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Front Row(L to R) Anthony Bowden, Freddy(cousin), Mary Kelley, Isaac Sr., Isaac Jr., Little Mary(cousin). Freddy+Mary were Frank+Maggie's children.Back Row(L to R) Cora Kelley Bowen, Lillian Kelley, John Kelley, SarahJane ("Jenny") Kelley. Maggie+Frank Kelley.

1. Kelley Family Portrait

Caption reads: "From Memory Book of Carrie Kate Fleming (BA 1920)."

2. Woman's Hall Group Portrait, Morgantown, W. Va.

Caption reads: "Flo Lantz as Goddess of Liberty. Carrie Kate Fleming Scrapbook." The Hall refers to the WVU Woman's Hall.

3. Flag Raising at the Hall

4. Christmas Day at Creed Wilson's, W. Va.

Left to right: Leonard Otis Dotson, Vashti Lee Johnson Dotson, Linda Warden, Loxie Lee Dotson Borror, Barbara Lee Borror Warden, and Janet Warden. Janet and Linda are daughters of Barbara, who is the daughter of Loxie, who is the daughter of Leonard and Vashti.

5. Dotson Family Group Photo

Left to right: Janet Warden Hawes, Aunt Edna, Uncle Clyde, Linda Warden.

6. Linda and Janet Warden with Aunt Edna and Uncle Clyde

The three men are identified left to right as Sam F. Bray, Slim Bradford, and Egbert. They are members of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

7. Three Engineers, Big Eddy, O. R.

The three men from left to right are identified as Slatan, Veon (identified as Jewish), and Watt.

8. Three Men, New Richmond, O. H.

Left to right: Vashti Leah Johnson Dotson, Loxie Lee Dotson, Leonard Otis Dotson

9. Dotson Family

Caption reads, "Pearl Buck, the only woman ever to win both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes in literature, poses with her four adopted daughters at her home in Perkasie, Pa. They are, from left, Cheico, 16; Johanna, 15; Henriette, 18; and Theresa, 17. Henriette is of German-American origin, the other three of Japanese-American origin. The thing closest to the 73-year-old author's heart is the foundation named after her. Its purpose is to raise $10 million to care for some 300,000 unwanted children fathered by American soldiers."

10. Pearl S. Buck with Adopted Daughters, Perkasie, P. A.

11. Willia Jarvis Robinson, Cora Lewis Jarvis, and Lillie Jarvis Maxwell

President Franklin Roosevelt pictured with Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Assistant Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson, and an unidentified man.

12. President Roosevelt and Others

Students at the Rosedale School pose for a group photo. Pictured are Joe Hawes, Delvis Reese, Garnet Richards, Margaret Humphreys, May Savage, Sophie Bartylla, Dorothy Savage, Julia Fraze, Ralph Mayles, William Richards, Herschel Champ, Clyde Edgell, Carlos Humphrey, Bruce Savage, Billie Fraze, Henry Hawes, Lucille Lambert, Rosa Fraze, Margaret Lambert, Beatrice Allhiser, Waunita Hawes, Pauline Reese, Charlotte Cathell, and Isabelle Fraze.

13. Students at the Rosedale School, Rosedale, W. Va.

Boys relaxing during "sprawl period."

14. Taylor County 4-H Camp

Harvey and Narcissus Trail pose with stuffed alligators in Jacksonville, Florida.

15. Harvey and Narcissus Trail

Trail Family on vacation from Summers County, West Virginia.

16. Harvey and Narcissus Trail With Their Children

Front left to right: Mrs. Marchand, Miss Taylor, Miss Lowe, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. Hoffman. Back row left to right: Clarence Marchand; Wm Morgan; Wm Wilson; Fred Troup; Wm Mackenzie and Geo Hoffman.  William Wilson is identified with an X.

17. Group Photo Posing in Front of Woodland Background

Back of photo reads: "Lorena Spencer and Mary Rinehart up at school. May 1923."

18. Two Girls in Front of School

Three young "men" in the front are likely cross-dressing women.

19. Outdoor Group Portrait

Man on right possibly Art Zinn.  Both appear to be wearing raincoats.

