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Frank Henry was a glass worker for Banner Glass Company. His home was located on the corner of Third and E Streets. The Armory can be seen in the background.

1. Residence of Frank Henry, 147 Third Ave, South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
038854
Title:
Residence of Frank Henry, 147 Third Ave, South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Frank Henry was a glass worker for Banner Glass Company. His home was located on the corner of Third and E Streets. The Armory can be seen in the background.
Marie Henry, wife of Frank Henry, is standing on the porch. The house is located on the corner of Third and E Streets.

2. Residence of Frank and Marie Henry, 147 Third Avenue, South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
038855
Title:
Residence of Frank and Marie Henry, 147 Third Avenue, South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Marie Henry, wife of Frank Henry, is standing on the porch. The house is located on the corner of Third and E Streets.
Built by the Henry family,ca. 1910, the structure is located on 7th Avenue across from the Indian Mound.

3. First Brick Building in South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
038856
Title:
First Brick Building in South Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Built by the Henry family,ca. 1910, the structure is located on 7th Avenue across from the Indian Mound.
Front Row, left to right: Fred B. Secrest, engineer; Arthur Ratliff, brakeman; Sam May, fireman; Walter O'Brien, conductor. Back Row L to R: Harry Gatewood, brakeman; Albin Haynes, brakeman.

4. Railroad Workers Pose on Kanawha and Michigan Engine # 547, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
038858
Title:
Railroad Workers Pose on Kanawha and Michigan Engine # 547, Southern West Virginia
Date:
1909
Description:
Front Row, left to right: Fred B. Secrest, engineer; Arthur Ratliff, brakeman; Sam May, fireman; Walter O'Brien, conductor. Back Row L to R: Harry Gatewood, brakeman; Albin Haynes, brakeman.
Fred Secrest, an engineer for the Kanawha and Michigan Railway was not to be stopped by the flooded Wagner Railroad Yard in Point Pleasant, along the Ohio River. He backed the engine into the flooded yard, pulled down the hose into the water and filled up the boiler. Secrest is seen standing in back of the locomotive. (Engine 51-2511-566; Bald. 0-6-0 '87)

5. Engineer Fred B. Secrest Fills Up Engine No. 566 With Flood Water, Point Pleasant, W. Va.

IDNO:
038873
Title:
Engineer Fred B. Secrest Fills Up Engine No. 566 With Flood Water, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
Date:
1902
Description:
Fred Secrest, an engineer for the Kanawha and Michigan Railway was not to be stopped by the flooded Wagner Railroad Yard in Point Pleasant, along the Ohio River. He backed the engine into the flooded yard, pulled down the hose into the water and filled up the boiler. Secrest is seen standing in back of the locomotive. (Engine 51-2511-566; Bald. 0-6-0 '87)
Postcard photograph of workers posing on Engine #302; Identified workers are Engineer Fred B. Secrest, in white and Brakeman Arthur Ratliff, sitting right of Secrest.

6. Employees of Kanawha and Michigan Railroad in Southern W. Va.

IDNO:
038874
Title:
Employees of Kanawha and Michigan Railroad in Southern W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Postcard photograph of workers posing on Engine #302; Identified workers are Engineer Fred B. Secrest, in white and Brakeman Arthur Ratliff, sitting right of Secrest.
Postcard photograph of probably a Kanawha and Michigan Railroad train and workers with Engine No. 518. Identified are Brakeman Arthur Ratliff, 2nd from the left and Engineer Fred B. Secrest, 4th from the left.

7. Group Portrait of Employees With Engine No. 518, Southern W. Va.

IDNO:
038876
Title:
Group Portrait of Employees With Engine No. 518, Southern W. Va.
Date:
ca.1909
Description:
Postcard photograph of probably a Kanawha and Michigan Railroad train and workers with Engine No. 518. Identified are Brakeman Arthur Ratliff, 2nd from the left and Engineer Fred B. Secrest, 4th from the left.
West Virginia University football players, L to R: running back Bobby Moss, Captain and All-American lineman Sam Huff, All-American lineman Bruce Bosley, running back Joe Marconi, and quarterback Fred Wyant, leave Mountaineer Field after practice. Note Woodburn Hall can be seen in the background.

8. Mountaineers After Practice, WVU Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
046974
Title:
Mountaineers After Practice, WVU Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1955
Description:
West Virginia University football players, L to R: running back Bobby Moss, Captain and All-American lineman Sam Huff, All-American lineman Bruce Bosley, running back Joe Marconi, and quarterback Fred Wyant, leave Mountaineer Field after practice. Note Woodburn Hall can be seen in the background.
Rafer Johnson won the gold medal in the 1960 Olympics decathlon. He was also the United States team's flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rome during the summer of 1960.

9. Rafer Johnson and Rene Henry

IDNO:
054281
Title:
Rafer Johnson and Rene Henry
Date:
undated
Description:
Rafer Johnson won the gold medal in the 1960 Olympics decathlon. He was also the United States team's flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Rome during the summer of 1960.