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IDNO:
005261
Title:
Volleyball Court for Use of Community Children, Arthurdale, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Children play volley ball on dirt court. Information on the back of the photograph, 'Album 359 FSA- Arthurdale W. Va. A print from the FDR Library collection. This print is furnished for your file and must not be reproduced without the owners permission.'
IDNO:
015718
Title:
Landscape View Near Masontown, Preston County, W. Va.
IDNO:
015722
Title:
Landscape View from the Cemetery at Masontown, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
Man and boy are unidentified
IDNO:
015724
Title:
Landscape View from the Cemetery at Masontown, Preston County, W. Va.
IDNO:
016045
Title:
Scenic View Toward the Backbone, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1890
Description:
Looking toward the "backbone" 'from accident road to Aurora.'
IDNO:
016129
Title:
Family in Their Model T Ford, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
020199
Title:
Moonlight View, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1926-1936
IDNO:
031779
Title:
Civilian Conservation Corps Boys in Camp Preston, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
CCC 105. Unidentified young men, members of the C.C.C., pose for a group photo.
IDNO:
038104
Title:
George Bird Evans and David Hall, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1987/07/29
Description:
George Bird Evans holding his "Purdey", standing with his bearded friend, David Hall.
IDNO:
041262
Title:
Coke Ovens at Work, Bretz, Preston County, West Virginia
Date:
1974
Description:
Loaded Baltimore & Ohio Rail Cars stand across from the unidentified workers and the ovens operated by Elkins Coal and Coke Company.
IDNO:
047107
Title:
Aerial View of Hopemont Sanitarium, Hopemont, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
047172
Title:
Young Man Sits in Horse and Buggy Next to Home Monumental Works Barn, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Unidentified young man with a cigar in his mouth holds the reins while parked next to a shop which carves headstones and cemetery monuments.
IDNO:
047784
Title:
Two Girls on Graffiti Covered Rock, Coopers Rock State Forest, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Location is probably at the main overlook of Coopers Rock State Forest. Many names, initials, and phrases are written on the rock including "Camp Smooch".
IDNO:
048055
Title:
Horse Team Pulling Early Mechanized Piece of Farming Equipment, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Barn in background is plastered in Sun Brothers Circus posters advertising a show in Kingwood, West Virginia on June 14.
IDNO:
050309
Title:
A Country Road in Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1915/06
IDNO:
050373
Title:
Jim, Bill, Bob, and Juanita Sirk
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
Jim, Bill, Bob and Juanita Sirk, the children of Bernie and Pauline Sirk of Preston County, West Virginia.
IDNO:
050376
Title:
Pauline Barr Sirk and Daughter Mary in Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1943
Description:
Pauline Barr Sirk holding her youngest daughter, Mary, on a street in Terra Alta, West Virginia.
IDNO:
050571
Title:
Entrance to Coopers Rock State Forest, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
An early image of the entrance to Cooper's Rock State Forest before gates or other structures were built. During the Great Depression the Civilian Conservation Corps built a number of structures for the State Forest.
IDNO:
050760
Title:
Pile Skidway at Horseshoe Run, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
IDNO:
051166
Title:
Evansville Methodist Church, Evansville, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was established in 1850 and is located off of West Virginia Route 50.
IDNO:
051167
Title:
Independence Baptist Church, Independence, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was founded in 1838.
IDNO:
051168
Title:
Concord Community Church, Fine Forks, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
The church was built in 1883 near the town of Newburg.
IDNO:
051169
Title:
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Howesville, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was formally dedicated in 1852 though it had been used a decade prior. The church is located a little over three miles south of Kingwood, W. Va.
IDNO:
051170
Title:
Methodist Protestant Church, Independence, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1959/10
Description:
The building was erected as a house of worship in 1859.
IDNO:
051171
Title:
Lenox Memorial Church, Portland District, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was originally established as the German Reform and Lutheran Church in 1832 before later changing its name. It is one of the oldest churches in the county.
IDNO:
051588
Title:
C. Paul Miller and Friends Taking Swim in Cheat River near Tunnelton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Miller, marked on the photo with an "x", swims with his friends in the river.
