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Blanche Lazzell is sitting on the right.

1. Artist Blanche Lazzell and Myrtle Matilda Lazzell Reed of Monongalia County W. Va.

Artist Neta Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, Monongalia County, West Virginia is seated front row, second from the left. Others identified, left to right, front row: Abner J. Asbill, Johnston,S. C.; Blanche Lazzell; unidentified student; Lillian Anderson, Hendersonville, S. C. Back Row: unidentified; J. L. Smith; unidentified; Simeon Smith.

2. Graduating Class, South Carolina Co-Educational Institute, Edgefield , S. C.

First two back rows: 1.Minnie Goff, 2. Carolyn Bender, 3. Margaret Townsend, 4. ___ Weese, 5. Blanche Barnes, 6. Lilian Smith, 7. Clara Ellison, 8. Mary Cocker, 9. Ella Turner, 10. Ella Comley, 11. unidentified, 12. Eva Hall, 13. Nan Cox, 14. Rachel Whitham, 15. Trace Yoke; Row 3: 16. Unidentified, 17. Jessie Jenkins, 18. Jessie Boyd, 19. Unidentified, 20. __ Hall, 21. Rose Stephens, 22. Laura Strickler, 23. ___ McMillan, 24. Nettie Maxwell, 25. Ethel Jones, Row 4: 26. Marg Mestragat, 27. Etta Willis, 28. Anna Long, 29. Crystal Courtney, 30. Ethel Corle, 31. Laura Lewis, 32. Jessie Madera, 33. Louise Stone; Front Row,Row 5: 34. Gertrude Winter, 35. Blanche Lazzell, 36. Bertha Smith, 37. Besse Sadler, 38. Alberta Baumgardner, 39. Carolyn Schmidt

3. Young Women's Christian Association of West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Left to Right: Besse Belle Lazzell Ridgeway; Blanche Lazzell; Myrtle Matilda Lazzell Reed

4. Lazzell Family Portrait, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Blanche Lazzell is seated in the front row, fourth from the left. Note the lady seated, front row far right has a camera in her lap.

5. Artist Blanche Lazzell of Maidsville, W. Va. Posing With Unidentified Group.

Blanche Lazzell of Maidsville, West Virginia poses with her family on the lawn.

6. Artist Blanche Lazzell and Family, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Blanche Lazzell poses outside her studio on the Massachusetts shore, wearing the bathing suit fashion of the day.

7. Artist Blanche Lazzell in Bathing Suit, Provincetown, Mass.

Post card photograph of artist Blanche Lazzell watering her flowers in front of her studio which is on a pier in Provincetown, Massachusetts located on Cape Cod.

8. Blanche Lazzell in Front of Her Art Studio, Provincetown, Mass.

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, W. Va. poses outside The Church Around the Corner, also known as The Church of the Transfiguration and is known for its beauty and architecture.

9. Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Little Church Around The Corner, New York City

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, Monongalia County, West Virginia, was a world renowned painter. Her studio was built on a pier at the edge of the bay.

10. Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Her Cape Cod Studio, Provincetown, Mass.

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, Monongalia County, West Virginia, standing outside her studio door located on a pier above the beach.

11. Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Her Studio in Snow Covered Provincetown, Mass.

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, Monongalia County, West Virginia, painting at an easel outside her studio on Cape Cod.

12. Artist Blanche Lazzell Working at Her Studio, Provincetown, Mass.

Artist Blanche Lazzell was from Maidsville, West Virginia.

13. Blanche Lazzell's Studio, Provincetown, Mass.

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, West Virginia, strings netting on the outside wall of her studio on Cape Cod.

14. Artist Blanche Lazzell Working Outside Her Studio, Provincetown, Mass.

Motto inscribed on back, "Speak no evil, but scatter Sunshine". Members back Row, L to R: Ivie Shriver, Cowen, WV; Gertrude Wheeler, Rowlesburg, WV; Nellie McBride, Weston, WV; Osie Lawson, West Milford, WV; Gertrude Roberts, Oakland, MD; Josie Engle, West Union, WV; Sicely Wilson, Wilson, WV; Ivie Hardman, Jane Lew, WV; Blanche Lazzell, Maidsville, WV; Fannie Jones, Knottsville, WV; Mary Schroth, Hevetia, WV.

