

27. Portrait of C. Paul Miller, Tunnelton, W. Va.

The students of classroom no. 4 pose together for a class photo outside of the school building. C. Paul Miller is marked on the photo with an "x" above his head.

28. Tunnelton Public School Class, Tunnelton, W. Va.

Miller (b. 11/24/1911-d. 11/8/2006) was the son of Henry C. and Marguarite E. Miller. He was a life-long school teacher at Terra Alta High School. He served in both World War II and the Korean War.

29. Portrait of Harold H. Miller of Preston County, W. Va.

Miller was the daughter of Henry E. and "Maggie" Margarite E. Miller. Her siblings were E. Paul Miller, Harold H. Miller, and Marie Miller Davis. The family was from the towns of Kingwood and Tunnelton, W. Va.--both located in Preston County, W. Va. Miller was born in 1908 and attended West Virginia University, where she joined a sorority, identified in the photo as Gamma Phi Beta.

30. Portrait of E. Ruth Miller Parrack, Morgantown, W. Va.

Pictured are Joan Ashby; Donald Bucklew; Mr. Carroll; Mr. Casseday; James Childs; Paul Cooper; Donna DeBerry; Sarah DeWitt; Shirley Everly; Charles Feather; Helen Forman; Richard Fraley; Phyllis Friend; Robert Hardesty; Robert Harmon; Joe Hauger; Berkley Hurd; Frank Lambert; Freddie Lockhart; Stephen Martin; David Metheny; Dottie Metheny; Nola Mersing; Miss Myers; Janet Nicklow; Cubie Riley; Donald Sell; Everett Sines; and Patty Smith.

31. Terra Alta High School Senior Class, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Photo of DeWitt during her years at Terra Alta High School.

32. High School Portrait of Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Cooper, left, and DeWitt, right, pose together for a photo during their senior year at Terra Alta High School.

33. Paul R. Cooper and Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

DeWitt, left, and Cooper, right, pose outside of Terra Alta High School during their senior year.

34. Sara Lou DeWitt with Paul R. Cooper Outside of High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Candid photograph of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.

35. Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Photo of DeWitt during her senior year at the high school.

36. Sarah Lou DeWitt Outside of Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Cooper pictured during his freshman year at Terra Alta High School.

37. Paul Cooper during Freshman Week, Terra Alta, W. Va.

DeWitt relaxes on the grass during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.

38. Sarah Lou DeWitt Sitting on Lawn, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Portrait of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.

39. Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

DeWitt pictured during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.

40. Sarah Lou DeWitt in Swimsuit, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Carrol was a football coach at Terra Alta High School.

41. Coach Fred Carroll, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Coach Fred Carrol, left, watches as his football players run a play.

42. Terra Alta High School Football Team Practice, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Sisler poses in his football uniform.

43. Terra Alta High School Football Player Arthur Sisler, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Fred Carrol, top left, poses with his football players, including Arthur Sisler (No. 9), Frank Lambert (No. 3), Richard Fraley (No. 18), and Paul R. Cooper, Jr. (No. 17).

44. Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Two boys practice catching and throwing on the baseball field. Subjects unidentified.

45. Terra Alta High School Baseball Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified boy looks into a camera.

46. Photographer at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Back of the photograph reads, "the Gang."

47. Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Cooper, left, stands beside a girl that is likely Donna Mae Deberry.

48. Paul Cooper and Friend at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.