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Louis Bennett, Jr. and others wait next to plane at Sheepshead Bay.
Flood waters covering housing portion of North Alderson.
'Second arcade building on High St.  Mooney in white shirt, manager soda grill fruit market'
Campers in uniform lined up for the military parade.
Scene of World War I draftees preparing to leave for training camp. 'This photo is from the original glass plate by M. Alexander. It was taken on Main Street near South Branch Valley National Bank. From left to right: Dr. R. E. L. Hackney, Scout Master, Frank McNeill, Boyd McWhorter, George Finley, and the boy in the white uniform with his back to the camera is Willie Dasher.'
A view of flood waters and its damage in Weston. Photograph given to Dr. Earl Core by Mrs. A. C. Shively (dec.)
A view of the flood and its damage in Weston.  Photograph given to Dr. Core by A. C. Shively, dec'd.
Photograph given to Dr. Core by A. C. Shively, dec'd.
Group portrait taken in front of Franklin Court House.
Group portrait of Sugar Grove Normal School students.  1st Row: far left, Pierce Mitchell; 2nd from left, Harry Mitchell; 4th from right, Early Kiser; 7th from the left, Jesse Harvey Eckard (later a well known teacher in Sugar Grove schools for 37 years.) 2nd Row: 4th from left, Lester Puffenberger.  3rd Row: 4th from left, Mervin Mitchell; 5th from left, Effie Puffenbarger; 8th from left, Whitney Propst.  Back row, Middle of picture: Luther Pitsenbarger.
Campfire Girls, outdoors and dressed in Native American clothing posed over Falling Run.
George Green standing beside a car with American flags.
Bernice Green leaning against a four cylinder Dodge car.
Later Coach.
A group portrait of basketball squad taken in studio.
Isabelle Stewart, Raymond McNeal, and Odetta Johnson sit on the lawn at school holding a school pennant.
A scene from Spring 1917, as students gather in front of Chitwood Hall protesting the faculty's decision to continue with final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany. Many schools across the country had canceled finals since most male students would be drafted or enlist in quick order.
Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel spring semester final exams after the United States had declared war on Germany.
Students protest the WVU administration's decision not to cancel the spring semester final exams as many other colleges had decided to do after the United States officially entered World War I on April 6th. Most male students would either enlist or be drafted as soon as possible forcing them to leave school before the end of the semester.
'This well was drilled by Ira D. Cox in 1917 on the farm of Claude Bowyer.  (Used for Golden Seal cover.)'
Post card sent November 22, 1917.
Could also be Pendergrast?
A photograph of a crowd gathered in a field to watch a demonstration by troops.
This one story building erected on the site of Huffman's Store which burned in 1916, is still being used as a store by Harold Sites. Left to right: Hobe Smith, John Spitzer, Dave Teter.
Exhibited Chicago 1917. Owned by Gore Brothers.
Exhibited Chicago 1917. Owned by the Gore Brothers.
Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.
Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.
Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.
Dapperly dressed in a suit, O'Rourke poses, sitting on rock in the river.
Front Row L to R: Mary Frum, Helen Tarr, Helen Louise Edmondson, R. Rosecore, Anna Lee Garletts; Back Row: Lucy Shuttlesworth, Helen Barnes, Jesse Wade (Riley), Rachel Coogle.
Pictured: Marked with a 1) Elias Yoak 2) Charles Arthur 3) Charles Shaffer
Group portrait of West Virginia University alumni and students as soldiers at army training camp during World War One. [No. 9]
Chester Messenger, teacher. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Shop track pictured on the left of the photo. Since then it has moved to East Yard.
Print number 704.
Confederate veterans pictured at the court house.
Print number 1541. 314 F.A., 187 Q.
Pictured: Emma Ward, Martha Lyle, Almeeda Stuckey, Jane
L.F. Silbaugh, teacher.
Teachers are Russel Metheny and Eethel Thomas, back right.
Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.
A scarecrow depicting a W. & J. football player is placed above a sign that reads, "Rest in Peace," after WVU defeated the team 7-0.
Lentz ('20), nicknamed "Beanie", was a halfback for the West Virginia University football team.
A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.
Paul "Monk" Hager ('19) was a player for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as "one of West Virginia's most valuable men."
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.
Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.
Lewis ('20) was a quarterback for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He came to WVU from Charleston High School.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Rhodes" is pictured in his practice gear.
Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) played an end position for West Virginia University's football team. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep, where he had won himself a name as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, Mills enlisted in the military.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Brooks" is pictured in his practice gear.
McCue ('21) was a guard for the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Wagner" is pictured in his practice gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Webster" is pictured in his practice gear.
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Anderson" is pictured in his practice gear.
A WVU football player identified as "Dad" is pictured in his practice gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Brannon" is pictured in his practice gear.
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Henry" is pictured in his practice gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Hutch" is pictured in his practice gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Chenny" is pictured in his practice gear.
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.
An unidentified West Virginia University football player is pictured in his practice gear.
An unidentified WVU football player is pictured in his practice gear.
A West Virginia University football player identified as "Knight" is pictured in his practice gear.
An unidentified West Virginia University football player is pictured in his practice gear.
An unidentified West Virginia University football player is pictured in his practice gear.