20. Two Men on Horseback

Those pictured are likely teachers.

21. Summer Normal at Central, W. Va.

A large group of male glass workers, primarily children or young adults.

22. Star City Glass Workers, Star City, W. Va.

Portrait of the MacDonald Family from Berkeley County, W. Va.  The MacDonald family likely acted as a model family for Extension Service advertisements.

23. MacDonald Family Portrait

Group picture of Victorine Louistall's ninth grade class, likely at Kelly Miller High School or Roosevelt-Wilson High School.

24. Victorine Louistall-Monroe and Students

Group portrait of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engineers.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

25. Baltimore and Ohio Engineering Department, Cumberland, Md.

Men identified as "Rat" (left), "Lew" (center), and "Doc" (right) pose together for a photo.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

26. B and O Railroad Surveyors at Camp near Gad, W. Va.

"This was taken at "Holly Hall" as the house is called. Mrs. Schiltz is standing and Mrs. Lane and Clarice Schiltz are sitting on the ground. The two boys standing on top of the wall are the Schiltz boys."Pictured in the middle row, second from left, is E. B. Schiltz.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

27. B and O Railroad Surveyors and Associates at "Holly Hall" on Gauley River, W. Va.

A group of Baltimore and Ohio surveyors huddle by a fire to toast bread in the snow covered woods.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

28. Men Toasting Bread for Lunch in Woods, Likely in Somerset County, Pa.

A man put his arms around his three daughters. On the right of him, his two sons sit on mules. These are likely relatives of the Lewis family.

29. Man and Children in Unidentified Location

Walter (left) is pictured sitting with members of the Groves family.

30. Walter Dix Lewis with the Groves Family in Unidentified Location

Mr. Nutter (left), Earl Parker (center) and Fred Nutter (right) stand in the background while Mrs. Nutter (front) holds the Nutter baby.

31. Nutter Family Portrait

Pictured are Melissa Adams, Cina Rider, and J.F. Fleming.  See original for inscription.

32. Holiday Greeting to Mr. J.R. Fleming, Fairmont, W. Va.

A group of unidentified boys pose in front of a building, wearing marching band uniforms and holding instruments.

33. Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Home Band, Elkins, w. Va.

Four women stand in front of two boys and an older man, perhaps their professor. Each student holds a diploma.

34. Likely High School Graduates of Foxburg, Pa.

Third from right is W.T.W. Dye, M. D. To his front right is Sophia A. Dye. Other subjects unidentified.

35. Family in Webster Springs, W. Va.

Men, women, and children pose for a group photo outside of a pavilion that leads to a roller coaster.

36. Group at Oakford Park, Jeannette, Pa.

A group holding American flags gather together for a group photo in a field. Three men at the center of the image look to be priests or other members of the clergy.

37. New Town Site near Dilliner, Pa.

"The Improved Order of Red Men is one of the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organizations, established in 1834. Their rituals are modeled after those assumed to be used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to a little more than 15,000. The Order's female auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas, which dates back to the 1880s."

38. 63rd Annual Session Improved Order of Red Men; 32nd Annual Session Degree of Pocohontas, Charleston, W. Va.

The nurses in the forefront hold flower bouquets. Behind them, physicians and staff are dressed in suits.

39. Staff, Nurses, and Physicians of Mountain State Memorial Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.

The Silling-Ziler wedding party gathers for a group portrait in the Gravely and Moore Photography Studio.

40. Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ziler at Silling-Ziler Wedding Party, Charleston, W. Va.

Two men and two women pose for a portrait.

41. Group Portrait, Valley Point, W. Va.

A group of school children and teachers pose outside of the school building located in Pendleton County, W. Va.

42. Oak Grove School, Oak Grove, W. Va.

A group of school children stand outside of the one-room school house. A woman, presumably the teacher, sits at a desk in the middle of the group.  The school was located on an old farm property belonging to the Post family.

43. School Union No. 7 Class on Old Post Farm, Good Hope, W. Va.

The teacher holding the football in the middle of the photograph is Dock Post. The school was located on the Post family farm. On the right, behind the teacher, is Gay Woodson.

