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Image from 'Industrial and Picturesque Clarksburg, W. Va.' published by the Press of the Clarksburg Telegram Company, Printers and Publishers, Clarksburg, W. Va., 1911.

1. Adamston Public School, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Two men attach the High St. sign and the Bank St. signs on High St.

2. Changing Street Signs on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

'I like this one of me better than any- Mrs. Long is on my left.'  Hester Harr pictured in middle.  Biographical information on Hester Harr obtained from her niece, Debra Harr. Hester Harr was a patient at Hopemont Hospital for approximately 10 years. After contracting tuberculosis, she was admitted in the Spring of 1926 and discharged 1936. She was born January 10,1906 in Buena, W. Va. near Canaan Valley, one of five children (the third and last daughter) of John R. and DeLarie Harr. Hester graduated from Petersburg High School in 1925. She entered Shepherd College in the fall of that year. In the spring of 1926, she transferred to West Virginia University. Her brother, Guy Harr, born 1909, was also a student at WVU at the same time. He also contracted tuberculosis and entered the Hopemont Sanitarium. He died at Hopemont in 1934. After leaving Hopemont, Hester Harr married Harold Yokum of Keyser on December 31, 1938. They made their home in Ridgeley, W. Va. near Short Gap, W. Va. (on Rt. 28 South of Cumberland). They had no children. Harold Yokum died in 1953. Hester Harr died in 1987 of complications of pneumonia. She is buried in the Maple River Cemetery in Petersburg, W. Va

3. Hester Luetta Harr at Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Preston County, W. Va.

Portrait of Louis McHenry Howe.

4. Howe, Louis McHenry

5. Two Views of a Creek at Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, W. Va.

The falls are 10 miles from Hillsboro and have a drop of 22 feet.  Courtesy of the State Conservation Commission.  Ch. 41, p. 543.

6. Middle Hills Falls, Near Hillsboro, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

'This house is constructed like the letter T. The main part of the house is 14'6" x 8'. joining this at the middle of the south side is a roosting shed 12' x 40'.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'

7. Laying House Number 3 on O. M. Stone's Poultry Farm, Jackson County, W. Va.

8. 140 Foot Telescope, Green Bank, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

9. Rockett Home at 632 Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

10. Livestock Show, Wheeling, W. Va.

Front view of the Salvation Army Church.

11. Salvation Army Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

12. Armstrong Hall, West Virginia University

13. Wana Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

14. Dining Room of J.T. Lakin's Home in Wheeling, W. Va.

15. WVU Swimming Team Member Thomas Greenstreet

Teams of horses hauling supplies by a derrick.

16. Teaming in Oil Field No. 4, Shinnston, W. Va.

View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.

17. East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.

Coal cars on tracks in the winter time.

18. Winter Scene, Thomas, W. Va.

Architects drawing of the CAC.

19. Creative Arts Center Model, West Virginia University

20. Coal Miners at Price Hill, W. Va.

21. Distant Rear View of the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Preston County, W. Va.

Left to Right:  Charles A. Stevenson, Scott Davis, Lloyd C. Neilson, Dyke Raese.

22. Business Meeting, Morgantown, W. Va.

23. Aerial View of Forestry Center, Percival Hall, West Virginia University

24. Abrahamson Apple Storage and Packing

25. Stuart Memorial Drive in Monongahela Forest, near Elkins, W. Va.

26. Dinner at the Richie County Fairgrounds, Pennsboro, W. Va.

A riverboat is visible along the shore near Walnut Street as a dapperly attired man cruises in the "Nancy".

27. Boating on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

The old Sanbower home, on Rumsey Avenue, north of High Street.

28. Sanbower Home, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

'Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.'

29. Low Water Stream in Monongalia County, W. Va.

30. Class Photo Old Avis School, Summers County, W. Va.

31. Postmaster G.E. Bare and Wife in the Post Office, Alderson W. Va

'East side of [Monongahela] river, Star City at left'.

32. Building the Bridge at Star City, Morgantown, W. Va.

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is standing with the graduating class and teacher at Arthurdale.

33. Eleanor Roosevelt with High School Graduates at Arthurdale, Preston County,W. Va.

Olga Aegerter Holtkamp's daughter, Grace, on horseback.  Helvetia, W. Va.

