Side View of Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Built over a period of seven years, 1889-1896, the building project suffered many financial setbacks. A money gift from the Silas Curtis estate for whom the church is named, assured its final completion.
Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
The church, built in 1889 through 1896, held worship services for Storer College students and its own congregation of mostly African-American residents from Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. It was named for New England minister and abolitionist, Reverend Silas Curtis, who was one of the moving forces in establishing Storer College. He served as a Trustee in the early years of the school.
CCC Crew on Road Building Machinery, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers With Their Tools, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers in Action, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers Group Photo, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers Digging Along Side Road, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers Atop Vehicle on Rough Road at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers Operating Machinery at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Float Next to Old Railroad Engine at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Group of Musicians at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Possible Baseball Team Loaded in Bed of Pickup Truck at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers Building Road or Trail at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers on Lunch Break at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Workers at Camp Cranberry Woke Up and Went to Bed With Company Bugler, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Worker Leaning Against Car in Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
'O.M. and Crew, H.L. Truck' at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
'J.T.' Sits on Front of Truck at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
'Just a Gang of Gold Bricks', People Up in Tree at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Worker 'Wild Bill' at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
First Aid Medic for CCC Workers at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Worker P.R. on Company Street at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Worker J.C. on Company Street at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Civilian Conservation Corps Members 'T.N., E.L., and R.B.' with Jackhammer at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
'A Rookie E.N.' CCC Worker at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Air Compressor and Gang, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Initials of CCC workers pictured: "W.T.N., E.L., and R.B.". Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
CCC Worker Operating the Trail Builder, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Barracks No. 2 Company 525 CCC, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
'Just the Bald Headed Gang', Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Civilian Conservation Corps Members With Air Compressor Machine, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Portrait of United States Senator Rush D. Holt. Inscribed on the photograph,' Young people should not be afraid to put their ideas against those of their elders. They should not accept things simply because those things are old and conventional. This is a time for questioning and experimentation. It is through this kind of conflict that every worth while advance has come. Young people must not follow the old standards and leaders blindly through.'
United States Senator Rush D. Holt from Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Portrait of West Virginia Senator Holt, the youngest person ever popularly elected to the United States Senate. Holt served in the Senate 1935 to 1941, continued his political career in West Virginia state government until his death in 1955.
Jefferson County Courthouse, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
North end of court room, west of main corridor. Extensive damage was done to the courthouse during several army occupations and battles during the Civil War. The structure was eventually restored.
View of the back of the house from the north-east. General Horatio Gates built the house ca. 1760. Later he served under George Washington during the American Revolution.
View from the south west. Built by Frank Turner in 1830 on the Berryville Rd. near Charles Town. He sold the property, also known as Bullskin Farm to Straith Briscoe.
Lowlands at Mouth of Savage River, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Lowlands at mouth of Savage River, where Major Mayo camped in 1736, when making first survey of lands. It was here that the surveyors, half starved, considered eating one of their own part in order that all would not perish. The discovery of a flock of wild turkeys relieved the situation."
Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Savage River where it empties into the North Branch of Potomac River at Bloomington, Maryland, two miles west of Piedmont, West Virginia. On the lowlands to the left Major Mayo camped on his famous expedition in 1736. Here the surveyors, half starved, considered eating one of their own party. The discovery of a flock of wild turkeys relieved the situation."
President's Cottage at White Sulphur Springs Resort, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Built in 1816, this dwelling served as a summer home for many United States Presidents such as John Tyler and Martin Van Buren. It later housed the "Old White Museum".
This post card photograph was included in West Virginia University student, Charles K. McWhorter's narrative documenting his military experiences during World War II. The Our River on the right, borders between Luxembourg and Germany. This area was on the heavily fortified Siegfried Line in Germany. After a bloody five day offensive in January, 1945, McWhorter's unit, the 319th Infantry of the 80th Division broke through the line into Germany.
Performers at Radio Station WHJB, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Performers and staff of radio station WHJB of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Around 1936 West Virginia country and western music artists Doc Williams and the border Riders began broadcasting from its station.
'Joe Dadich's Garage (1887-1952) on Harding Avenue, near present site of Pierpont House. He bought wrecked and damaged cars, fixed them, and sold them. He is thought to be Morgantown's First Used Car Dealer.'