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Unidentified girl and her pet possums hitched to a small cart.

1. Little Girl and Pet Possums Pulling Cart, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040930
Title:
Little Girl and Pet Possums Pulling Cart, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Unidentified girl and her pet possums hitched to a small cart.
Unidentified girl and her pet possums hitched to a small cart.

2. Little Girl and Pet Possums Pulling Cart; Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040931
Title:
Little Girl and Pet Possums Pulling Cart; Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Unidentified girl and her pet possums hitched to a small cart.
Unidentified girl and her pet possums hitched to a small cart.

3. Little Girl and Pet Possums Pulling Cart, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040933
Title:
Little Girl and Pet Possums Pulling Cart, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Unidentified girl and her pet possums hitched to a small cart.
Bird creating a nest in a hanging clothespin bag.

4. Bird Building Nest in Clothespin Bag, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040934
Title:
Bird Building Nest in Clothespin Bag, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Bird creating a nest in a hanging clothespin bag.
Unidentified person takes a closer look at a bird perched in it's nest.

5. Bird In Nest, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040935
Title:
Bird In Nest, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Unidentified person takes a closer look at a bird perched in it's nest.
Rabbit nibbling on the end of a trap.

6. Rabbit Being Lured By Trap, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040936
Title:
Rabbit Being Lured By Trap, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Rabbit nibbling on the end of a trap.
Members identified, back row L to R: ? , Bert Johnson, ? , John Robert Martin, Harry Johnson, Tommy Burke, ___ Collins, Frank Wells, Bill Wells. Front row L to R: ? , Jeff Collins, Bill Morris, Clark Johnson, Lot Thomas, (little girl)Isabelle Thomas, Morris Clovis, Will Howard, Oz Wade. Young boy in front next to Lot Thomas is Ross Collins. Also inscribed on the back : "Lot Thomas furnished the uniforms for the band. Suits were red with gold braids. Mae Johnson Howard made Mr. Thomas' uniform The men took up a collection and presented it to Lot. Picture taken in front of Lot Thomas home. This home is now the Robert Ownen Funeral Home. At one time this band played for John Phillip Sousa." Labeled on back: "Sara Scott"

7. Thomas Gornet Band, Blacksville, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040937
Title:
Thomas Gornet Band, Blacksville, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1901
Description:
Members identified, back row L to R: ? , Bert Johnson, ? , John Robert Martin, Harry Johnson, Tommy Burke, ___ Collins, Frank Wells, Bill Wells. Front row L to R: ? , Jeff Collins, Bill Morris, Clark Johnson, Lot Thomas, (little girl)Isabelle Thomas, Morris Clovis, Will Howard, Oz Wade. Young boy in front next to Lot Thomas is Ross Collins. Also inscribed on the back : "Lot Thomas furnished the uniforms for the band. Suits were red with gold braids. Mae Johnson Howard made Mr. Thomas' uniform The men took up a collection and presented it to Lot. Picture taken in front of Lot Thomas home. This home is now the Robert Ownen Funeral Home. At one time this band played for John Phillip Sousa." Labeled on back: "Sara Scott"
Identified; far left-center, "Aunt" Mae Howard (in the buggy holding a baby); in the back of the wagon, standing sixth from right, Jessie Chaplin; Standing in the front-center of the wagon, Will Howard. Inscribed on the photograph, "The photograph was taken at the foot of the town hill in front of the old building built for the Baptist Church and upstairs Odd Fellow Lodge." Labeled on back: Sara Scott

8. Blacksville Band Wagon, Blacksville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040938
Title:
Blacksville Band Wagon, Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1895
Description:
Identified; far left-center, "Aunt" Mae Howard (in the buggy holding a baby); in the back of the wagon, standing sixth from right, Jessie Chaplin; Standing in the front-center of the wagon, Will Howard. Inscribed on the photograph, "The photograph was taken at the foot of the town hill in front of the old building built for the Baptist Church and upstairs Odd Fellow Lodge." Labeled on back: Sara Scott
Rear view of the Worley Fort. The "Worleys" were considered the first settlers in Blacksville area, circa 1783. The building was three stories high. At one time had a barricade or stockade fence around it. Just before reaching the third floor, there was a fake floor about one and half feet high to slip children into in a prone position during periods of danger from Indian attacks.

9. Worley Fort, Blacksville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040939
Title:
Worley Fort, Blacksville, W. Va.
Description:
Rear view of the Worley Fort. The "Worleys" were considered the first settlers in Blacksville area, circa 1783. The building was three stories high. At one time had a barricade or stockade fence around it. Just before reaching the third floor, there was a fake floor about one and half feet high to slip children into in a prone position during periods of danger from Indian attacks.
Dr. Clark left Blacksville, West Virginia before 1920. His wife was Joanna Stephens. Dr. Clark was born near Moorsville, West Virginia. He practiced dentistry in Morgantown, West Virginia during the 1920's and 1930's until his death in 1945. Photo labeled: Sara Scott

10. Home of Dr. David Clark, Blacksville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040941
Title:
Home of Dr. David Clark, Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Dr. Clark left Blacksville, West Virginia before 1920. His wife was Joanna Stephens. Dr. Clark was born near Moorsville, West Virginia. He practiced dentistry in Morgantown, West Virginia during the 1920's and 1930's until his death in 1945. Photo labeled: Sara Scott
Identified L to R: _?__, Ethel Chalfant Strosnider, Reed Strosnider, Joanna Stephens Clark, ? in front of Joanna, Olive Phillips. Also labeled: "Sara Scott" on the back of the photograph.

11. Fishing on Dunkard Creek, Monongalia County, W. Va/

IDNO:
040942
Title:
Fishing on Dunkard Creek, Monongalia County, W. Va/
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Identified L to R: _?__, Ethel Chalfant Strosnider, Reed Strosnider, Joanna Stephens Clark, ? in front of Joanna, Olive Phillips. Also labeled: "Sara Scott" on the back of the photograph.
This picture was taken before 1917 as the mill was painted red in 1917. Boss Park bought this mill in 1907 and move there from Tyler County, West Virginia. He modernized the equipment. Boss Park and his wife Mary are standing at the right of the door. The child Mrs. Park is holding is Harry or Earl. Mae Howard, wife of Will Howard is standing on steps just beyond Mrs. Park. Children left to right: Clarence Howard, Ethel Park, Frank Park- in front sitting. Photo labeled: Sara Scott

12. Boss Park and Family at Mill, Monongalia County, W. Va

IDNO:
040943
Title:
Boss Park and Family at Mill, Monongalia County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
This picture was taken before 1917 as the mill was painted red in 1917. Boss Park bought this mill in 1907 and move there from Tyler County, West Virginia. He modernized the equipment. Boss Park and his wife Mary are standing at the right of the door. The child Mrs. Park is holding is Harry or Earl. Mae Howard, wife of Will Howard is standing on steps just beyond Mrs. Park. Children left to right: Clarence Howard, Ethel Park, Frank Park- in front sitting. Photo labeled: Sara Scott