44. One Room School Union No. 7 on Old Post Farm, Good Hope, W. Va.

In the back row, from left to right, are Wed Fiddler, George Fiddler, Frank Amos, unknown, unknown, unknown, Roy Brosius Sr., unknown, and unknown.Seated, from left to right, are unknown, Cy Taylor, unknown, Charlie Fiddler, and unknown.

45. Burnsville Band, Burnsville, W. Va.

Eleven miners are pictured outside of a mine entrance.

46. Koppers Coal Division Helen Plant No. 11 Mine, Stotesbury, W. Va.

In the front row, from left to right, are Dove Hunohrey, Wallace Craft, Leon Jarvis, and Cris Thompson.Standing, from left to right, are William Craft, Pete Radzue, Eddie Jarvis, Theodore Dixon, Buss Royer, and Virgil Dillon.The "bat-boys" in the forefront of the photograph are Dyke Janeski and Edgar Foster.

47. White Oak Baseball Team, White Oak, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Men belonging to the Kilsyth baseball team gather together for a team photo. The team ended their 1932 season with 22 wins, 22 losses, and one tie.

48. Kilsyth Baseball Team, Kilsyth, Fayette County, W. Va.

Group portrait of James W. Cooan (Koon) and his family.  Other family members in the portrait are likely his wife and four daughters or other female relatives.

49. James W. Cooan (Koon) and Family

"Jacob Cline Koon and his Family (January 1, 1898) Golden Wedding Celebration, Near Worthington, W. Va.Standing Back Row: Joseph Snider Koon, George Washington Koon, Weaden Cline Koon D. V. S., Nancy Koon (Sturm), Cynthia Koon (Shaver) and Minnie Koon (Morgan).Sitting Front Row: Benjamin Titus Koon, JACOB CLINE KOON, CHARLOTTE TITUS SNIDER (KOON), Mariah Koon (Moegan) and Mary Koon (Shaver)."

50. Jacob Cline Koon and Family

A group of school children and teachers are pictured outside of the school building. Subjects unidentified. The photograph comes from a photo album belonging to Mrs. Earl R. Zinn.

51. Oakdale School Students and Teachers

A group of school children and teachers are pictured outside of the school building. Subjects unidentified. The photograph comes from a photo album belonging to Mrs. Earl Ray Zinn.

52. Browns Chapel School

A group of school children and their teacher are pictured inside of a school building. In the background, "Oakdale School" is written on the chalkboard. Subjects unidentified. The photograph comes from a photo album belonging to Mrs. Earl R. Zinn.

53. Oakdale School Classroom

A group of school children and teachers are pictured outside of the school house. Subjects unidentified. Photograph found in a photo album that belonged to Mrs. Earl Ray Zinn.

54. Pleasant Valley School

Earl Ray Zinn, pictured on the extreme right, poses beside an automobile with his unidentified associates.

55. Earl R. Zinn and Associates

William and Mary were married on June 13, 1878.  Written inside the paper enclosure are the words "While these you keep remember us."  The Corrothers family is likely related to the Zinn, Steele-Arnett, or Sanders family.

56. William A. C. Corrothers and Mary F. Miller

Four women and one man identified as Zinn family members pose together in front of a fence.

57. Zinn Relatives Outside an Unidentified Location

Kneeling in the front row, from left to right, is PFC Meihold; Private Grewohl; PFC Dunning; and Private Hayes.Standing in the back, from left to right, is Corporal Pop Winn Coxswain; PFC Rottier; Private Hill; CPL Marquez; Private Davis; Private McIntyre; PFC Shumacher; and 1st Lieutenant Davis.

58. U.S.S. West Virginia Marine Whale Boat Crew

Gerald O. Stephens is pictured somewhere in the group.

59. Future Farmers of America (FFA), Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

In the front row, from left to right, is Robert Menfee's son-in-law; Elizabeth Poulson; Robert Menfee; and Mrs. William Menfee.In the back row, from left to right, is Robert Menfee's youngest son; Robert Menfee's daughter; William Menfee; Mrs. Clark Menfee; and Clark Menfee, Robert Menfee's son.