IDNO:
051589
Title:
Portrait of C. Paul Miller, Tunnelton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
IDNO:
051590
Title:
Tunnelton Public School Class, Tunnelton, W. Va.
Date:
1907-1908
Description:
The students of classroom no. 4 pose together for a class photo outside of the school building. C. Paul Miller is marked on the photo with an "x" above his head.
IDNO:
051591
Title:
Portrait of Harold H. Miller of Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Miller (b. 11/24/1911-d. 11/8/2006) was the son of Henry C. and Marguarite E. Miller. He was a life-long school teacher at Terra Alta High School. He served in both World War II and the Korean War.
IDNO:
051594
Title:
Portrait of E. Ruth Miller Parrack, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Miller was the daughter of Henry E. and "Maggie" Margarite E. Miller. Her siblings were E. Paul Miller, Harold H. Miller, and Marie Miller Davis. The family was from the towns of Kingwood and Tunnelton, W. Va.--both located in Preston County, W. Va. Miller was born in 1908 and attended West Virginia University, where she joined a sorority, identified in the photo as Gamma Phi Beta.
IDNO:
051595
Title:
Terra Alta High School Senior Class, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Pictured are Joan Ashby; Donald Bucklew; Mr. Carroll; Mr. Casseday; James Childs; Paul Cooper; Donna DeBerry; Sarah DeWitt; Shirley Everly; Charles Feather; Helen Forman; Richard Fraley; Phyllis Friend; Robert Hardesty; Robert Harmon; Joe Hauger; Berkley Hurd; Frank Lambert; Freddie Lockhart; Stephen Martin; David Metheny; Dottie Metheny; Nola Mersing; Miss Myers; Janet Nicklow; Cubie Riley; Donald Sell; Everett Sines; and Patty Smith.
IDNO:
051596
Title:
High School Portrait of Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo of DeWitt during her years at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051597
Title:
Paul R. Cooper and Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper, left, and DeWitt, right, pose together for a photo during their senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051598
Title:
Sara Lou DeWitt with Paul R. Cooper Outside of High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
DeWitt, left, and Cooper, right, pose outside of Terra Alta High School during their senior year.
IDNO:
051599
Title:
Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Candid photograph of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051600
Title:
Sarah Lou DeWitt Outside of Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Photo of DeWitt during her senior year at the high school.
IDNO:
051601
Title:
Paul Cooper during Freshman Week, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Cooper pictured during his freshman year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051602
Title:
Sarah Lou DeWitt Sitting on Lawn, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
DeWitt relaxes on the grass during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051603
Title:
Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Portrait of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051604
Title:
Sarah Lou DeWitt in Swimsuit, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
DeWitt pictured during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051605
Title:
Coach Fred Carroll, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Carrol was a football coach at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051606
Title:
Terra Alta High School Football Team Practice, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Coach Fred Carrol, left, watches as his football players run a play.
IDNO:
051607
Title:
Terra Alta High School Football Player Arthur Sisler, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Sisler poses in his football uniform.
IDNO:
051608
Title:
Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Fred Carrol, top left, poses with his football players, including Arthur Sisler (No. 9), Frank Lambert (No. 3), Richard Fraley (No. 18), and Paul R. Cooper, Jr. (No. 17).
IDNO:
051609
Title:
Terra Alta High School Baseball Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Two boys practice catching and throwing on the baseball field. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
051610
Title:
Photographer at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
An unidentified boy looks into a camera.
IDNO:
051611
Title:
Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Back of the photograph reads, "the Gang."
IDNO:
051612
Title:
Paul Cooper and Friend at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper, left, stands beside a girl that is likely Donna Mae Deberry.
IDNO:
051613
Title:
Terra Alta High School Baseball Team Players, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Three boys on the baseball team pose together for a group photo. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
051614
Title:
Charles Feathers and Joe Hanger Palling Around at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1948-1949
Description:
Feathers, top, and Hanger, bottom, goof around in the high school parking lot.
IDNO:
051615
Title:
Terra Alta High School Football Players, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Frank Lambert (left), Richard Fraley (center), and Paul R. Cooper, Jr. (right) pose together in their football uniforms.
