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Anthony Bowen and Cora Kelley stand in front of a house with several cows. Cora has two birds on her shoulder and arm.

1. Cora Kelley and Anthony Bowen, Fairmont, W. Va.

Home of Isaac M. Kelley and Mary Kelley.

2. Kelley Family Home, Carlysle Court, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "Snapshots From Hurley." It depicts a small wooden home with a fence, a cow standing before it. The caption for this photo reads:"3. A mountaineer's home near Hurley."

3. Snapshots From Hurley

A view in Anna Jarvis's home in Philadelphia.  Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day, was a native of West Virginia.

4. Anna Jarvis's Sun Parlor, Philadelphia, Pa.

A view of Anna Jarvis's porch garden at her home in Philadelphia.  Jarvis, a native of West Virginia, founded Mother's Day.

5. Anna Jarvis's Porch Garden, Philadelphia, Pa.

A view of the sitting room of Anna Jarvis's birthplace in Philadelphia, Pa.  Jarvis was the founder of Mothers' Day.

6. Anna Jarvis's Sitting Room, Philadelphia, Pa.

A woman sits reading a book and a man plays a fiddle cradled in the crook of his arm.

7. Domestic Scene in Clarksburg, W. Va.

8. Rogers Tourist Home

Owned by Mrs. J. M. Smith.

9. Tourist Home in Keyser, Mineral County, W. Va.

Possibly located in Weston, W. Va.

10. Home of Mary K. Ward

11. West Virginia Home

12. Home Interior, Living Room

13. Home Interior, Dining Room

14. Enclosed Deck of Unidentified Home

15. Home Interior, Bedroom

Postlewaithe Farm.

16. Farmhouse Kitchen, Wetzel County W. Va.

Postlewaithe Farm.

17. Farmhouse Bedroom, Wetzel County W. Va.

18. White Sulphur Springs Home, Greenbrier County W. Va.

19. Community Home, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

20. Mounted Deer Head and Bear Pelt on Wall

One woman is perched in the tree, while another is on a ladder.  They are potentially picking fruit.

21. Two Women with Tree

22. House No. 100, Likely in Gary, W. Va.

Brooks Nuzum and his sister, Mary E., stand in front of their house on Ohio Avenue in Fairmont, W. Va.

23. Brooks and Mary E. Nuzum in Front of Home

Cabin belonging to Lucy and Harry Satterfield.  Rock Lake likely refers to Rock Lake near Palatine, W. Va.

24. Cabin at Rock Lake Camp

Kitchen of a 4-H model home.

25. 4-H Model Home

Kitchen of a 4-H model home. On display are an electric mixer, toaster, and other small appliances.

26. 4-H Model Home

From reverse: "This is a small unpainted home in Harrison County, W. Va. but isn't it an attractive little nest? These people could not afford to build a better home when this house was built but Mrs. N. said she wanted her children to remember such 1."

27. Small Unpainted Home, Harrison County, W. Va.

Sitting area inside Nitro house No. 29 in Nitro, W. Va. Room shown in picture is another view of the living roomThis was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"

28. Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

Inside Nitro house No. 29, Nitro, W. Va. Room featured in picture is the dining roomThis was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"

29. Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

Inside detail of house No.29 in Nitro, W. Va. Room shown in picture was part of the living-room.This was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence"

30. Inside Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

Outside of house No. 29 in Nitro, W. Va.This was one of the 1,724 "pre-cut" houses Minter Homes Corporation built in Nitro.The design of the layout was named the "Five-Room Executives Residence."

31. Nitro House No. 29, Nitro, W. Va.

"The best view of "Holly Hall," showing the back pourch [sic] where we all congregate in the evenings after supper to smoke, sing, and talk."This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

32. Rear View of "Holly Hall" on Gauley River, W. Va.

""Holly Hall" from the front. The stake shown in the foreground, at the bottom of the picture is Sta. 161 of our Location."This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

33. Front View of "Holly Hall" on Gauley River, W. Va.

Members of the Glessner family stand on the home porch.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

34. Glessner Family on Front Porch, Shanksville, Pa.

Young Patty Hoffman sits on the living room floor, surrounded by new toys. On the left of the photograph is a decorated Christmas tree. In the background to the right, several stocking hang from the fireplace.

35. Patty Hoffman Enjoys her Christmas Presents

Albert Thompson of Philadelphia brought his family to West Virginia and Tucker County in the late 1800s with the booming timber industry, taking advantage of Tucker County's forests. He bought the J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Company and established the Thompson Lumber Company, which would later become the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company. The mill was bought in 1907 by the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company and shut down for good in 1924.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.

36. The Island Home of Albert Thompson

From left to right is the C. I. Pell House (later Robert T. Barton's home), the company House of Beech Burgen, the F. S. Landstreet House, and the Allegheny Heights Hospital, later the site of the Coffman House.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.