60. Robert Menfree Family Portrait

The McMillan family gathers for a family photo.

61. McMillan Family in Terra Alta, W. Va.

A group of school children, one being a McMillan family member, are gathered for a class photo.

62. Class Photo, Preston County, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right are Dr. W. D. David; Stingley Hoffman; Alec Wilson; George Diddle; C. M. Murphy; M. C. Talbott; Dr. F. B. Murphy; Warren B. Kittle; Lloyd Robinson; Chas Hovattes; John T. Roger (sitting); and Stephen Holt.

63. A Group of Male Musicians Dressed as Women, Philippi, W. Va.

Robert (left), Minnie (center), and Nancy (right) Hoffman are pictured together. Nancy is sister to Louisa Nestor Harsh, wife to Samuel F. Harsh, and sister to Serena Nestor Hoffman--daughters of Jonas Nestor.

64. Hoffman Family in Nestorville, w. Va.

Hughes (b.1860-d.1926), left, sits in front of his wife, Ida F. Hughes (b.1870-d.1951). Kidwell (b.2/7/1871-5/20/1896), right, sits in front of his wife Sarah Alice (b.4/22/1876-d.11/16/1946). Kidwell worked for both the Babcock Lumber Company and the Blackwater Coal Company.

65. James William Kidwell and Henry "Mac" Hughes with Wives in Parsons, W. Va.

Stingley and his wife Serina Nestor Hoffman stand behind their grandchildren Maude, left, and Gay Marsh, right. Serina is the sister of Luisa Nestor Harsh and Nancy Nestor Hoffman of Nestorville, W. Va.

66. Hoffman Family, Claude, W. Va.

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (small child at center) poses with her father, Absalom, mother, Caroline, her older brother, Edgar, and baby sister, Grace.

67. Sydenstricker Family

Members of the Crookshink family pose for a group photo.

68. Crookshink Family in an Unidentified Location

Minnie Sparks, Osie Grose, Hulda Todd, Naomi Grose, and Willie Fritz Waler are pictured.

69. A Group of Women Somewhere in West Virginia

Walter Lewis, marked on the far left, sits on a log with his coworkers.

70. Lumberjacks of Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. Somewhere in West Virginia

The women are identified as Bessie, Martha, Chassie and Rita. They are family members of the Forbes, Lewis, and Grose (or Groves) families.

71. Four Women in an Unidentified Location

Lewis is pictured on the far left.

72. Walter Lewis and Family in Unidentified Location

In the first row, from left to right, is: Ronald Everly; Charles Glotfelty; Frank Lambert; Richard Fraley; Jim Freeland; Logan Browning; Louis Kelly, Don Groves; Eugene Auman.In the second row, from left to right, is: Lawrence Smith; Bill McCarty; David Metheny; Paul Cooper; Arthur Sisler; Jack Hill; Clifford Lambert; Charles Pilchard; Paul Lewis.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Max Messenger; Robert Brittner; Jim Pifer; Dick Colins; Jim Breeden; Jim Calvert; Ben Brown; Coach Fred C. Carrol.

73. Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.

A group of male and female students pose together on the steps outside of the high school building. Subjects unidentified.

74. Terra Alta High School Homecoming, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Back of the photograph reads, "the Gang."

75. Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Fred Carrol, top left, poses with his football players, including Arthur Sisler (No. 9), Frank Lambert (No. 3), Richard Fraley (No. 18), and Paul R. Cooper, Jr. (No. 17).

76. Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.

Leonard Warren of Los Angelos, Ca. (left), Captain John Lunger of Williamsburg, Va. (center) and Harold Miller (right) are pictured outside of the university building. Miller was a life-long school teacher at Terra Alta High School. He served in both World War II and the Korean War.

77. Harold Miller and Associates Outside of Cecil Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.

The students of classroom no. 4 pose together for a class photo outside of the school building. C. Paul Miller is marked on the photo with an "x" above his head.

