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Photograph taken in Long Beach, California.

97. Clifford Kain Condon of Morgantown, W. Va.

Candid portrait of husband and wife, Clifford and Eva Condon from Morgantown, West Virginia. The photograph was probably taken in Long Beach, California.

98. Ciifford and Eva Condon of Morgantown, W. Va.

Candid portrait of husband and wife, Clifford and Eva Condon (standing,right) with unidentified couple. The men are wearing navy dress whites. The photograph was probably taken in the Philippines before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Clifford Condon was captured by the Japanese in December, 1941 and died in a POW Camp in 1945.

99. Clifford and Eva Condon and Unidentified Couple

Professor Chappell, an elderly gentleman, sitting at his desk.

100. Louis Watson Chappell, Professor of English at West Virginia University

Professor Chappell displays some of his sheet music collection.

101. Louis Watson Chappell, Professor of English at West Virginia University

Ed Cabbell riding a horse during the John Henry Folk Festival in Charleston, W.Va.

102. Ed Cabbell at 1977 John Henry Folk Festival, Camp Virgil Tate, Charleston, W. Va.

103. Edward J. Cabbell at Concord College, W. Va.

Edward Joseph Cabbell (father of Edward J. Cabbell) in graduation cap and gown, Kimball High School Senior, 1964

104. Edward Joseph Cabbell, Kimball High School, McDowell County, W. Va.

In 1778 Colonel George Rogers Clark recruited 86 men from Kerns', Coon's and Prickett's Forts along the Monongahela River in Monongalia County to fight against the British and their Indian allies. Clark and his company won many battles, several times they were considerably outnumbered.

105. George Rogers Clark

Dennis Clark was born in slavery, ca. 1850 to "Aunt Prissy" Clark. They were owned by George Washington Dorsey of Morgantown.

106. Dennis Clark of Morgantown, W. Va.

Wife of West Virginia Governor John Jacob Cornwell (1917-1921).

107. First Lady of West Virginia, Edna Brady Cornwell from Romney, W. Va.

Wife of West Virginia Governor William Gustavus Conley (1929-1933).

108. First Lady of West Virginia, Bertie Ison Martin Conley from Preston County, W. Va.

Cather was a Civil War veteran (Major, 1st West Virginia Cavalry), a farmer, surveyor and for a short time Adjutant General of West Virginia. He was married to Helen V. Mallonee.

109. Fabricius A. Cather, Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

Husband of Mary Adaline King Corrothers and founder of the White Day Glades Tannery (ca. 1846) in the Fetterman District, Taylor County, Virginia (later West Virginia).

110. William Corrothers, Fetterman, W. Va.

Wife of William Corrothers and mother of William Andrew Christian Corrothers.

111. Mary Adaline King Corrothers, Fetterman, Taylor County, W. Va.

William Andrew Christian Corrothers and his wife Mary Frances. W. A. C. is the son of William and Adaline Corrothers.

112. W. A. C. and Mary Frances Corrothers, Taylor County, W. Va.

Crozet was involved in the planning and construction of several antebellum period transportation projects in Western Virginia including the Northwest Turnpike (1832) and the Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike (1848). Crozet was also one of the founders of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va.

113. Colonel Claude Crozet, 1790 - 1864, Chief Engineer of Virginia Board of Public Works

Prisilla "Aunt Prissy" Clark was a slave owned by George Dorsey of Monongalia County. When he died in 1824, his slaves were willed to his wife and children. Prisilla was given to Dorsey's son. It is unknown if she ever gained her freedom. Information on p. 22 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from Spinster Club photo book, duplicate held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Studies Archive. Original loaned by Ruth Lawrence Mahaney".

114. Prisilla Clark of Morgantown, W. Va.

Robert Church wearing Army fatigues, operating a crane while serving in Korea. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Roberta Barbra Church".

115. Robert Church of Monongalia County, W. Va. Operating Crane in Korea

Two African-American girls pose on a foot-bridge. Information on p. 149 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward."

116. Bobbie Ward and Ethelyn Drew, Morgantown, W. Va.

Cooper replaced John Carlile in the 1861 Virginia State Covention after the vote to secede. He served as an officer in the 31st Virginia Regiment, Confederate Army, for the duration of the Civil War.

117. William P. Cooper of Harrison County, W. Va.

Well known local character in the Dry Fork area, mentioned in Homer Fansler's "History of Tucker County".

118. Moses Callahan, Dry Fork, Tucker County, W. Va.

119. Portrait of Fred Conrad, Pocahontas Co., W. Va.

120. Portrait of James Chase, Glady, Randolph County, W. Va.

Professor Clausen

121. West Virginia Professor

Inscribed on the back,"front row/ Juanita (next to small girl); Nellie Riggenbauch (author)"

122. John and Violette Norton Core With Family, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Cole is most likely wearing an army uniform

123. Leo Cole, Core, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of a portrait of Alexander Campbell. He was known as a Bible teacher, minister and leader in the church planting movement of independent and predoniminational congregations that is historically known in America as the Restoration Movement.  Campbell founded Bethany College in 1840 which is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

124. Alexander Campbell of Bethany, W. Va.

125. Jim Comstock Editor of "West Virginia Hillbilly" Publication, Richwood, W. Va.

126. Ned Chilton, Newspaper Editor of Charleston Gazette

127. Mrs. Carson Independent Dress Maker, Morgantown, W. Va.

WVU student and composer of the WVU Alma Mater.

128. Louis Carson

129. Portrait of Ina Caldara, Fairmont, W. Va.

130. Portrait of Mickey Caruso, Fairmont, W. Va.

Eugene Cutlip, from Harrison County, was the step father of Richard Duez. He was a bronze star winner during the war. He passed away on July 14, 2007.

131. Eugene Cutlip Standing in Front of World War II Tank

Portrait of Cook in uniform at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina.

132. George W. Cook from Hinton, W. Va.

Clifford served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a graduate of Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. by 1875. He was the first African-American lawyer admitted to the bar in West Virginia in 1887. He became one of the leaders int he Niagara Movement, the beginning of the NAACP and Modern Civil Rights Movement (1905-1906).

133. J. R. Clifford, Martinsburg, W. Va.

DeWitt served as Governor of New York from 1817-1822. While serving as Governor, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.

134. Illustrated Portrait of DeWitt Clinton

Crawford, an educator, stands beside what appears to be a buffet table.

135. Everette Crawford, Summers County, W. Va.

Crawford retired as a Colonel and the highest ranking African-American military officer from Summers County.

136. Major Theodore Crawford from Summers County, W. Va.

Creekman, left, is the boss on the Tallery Mountain Road construction. Greene, pictured right, is from the Luther Greene Hollow Surveryor Branch.

137. Oren Creekman and Lonnie Greene Pose Together in Blueston River Country, W. Va.

138. J.E. Casteel, 'The Horse Jockey'

Cook, a World War II soldier, is pictured in uniform.

139. Portrait of George W. Cook of Summers County, W. Va.

140. Portrait of Uncle Tom and Aunt Lib Channel

141. Mrs. Geo. R. Cook's Baby, Morgantown, W. Va.

Houston, son of Manderville Cook and Sally Goff Cook, is pictured in a suit.

142. Portrait of Houston Cook of River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

Cook pictured wearing a dress and necklace.

143. Portrait of Mabel Martin Cook of Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of the older woman.

144. Sally Goff Cook Pettrey of Summers County, W. Va.