37. A Street with Homes and the Allegheny Heights Hospital in Davis, W. Va.

Erlinda Dinardi, sister of Ann Dinardi, and basketball star West are pictured in the Dinardi sisters' kitchen reading a newspaper.West described Ann Dinardi as his "mom away from home." She had a special relationship with many of the basketball players because she lived steps away from the Old Field House.  Her home was on Beechurst Avenue.

38. Erlinda Dinardi and Jerry West in Dinardi Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

West (right) lived in the home of Erlinda and Ann Dinardi (center), located on 65 Beechurst Avenue.

39. Home of Jerry West During his Time at West Virginia University. Morgantown, W. Va.

A family of unidentified persons poses in front of the home of Jack Warhop, pitcher for the New York Yankees.

40. Wauhop Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Island natives and their dwellings on Espiritu Santo of the New Hebrides.  Marshall L. Williamson of West Virginia, U.S. Navy Medical Corps, assigned to the 57th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees), was stationed on the island during World War II.

41. Dwellings of Island Natives on the Island of Espiritu Santo in New Hebrides, World War II

In the background, the C. & O. Commissary is pictured. The home is located on the corner of 5th Avenue and Summers Street.

42. Mrs. Robert Murrell Playing an Instrument On Flanagan-Murrell Home Steps, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the red brick home from across the lawn.

43. Harrison Gwinn Home in Green Sulphur Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

A row of homes on Summers Street, located between 4th and 5th Avenues. The third house to the right was the Harris home.

44. Residential Area in Hinton, W. Va.

On the back of the photograph is inscribed, "Father and Mother, Bertha and Hattie, Homer and Lacy, Bill Casto."

45. Graham Home, Clayton, W. Va.

Pictured is either George Ballengee or his son, Levi, with his wife.

46. Ballengee Couple Outside of their Home in Avis-Hinton, W. Va.

The home the two are pictured at overlooks New River and the C. & O. Railroad Yard.

47. Sarah Pauline Alley Holding Pat Smith Gore Outside of Alley Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Smith and Alley pose outside of the home which overlooks New River and the C.  & O. Railroad Yard on the West End of Hinton, W. Va.

48. Pat Smith and Sarah Pauline Alley Outside of Alley Home, Hinton, W. Va.

An unidentified man enjoys the weather while sitting on his porch furniture.

49. Hinton Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Family members gather to honor the man seated with a child on his lap. Pictured to his left is his son, Oather Jones. Also seated is Mrs. Jones. To the far right is Clarice Roberts who stands in front of Charles Wood and beside a mine superintendent (wearing overcoat). To the far left is Mamie Spurlock, who is standing in front of a member of the Moonlight Strollers Band.

50. Birthday Party at Jones Residence, Oak Hill, W. Va.

View of the reverend's home which is located in the True section of Pipestem District.

51. Reverend C. D. Guthridge Home, True, W. Va.

Pictured are the unidentified family members of Pack in front of their home in Jumping Branch District.

52. Relatives of Bessie Pack, Summers County, W. Va.

Shumate pictured wearing a dress outside of her old home.

53. Mary E. Shumate at Her Childhood Home, Monroe County, W. Va.

Located along the banks of Laurel Creek in the Green Sulphur District, the home is approximately five miles east of Sandstone, W. Va. Its earliest known settler was David Dick around 1840.

54. John Averill and Peggy Rossi Home, Ramp, W. Va.

Noel pictured on her back in the yard.

55. Minnie Noel Outside of Smoke House and Noel Home, Moris Hill, Allegheny County, Va.

A mother and child stand in front of the fence. A young girl is pictured looking outside the window on the right.

56. Noel Home on Morris Hill, Allegheny County, Va.

An unidentified man walks past the home which was built in 1827.

57. Williams Place, Nimitz, W. Va.

The group is pictured outside of the Flanagan-Murrell home located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Summers Street. In the background is the Faulkner home.

58. Mrs. Robert Murrell with Associates and Children Outside of Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Mrs. R. . Murrell, right, and associates at Flanagan house located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Summers Street.

59. Women Outside Flanagan Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Hunt, described on the back of the photo as "Pat's boyfriend" is pictured outside a home on Summers Street.

60. Mr. Hunt, Hinton, W. Va.

The couple is pictured in front of a stone wall that borders a shaded home.

61. William S. Norris and Ruth Smith Norris on Summers Street, Hinton, W. Va.

View of Robert Summers Neely home located on Ballengee Street. Neely was a local dentist and chairman of the republican county committee.

62. Dr. Neely's Home, Hinton, W. Va.

View of home lived in by Harold, son of Edward Calvin Eagle.Edward C. Eagle served on the local Hinton bar for nearly a quarter of a century after paying his way through West Virginia University. Mr. Eagle served his first term as prosecuting attorney of Summers County from 1902 to 1904 and for the following twenty years was the United States commissioner at Hinton. In 1920, he was elected prosecuting attorney on a platform that called for the suppression of moon-shining and law-breaking in general.

