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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.

Three boys on the baseball team pose together for a group photo. Subjects unidentified.

49. Terra Alta High School Baseball Team Players, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Feathers, top, and Hanger, bottom, goof around in the high school parking lot.

50. Charles Feathers and Joe Hanger Palling Around at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Frank Lambert (left), Richard Fraley (center), and Paul R. Cooper, Jr. (right) pose together in their football uniforms.

51. Terra Alta High School Football Players, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Cooper poses on top of the men's bathroom shack.

52. Paul Cooper Balancing on Men's Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Cooper, left, and Feather, right, pose on top of the bathroom shack.

53. Paul Cooper and Charles Feather on Top of Terra Alta High School Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.

A group of male and female students pose together on the steps outside of the high school building. Subjects unidentified.

54. Terra Alta High School Homecoming, Terra Alta, W. Va.

In the first row, from left to right, is: Ronald Everly; Charles Glotfelty; Frank Lambert; Richard Fraley; Jim Freeland; Logan Browning; Louis Kelly, Don Groves; Eugene Auman.In the second row, from left to right, is: Lawrence Smith; Bill McCarty; David Metheny; Paul Cooper; Arthur Sisler; Jack Hill; Clifford Lambert; Charles Pilchard; Paul Lewis.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Max Messenger; Robert Brittner; Jim Pifer; Dick Colins; Jim Breeden; Jim Calvert; Ben Brown; Coach Fred C. Carrol.

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

In the first row, from left to right, is: Paul Cooper; Richard Fraley; Ronald Everly; Robert Harmon; Jack Hill.In the second row, from left to right, is: Don Groves; Frank Lambert; David Metheny; Clifford Lambert; Charles Glotfelty.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Lawrence Smith; Eugene Auman; Arthur Sisler, Coach Fred C. Carrol.

56. Terra Alta High School Varisty Basketball Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School students Paul Cooper, Richard Fraley, Clifford Lambert, and "Weed" Arthur Sisler pose together during a hunting trip.

57. Boys on a Hunt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School students Paul Cooper Jr. and "Weed" Arthur Sisler pose together with the rabbits they successfully hunetd.

58. Two Boys Hunting Rabbits, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student Shirley Everly poses for her school photo.

59. Portrait of Shirley Everly, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student and class president Helen Forman poses for her school photo.

60. Portrait of Helen Forman, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student Janet Nicklow poses for her school photo.

61. Portrait of Janet Nicklow, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student David Metheny poses for his school photo.

62. Portrait of David Metheny, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student Charles Feather poses for his school photo.

63. Portrait of Charles Feather, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student and class treasurer Frank Lambert poses for his school photo.

64. Portrait of Frank Lambert, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified high school student poses for a school photo.

65. Terra Alta High School Student Portrait, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student Norma Jean Mitchell poses for her school photo.

66. Portrait of Norma Jean Mitchell, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified female student poses for her school photo.

67. Terra Alta High School Student Portrait, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Kirk is pictured in the Terra Alta High School Marching Band uniform outside of the high school building.

68. Terra Alta High School Band Member Sue Kirk, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student and football player Jim Messenger poses for his school photo.

69. Portrait of Jim Messenger, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School student and senior class president James "Jimmy" Parsons poses for his school photo.

70. Portrait of James Parons, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified student dressed in the marching band uniform poses outside of the high school building.

71. Terra Alta High School Band Member, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Four unidentified girls pose together for a group photo.

72. Terra Alta High School Students before Homecoming Dance, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Kirk poses for a photo before the Terra Alta High School homecoming dance.

73. Sue Kirk in Homecoming Dress, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Josephine Davis, center, poses with two unidentified classmates outside the high school building.

74. Terra Alta High School Marching Band Members, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Davis is pictured sitting on top of a wooden fence.

75. Terra Alta High School Student Josephine Davis, Terra Atla, W. Va.

Terra Alta High School students Josephine Kisner (bottom) and Josephine Davis (top) pal around.

76. Two Girls Playing Leap Frog, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified female student stands outside of a building.

77. Terra Alta High School Student, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified female student poses on a lawn.

78. Terra Alta High School Student, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Josephine Kisner, center, laughs with her two unidentified classmates.

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

Three unidentified students pose on the lawn with the high school building in the background.

80. Students Outside of Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Portrait of baby McMillan.

81. Baby Ralph McMillan, Preston County, W. Va.

A group of school children, one being a McMillan family member, are gathered for a class photo.

82. Class Photo, Preston County, W. Va.

The McMillan family gathers for a family photo.

83. McMillan Family in Terra Alta, W. Va.

A man and a boy lean against the counter while two employees stand behind separate counters.

84. Service Stores Corp. Meat Market, Masontown, W. Va.

A group of young boys gather for a team photo. One of the boys is a McMillan (McMillen) kid.

85. Youth Football Team, Preston County, W. Va.

Photo of Ralph McMillan's mother beside a small garden.

86. Mrs. McMillan, Preston County, W. Va.

Knott, left, and Morlan, right, sit on the hood of a car outside of a home in Newburg.

87. Dorothy Knott and B. Ann Morlan, Newberg, W. Va.

The mill is located about 10 miles from Route 50.

88. Old Poulson Mill, York's Run, W. Va.

Two people, identified as "Toots" and Fred, lounge along the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.

89. Cheat River, Summer 1927

Two women, identified as Gara and Toots, pose in the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.

90. Gara and Toots, Summer 1927

Four women sit on a fountain outside the Conely Hospital building at the Hopemont Sanitarium in August, 1930.

91. Conley Hospital, Hopemont, W. Va.

A woman reclines in a bed at Hopemont Sanitarium.  A light fixture is visible, attached to the head of the bed.  Another light fixture is seen plugged into the wall with several photos and items hung on the cord.

92. Patient at Hopemont Sanitarium, Hopemont, W. Va.

Thirteen men pose in front of a building in various states of dress.  Eleven are wearing bathrobes over lounge clothes, while the other two appear to be fully dressed.  Hospital beds are visible on a porch in the background.

93. Woodford Gang, Hopemont Sanitarium, Hopemont, W. Va.

"Thrills! Front of Gore - Rather side. New 1930 Studebaker Coupe. Arthur Beaumont." Woman in car is unidentified, but is likely Hester Luetta Harr.

94. New 1930 Studebaker Coupe Outside Gore Hospital

An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.

95. National Wildwater Races, Rowelesburg, W. Va.

Furman is dressed in a military uniform and has dirt on his face.

96. Phil Furman during War Games on Caddell Mountain, Preston County, W. Va.