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Elevated view of the lumber company town of Jenningston.

1. Jenningston, Tucker County, W. Va.

2. Main Street, Jenningston, W. Va.

The photograph was taken while West was driven through the streets of Beckley by a very proud fan following West Virginia University's amazing run in the 1959 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Mountaineers make it to the National Championship game, losing to California by one point. West was named the MVP of the tournament. The others in the photograph are not identified.

3. WVU Basketball Player Jerry West Receives Congratulations, Beckley, W. Va.

James Chapman sits with his dog in front of his demolished home three days after the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam broke, killing 125 people and leaving thousands homeless. Four days before the disaster, the dam had been declared "satisfactory" by federal inspectors.

4. Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster Victims at Man, Logan County, W. Va.

A store is located on the left at the railroad crossing.

5. Main Street Looking East, Inwood, Berkeley County, W. Va.

Elevated view small town in Harrison County.

6. West End Bristal, Harrison County, W. Va.

Unidentified teamster works hard at transferring or hauling a load.

7. Lynch's Transfer and Storage Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

Created for West Virginia's Fifty Year Celebration. Also printed on the image, " By Starkey at Rau's No. 25".

8. Ship of State Float, Wheeling, W. Va.

The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.

9. Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

10. Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.