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- IDNO:
- 046242
- Title:
- Civil War Veterans in Beckley, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Confederate veterans pictured at the court house.
- IDNO:
- 046345
- Title:
- World War I Buglers
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Print number 1541. 314 F.A., 187 Q.
- IDNO:
- 046537
- Title:
- Grandmothers and Grandchildren
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Pictured: Emma Ward, Martha Lyle, Almeeda Stuckey, Jane
- IDNO:
- 049382
- Title:
- Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051745
- Title:
- Scarecrow Imitating Washington & Jefferson Football Player, Fairmont, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051746
- Title:
- WVU Football Player J. Howard Lentz, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Lentz ('20), nicknamed "Beanie", was a halfback for the West Virginia University football team.
- IDNO:
- 051773
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Harris, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.
- IDNO:
- 051774
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Curry, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.
- IDNO:
- 051775
- Title:
- WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051776
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- 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."
- IDNO:
- 051777
- Title:
- WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.
- IDNO:
- 051778
- Title:
- WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- 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.