Captain Bill Griffith of Big Briar Creek, Boone County, W. Va.
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"Captain Bill Griffith" (William C. Griffith of Big Briar Creek, Boone County, West Virginia. Griffith captained a stern wheeler named "Peytona" on the Coal River. He was the first to navigate a stern-wheeler through the Coal River's new locks and dams in 1855. During the Civil War, Griffith served in the ranks of Company B, 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate Army.
Horse and Carriages Outside of Fisher's General Store, Grassy Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1900
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Notes on back of photograph: "Uncle Edgar Lucher (3rd on porch), Uncle Ira Lucher (And first wife, who's name is unreadable), Uncle Sam Fordham and Clara Lucher (daughter of Aunt Nina)." Note the nets over the horses' ears to keep flies out.
Left to right:n Great Britain's Prince Edward; U. S. Army General John J. Pershing; Unidentified; Winston Churchill; and John W. Davis. Davis was from Clarksburg, W. Va. and ran for United States President in 1924.