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House in Pocahontas County before the Outside Improvement project. This farm woman remarked, 'A house is no harder to paint than a piece of furniture. It just takes longer.' Most of the labor was done by this woman herself. (See photograph number 001560 to see home after renovations.)

1549. House Before Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County

IDNO:
001558
Title:
House Before Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County
Date:
1944
Description:
House in Pocahontas County before the Outside Improvement project. This farm woman remarked, 'A house is no harder to paint than a piece of furniture. It just takes longer.' Most of the labor was done by this woman herself. (See photograph number 001560 to see home after renovations.)
At Belvedere Farm, Jas. Beall's prize poll angus bull. Sire imported from Scotland and owned by John Mitchel St. Louis, Mo.

1550. Prize Poll Angus Bull at Belvedere Farm in Brooke County, W. Va.

IDNO:
001559
Title:
Prize Poll Angus Bull at Belvedere Farm in Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
At Belvedere Farm, Jas. Beall's prize poll angus bull. Sire imported from Scotland and owned by John Mitchel St. Louis, Mo.
House in Pocahontas County after Outside Improvement project. This farm woman remarked, 'A house is no harder to paint than a piece of furniture. It just takes longer.' Most of the labor was done by this woman herself. (See photograph number 001558 for view of home before renovations.)

1551. House After Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County

IDNO:
001560
Title:
House After Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County
Date:
1944
Description:
House in Pocahontas County after Outside Improvement project. This farm woman remarked, 'A house is no harder to paint than a piece of furniture. It just takes longer.' Most of the labor was done by this woman herself. (See photograph number 001558 for view of home before renovations.)
Family of cows owned by Law and Allman of Jane Lew, Route 2. Four men showing four cows.

1552. Livestock Owned by Law and Allman of Jane Lew, W. Va.

IDNO:
001561
Title:
Livestock Owned by Law and Allman of Jane Lew, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Family of cows owned by Law and Allman of Jane Lew, Route 2. Four men showing four cows.
Photograph showing improvements of the kitchen of Mrs. Carl Maxwell of Harrison County. 'Took out full size window and put in a small one, built cabinets around sink. Planned to add wall cabinets.'

1553. Maxwell, Mrs. Carl in Renovated Kitchen

IDNO:
001562
Title:
Maxwell, Mrs. Carl in Renovated Kitchen
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph showing improvements of the kitchen of Mrs. Carl Maxwell of Harrison County. 'Took out full size window and put in a small one, built cabinets around sink. Planned to add wall cabinets.'
Mrs. W.D. Himes repairing a washing machine by replacing the belt. Photograph taken in Harrison County.

1554. Himes, Mrs. W. D., Repairs a Washing Machine

IDNO:
001563
Title:
Himes, Mrs. W. D., Repairs a Washing Machine
Date:
undated
Description:
Mrs. W.D. Himes repairing a washing machine by replacing the belt. Photograph taken in Harrison County.
Man standing next to a tractor with a belt attached to it in Hancock County.

1555. Farmer With His Tractor, Hancock County

IDNO:
001564
Title:
Farmer With His Tractor, Hancock County
Date:
1949
Description:
Man standing next to a tractor with a belt attached to it in Hancock County.
Portrait of Mrs. L.E. Griffin sitting next to her lily pool in Harrison County. Caption reads 'I built 4 foot by 9 foot by 30 inch deep pool in front of a clump of shrubbery on a bank to give it a natural setting. The bottom and sides were cemented, with a shelf built in each end for shallow water plants. From the water line the back and sides were laid up of native stones, stones also circling the front. I did most of the work herself - my husband helped dig out the last few wheelbarrows of dirt, and was home long enough to smoothe down the last of the cement. A boy helped mix the cement. As soon as it was finished I filled it with water to set till spring, using a rubber hose from a faucet in cellar - have it drained the same way. I learned from her mother that a long stick placed in a rain barrel would keep it from bursting when frozen. It also works with a lily pool. While cement was setting I planted perennials and Dutch bulbs in front of shrubbery and around the pool. It has been a mass of bloom from crocus and grape hyacinth time until now (Sept. 30) when dwarf marigolds, petunias, etc. are in their glory.'

