Soon after the Civil War, John Storer contributed $10,000 towards establishing a college in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. This institution of higher learning was the first college below the Mason- Dixon Line to accept students "without distinction of race or color". The school bears the name of it's principle benefactor, Storer College.
Portrait of William Ashley (Billy) Sunday, Evangelist
Date:
1912
Description:
Sunday was a professional baseball player turned evangelist in 1886. He preached to Wheeling crowds in 1912 inside a specially built, 1,500 foot long structure, three times a day for six weeks. 20,000 attended the first day and thousands more followed in the coming weeks.
Stephens Children and Friend at Leaman Clark Stephens Residence
Date:
1920
Description:
Edith Leontine Stephens (left), Gerald Otis Stephens (center), and neighbor girl Peggy Davis (right) stand beside an old-fashioned automobile. Edith and Gerald are the children of Eschol Lee and Essie Pearl Layfield Stephens. Eschol is the son of Leaman Clark Stephens, and the grandson of Stacy Stephens.
Captain Thomas J. Senn of the U. S. S. West Virginia
Date:
1923
Description:
Caption reads, "Captain Thomas J. Senn, U. S. N., who has been placed in command of the new battleship U. S. S. West Virginia, the largest ship of itS kind in the U. S. or any other navy. The ship was placed in commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard, December 1."
'photo made 1924 when he was chairman of Democratic Nat'l Committee & conducted campaign of John W. Davis for president. Now in his 80's, Mr. Shaver resides at Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Native of Marion County; retired lawyer.'
Leander and Niranda Smith at their Home, Prunty, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Leander Sylvanious Smith and Niranda Elizabeth Hamilton Smith are pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of Ora Mae Smith Stephens, who married Leaman Clark Stephens and mothered Eschol Lee Stephens.
'Mr. Robert M. Snyder was sworn in on March 28, 1955, as director of the FOA Mission in Afghanistan. Shown in pictures are Mr. and Mrs. Snyder with their children, left to right: Margaret; Robert, Jr.; Shirley and Rebecca.'
Born 7/22/1874- Died 7/24/1965. Son of Alexander Stonestreet, grandson of James Edmund Stonestreet. Jim spent 19 years (1946-1965) researching his family's genealogy.
Melvin C. Snyder of Kingwood Preston County, a West Point graduate, while serving in the Army. Also prosecuting attorney of Preston County for many years.
'Mr. Steve J. Soltis, Executive Director of St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia and Executive Director, Hospitals of the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society.'
'Back row - L-R - Harley Staggers, Alice VanLandingham, Jennings Randolph; Watch credit line. The following credit line must be used when this photograph is published; Chase Ltd., Photo; Washington, D.C.'
Photograph taken on her 100th birthday. Blanche Stonestreet taught school in several West Virginia counties including Tyler, Harrison, Upshur, and Monongalia for 48 years. Her last teaching position was in the Mathematics Department at West Virginia University.
Photograph take on her 100th birthday. Blanche Stonestreet was the first woman to earn a degree at West Virginia Wesleyan College. She taught in public schools and at West Virginia University for 48 years
Photograph taken on her 101st birthday. Blanche Stonestreet, from Wolf Summit, West Virginia, taught public school and at West Virginia University for 48 years
This photo was collected by George and Mike Barrick, two WVU students. Raymond Scott and his orchestra performed at the Warner Theater in Morgantown West Virginia. The photo is made out "To George Raymond Scott"
Information included with the image, "Sarah Suter B. Dec 8, 1793 unmarried sister of Volender Suter, wife of Alexander Suietu, parents of Eleanor Suter Brown, wife of Thomas Brown, parents of Mary Ellen Brown wife of Joseph Moreland, parents of James R. Moreland, father of William A. Moreland, father of Patricia Ann Moreland."
Newlyweds Conrad and Cleo Skaggs of Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
This photograph of Conrad and Cleo Skaggs was taken on the newlyweds' honeymoon. They were the parents of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft and Dwight Skaggs.
This dress was made by Miss Blanche,and has a portrait collar. She made it to wear when leaving West Virginia Wesleyan in Spring, 1919 after earning her Graduate Studies Degree, to teach in the Fall in Morgantown. Blanche is the daughter of Alexander and Martha Stonestreet.
Former Slave William Stewart and Linnie May Slaughter, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
William Stewart, from Petersburg, Virginia was a slave during the Antebellum and Civil War Era. He moved to Morgantown after 1900 and worked for the Moreland family. He died in 1934.
'Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore first performed as a father and son duo in 1933. They recorded several hits, in the areas of bluegrass, cowboy ballads and gospel music. They performed on several regional radio stations, the NBC Radio network and the Grand Ole Opry. Asher Sizemore was born and raised in Manchester, Kentucky. He worked as a bookkeeper for a coal mining company in Pike County. After he married and his first son Little Jimmy was born, Asher turned to singing old-time songs and cowboy ballads professionally. Asher had a radio show in Huntington, West Virginia in 1931 before moving on to WCKY in Cincinnati. Reference: Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky by Charles Wolfe; published by University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (pp. 60-61)'
Technical Sergeant Kingsley Spitzer, crew member of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Situation Normal," poses for a photo during World War II. Spitzer, born in Hardy County, W. Va., was top gunner and aerial engineer on Flying Fortress "Situation Normal."
Navy Ensign Dwight Skaggs of Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Brother of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft; born 1915, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; graduate of West Virginia University; served as a Navy pilot during World War II, killed in 1943. Photograph was taken at Klo Lake City, Florida.
Family of John Samuel Simms and Wife Sallie Tyler Summers Simms, Nicholas County W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Information Included with photograph: "Pictured are: Buster, Mae, Cecil, Lara, Eva, Elva, Essie, J. S. Simms, Sallie Simms, Jesse. Not pictured: Lee and Marshall".