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1. Oil Well on W.T.W. Dye Farm, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

Fred S. Hathaway and unknown person walking oil pipeline.

2. Fred S. Hathaway On W.T.W. Dye Farm, Calhoun, W. Va.

Unknown person kneeling on top of an oil well.

3. Oil Well on W.T.W. Dye Farm, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

Fred S. Hathaway on top of an oil tank loacted on Dr. W. T. W. Dye's farm.

4. Fred S. Hathaway On Waitman T. Willey Dye Farm, Calhoun, W. Va.

Unknown person walking the pipeline.

5. Oil Well On W.T.W. Dye Farm, Grantsville, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

6. Fred S. Hathaway and Virginia Hathaway on W.T.W. Dye Farm, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Nearly 70 students were enrolled in the first class when the school opened in 1922.

7. Calhoun County High School Under Construction, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Erie steam shovel or excavator being used to remove dirt for the road bed.

8. Road Construction Near Grantsville, W. Va.

Unidentified workmen stand on stone piers during construction on the Grantsville Bridge.

9. Grantsville Bridge Over Little Kanawha River Under Construction, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

10. Building Bridge Across Little Kanawha River At Grantsville, W. Va.

The "Edith" paddles on the Little Kanawha.

11. Packet Boat On Little Kanawha River, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

12. Gary Bowers Holds Hitched Horses, Grantsville, W. Va.

Front row, left to right:  John Davis (standing), Kay "Boots" Stevens, Jake Hayhurst, Ellie Propst, Harry "Hike" Smith, Fred Ball, and Frank Deem.  Second row, standing, left to right:  Mont Smith, Walter Eli Smith, Bill Durst (photo taken before he lost his arm in an accident at the factory), John Harris, Wes Propst, Wait Ball, and Frankie Smith.

13. Workers at G.L. Cabot's Carbon Black Factory, Calhoun County, W. Va.

celebration marking the end of World War I. Postcard photograph is labeled, "Star Spangle Banner".

14. Armistice Day Parade, Gratnsvill, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Bystanders watching the parade celebrating the end of Worl War I.

15. Armistice Day Parade, Grantsville, W. Va.

16. Armistice Day Parade, Grantsville, W. Va.

Recruits load onto buses.

17. Buses For World War II Recruits, Grantsville, W. Va.

Pictured: Marked with a 1) Elias Yoak 2) Charles Arthur 3) Charles Shaffer

18. Calhoun Co. Recruits During World War I, Calhoun County., W. Va.

Group portrait of new military recruits during World War I.

19. Calhoun County's Soldier Boys, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

Automobiles, waving American flags line the main street.

20. 'Our Soldier Boys Starting For The Front', Calhoun, Co., W. Va.

Trucks loaded with scrap metal, driving through town. Many citizens pitched in to support the war effort by collecting materials for recycling.

21. World War II Scrap Metal Drive, Grantsville, W. Va.

Collecting scrap metal in the back of trucks. Calhoun County citizens aided the war effort by collecting scrap metal to be receycled into miltary needs. The John Deer Company encouraged farmers to "Sink a sub from your farm, bring in your scrap metal".

22. World War II Scrap Metal Drive, Grantsville, W. Va.

Scrap metal in the back of trucks roll through town. Scrap drives were prompted to involve citizens for morale purposes as well as helping the war effort.

23. World War II Scrap Metal Drive, Grantsville, W. Va.

Bystanders watch trucks go by with collected scrapmetal in the back.

24. World War II Scrap Metal Drive, Grantsville, W. Va.

Established in 1832.

25. First Baptist Church, Grantsville, W. Va.

Only identified subjects; Virginia (marked with "X") and Frederick (Check mark).

26. Sunday School at Bethlehem Church, Grantsville, W. Va.

Pictured: Will Rogers- back row, third from right; Oral B. Hathaway- back row, fourth from right; Fred Smiley Hathaway- second row, fourth from right; Walt Stump- second row, fifth from left; Jerome Francis- first row, fifth from left; Hagan Tommy Francis- first row, third from right

27. Men's Bible Class at Bethlehem Church, Grantsville, W. Va.

28. Sycamore Church Dedication, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

29. Sycamore Baptist Church Burning, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

Eva Dye Hathaway is the one behind the post.

30. Eva Dye Hathaway Quilting With Friends, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

One of only two cars in town.

31. Fred S. Hathaway With Virginia On Farm, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

32. Eva Dye Hathaway Next to Ford Roadster, Calhoun, Co. W. Va.

At the Stanard House, left to right (inside the drawn circle): Rev. E. J. Woofter, Eva Dye and Mrs. W. T. W. Dye (Sophie)

33. Vacation To Webster Springs, W. Va.

None of the band members and friends are identified.

34. Sycamore Band, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

Only identified member of the fishing party is Eva Dye Hathaway- young woman sitting center front wearing a hat.

35. Fishing in Little Kanawha River, Grantsville, W. Va.

Cast of the play in costume, only identified members are: Oral Hathaway- third from left; Budge Marshall- center back

36. Grantsville Town Play, Calhoun County, W. Va.

The Barr family posed in front of their two-store home.

37. John Barr With His Wife and Daughter, Calhoun County., W. Va.

From the souvenir edition of the Grantsville News, 1956.

38. Annamoriah Ferry, Little Kanawha River, Calhoun County, W. Va.

The store was opened in 1950 by Don and Von Yoak on Mill Street in Grantsville.

39. Grantsville Appliance Company, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Grantsville was established by Stump on his land in 1866 and is now the county seat.

40. Founder of Grantsville, Simon P. Stump, Calhoun County, W. Va.

41. Unidentified Church in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Ferry used to transport vehicles across the Little Kanawha River.

42. Creston Ferry, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Information included with the photograph: "Taken after Billy Burn's funeral.[ The Rev. Burns, originally from Kentucky was reportedly involved in stopping the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys.] Identified Front Row L to R: Aunt "Polly" Johnson, Florinda Stump Burns, a picture of Rev. Billy Burns, Glen Weaver; Back Row: Scott Burns, Della Burns, either a Johnson or Stewart girl, Stella Burns, Everett Burns, Harper Burns, Arlan Burns (in front of Harper), Minnie Burns, Jennie Burns, Charlie Burch, Claud Osborn, Dell Burns, Rose Burns Moore, Elma Burns (baby), Rachel Gherke Burns, Calvin Burns, John Burns, Emma Burns, Frank Weaver."

43. Rev. William and Florinda Stump Burns Family, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Information with the Photograph: "First Row L to R: Dallas Kight, Albert Kight, Ethel Kight Stump (baby), Gertrude Francis Kight, Ollie Kight Yoak (baby), Tommy Albert Francis, Henry Kight, Emma Hall Francis; Second Row: Joseph Lee Francis, Hattie Francis Ferrell, Orville Kight, Rilla Francis Harris, Jerome Francis, Annie Francis Trippett, Hagan Tommy Francis

44. Tommy Albert and Emma Hall Francis Family, Calhoun County, W. Va.

Pictured with their ten children: Harry, Lance, Kate, James, Jane, Mary, Anna, Sophie, Howard, and Eva.

45. Dr. James A. Dye and Wife Cara With Family, Calhoun County, W. Va.

46. Flood in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.

On the right side of the picture is the mill with a packet boat floating next to it.

47. Flood in Grantsville, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

The flooded Little Kanawha River poured into Grantsville.

48. Flood in Grantsville, Calhoun Co., W. Va.

49. Fire at Wiant and Barr Store, Grantsville, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of an aerial view of the town.

50. Birds Eye View of Grantsville, W. Va.