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1925-1926 Harrison County Champions.

97. Clarksburg Shamrocks Basketball Team, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041273
Title:
Clarksburg Shamrocks Basketball Team, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1925-1926
Description:
1925-1926 Harrison County Champions.
From left to right are Clarence Stone, George Beckingham, Fred Ohlinger, Harry Witcher, and Captain Bill Ward.

98. Mine Rescue Team from Kilsyth at Eccles Mine Explosion, Eccles, W. Va.

IDNO:
052112
Title:
Mine Rescue Team from Kilsyth at Eccles Mine Explosion, Eccles, W. Va.
Date:
1926
Description:
From left to right are Clarence Stone, George Beckingham, Fred Ohlinger, Harry Witcher, and Captain Bill Ward.

99. Pine Grove High School Track and Field Team Members, Pine Grove, W. Va.

IDNO:
045108
Title:
Pine Grove High School Track and Field Team Members, Pine Grove, W. Va.
Date:
1927

100. Burnsville High School Senior Class, Burnsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052234
Title:
Burnsville High School Senior Class, Burnsville, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Unidentified teamster works hard at transferring or hauling a load.

101. Lynch's Transfer and Storage Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
037927
Title:
Lynch's Transfer and Storage Company, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
Unidentified teamster works hard at transferring or hauling a load.
The KKK saw a significant revival in West Virginia in the late 1910's and early 1920's. Klan publication showed reports from various places in West Virginia in 1924 from places such as Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Williamson, and McDowell County. After World War II, Klan membership dropped in West Virginia and since the mid 1970's there has been very limited Klan activity in the state.

102. Ku Klux Klan Rally Outside of Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041709
Title:
Ku Klux Klan Rally Outside of Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
The KKK saw a significant revival in West Virginia in the late 1910's and early 1920's. Klan publication showed reports from various places in West Virginia in 1924 from places such as Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Williamson, and McDowell County. After World War II, Klan membership dropped in West Virginia and since the mid 1970's there has been very limited Klan activity in the state.
The walk way on the right is identified as leading to the Dun Glen Hotel. Wallace Bennett lived in the first house from 1918 to 1922, and the second house from 1925 to 1933.

103. Railroad Section Houses, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052211
Title:
Railroad Section Houses, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
The walk way on the right is identified as leading to the Dun Glen Hotel. Wallace Bennett lived in the first house from 1918 to 1922, and the second house from 1925 to 1933.
Completed in 1898 by Jesse Howard Simmons. The building was used as a hotel until 1917 when it was converted into an apartment complex known as Liberty Flat. It would then be later converted back into a hotel bearing the name Worden's Hotel.

104. Wordens Hotel and Restaurant; Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
041719
Title:
Wordens Hotel and Restaurant; Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1930
Description:
Completed in 1898 by Jesse Howard Simmons. The building was used as a hotel until 1917 when it was converted into an apartment complex known as Liberty Flat. It would then be later converted back into a hotel bearing the name Worden's Hotel.
In the first row, from left to right, are Buck Jamison, Wayne Hicks, Paul Goodrich, Keith Bennett, Dale Ball, Roy Sholes, and Paul Singleton.In the second row, from left to right, are Early Dorsey, Charles Talbott, Ray Sands, Fred Fletcher, Burr Queen, Sam Wiant, and Bob Collins.In the third row, from left to right, are Ralph Queen, Don McCartney, Arthur Franklin, Jason Hyre, and Vernon McCoy.The manager, pictured on the far left, is Staunton Trimble. The coach, pictured on the far right, is Roy Nutter.

105. Burnsville High School Football Team, Burnsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052239
Title:
Burnsville High School Football Team, Burnsville, W. Va.
Date:
1930
Description:
In the first row, from left to right, are Buck Jamison, Wayne Hicks, Paul Goodrich, Keith Bennett, Dale Ball, Roy Sholes, and Paul Singleton.In the second row, from left to right, are Early Dorsey, Charles Talbott, Ray Sands, Fred Fletcher, Burr Queen, Sam Wiant, and Bob Collins.In the third row, from left to right, are Ralph Queen, Don McCartney, Arthur Franklin, Jason Hyre, and Vernon McCoy.The manager, pictured on the far left, is Staunton Trimble. The coach, pictured on the far right, is Roy Nutter.
Afterman of Passenger No. 47 wreck.

106. Passenger Train Wreck at Hawk's Nest, W. Va.

IDNO:
052149
Title:
Passenger Train Wreck at Hawk's Nest, W. Va.
Date:
1930/06/21
Description:
Afterman of Passenger No. 47 wreck.
Text reads, "Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va. 900 ft. high"

107. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053777
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Text reads, "Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va. 900 ft. high"
Men belonging to the Kilsyth baseball team gather together for a team photo. The team ended their 1932 season with 22 wins, 22 losses, and one tie.

108. Kilsyth Baseball Team, Kilsyth, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052091
Title:
Kilsyth Baseball Team, Kilsyth, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
1932
Description:
Men belonging to the Kilsyth baseball team gather together for a team photo. The team ended their 1932 season with 22 wins, 22 losses, and one tie.
A group of miners sit on a hill with their mining equipment. One of the miners holds a small boy on his lap.