IDNO:
051616
Title:
Paul Cooper Balancing on Men's Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper poses on top of the men's bathroom shack.
IDNO:
051617
Title:
Paul Cooper and Charles Feather on Top of Terra Alta High School Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper, left, and Feather, right, pose on top of the bathroom shack.
IDNO:
051618
Title:
Terra Alta High School Homecoming, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
A group of male and female students pose together on the steps outside of the high school building. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
051619
Title:
Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
In the first row, from left to right, is: Ronald Everly; Charles Glotfelty; Frank Lambert; Richard Fraley; Jim Freeland; Logan Browning; Louis Kelly, Don Groves; Eugene Auman.In the second row, from left to right, is: Lawrence Smith; Bill McCarty; David Metheny; Paul Cooper; Arthur Sisler; Jack Hill; Clifford Lambert; Charles Pilchard; Paul Lewis.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Max Messenger; Robert Brittner; Jim Pifer; Dick Colins; Jim Breeden; Jim Calvert; Ben Brown; Coach Fred C. Carrol.
IDNO:
051620
Title:
Terra Alta High School Varisty Basketball Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
In the first row, from left to right, is: Paul Cooper; Richard Fraley; Ronald Everly; Robert Harmon; Jack Hill.In the second row, from left to right, is: Don Groves; Frank Lambert; David Metheny; Clifford Lambert; Charles Glotfelty.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Lawrence Smith; Eugene Auman; Arthur Sisler, Coach Fred C. Carrol.
IDNO:
051652
Title:
Boys on a Hunt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School students Paul Cooper, Richard Fraley, Clifford Lambert, and "Weed" Arthur Sisler pose together during a hunting trip.
IDNO:
051653
Title:
Two Boys Hunting Rabbits, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School students Paul Cooper Jr. and "Weed" Arthur Sisler pose together with the rabbits they successfully hunetd.
IDNO:
051654
Title:
Portrait of Shirley Everly, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School student Shirley Everly poses for her school photo.
IDNO:
051655
Title:
Portrait of Helen Forman, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School student and class president Helen Forman poses for her school photo.
IDNO:
051656
Title:
Portrait of Janet Nicklow, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School student Janet Nicklow poses for her school photo.
IDNO:
051657
Title:
Portrait of David Metheny, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School student David Metheny poses for his school photo.
IDNO:
051658
Title:
Portrait of Charles Feather, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School student Charles Feather poses for his school photo.
IDNO:
051659
Title:
Portrait of Frank Lambert, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Terra Alta High School student and class treasurer Frank Lambert poses for his school photo.
IDNO:
051660
Title:
Terra Alta High School Student Portrait, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
An unidentified high school student poses for a school photo.
IDNO:
051661
Title:
Portrait of Norma Jean Mitchell, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Terra Alta High School student Norma Jean Mitchell poses for her school photo.
IDNO:
051662
Title:
Terra Alta High School Student Portrait, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
An unidentified female student poses for her school photo.
IDNO:
051663
Title:
Terra Alta High School Band Member Sue Kirk, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Kirk is pictured in the Terra Alta High School Marching Band uniform outside of the high school building.
IDNO:
051664
Title:
Portrait of Jim Messenger, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Terra Alta High School student and football player Jim Messenger poses for his school photo.
IDNO:
051665
Title:
Portrait of James Parons, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Terra Alta High School student and senior class president James "Jimmy" Parsons poses for his school photo.
IDNO:
051666
Title:
Terra Alta High School Band Member, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
An unidentified student dressed in the marching band uniform poses outside of the high school building.
IDNO:
051667
Title:
Terra Alta High School Students before Homecoming Dance, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Four unidentified girls pose together for a group photo.
IDNO:
051668
Title:
Sue Kirk in Homecoming Dress, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Kirk poses for a photo before the Terra Alta High School homecoming dance.
IDNO:
051669
Title:
Terra Alta High School Marching Band Members, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Josephine Davis, center, poses with two unidentified classmates outside the high school building.
