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West Virginia National Guard members marching during drills in Parkersburg, W. Va.

1. National Guard, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard drill in Parkersburg, W. Va.

2. National Guard, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Uniformed men march down Temple Street as spectators watch from the sidewalks.

3. Possibly a World War I Victory Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified people play instruments at camp in Nitro, W. Va.Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

4. "Orchestra" at the Camp in Nitro, W. Va.

View of homes and factories in Nitro, a town created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort. The gunpowder factories are visible in the distance.

5. View of Nitro, W. Va.

Major Harley M. Kilgore served in the Army during World War I. He helped to re-organize the West Virginia National guard after the war. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1941 and held that office until his death in 1956.

6. Major Harley M. Kilgore, From Harrison Co., W. Va.

Soldiers at attention behind their cots covered in equipment.

7. World War I Military Camp

8. Large Gathering of Soldiers and Others

9. World War I Soldier on Porch

10. Portrait of WWI Soldier

Parade floats make their way down Temple Street.

11. World War I Victory Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Two men on horses lead automobiles and parade floats down Temple Street.

12. World War I Victory Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Two horses pull the float down Temple Street.

13. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Parade Float in World War I Victory Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

A crowd of men in uniform gather around the passenger train and load their luggage.

14. Loading World War I Troop Train at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

A large group of uniformed soldiers pose together behind decorations. In the background is Second Avenue and Temple Street. Subjects unidentified.

15. World War I Veterans Outside Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of men crowd the passenger train at Hinton Station while loading their luggage.

16. World War I Troops Loading Passenger Train, Hinton, W. Va.

Seven unidentified women hold trays of food as they await the troops to pass through Hinton Station.

17. Red Cross Ladies Await the Arrival of Troop Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.

A large crowd of men in their uniforms are pictured beside the park among their peers. Subjects unidentified.

18. WWI Veterans Outside of Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

From left to right is W. J. B. Simmons; Ronald Meadows; unidentified; P. J. Carr, Sen.; unidentified; Henry Harrison; unidentified; Dr. J. W. Stokes; Dr. Meador; unidentified; Dr. Buford McNeer. The men are pictured inside the Peck Building.

19. Group Portrait during What is Probably a Meeting of World War I Veterans, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified people are lined up against the building, which is covered in American flags, located on the corner of Third Avenue and Temple Street.

20. Rose's Drug Store Participating in World War I Victory Celebration, Hinton, W. Va.

From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 495, vol. 2. Lilly was in World War I Navy U.S.S. Delaware.

21. Portrait of Add Lilly of Raleigh County, W. Va.