109. Miners at Terry, W. Va.

IDNO:
052204
Title:
Miners at Terry, W. Va.
Date:
1932
Description:
A group of miners sit on a hill with their mining equipment. One of the miners holds a small boy on his lap.
Small town located in northern Randolph County.

110. Main Street, Harman, W. Va.

IDNO:
041601
Title:
Main Street, Harman, W. Va.
Date:
1934
Description:
Small town located in northern Randolph County.
Near the Seneca Trail, Leading Creek is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River.

111. Old Grist Mill on Leading Creek, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041602
Title:
Old Grist Mill on Leading Creek, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1934
Description:
Near the Seneca Trail, Leading Creek is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River.
City champions of 1934.

112. Clarksburg Indoor Basketball League Team

IDNO:
041708
Title:
Clarksburg Indoor Basketball League Team
Date:
1934
Description:
City champions of 1934.

113. Seneca Rocks Seen From Route 5, W. Va.

IDNO:
053776
Title:
Seneca Rocks Seen From Route 5, W. Va.
Date:
1934
The First Catholic Slovak Union of America. Took place in Hotel Cleveland on September 3rd through the 8th.

114. First Catholic Slovak Union of America, Silver Jubilee Convention

IDNO:
054895
Title:
First Catholic Slovak Union of America, Silver Jubilee Convention
Date:
1934
Description:
The First Catholic Slovak Union of America. Took place in Hotel Cleveland on September 3rd through the 8th.
Workers line up around the building waiting to receive their paychecks.

115. Pay Day at Cannelton Coal and Coke Company, Cannelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
052099
Title:
Pay Day at Cannelton Coal and Coke Company, Cannelton, W. Va.
Date:
1934/08/11
Description:
Workers line up around the building waiting to receive their paychecks.
Those killed as a result of the accident were William Blankenship, Homer Cart, Thomas W. Craft, James Hunter, Eddie Huelett, Steve Kozma, Everett Leach, John Long, William J. Maynus, Henry McMillian, J. L. "Pat" Murphy, Delmar Oxley, Jesse Persinger, S. L. Runyon, Ray Tartar, William Turner, and Jerome Walters. In addition to those who lost their lives, 43 or 46 were injured. A Chesapeake and Ohio derrick car works to clear the wreckage.

116. Work Train Explosion in Powellton Hollow, McDunn, W. Va.

IDNO:
052188
Title:
Work Train Explosion in Powellton Hollow, McDunn, W. Va.
Date:
1934/12/27
Description:
Those killed as a result of the accident were William Blankenship, Homer Cart, Thomas W. Craft, James Hunter, Eddie Huelett, Steve Kozma, Everett Leach, John Long, William J. Maynus, Henry McMillian, J. L. "Pat" Murphy, Delmar Oxley, Jesse Persinger, S. L. Runyon, Ray Tartar, William Turner, and Jerome Walters. In addition to those who lost their lives, 43 or 46 were injured. A Chesapeake and Ohio derrick car works to clear the wreckage.

117. Cemetery and Homes in Rowlesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041539
Title:
Cemetery and Homes in Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1935

118. Hernshaw Post Office, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041609
Title:
Hernshaw Post Office, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1935

119. Flooded Towns of Cumberland, Md. and Ridgeley, W. Va.

IDNO:
045133
Title:
Flooded Towns of Cumberland, Md. and Ridgeley, W. Va.
Date:
1936/03/19

120. Street Scene in Franklin, W. Va.

IDNO:
041610
Title:
Street Scene in Franklin, W. Va.
Date:
1937
Several homes located on the South Branch of the Potomac River

121. Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041612
Title:
Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1937
Description:
Several homes located on the South Branch of the Potomac River

122. Two Children Play in Snow, Scott's Run, Pursglove, W. Va.

IDNO:
045111
Title:
Two Children Play in Snow, Scott's Run, Pursglove, W. Va.
Date:
1937
Bakery to the right of the theater. Poster outside of the movie theater displays "The Firefly" starring Allan Jones and Warren William.

123. Movie Theatre, Romney, W. Va.

IDNO:
045144
Title:
Movie Theatre, Romney, W. Va.
Date:
1939
Description:
Bakery to the right of the theater. Poster outside of the movie theater displays "The Firefly" starring Allan Jones and Warren William.
In the front row, from left to right, are Dove Hunohrey, Wallace Craft, Leon Jarvis, and Cris Thompson.Standing, from left to right, are William Craft, Pete Radzue, Eddie Jarvis, Theodore Dixon, Buss Royer, and Virgil Dillon.The "bat-boys" in the forefront of the photograph are Dyke Janeski and Edgar Foster.

