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Two unidentified men guide the hoses pulling large tree trunks across the lumber yard.

54721. Horses Pulling Logs Outside of O. T. Honaker Lumber Yard, New Richmond, W. Va.

Pictured in the back row is Everette Wyant, Emerson Buckland, Netti Wygal, Charlotte Vallandingham, and Lilia, holding Helen Groves.In the second row is Bruce Pitzer, Martha Buckland, Opal Jones, Joe Thompson, Lorene Jones, Bernice Hodge, Anne Allen, Jake Jones, and the Wygal boys.Third row is Ted Hodge, Ira Wyant, Carl Jones, John Hoke, Ray Wyant, Chester R. Adie Buckland, and Wygal (?)Fourth row is Paul Wyant, Ovene Hodge, Madeline and Elizabeth Jones, Hodge baby, Howard Wygal, and Joe Pitzer.

54722. Upland School Children, Summers County, W. Va.

Five of the college buildings on Storer College campus are depicted on this post card.  Buildings include: Brackett Hall, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall, Mosher Hall, Anthony Memorial Hall, and the President's House.

54723. Buildings at Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

View from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va. showing several buildings on the Storer College campus including 1. Lockwood, 2. Brackett, 3. McDowell Shenandoah (?), 4. Franklin (Cook) House, and  5. Storer College Gym.

54724. Looking Towards the Gap from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

M.S. Briscoe was a Storer College Alumnus, class of 1924.  He received his A.B. degree from Lincoln University, and his A.M. degree in Zoology from Columbia University.  He was a Biology Instructor at Storer College in 1930

54725. M.S. Briscoe

Born in Piedmont, West Virginia, Redman studied at Storer and at the Boston Conservatory.  He was a jazz musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer.  Redman became a member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

54726. Don Redman, Storer College Alumnus, Class of 1920

Wheaton was the first African American to graduate from the University of Minnesota Law School.  He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1898.

54727. John Francis Wheaton, Storer College Alum 1882

Houston Brooks graduated from Storer College in 1950 and received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry and Veterinary Physiology from Iowa State University.

54728. Houston Brooks, Storer College, Class of 1950

Nnamdi Azikiwe was a Storer College alumnus, class of 1926.  He was the first president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

54729. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Storer College Alumnus

Sylvia Bishop graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va., and was the first African-American woman licensed to train thoroughbred horses in the U.S.  Her home track was the Charles Town Race Track, W.Va.

54730. Sylvia Bishop, Storer College Alum.

J.R. Clifford graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. in 1874. He was the first African-American Attorney in West Virginia.  Clifford also published the newspaper, "The Pioneer Press" in Martinsburg, W.Va.

54731. J.R. Clifford, Storer College Alum.

Redman (1900-1964) was a prominent jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and composer.  Born in Piedmont, West Virginia, he graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. in 1920, and he also graduated from the Boston Conservatory.  Redman became a member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

54732. Don Redman, Storer College Alumnus

Coralie Franklin Cook (1861-1942) was born into slavery and eventually became the first descendant of a Monticello slave known to have graduated from college.  She graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. in 1880.  She later taught elocution and English at the college and then taught at Howard University.  Cook was also known for her activities relating to the Civil Rights Movement.

54733. Coralie Franklin Cook, Storer College Alum

Cecelia Isabella Lee (Green) attended Storer College for Secondary School.  She married James Henry Green Sr., who graduated from Storer College in 1946.

54734. Storer College Alumna at Jefferson Rock, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Nathan Cook Brackett played a significant role in the founding of Storer College. He served as principal for thirty years from 1865 to 1895.

54735. Nathan Cook Brackett, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Mt. Zion Episcopal was organized in 1817-1818. It was previously called Hedges Chapel.

54736. Mt. Zion Episcopal Church, Hedgesville, Berkeley County, W. Va.

The first Methodist church built in the county was at Pleasant Grove in the early 1840's. The first Methodist society organized in Webster County in 1833 at the Hamrick Barn by Reverend Addison Hite. The present church at Pleasant Grove was erected in 1910. The church is located several miles east of Webster Springs.

54737. Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Webster County, W. Va.

Seven unidentified men pose together.

54738. Group Portrait of Volleyball Champions in an Unidentified Location

Side of the Flanagan home looking towards Summers Street.  Small child sits near a side porch.

54739. Flanagan Home, 5th & Summers Street, Hinton, W. Va.

From Left to right are Hugh W. F. Amos, Frank Amos, Autumn Amos, and Mrs. Hugh Amos.Hugh W. F. Amos built the first telephone company in Central West Virginia, the Weston-Central.

54740. Amos Family, Burnsville, W. Va.

Two women offer snacks and other items to patients at the WVU Hospital. Friends of University Hospital is a non-profit organization that promotes the health and welfare of individuals in the Morgantown community.

54741. Friends of University Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va.

54742. Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia

Colonel C. L. Smith, later Brigadier General, graduated from West Virginia University.  He practiced law in Fairmont, W. Va., and established the Fairmont Times with O. S. McKinney.  He was a colonel of the First regiment of the National Guard.

54743. Colonel C. L. Smith

Loggers pose on a bridge of logs. Walter Lewis pictured in the white shirt on the left. Other subjects unidentified.

54744. Men on Log Bridge in Unidentified Location

54745. View of Commercial Area, Wilcoe, W. Va.

Trail Family on vacation from Summers County, West Virginia.

54746. Harvey and Narcissus Trail With Their Children

Bolair Mine No. 1 was run by the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company.

54747. Entrance to Bolair Mine No. 1, Webster County, W. Va.

Band plays at Waikiki Breakers Club with "Commandos" music stands.

54748. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members. Honolulu, Hawaii

Small portrait of a man in a striped suit.The back of the photo reads:"il mio cognato l'aro dello mio cuoreGennaro di Spenna.A. Lupant"

54749. Gennaro di Spenna

Luney's Creek is located near the town of Petersburg in Grant County, W. Va.

54750. A Glimpse of the Valley at Luney's Creek, W. Va.

The South Branch of the Potomac River flows through Petersburg Gap, W. Va.

54751. High Rocks, Petersburg Gap, W. Va.

Located in Jumping Branch, W.Va.Features bowxwood bushed from China.The farm belonged to: Joseph Deeds, Wiliam De Russic Deeds, Thomas Marvin deeds, Gary Marvin Deeds, and Wellington Deeds.

54752. Deeds Family Farm House

54753. Joe and Betty Hatfield

A picture of Joe D. Hatfield

54754. Joe Hatfield

Collis Huntington was the city's founder and namesake.

54755. Collis P. Huntington Monument, Huntington, W. Va.

54756. Ponds in Ritter Park in Huntington, W. Va.

54757. Children Standing by a Pool at the Ritter Park Rose Garden, Huntington, W. Va.

'Pat Gainer, on one of his ballad collecting trips, picks up material from Dave Thomas on his remote mountain farm.'

54758. Patrick Gainer (Right) Talks to Dave Thomas on One of His Ballad Collecting Trips

54759. Foree Dabney Caldwell

54760. Carl K. Gilchrist, Assistant Vice President of United Fuel Gas Company, Charleston, W. Va.

54761. Sam Gideon, Sterling Citizen and Pioneer Clothing Merchant

Early 20th Century.

54762. Greenbrier School, Hinton, W. Va.

A picture of Mary Hanes and her sons William Anderson, Linsey, Harvey, and Joe.

54763. Mary Hanes & Sons