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A cabinet card portrait of an unidentified little boy dressed in velvet trimmed dress and straw hat, standing with a rocking horse.

27349. Little Boy with Rocking Horse

IDNO:
027349
Title:
Little Boy with Rocking Horse
Description:
A cabinet card portrait of an unidentified little boy dressed in velvet trimmed dress and straw hat, standing with a rocking horse.
A cabinet card portrait of an unidentified little girl wearing a lace trimmed dress and high buttoned shoes and a look of boredom. Inscribed on the back of the photograph, "Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to Uncle 'Pug.'"

27350. Portrait of Little Girl in West Virginia

IDNO:
027350
Title:
Portrait of Little Girl in West Virginia
Description:
A cabinet card portrait of an unidentified little girl wearing a lace trimmed dress and high buttoned shoes and a look of boredom. Inscribed on the back of the photograph, "Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to Uncle 'Pug.'"
'Guess who? Thelma and Wendall Cooper, children of Florence Burle Cooper.'

27351. Thelma and Wendall Cooper

IDNO:
027351
Title:
Thelma and Wendall Cooper
Description:
'Guess who? Thelma and Wendall Cooper, children of Florence Burle Cooper.'
'Little Vera Ely who died at 3-years-old. Mrs. W. E. Ely 600 Julian St. Parkersburg'

27352. Vera Ely, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
027352
Title:
Vera Ely, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1902
Description:
'Little Vera Ely who died at 3-years-old. Mrs. W. E. Ely 600 Julian St. Parkersburg'
'From all of us, Children and Housemother in West Virginia Cottage. Pearl Halloway, Mary Alice White, age 6; Roxanne Harr, age 14; Leala White, age 15; Mike White, age 8; Johnny Sizemore, age 13; Gary Harrison, age 14; Sandy Harrison, age 12; David Sizemore, age 10.'

27353. VFW Home Children and Housemother in the West Virginia Cottage

IDNO:
027353
Title:
VFW Home Children and Housemother in the West Virginia Cottage
Date:
1962
Description:
'From all of us, Children and Housemother in West Virginia Cottage. Pearl Halloway, Mary Alice White, age 6; Roxanne Harr, age 14; Leala White, age 15; Mike White, age 8; Johnny Sizemore, age 13; Gary Harrison, age 14; Sandy Harrison, age 12; David Sizemore, age 10.'
WPDX started in 1947. Roy Acuff is third from left.

27354. Roy Acuff and other Musicians at WPDX Radio in Clarksburg, W. Va

IDNO:
027354
Title:
Roy Acuff and other Musicians at WPDX Radio in Clarksburg, W. Va
Description:
WPDX started in 1947. Roy Acuff is third from left.
Four country musicians holding their instruments - guitars, upright bass, and violin (fiddle).

27355. Hanks Hillbillies at Wheeling Jamboree, Wheeling, W.Va.

IDNO:
027355
Title:
Hanks Hillbillies at Wheeling Jamboree, Wheeling, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Four country musicians holding their instruments - guitars, upright bass, and violin (fiddle).
'Mr. Joseph Doll the oldest man in this section. He is the sixth generation of Dolls to own this farm, he now owns some 800 acres.' Coyd Yost Photographer. Keyser, W. Va.

27356. Portrait of Joseph Doll, Mineral County, W. Va.

IDNO:
027356
Title:
Portrait of Joseph Doll, Mineral County, W. Va.
Description:
'Mr. Joseph Doll the oldest man in this section. He is the sixth generation of Dolls to own this farm, he now owns some 800 acres.' Coyd Yost Photographer. Keyser, W. Va.
'The spring which was to the back of Nancy Hanks home. Note crock on top of spring. Mr. Joseph Doll drinking.' Coyd Yost Photographer. Keyser, W.Va.

27357. Portrait of Joseph Doll, Mineral County, W. Va.

IDNO:
027357
Title:
Portrait of Joseph Doll, Mineral County, W. Va.
Description:
'The spring which was to the back of Nancy Hanks home. Note crock on top of spring. Mr. Joseph Doll drinking.' Coyd Yost Photographer. Keyser, W.Va.
John W. Davis age 14 - at Pantops

27358. John W. Davis

IDNO:
027358
Title:
John W. Davis
Description:
John W. Davis age 14 - at Pantops

27359. Portrait of John W. Davis on Horseback

IDNO:
027359
Title:
Portrait of John W. Davis on Horseback
DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated from the literary department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1892; taught school; reentered the university and was graduated from its law department in 1895; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksburg, W. Va.; professor of law at Washington and Lee University in 1896 and 1897; resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1897; member of the State house of delegates in 1899; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904; president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906; appointed a member of the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws in 1909; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, to August 29, 1913, when he resigned; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court; Solicitor General of the United States 1913-1918; appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James and served from November 21, 1918, to March 31, 1921; member of the American delegation for conference with Germany on the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war, held in Berne, Switzerland, in September 1918; honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, London, England; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932; was a resident of Nassau County, N.Y., and practiced law in New York City until his death; died in Charleston, S.C., March 24, 1955; interment in Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.

27360. John W. Davis

IDNO:
027360
Title:
John W. Davis
Description:
DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated from the literary department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1892; taught school; reentered the university and was graduated from its law department in 1895; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksburg, W. Va.; professor of law at Washington and Lee University in 1896 and 1897; resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1897; member of the State house of delegates in 1899; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904; president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1906; appointed a member of the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws in 1909; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, to August 29, 1913, when he resigned; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court; Solicitor General of the United States 1913-1918; appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James and served from November 21, 1918, to March 31, 1921; member of the American delegation for conference with Germany on the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war, held in Berne, Switzerland, in September 1918; honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, London, England; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1924; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932; was a resident of Nassau County, N.Y., and practiced law in New York City until his death; died in Charleston, S.C., March 24, 1955; interment in Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.