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A mound of material and rock gathered beside the dirt path.

229. Route 20 Construction Site Quarry, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049407
Title:
Route 20 Construction Site Quarry, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A mound of material and rock gathered beside the dirt path.
Lillian (front), Gladys, Glenna and Mark Shumate pictured outside of the home.

230. Shumate Kids Outside of Farmhouse in Little Stony Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
049445
Title:
Shumate Kids Outside of Farmhouse in Little Stony Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Lillian (front), Gladys, Glenna and Mark Shumate pictured outside of the home.
Ten unidentified boys pose for a group picture.

231. A Group of Boys Loitering Outside a Park in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049473
Title:
A Group of Boys Loitering Outside a Park in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Ten unidentified boys pose for a group picture.
Turner, his wife and children are pictured in front of their home.

232. Samuel Turner and Family, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049504
Title:
Samuel Turner and Family, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Turner, his wife and children are pictured in front of their home.
Three men walk across a lawn with their golf gear. The country club house sits on the left. Subjects unidentified.

233. Golf Course at Willowood County Club, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049524
Title:
Golf Course at Willowood County Club, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Three men walk across a lawn with their golf gear. The country club house sits on the left. Subjects unidentified.
Parker stands behind the store counter.

234. Pete Parker's Grocery Store, Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
049940
Title:
Pete Parker's Grocery Store, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Parker stands behind the store counter.
View from the river bank of the construction site.

235. Bluestone River Dam Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
050087
Title:
Bluestone River Dam Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
View from the river bank of the construction site.
View overlooking the Bluestone River where a dam is to be constructed.

236. Site of the Bluestone River Dam, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
050088
Title:
Site of the Bluestone River Dam, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
View overlooking the Bluestone River where a dam is to be constructed.
Ralph John lived with his parents just north of the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line. He spend much of his leisure time visiting Morgantown and hunting in the West Virginia mountains. John joined the Army just before the United States entered the war and was in the second wave of the invasion of France, following D-Day June 6th, 1944. Ralph John was killed in action near St Lo, France on August 15, 1944. He was 30 years old.

237. Ralph John of Mt. Morris, Greene County, PA

IDNO:
051261
Title:
Ralph John of Mt. Morris, Greene County, PA
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Ralph John lived with his parents just north of the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line. He spend much of his leisure time visiting Morgantown and hunting in the West Virginia mountains. John joined the Army just before the United States entered the war and was in the second wave of the invasion of France, following D-Day June 6th, 1944. Ralph John was killed in action near St Lo, France on August 15, 1944. He was 30 years old.
A fleet of U.S. bomber airplanes fly across the sky. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia Scrapbook.

238. Flight of Bombers in Hawaii

IDNO:
051995
Title:
Flight of Bombers in Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A fleet of U.S. bomber airplanes fly across the sky. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia Scrapbook.
Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

239. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

IDNO:
051996
Title:
Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
Soldiers gather around a firing anti-aircraft gun during a defense campaign. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

240. Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action at Night, Hawaii

IDNO:
051997
Title:
Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action at Night, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Soldiers gather around a firing anti-aircraft gun during a defense campaign. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.