1556. Griffin, Mrs. L. E.'s Lily Pool in Harrison County

IDNO:
001565
Title:
Griffin, Mrs. L. E.'s Lily Pool in Harrison County
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Mrs. L.E. Griffin sitting next to her lily pool in Harrison County. Caption reads 'I built 4 foot by 9 foot by 30 inch deep pool in front of a clump of shrubbery on a bank to give it a natural setting. The bottom and sides were cemented, with a shelf built in each end for shallow water plants. From the water line the back and sides were laid up of native stones, stones also circling the front. I did most of the work herself - my husband helped dig out the last few wheelbarrows of dirt, and was home long enough to smoothe down the last of the cement. A boy helped mix the cement. As soon as it was finished I filled it with water to set till spring, using a rubber hose from a faucet in cellar - have it drained the same way. I learned from her mother that a long stick placed in a rain barrel would keep it from bursting when frozen. It also works with a lily pool. While cement was setting I planted perennials and Dutch bulbs in front of shrubbery and around the pool. It has been a mass of bloom from crocus and grape hyacinth time until now (Sept. 30) when dwarf marigolds, petunias, etc. are in their glory.'
Portrait of Mrs. L.E. Griffin sitting next to her lily pool in Harrison County. Caption reads 'I built 4 foot by 9 foot by 30 inch deep pool in front of a clump of shrubbery on a bank to give it a natural setting. The bottom and sides were cemented, with a shelf built in each end for shallow water plants. From the water line the back and sides were laid up of native stones, stones also circling the front. I did most of the work herself - my husband helped dig out the last few wheelbarrows of dirt, and was home long enough to smoothe down the last of the cement. A boy helped mix the cement. As soon as it was finished I filled it with water to set till spring, using a rubber hose from a faucet in cellar - have it drained the same way. I learned from her mother that a long stick placed in a rain barrel would keep it from bursting when frozen. It also works with a lily pool. While cement was setting I planted perennials and Dutch bulbs in front of shrubbery and around the pool. It has been a mass of bloom from crocus and grape hyacinth time until now (Sept. 30) when dwarf marigolds, petunias, etc. are in their glory.'

1557. Griffin, Mrs. L. E.'s Lily Pool in Harrison County

IDNO:
001566
Title:
Griffin, Mrs. L. E.'s Lily Pool in Harrison County
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Mrs. L.E. Griffin sitting next to her lily pool in Harrison County. Caption reads 'I built 4 foot by 9 foot by 30 inch deep pool in front of a clump of shrubbery on a bank to give it a natural setting. The bottom and sides were cemented, with a shelf built in each end for shallow water plants. From the water line the back and sides were laid up of native stones, stones also circling the front. I did most of the work herself - my husband helped dig out the last few wheelbarrows of dirt, and was home long enough to smoothe down the last of the cement. A boy helped mix the cement. As soon as it was finished I filled it with water to set till spring, using a rubber hose from a faucet in cellar - have it drained the same way. I learned from her mother that a long stick placed in a rain barrel would keep it from bursting when frozen. It also works with a lily pool. While cement was setting I planted perennials and Dutch bulbs in front of shrubbery and around the pool. It has been a mass of bloom from crocus and grape hyacinth time until now (Sept. 30) when dwarf marigolds, petunias, etc. are in their glory.'
Candid portrait of C.C. Herron, the conservation farmer of the year 1949, in his Hancock County cornfield.

1558. Herron, C. C., Conservation Farmer of the Year Standing in His Cornfield in Hancock County

IDNO:
001567
Title:
Herron, C. C., Conservation Farmer of the Year Standing in His Cornfield in Hancock County
Date:
1949
Description:
Candid portrait of C.C. Herron, the conservation farmer of the year 1949, in his Hancock County cornfield.
View of the C.C. Herron Farm in Hancock County.

1559. Herron, C. C.'s Farm in Hancock County

IDNO:
001568
Title:
Herron, C. C.'s Farm in Hancock County
Date:
1949
Description:
View of the C.C. Herron Farm in Hancock County.
Farm pond on the A.H. Hillyard farm with a man casting his fishing line. Caption reads, 'Farm ponds are still increasing. This one on the A. H. Hillyard Farm not only provides excellent fishing but water supply for irrigating vegetables as well. (Benton Hazellat, Chairman North Panhandle Soil Conservation District)'

1560. Hillyard's Farm Pond in Hancock County

IDNO:
001569
Title:
Hillyard's Farm Pond in Hancock County
Date:
1949
Description:
Farm pond on the A.H. Hillyard farm with a man casting his fishing line. Caption reads, 'Farm ponds are still increasing. This one on the A. H. Hillyard Farm not only provides excellent fishing but water supply for irrigating vegetables as well. (Benton Hazellat, Chairman North Panhandle Soil Conservation District)'