124. White Oak Baseball Team, White Oak, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052092
Title:
White Oak Baseball Team, White Oak, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
1939
Description:
In the front row, from left to right, are Dove Hunohrey, Wallace Craft, Leon Jarvis, and Cris Thompson.Standing, from left to right, are William Craft, Pete Radzue, Eddie Jarvis, Theodore Dixon, Buss Royer, and Virgil Dillon.The "bat-boys" in the forefront of the photograph are Dyke Janeski and Edgar Foster.

125. Road on Route 50 Through Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
045161
Title:
Road on Route 50 Through Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
1940/02
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train moves across the bridge while flood water rushes beneath.

126. C. & O. Railroad Bridge during Flood, Prince, W. Va.

IDNO:
052189
Title:
C. & O. Railroad Bridge during Flood, Prince, W. Va.
Date:
1940/04
Description:
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train moves across the bridge while flood water rushes beneath.

127. Seneca Rocks, W. Va.

IDNO:
053772
Title:
Seneca Rocks, W. Va.
Date:
1941/07/01

128. Elevated View of Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
041255
Title:
Elevated View of Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1945

129. Public Library, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041256
Title:
Public Library, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1946
The Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad was a railroad in West Virginia. It ran from the Baltimore and Ohio junction in Morgantown to the B&O in Preston County, about 48 miles. The line primarily carried coal, building stone, glass, sand, and lumber.

130. Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown and Kingwood Junction

IDNO:
041694
Title:
Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown and Kingwood Junction
Date:
1946
Description:
The Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad was a railroad in West Virginia. It ran from the Baltimore and Ohio junction in Morgantown to the B&O in Preston County, about 48 miles. The line primarily carried coal, building stone, glass, sand, and lumber.
Eleven miners are pictured outside of a mine entrance.

131. Koppers Coal Division Helen Plant No. 11 Mine, Stotesbury, W. Va.

IDNO:
052196
Title:
Koppers Coal Division Helen Plant No. 11 Mine, Stotesbury, W. Va.
Date:
1946
Description:
Eleven miners are pictured outside of a mine entrance.
David West, older brother of Jerry West was an outstanding student leader and athlete at East Bank High School.

132. East Bank High School Basketball Player David West, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051159
Title:
East Bank High School Basketball Player David West, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
David West, older brother of Jerry West was an outstanding student leader and athlete at East Bank High School.
Inscription accompanying photo says: "Stealey addition".

133. Snowy Street in Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041710
Title:
Snowy Street in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Inscription accompanying photo says: "Stealey addition".

134. New Howard Hotel, Rowlesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
045154
Title:
New Howard Hotel, Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1948

135. Posing Outside of Sam Colombo Supermarket, Near PPG Industries, Stonewood, W. Va.

IDNO:
045266
Title:
Posing Outside of Sam Colombo Supermarket, Near PPG Industries, Stonewood, W. Va.
Date:
1948

136. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053779
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
1948

137. Passenger Train; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041703
Title:
Passenger Train; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Text reads, "Mountain Slide, approx. 2 1/2 mi. Torrential rains on June 17 1949 brought tons of earth and rock from mountain side blocking routes 4 and 28. Petersburg, W. Va."

138. Mountain Slide, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053706
Title:
Mountain Slide, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Mountain Slide, approx. 2 1/2 mi. Torrential rains on June 17 1949 brought tons of earth and rock from mountain side blocking routes 4 and 28. Petersburg, W. Va."

139. Mountain Slides on Routes 4 and 28, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053709
Title:
Mountain Slides on Routes 4 and 28, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17

140. Wreckage of Flood, South End of Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053710
Title:
Wreckage of Flood, South End of Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Text reads, "Wreckage of auto owned by N. Y. couple. Car and $3000 of wedding presents were complete loss and owners were stranded on the roof of the Ours home for 15 hours in the Flood June 17 1949. Flash flood, Petersburg, W. Va."

141. Wreckage of Auto, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053713
Title:
Wreckage of Auto, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Wreckage of auto owned by N. Y. couple. Car and $3000 of wedding presents were complete loss and owners were stranded on the roof of the Ours home for 15 hours in the Flood June 17 1949. Flash flood, Petersburg, W. Va."
Text reads, "Scene showing wreckage at south end of Petersburg, W. Va. Flood of June 17 1949. Waters rising for the second time."

142. Wreckage at South End of Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053714
Title:
Wreckage at South End of Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Scene showing wreckage at south end of Petersburg, W. Va. Flood of June 17 1949. Waters rising for the second time."
Text reads, "Scene on Route 42 between Maysville and Petersburg, W. Va. Lunice Creek Bridge, Petersburg, Flood June 17 1949."

143. Lunice Creek Bridge in Flood, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053707
Title:
Lunice Creek Bridge in Flood, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Scene on Route 42 between Maysville and Petersburg, W. Va. Lunice Creek Bridge, Petersburg, Flood June 17 1949."
Text reads, "Scene of wreckage after Petersburg, W. Va. flood June 17 1949. Scene back of Tanners, Petersburg, W. Va."

144. Wreckage of Flood, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053711
Title:
Wreckage of Flood, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Scene of wreckage after Petersburg, W. Va. flood June 17 1949. Scene back of Tanners, Petersburg, W. Va."