IDNO:
051670
Title:
Terra Alta High School Student Josephine Davis, Terra Atla, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Davis is pictured sitting on top of a wooden fence.
IDNO:
051671
Title:
Two Girls Playing Leap Frog, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Terra Alta High School students Josephine Kisner (bottom) and Josephine Davis (top) pal around.
IDNO:
051672
Title:
Terra Alta High School Student, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
An unidentified female student stands outside of a building.
IDNO:
051673
Title:
Terra Alta High School Student, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
An unidentified female student poses on a lawn.
IDNO:
051674
Title:
Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Josephine Kisner, center, laughs with her two unidentified classmates.
IDNO:
051675
Title:
Students Outside of Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three unidentified students pose on the lawn with the high school building in the background.
IDNO:
051847
Title:
Baby Ralph McMillan, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
Portrait of baby McMillan.
IDNO:
051848
Title:
Class Photo, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
A group of school children, one being a McMillan family member, are gathered for a class photo.
IDNO:
051849
Title:
McMillan Family in Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
The McMillan family gathers for a family photo.
IDNO:
051851
Title:
Service Stores Corp. Meat Market, Masontown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
A man and a boy lean against the counter while two employees stand behind separate counters.
IDNO:
051852
Title:
Youth Football Team, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1967/10/14
Description:
A group of young boys gather for a team photo. One of the boys is a McMillan (McMillen) kid.
IDNO:
051853
Title:
Mrs. McMillan, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Photo of Ralph McMillan's mother beside a small garden.
IDNO:
051859
Title:
Dorothy Knott and B. Ann Morlan, Newberg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Knott, left, and Morlan, right, sit on the hood of a car outside of a home in Newburg.
IDNO:
051899
Title:
Old Poulson Mill, York's Run, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The mill is located about 10 miles from Route 50.
IDNO:
051974
Title:
Cheat River, Summer 1927
Date:
1927
Description:
Two people, identified as "Toots" and Fred, lounge along the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
IDNO:
051975
Title:
Gara and Toots, Summer 1927
Date:
1927
Description:
Two women, identified as Gara and Toots, pose in the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
IDNO:
051976
Title:
Conley Hospital, Hopemont, W. Va.
Date:
1930/08
Description:
Four women sit on a fountain outside the Conely Hospital building at the Hopemont Sanitarium in August, 1930.
IDNO:
051977
Title:
Patient at Hopemont Sanitarium, Hopemont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1926-1930
Description:
A woman reclines in a bed at Hopemont Sanitarium. A light fixture is visible, attached to the head of the bed. Another light fixture is seen plugged into the wall with several photos and items hung on the cord.
IDNO:
051978
Title:
Woodford Gang, Hopemont Sanitarium, Hopemont, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
Thirteen men pose in front of a building in various states of dress. Eleven are wearing bathrobes over lounge clothes, while the other two appear to be fully dressed. Hospital beds are visible on a porch in the background.
IDNO:
051979
Title:
New 1930 Studebaker Coupe Outside Gore Hospital
Date:
1929/09/15
Description:
"Thrills! Front of Gore - Rather side. New 1930 Studebaker Coupe. Arthur Beaumont." Woman in car is unidentified, but is likely Hester Luetta Harr.
IDNO:
052245
Title:
National Wildwater Races, Rowelesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1974/05
Description:
An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.
IDNO:
052246
Title:
Phil Furman during War Games on Caddell Mountain, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1974/06
Description:
Furman is dressed in a military uniform and has dirt on his face.
IDNO:
052247
Title:
Nancy Abrams a la Patty Hearst, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1974/06
Description:
Abrams is pictured holding a gun during the War Games on Caddell Mountain.
IDNO:
052248
Title:
Making Hay, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1975
Description:
Three men gather hay across a field with hand tools.
IDNO:
052249
Title:
Mrs. Annetta Howard Cooking in Howard Hotel Kitchen, Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1975
Description:
Mrs. Howard prepares a meal for guests at the hotel.
IDNO:
052251
Title:
Jessie Davis, Sinclair Ridge, W. Va.
Date:
1976
Description:
Davis was a corespondent for the Preston County News.