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The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.

49. Interior of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:
029743
Title:
Interior of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.
Group portrait of workers at the Bowers Pottery. (The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.)

50. Workers of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:
029744
Title:
Workers of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Group portrait of workers at the Bowers Pottery. (The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.)
Emory Tetrick, the store owner is in photo.

51. Interior of Tetrick General Store, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
029745
Title:
Interior of Tetrick General Store, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Emory Tetrick, the store owner is in photo.
Three men stand in front of Tetrick General Store of Emory Tetrick, the store owner, Emory is the center figure.

52. Tetrick General Store, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
029746
Title:
Tetrick General Store, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Three men stand in front of Tetrick General Store of Emory Tetrick, the store owner, Emory is the center figure.

53. Nolte Bakery on Eoff Street During Flood, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
029747
Title:
Nolte Bakery on Eoff Street During Flood, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
'Wetzel County is situated in the extreme northwestern corner of West Virginia, in the Pittsburgh region, and so is in the very midst of a region which is very rich both in petroleum and natural gas. In a single year the wells of West Virginia produce more than 14,000,000 barrels of petroleum, and natural gas worth more than $4,000,000. In order to reach the oil it is necessary to drill through the solid rock, and sometimes to the depth of thousands of feed. Now and then the oil will rise to the surface, but for the most part it must be pumped up by machinery. The methods of drilling and pumping are everywhere just about the same. First comes the derrick, a frame-work about 20 feet square at the bottom, tapering almost to a point at the top, and rising to a height of from 40 to 60 feet. In the view parts of two derricks are seen. A stem engine is also necessary to work the pump, through a single engine is often sufficient to supply power for several wells. The large horizontal beam, seen above the horseman's head, rests upon a pivot in the center and the ends play up and down. One end is over the well and works the pump. When brought to the surface the oil is stored in huge iron tanks, or else is carried in pipe lines under ground and over mountains eastward to the great cities to be refined and shipped to markets all the world over.'

54. Pumping an Oil Well, Wetzel County, W. Va.

IDNO:
033184
Title:
Pumping an Oil Well, Wetzel County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Wetzel County is situated in the extreme northwestern corner of West Virginia, in the Pittsburgh region, and so is in the very midst of a region which is very rich both in petroleum and natural gas. In a single year the wells of West Virginia produce more than 14,000,000 barrels of petroleum, and natural gas worth more than $4,000,000. In order to reach the oil it is necessary to drill through the solid rock, and sometimes to the depth of thousands of feed. Now and then the oil will rise to the surface, but for the most part it must be pumped up by machinery. The methods of drilling and pumping are everywhere just about the same. First comes the derrick, a frame-work about 20 feet square at the bottom, tapering almost to a point at the top, and rising to a height of from 40 to 60 feet. In the view parts of two derricks are seen. A stem engine is also necessary to work the pump, through a single engine is often sufficient to supply power for several wells. The large horizontal beam, seen above the horseman's head, rests upon a pivot in the center and the ends play up and down. One end is over the well and works the pump. When brought to the surface the oil is stored in huge iron tanks, or else is carried in pipe lines under ground and over mountains eastward to the great cities to be refined and shipped to markets all the world over.'
Information included with the photograph, "This is the old home on Scott's Run where your father grew up." Stumptown is located at the junction of Scott's Run and Wade's Run.

55. Log Cabin Home of Samuel Lemley at Stumptown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036586
Title:
Log Cabin Home of Samuel Lemley at Stumptown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Information included with the photograph, "This is the old home on Scott's Run where your father grew up." Stumptown is located at the junction of Scott's Run and Wade's Run.

56. Main Street, Jane Lew, W. Va.

IDNO:
036708
Title:
Main Street, Jane Lew, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908

57. C. F. Teter's Residence, Philippi, W. Va.

IDNO:
036709
Title:
C. F. Teter's Residence, Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910

58. WVU Football Player

IDNO:
036710
Title:
WVU Football Player
Date:
ca. 1890-1900

59. Girl Scouts on the Westover Firetruck

IDNO:
036711
Title:
Girl Scouts on the Westover Firetruck
Date:
ca. 1950

60. Girl Scout Troop 35 on the Westover Firetruck

IDNO:
036712
Title:
Girl Scout Troop 35 on the Westover Firetruck
Date:
ca. 1950