34. Holtkamp, Grace on a Horse, Helvetia, W. Va.

35. Agriculture Train at Cannelton, Fayette County, W. Va.

36. Romines Mill Covered Bridge, Lost Creek Road, Harrison County, W. Va.

Soldiers are marching in the Memorial Day Parade in Morgantown, West Virginia.

37. Memorial Day Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

38. Architectural Plan of Ground Floor of Medical Center, West Virginia University

'Home of Jesse Hughes. Located at the mouth of Jesse's Run, Lewis County, West Virginia. This edifice is no longer standing.'Built in the late eighteenth century, this building also served as the Mitchell family homestead during the 1800s.

39. Home of Jesse Hughes, Lewis County, W. Va.

40. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

41. Pietro Company Construction Site in Williamson, W. Va.

Glass company located in Sabraton, W. Va. near Morgantown, W. Va.

42. Pressed Prism Plate Glass Company, Sabraton, W. Va.

'1st row left to right: 1. Unknown, 2. Judge Johnson (Head of Law School), 3. Robert H. Armstrong, 4. A.R. Whitehill (chemistry). 2nd row: 1. Mr.D. M. Willis, 2. Harvey Hill, 3. St. George Tucker Brooke, 4. Dr. James W. Hartigan. 3rd row: 1. Russel L. Morris, 2. A. J. Hare, Registrar for years, 3. John L. Johnston, 4. Mr. 'Foxie' Stewart, 5. Thomas E. Hodges, 6. Mr. P. B. Reynolds. 4th row: 1. Russ Morris, 2. Professor Wm. Willey, 3. Mr. R. W. Douthat, 4. Waitman Barbe.'

43. Faculty Group Portrait, West Virginia University

In basement of old Commencement (Reynolds) Hall, in charge of Dr. Hartigan.

44. Reynolds Hall Gymnasium, West Virginia University

Group portrait of 'Old Folks' at the State Home For aged and Infirmed Colored Men and Women

45. Patients of the State Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Men and Women, Huntington, W. Va.

46. Paving Van Gilder Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

47. Out of Focus Photo Looking Down the New River from Fire Creek Depot

Joseph A. Dusch's Esso Service Station in Wheeling, W. Va., on corner of 33rd Eoff streets.  Includes two gas pumps and presumably J.A. Dusch standing in front of his station.

48. J. A. Dusch's Esso Station, Wheeling, W. Va.

View of four men in front of Groves and Halterman Furniture and Department Store from across the street, Petersburg, W. Va. 'Harmen Groves, F. E. Harman, Wilbur Heach'

49. Groves and Halterman Furniture and Department Store, Petersburg, W. Va.

Room filled with engines.

50. Interior of a Power Plant at Price Hill Colliery Company

51. Sweet Springs Sanitorium, now the Andrew Rowan Memorial Home

52. Blacksmith Shop in Morgantown, W. Va.

"How to spoil a lovely building on the backside."

53. Stewart Hall during Construction, West Virginia University

54. Construction of a House in Morgantown, W. Va.

55. Steamboat Jim Wood on Ohio River near Wheeling, W. Va.

'This man is possibly W. J. Brunner, WVU Engineering Student, class of 1898.'

56. WVU Engineering Student W. J. Brunner Having His Haircut, Morgantown, W. Va.

57. Parking lot Between High and Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

58. Main Street, Wheeling, W. Va. Looking North From 12th Street

59. Students Walking Across Grumbein Island, West Virginia University

60. Dinner at a Social Gathering, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

61. Codling Moth Spraying Experiment, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

62. Residence and Cannery of E. L. Rice, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

63. Harry Heflin, Vice-President of Finance and Administration, West Virginia University

A group portrait of children and farm animals gathered for a District Show in  Lewis County.

64. Several Local Clubs Combined for a District Show, Lewis County

65. WVU Baseball Player Simpson

There is a farm house located to the left of the fields.

66. Haystacks in a Field in Upshur County, W. Va.

The front of the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, West Virginia.