63. Harold Eagle Home on Ballengee Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Two young women and a young man stand outside the Joyce Bragg Jarrell home. Subjects unidentified.

64. Bragg Home, Summers County, W. Va.

The building pictured is now the site of Perry Memorial Gymnasium.

65. Quisenberry Home, Hinton, W. Va.

William, right, and his grandmother, Mildred Loomis, pictured outside of the Loomis home.

66. William Loomis and His Grandmother, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo of the neighborhood intersection.

67. Residential Area between Ballengee Street and Seventh Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.

Family members pictured outside the home and along the porch. Subject unidentified.

68. Richmond Family Outside of Home in New Richmond, W. Va.

Jim Richmond home pictured on the upper left of the photograph. The large building in the center is W.m. Simmons Store. Small white building to the left is Dr. Lemon's office.

69. Town of New Richmond, Summers County, W. Va.

The house is either for the warden or administrator of the hotel.

70. Pence Springs Hotel Complex, Summers County, W. Va.

View looking a the entrance of the home. Four unidentified persons sit along the porch.

71. Lahey House, Pence Springs, W. Va.

House pictured in the background. In the foreground is "Charlton's Mill Race", according to the description on the back of the photo.

72. Charlton's House from Across the Road, Madam's Creek, W. Va.

The couple, originally from Sandstone, W. Va., are pictured outside a home in Meadow Creek surrounded by a flock of chickens, perhaps suggesting they're on a farm.

73. Mr. and Mrs. Ailstock in Meadow Creek area, Summers County, W. Va.

View of the old, boarded-up home located on Leatherwood Road.

74. Murvel L. Lilly's Old Home, Summers County, W. Va.

Surveying men and their equipment are pictured outside a large white home. Family members stand closely by. Subjects are unidentified.

75. Surveyors and Equipment at a House in Summers County, W. Va.

Bradberry pictured on her porch beside potted flowers. The home is located at Crump's Bottom.

76. Mrs. Barker Bradberry on Porch of Home near New River, Crump's Bottom, W. Va.

Luther and Audie Meador's home on Bluestone River naer the swimming pool. Fay Meador also lived near here in his home.

77. Meador Home on New River, near True, W. Va.

A high school is pictured on the hill overlooking the rest of town. A Presbyterian church is pictured on the corner of a row of homes. N. & W. Railroad Station is pictured in the lower section.

78. Section of Town in Welch, W. Va.

Home of Henry Lively who was father to Lester Lively.

79. Henry Lively Home, Ballengee, W. Va.

Looking at the home from across the street.

80. Jack Lawrence House Below Greenbrier School, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Keatley, to the left, is the wife of Sheriff Keatley. The two women stand on the sidewalk outside a home.

81. Lennie Keatley and Associate Pictured in West End of Hinton, W. Va.

Looking up at the manor from below.

82. Dixon House Located near Mouth of Indian Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Albert Mann owned this home later in the 1930's. Back of the picture reads, "This home went with the post office."

83. Bun Redman Home at Indian Mills, Summers County, W. Va.

Home built by Dr. Ryan. Small building in the background is Dr. Trail's office. Behind the office is A. T. Whitlock Store, which closed later in the 1930's.

84. Trail Home and Office at Indian Mills, Summers County, W. Va.

The home is pictured next to the river which flows toward the mouth of Indian Creek.

85. Dixon Manor House On the Banks of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking at the brick house from the fence.

86. Andy Gwinn Home, Lowell, W. Va.

Home of James Michael Hicks, located on top of Dwyer Hollow.

87. Hicks Homestead, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

Debris covers the wet ground in the residential area.

88. Greenbrier River Flood Damage in Summers County, W. Va.

Fallen trees lay beside the broken house.

89. Home Damaged by Greenbrier River Flood, Summers County, W. Va.

The water is just barely within reach of the homes. Pictured is either Greenbrier River or New River.

90. Flood Waters Rise toward Residential Hillside in Summers County, W. Va.

Looking through the trees at the flooded river almost reaching the houses on the hill. The river is either Greenbrier River or New River.

91. Flood Waters Creep Toward Residential Hillside, Summers County, W. Va.

A house is surrounded by the flood waters on all sides.

92. House Surrounded by Greenbrier River Flood Waters, Summers County, W. Va.

Three houses are pictured mostly under water.

93. Houses Being Submerged by Greenbrier River Flood, Summers County, W. Va.

A shed in the yard behind the house is submerged by the flood waters.

94. Greenbrier River Flood Waters Approach a Home in Summers County, W. Va.

Looking over the area in which the flood waters have reached. Homes are close to being hit.

95. Aerial View of the Greenbrier River Flood, Summers County, W. Va.

The flood waters cut through the town, submerging trees, streets, and houses in its path. Three figures are pictured in a canoe on the left.

96. Greenbrier River Flood, Summers County, W. Va.