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.
Buildings at Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
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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.
Looking Towards the Gap from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Storer College Alumna at Jefferson Rock, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
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Cecelia Isabella Lee (Green) attended Storer College for Secondary School. She married James Henry Green Sr., who graduated from Storer College in 1946.
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Webster County, W. Va.
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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.
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.
Friends of University Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va.
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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.
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.
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.