67. Presbyterian Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

68. Construction Scene, Morgantown, W. Va.

69. Pietro Company Road Work on the Fourth Avenue Curve in Williamson, W. Va.

70. Laboratory, West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, West Virginia University

71. Students Painting in Art Class, West Virginia University

Group portrait of coal officials posing for picture during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.

72. Coal Officials During a Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip

Includes a chair, cabinet, ceramic chickens, and lamps.

73. Display of Antiques, Morgantown, W. Va.

'West Virginia coal miners entering 'the bowels of the earth' to produce fuel for the defense of the Nation.  The State supplies more than a quarter of the Nation's total production of coal.' Courtesy of W. Va. Dept of Labor.

74. Coal Miners Entering Mine, 'The Man Trip'

Charles Harrimon (pictured on the right), Buckwheat Festival, 1967, Preston County, W. Va.

75. Charles Harrimon and Richard Greene, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

Desks and chairs inside the Capitol building in Charleston, W. Va.

76. Interior of the West Virginia State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Five unidentified  people on the porch of P. W. Atkinson's residence.

77. Home of P. W. Atkinson, Berkeley County, W. Va.

78. Working Out on a Rowing Machine, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Yearbook photos of Rowlesburg High School senior class and faculty.

79. Rowlesburg High School Senior Class and Faculty, Preston County, W. Va.

A portrait of W.C. Cooper, possibly the President of Board of Education Fork Lick District, Webster County, West Virginia.

80. Cooper, W. C. of Webster County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Alton Anderson, Farmers Day Chr., Robert Halbutter, Asst General Chr., John Trenton, Genearl Chr., Shriley Wilkinson, Secretary, Jim Wilkinson, Antiques Car Show Chr., Phil Spahr, School Day Chr., Bert Cence, Horse Show Chr., Bill Armstrong, Fireman Day Chr.  Absent from photo - Jan Cook.'

81. General Chairman of the Buckwheat Festival and Committee, Preston County, W. Va.

"Campus Club members Mrs. C. Mahlon Fraley, center; Mrs. Alan Gilbert, left; and Mrs. J. J. Lawless, president of Campus Club.

82. Campus Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

83. Elizabeth Moore Hall, West Virginia University

84. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

Hinkle Home, dating from Revolutionary War days, Germany Valley.

85. Hinkle Home from the Revolutionary War Period, Pendleton County, W. Va.

86. Upshur High School Thespians, Upshur County, W. Va.

Engraving of Major General William T. Sherman.

87. Sherman, Major General William T.

'The Plus 6" coal will be crushed to minus 1.5" and two 16,6" Chance Cones will wash the 6 x 3/8 coal. Current production of approximately 1800 tons per day is crushed to minus 1.25" then trucked to the storage yard of the new Kammer Power plant.'

88. Ireland Mine Preparation Plant

Pictured left to right; Mrs. J.D. Everly (president), Mrs. Wilhelm (vice president), Mrs. C. P. Wilhelm and Mrs. Bower (treasurer).

89. Women's Club Officers, Preston County, W. Va.

90. Elk in a Rural Field

White house with trellis on the side and a woman standing on the porch.

91. Homestead A-2 (the Show House) at Arthurdale, W. Va.

Three men are enjoying a boat ride on a river near a bridge.

92. Boating Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

First Row, Left to Right:  O. T. Sines (day guard), George Travis (eng.), H. O. Vantramp (eng.), Frank Moore (baker), unknown (teacher), W. R. Collins (guard).  Second Row, Left to Right:  Mr. Walter (stable boss), Ralph Kunst (guard), C. E. Bunner (chief eng.), H. L. McMillin (boy's cook).  Third Row, Left to Right:  Mr. Deering (guard), E. Whitescarver (teacher), Mr. Sheppard (shoe shop supervisor).'  The men pose for a group portrait as the boys look out the windows of the school behind them.

93. Staff of W. Va. Industrial School for Boys on Flag Day, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

Circulating Liquor Cooler, Bldg. 109 From Volume One of Morgantown Ordnance Plant Pictures at Morgantown, W. Va.  Constructed and Operated by the Ammonia Department, E. I. Dupont De Nemours and Company.

94. Coke Oven Area, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'? Chestnut Street Row Houses.'

95. Row Houses in Morgantown, W. Va.

Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.

96. Miner Roof Bolting