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'From roof of C.& O. station shed looking southwest. All that vacant ground you see is now Huntington's south side.'

1. View from Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot Near Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
026164
Title:
View from Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot Near Huntington, W. Va.
Description:
'From roof of C.& O. station shed looking southwest. All that vacant ground you see is now Huntington's south side.'
The C. & O. Engine pictured on the yard tracks.

2. Engine No. 490 at Huntington Yards, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
048838
Title:
Engine No. 490 at Huntington Yards, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1949
Description:
The C. & O. Engine pictured on the yard tracks.
Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.

3. Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
048906
Title:
Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1891
Description:
Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.

4. WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051775
Title:
WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.

5. Class Picture 7th and 8th Grades, Douglass School, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
053829
Title:
Class Picture 7th and 8th Grades, Douglass School, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1915

6. Barnett School Orchestra, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
053830
Title:
Barnett School Orchestra, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Caption reads: "Mr. Barnett was one of the earliest black students to graduate from Dennison University in Granville, OH (1892) and was the second principal of Douglass High School (1897–1900). Mrs. Barnett lived to be 109 and moved for a while to Columbus, Ohio, to work and send them her two sons to college. She was a major source of history in the Huntington area."Further information on back of photo: "Carter Harrison Barnett (1867–1921) A. B. Dennison University, Granville OH (1892). Callie Jackson Barnett (1871–1980) Graduate of Granville H. S., Granville, OH (1893). Retired attendance officer, Cabell County, WV (1941)."

7. Carter Harrison Barnett and Callie Jackson Barnett, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
053831
Title:
Carter Harrison Barnett and Callie Jackson Barnett, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption reads: "Mr. Barnett was one of the earliest black students to graduate from Dennison University in Granville, OH (1892) and was the second principal of Douglass High School (1897–1900). Mrs. Barnett lived to be 109 and moved for a while to Columbus, Ohio, to work and send them her two sons to college. She was a major source of history in the Huntington area."Further information on back of photo: "Carter Harrison Barnett (1867–1921) A. B. Dennison University, Granville OH (1892). Callie Jackson Barnett (1871–1980) Graduate of Granville H. S., Granville, OH (1893). Retired attendance officer, Cabell County, WV (1941)."
A statue of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson.The plaque reads: "Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, 1875 - 1950. 'Father of Black History.' Former Principal - Douglass High School. 'We should emphasize not Negro history but the Negro in history.'--CGW Memorial Foundation Inc.Founded 1986 by former Mayor Robert Nelson.Special Thanks - Mayor Jean Dean.-- Newatha Perry, President"

8. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson

IDNO:
054417
Title:
Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson
Date:
ca. 1946
Description:
A statue of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson.The plaque reads: "Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, 1875 - 1950. 'Father of Black History.' Former Principal - Douglass High School. 'We should emphasize not Negro history but the Negro in history.'--CGW Memorial Foundation Inc.Founded 1986 by former Mayor Robert Nelson.Special Thanks - Mayor Jean Dean.-- Newatha Perry, President"