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Model of a country store in the State Museum of the Science and Culture Center in W.V. "Want to find some Dr. LeGear's Hog Prescription? Or simply reminisce? The I.P. Russell [and] Sons Country Store in the State Museum of the Science and Culture Center will offer that oppurtunity. It's a replica of the old-time West Virginia country store, well-researched and assembled by the students of Robert B. Connor, Associate Professor of Marketing at West Virginia University."

1. Model Country Store in the West Virginia State Museum, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005574
Title:
Model Country Store in the West Virginia State Museum, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Model of a country store in the State Museum of the Science and Culture Center in W.V. "Want to find some Dr. LeGear's Hog Prescription? Or simply reminisce? The I.P. Russell [and] Sons Country Store in the State Museum of the Science and Culture Center will offer that oppurtunity. It's a replica of the old-time West Virginia country store, well-researched and assembled by the students of Robert B. Connor, Associate Professor of Marketing at West Virginia University."
From right to left is Foy Meador, Eva Hogan, Nathan Lane, and Bertha Hogan.

2. Group in Entrance of Meador General Store, True, W. Va.

IDNO:
048555
Title:
Group in Entrance of Meador General Store, True, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
From right to left is Foy Meador, Eva Hogan, Nathan Lane, and Bertha Hogan.
An unidentified man and woman sit outside the building.Published by Nonpareil Ptg. & Pub. Co.

3. Bennett's Store and Post Office, Valley Heights, W. Va.

IDNO:
049022
Title:
Bennett's Store and Post Office, Valley Heights, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
An unidentified man and woman sit outside the building.Published by Nonpareil Ptg. & Pub. Co.
Store clerk L. G. Rhodes pictured behind the counter. Customers in the background are identified as George Collins, Fred Jones (loafer), and Blake Raines (hiding).

4. L. G. Rhodes General Store, Talcott, W. Va.

IDNO:
049479
Title:
L. G. Rhodes General Store, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Store clerk L. G. Rhodes pictured behind the counter. Customers in the background are identified as George Collins, Fred Jones (loafer), and Blake Raines (hiding).
Three men sit outside the store in an old-fashioned automobile while others stand outside the shop. Subjects unidentified.

5. Entrance to L. G. Rhodes General Store, Talcott, W. Va.

IDNO:
049480
Title:
Entrance to L. G. Rhodes General Store, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three men sit outside the store in an old-fashioned automobile while others stand outside the shop. Subjects unidentified.
In the back row, from left to right, is Clyde Farley; Oren Meador; the rest are unidentified.In the front row, starting with the 3rd woman from the left is Sibyl Lilly; Clema Lilly (married Joe Hedrick). Next to the general store in the background is the True Post Office.

6. Group Portrait in Front of General Store, True, W. Va.

IDNO:
049503
Title:
Group Portrait in Front of General Store, True, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
In the back row, from left to right, is Clyde Farley; Oren Meador; the rest are unidentified.In the front row, starting with the 3rd woman from the left is Sibyl Lilly; Clema Lilly (married Joe Hedrick). Next to the general store in the background is the True Post Office.
Portrait of William Lantz, Esq., born March 17, 1810, died January 24, 1881. He married Miss Sarah Thomas in 1831 at age 21 and fathered 10 children. He engaged in mercantile business for most of his life.

7. William Lantz, Esq., of Blacksville, W. Va.

IDNO:
051868
Title:
William Lantz, Esq., of Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of William Lantz, Esq., born March 17, 1810, died January 24, 1881. He married Miss Sarah Thomas in 1831 at age 21 and fathered 10 children. He engaged in mercantile business for most of his life.
Mrs. Barney Evans Gore, left, and Dr. A. L. Hunter, right, are pictured inside the store.

8. Evans Store, Pax, W. Va.

IDNO:
052113
Title:
Evans Store, Pax, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mrs. Barney Evans Gore, left, and Dr. A. L. Hunter, right, are pictured inside the store.
View of the building's interior, where men and women shop workers pose behind the store counters. The building, believed to be built in 1884, was still standing at the time the caption was written.

9. Monongah Store, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052164
Title:
Monongah Store, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
View of the building's interior, where men and women shop workers pose behind the store counters. The building, believed to be built in 1884, was still standing at the time the caption was written.
From left to right is Marie Shaffer, Gene Lee, Pearl Morris, H. M. Rogers, Bill Tidwell, Tommy and Tommy Leeper. Leeper helped build the store and then spent the rest of his life working in it.

10. Monongah Store, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052165
Title:
Monongah Store, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
From left to right is Marie Shaffer, Gene Lee, Pearl Morris, H. M. Rogers, Bill Tidwell, Tommy and Tommy Leeper. Leeper helped build the store and then spent the rest of his life working in it.

11. Bowman and McClure Store, Franklin, W. Va.

IDNO:
052636
Title:
Bowman and McClure Store, Franklin, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Stores in Mullens W. Va.

12. Stores in Mullens, W. Va.

IDNO:
052683
Title:
Stores in Mullens, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Stores in Mullens W. Va.