Vance Harvey was the son of W. F. Harvey. Information with the photograph includes "Taken when a member of football team at Ellicot City College, Maryland, killed in mine not long after through school. Slate Fall. He was trained as a mine executive but was in the mine and was killed."
Secretary of State Helen F. Holt Holding Up West Virginia State Flag
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undated
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Helen F. Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in the state of West Virginia from February 17, 1957 to December 1, 1958. She is also the widow of Senate Rush D. Holt.
Helen Holt Volunteering for Red Cross at Senate Office Building
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undated
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Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia. She was also an active volunteer for the Red Cross. She is most well known for her work in improving the housing and healthcare for the elderly of America.
Helen Holt Swearing Into Office of Elderly, Washington, D.C.
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undated
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Pictured with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Lynn. Holt was the first woman Secretary of State in West Virginia in 1955-1956. She continued active political participation long after her term and is most well known for her work in improving the housing and health care for the elderly.
A duty of Secretary of State. Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State from 1955-1956. She is also well known for her later career work with HUD in greatly improving the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly.
Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
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undated
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Huntington was the president of the C. & O. Railway when the line moved, in 1972, into what would later become Hinton and Summers County, W. Va.Huntington purchased, for the railroad, all the land where the City of Hinton now stands at public auction. He later purchased from the railroad all the land that would not be used by the railroad.
