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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.

Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.

11. Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

Located in Jackson County, on the Ohio River.

12. Clark's Cabins, Main Street, Huntsville, W. Va.

Colored postcard of the glass factory.

13. Libbey Owens Glass Plant, Charleston, W. Va.

14. View of Tunnelton, W. Va.

Located on Route 50.

15. Millstone Tavern, Bridgeport, W. Va.

16. White Sulphur Restaurant, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

A Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad train rolls pass the station located near what is now Route 7.

17. Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Station, Reedsville, W. Va.

18. St. Mary's Phife and Drum March in John W. Davis Parade

19. Elevated View of Huntington, W. Va.

20. Public Library, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Jackson's Mill is the state's Four-H Camp.

21. Swimming Pool at Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

1925-1926 Harrison County Champions.

22. Clarksburg Shamrocks Basketball Team, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Union miners, involved in a riot at the Cliftonville Mine against non-union miners, were charged and tried for murder. An estimated nine men were killed including Sheriff Harding Duval during the northern panhandle "mine war".

23. Miners Chained Together for Murder Trial, Cliftonville, Brooke County, W. Va.

24. Glen Elk Hotel, Clarksburg, W. Va.

25. Railroad Station, Glen Elk, W. Va.

Keystone is being placed in this Main Street bridge. The span is 159 feet.

26. New Stone Bridge Spanning Wheeling Creek, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption under the photograph reads, "One of the first signs of Spring in Wheeling was the Organ Grinder with a monkey. There were German bands that played on the street and passed the hat. Then there were performing bears, gypsies telling fortunes, and fakirs selling trinkets."

27. Organ Grinder and Pet Monkey, Wheeling , W. Va.

28. Child Mine Workers and Donkeys in Front of Carts Loaded With Coal, Grafton, W. Va.

The New River flowing pass the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot and the YMCA.

29. C & O Depot and YMCA, Hinton, W. Va.

Workers stand outside of D. E. Abbott: "Manufacturer of Picture Frames and Mouldings. Portraits of All Kinds and Sizes."

30. D.E. Abbott, Huntington, W. Va.

31. Workers Outside of Miller Supply Co., Huntington, W. Va.

32. People Gathered on Porch of Bishoff House, Main Street, Albright, W. Va.

Clearing trees to build the new town of Davis.

33. Birth of City, Davis, W. Va.

34. Pleasants County Fair; W. Va.

35. Train Depot; Durbin, W. Va.

36. The Arthurdale Association Cooperative Store; Arthurdale, W. Va.

37. Indian Rock, Cunningham Run; Harrison Co., W. Va.

38. Railroad Tracks Running Through Kerens, W. Va.

39. B & O Depot; Keyser, W. Va.

40. Harpers Ferry; Jefferson Co., W. Va.

41. Lamp Plant and Marble Plant

42. Aerial View of Lumberport; W. Va.

43. Street View of Mannington; W. Va.

44. Community Building; Mannington, W. Va.

Two Marshall football players, who were injured and didn't fly with the team on a plane which crashed and killed all 75 aboard, visit a symbolic wreath of flowers on Marshall's football field with the father of one of the victims. From left: Felix Jordan, Cincinnati, OH.; Nat Ruffin, Quincy, Fla.; and Lucian Sanders, Tuscaloosa, Ala., father of football player Larry Sanders.

45. Marshall Football Players Mourn the Death of Teammates; Huntington, W. Va.

First time in 27 years the West Virginia Mountaineers beat the Penn State Nittany  Lions 17 to 14 at Mountaineer field.

46. Students Tear Down Field Goal Post After West Virginia University Football Team Beats Penn State University; Morgantown, W. Va.

47. Car Driving Down Route 50; Macomber, W. Va.

48. Hamill C & C Co. Dump and Coal Carrier; Blaine, W. Va.

The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.

49. Monongah Mine After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.

50. Moore Farm Near Stewart Run; Harrisville, W. Va.