78. Tunnelton Public School Class, Tunnelton, W. Va.

A group of church members sit for a portrait at the new building for St. Luke Church of Christ. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870.  A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913.  The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

79. Dedication of St. Luck Church of Christ, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Jerry West, pictured holding the trophy, poses with his East Bank High School basketball team after winning the state championship. West led his team as the starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

80. Jerry West and High School Basketball Team with Championship Trophy, East Bank, W. Va.

Albert Thompson is pictured on the left with three unidentified associates.Albert Thompson brought the Thompson 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 later became the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company.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.

81. Albert Thompson and Family in Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

In the Front Row is F. Boxter and an unidentified gentleman. Pictured standing from left to right are Owen McCullough on the left and an unidentified gentleman to the right.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he 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.

82. A Portrait of Men in Davis, W. Va.

The man to the far left is Bob Cooper. A young Ben Thompson is pictured in the forefront with his back to the camera. To the left of the horses is Frank Cooper, and to the right of the horses is Jeff Roby. The women are unidentified.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.Ben Thompson was the son of George Thompson. He became a well known farmer in Canaan Valley.

83. Early Residents of Canaan Valley, Tucker County, W. Va.

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 Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

84. A Group Portrait of School Children at an Unidentified School Likely in Davis, W. Va.

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 Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

85. The Hay Crew Picnicing at Glade Run, W. Va.

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.Large group of unidentified people, men in left car and women in the right car, pose in train cars while taking the railroad to Blackwater Falls for a picnic.

86. Picnic to Blackwater Falls, Davis, W. Va.

In the front row, from left to right, is Elgin Baylor, George Mikan, Coach Alex Hannum, Lou Hudson, and Dolph Schayes.In the back row, from left to right, is David Bing, Jerry West, Hal Greer, Rick Barry, Connie Hawkins, Earl Monroe, Bob Pettit and Johnny 'Red' Kerr.

87. Jerry West's Team at the NBA 'Old-Timers' Game

In the front row is Jim Warren, Paul Miller, Willie Akers, Jerry West, Joe Posch, Jim Ritchie, and Lee Patrone.In the middle row is Coach Fred Schaus, Asst. George King, Ed Bode, Nick Serdich, Kenny Ward, Butch Goode, freshman coach Quentin Barnette, and trainer Whitey Gwynne.In the back row is manager Tony Minard, Dick DuBois, Nick Visnic, Paul Popovich, and equipment custodian Carl Roberts.

88. West Virginia University Basketball Team Portrait, Morgantown, W. Va.

Luther L. Sirk is in the middle back row behind the man with a black shirt and his son Scott Sirk is the young man standing to the right in front of his father. The boy in the tree above them, wearing a hat with a band is James Bernie Sirk, brother of Scott Sirk and grandfather of Judy Sirk.

89. Luther L. Sirk and Son Scott Sirk with Unidentified Group of People in Braxton County, W. Va.

The Soul and Latin Theater group.  Bottom row from left: Jose Colon, Gwendolyn Braddock, Maria Gonzales, Norma Acevedo, Jose Mojica; Middle row: Maryat Lee, Maggie Camacho, Lucky Figueroa; Top row: Esteban Seaton.The Soul and Latin Theater was a street theater group in Harlem that performed plays dealing with cultural issues of the 1960s that were also related to the lives of the actors.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre.  She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!”  While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975.  Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community.  Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion.  With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

90. Maryat Lee and the Soul and Latin Theater Actors

Young Maryat Lee, seated far right, with her father, seated in the center of the bottom row, and the Lamberts.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre.  She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!”  While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975.  Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community.  Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion.  With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

91. Group portrait of Maryat Lee, her father, Dewitt Collins Lee, and friends

Pictured from left to right in front row is Oris Cook; Delva Lyons; Sally Pettry; and Mary Etta Cook. In the back row is Jack Cook; Grace Pettry Meador; and Matt Cook.

92. River Ridge Community at Lou Pettry Farm, Summers County, W. Va.

93. Group Stands on Bottom Ledge of Rock Wall

94. Possibly C.B. Howell and Wife Holding Child

95. Unidentified Man and Group of Women Relax Outside off of Deck

96. Unidentified Men and Women at Wedding Party