15. Sunbeam Group Portrait, West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

"Students Out Walking, Monday PM". Students numbered: 1.Percy Metheny; 2.Frank Williamson; 3.Etta Harrison; 4.Lillie King; 5.Sicily Wilson; 6.Claud King; 7.Ed Carter; 8.Flora Sanders; 9.Ida Flesher; 10.Thomas Sharpriack; 11.Roy Hardest; 12.Mayne Charlton; 13. Jessie Stewart; 14.Josie Engle; 15.James Bird; 16.Cecil Crickard; 17.Elmer Trotter; 18.Emory Ireland; 19.Blanche Lazzell; 20.Mattie Esilmore; 21.Kittie Martin; 22.Mary Eichelberger; 23.Fred Sharp; 24.Mabel Wiant; 25.Emma Peters; 26.William Blair; 27.James Mc Hord; 28.Ed Stallings; middle front-Dog,

16. Spring Vacation Party of West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

Members L to R: 1.Nellie Ogan; 2.Fannie Jones; 3.Osa Lawson, Pres.; 4.Gertrude Roberts; 5.Etta Harrison; 6.Sicely Wilson; 7.Nellie McBride; 8.Blanche Lazzell; 9.Nora Fetty; 10.Josie Engle; 11. Ivy Hardman; 12. Olive Wildman; 13. Gertrude Wheeler

17. F. F. C. Literary Society of West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

Photograph was taken on the steps of the Seminary. Members of the cast and their roles, back to front: Ed Cater, "Comelious"; Dilla Haymond, "Ma Diller"; Will Craig, "Clem"; May Griffin, "Katrina"; Harry Byer, "Eily"; Virginia Rider, "Sweet Sarah Mand"; Stella Elliott, "Ma Steller"; Emory Ireland, "Uncle Emory"; William Blair, "Uncle Billy"; Flora Sanders, "Awful Peoria"; Lotta Kump, "Little Baby Larry"; Blanche Lazzelle, "Gentle Susan".

18. 'The Ruggleses' Cast, West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

Neta Blanche Lazzelle from Maidsville, Monongalia County, West Virginia, dropped her first name, "Neta" and the "e" on her last name at the beginning of her career as an artist.

19. Art Student Neta Blanche Lazzell, Art Student League, New York City, N. Y.

Artist Blanche Lazzell was from Maidsville, West Virginia

20. Joe Storef and Blanche Lazzell

Blanche Lazzell was recognized in the art world for her wood block prints.

21. Artist Blanche Lazzell of Maidsville, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Inscribed on the back of the photograph, "King's Daughters, "Fear no evil, but scatter sunshine" - Motto. Members listed in photo: Mollie Throckmorton, Irene Coffield, Ivie Hardman, Clarice Ripley, Nellie Howard, Bo peep Smith, Minnie Core, President, Maud Sheats, Bessie Martin, Blanche Lazzell, Flo Friend, Gertrude Wheeler, Dot Stuart, Lidia Shroth

22. Sunbeam Circle, West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, West Virginia, poses in her graduation dress, holding a diploma.

23. Graduate Blanche Lazzell of West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

Blanche Lazzell sits in her family's living room with a few of her paintings. The painting on the floor, far left is E. Moore Hall and Stewart Hall on the West Virginia University campus.

24. Artist Blanche Lazzell and Her Paintings, Morgantown, W. Va.

Left group: Stella Elliott ("Ma Steller Ruggles"); Lotta Kump, ("Little Larry Ruggles"); Blanche Lazzelle ("Susan Ruggles"). Right group: Della Haymond ("Aunt Deller Ruggles"); May Ruffin ("Kat Ruggles"); Virginia Rider ("Sarah Mand Ruggles"); Flora Sanders ("Peora Ruggles")

25. 'Ruggles Family', West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

After graduating from West Virginia University in 1905, Blanche Lazzell was employed for three years by L. E. Friend, the creator of this photograph.

26. Portrait of Artist Blanche Lazzell of Maidsville, W. Va.

Included in photograph: Clara Burrel; Anna Long; Laura Lewis; Pere Miller; Ethel Reynolds; Isa Neal; Minnie Goff; Cattie Cutts; Mabel Reynolds; Emma Ward; Amanda Phillips; Ada Halstead; Blanche Lazzelle;

27. Girls of Baptist Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Inscribed on the back of the photograph, "The lads took the new lasses and the old lasses were left to mourn." Listed in the photograph: Sicely Wilson; Osa Lawson; Gertrude Wheeler; Blanche Lazzelle; Eirlah Davis' Mabel Wiant; Sadie Donley.

28. 'The Seven Widows', Excelsior and Crestomathean Halls, West Virginia Conference Seminary, Buckhannon, W. Va.

Portrait of Mollie Courtney, sister of Blanche Lazzell.  Mollie was born in 1869, and married  Ulysses James Courtney in 1891.

29. Portrait of Mollie Courtney, Morgantown, W. Va.