Michael Bodkin of Upper Dry Fork, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Bodkin was a Confederate Veteran, having enlisted in the army at age 19 to fight for the southern cause during the Civil War. He was mustered in as a private, 1st Company E, 25th Virginia Regiment, June 9, 1861.
Bodkin Family, Upper Dry Fork, Job-Whitmer, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Back Row, L to R: John Bodkin, Elmer Cunningham, Osburn Bodkin, Alby Cunningham, Endress Hartman, Michael Bodkin. 2nd Row, L to R: Louie Cunningham Bodkin, Dolley Mullennex, Elva Cunningham (Mullennex), Gertrude May Bodkin Judy, Sarah E. Hartmen. 3rd Row: Luthur Bodkin, Omer Bodkin, Oscar "Bill" Bodkin, Wade Hartmen, Odis Bodkin, Isom Bodkin.
Portrait of Harold H. Miller of Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Miller (b. 11/24/1911-d. 11/8/2006) was the son of Henry C. and Marguarite E. Miller. He was a life-long school teacher at Terra Alta High School. He served in both World War II and the Korean War.
Harold H. Miller Outside of Cecil Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
Date:
1960/06
Description:
Miller was a life-long school teacher who taught in the Maryland towns of Oakland and Elkton, as well as Terra Alta High School in Preston County, W. Va. He served in both World War II and the Korean War.
Harold Miller and Associates Outside of Cecil Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
Date:
1959
Description:
Leonard Warren of Los Angelos, Ca. (left), Captain John Lunger of Williamsburg, Va. (center) and Harold Miller (right) are pictured outside of the university building. Miller was a life-long school teacher at Terra Alta High School. He served in both World War II and the Korean War.
Terra Alta High School Senior Class, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Pictured are Joan Ashby; Donald Bucklew; Mr. Carroll; Mr. Casseday; James Childs; Paul Cooper; Donna DeBerry; Sarah DeWitt; Shirley Everly; Charles Feather; Helen Forman; Richard Fraley; Phyllis Friend; Robert Hardesty; Robert Harmon; Joe Hauger; Berkley Hurd; Frank Lambert; Freddie Lockhart; Stephen Martin; David Metheny; Dottie Metheny; Nola Mersing; Miss Myers; Janet Nicklow; Cubie Riley; Donald Sell; Everett Sines; and Patty Smith.
Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Fred Carrol, top left, poses with his football players, including Arthur Sisler (No. 9), Frank Lambert (No. 3), Richard Fraley (No. 18), and Paul R. Cooper, Jr. (No. 17).
Terra Alta High School Football Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
In the first row, from left to right, is: Ronald Everly; Charles Glotfelty; Frank Lambert; Richard Fraley; Jim Freeland; Logan Browning; Louis Kelly, Don Groves; Eugene Auman.In the second row, from left to right, is: Lawrence Smith; Bill McCarty; David Metheny; Paul Cooper; Arthur Sisler; Jack Hill; Clifford Lambert; Charles Pilchard; Paul Lewis.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Max Messenger; Robert Brittner; Jim Pifer; Dick Colins; Jim Breeden; Jim Calvert; Ben Brown; Coach Fred C. Carrol.
Terra Alta High School Varisty Basketball Team, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
In the first row, from left to right, is: Paul Cooper; Richard Fraley; Ronald Everly; Robert Harmon; Jack Hill.In the second row, from left to right, is: Don Groves; Frank Lambert; David Metheny; Clifford Lambert; Charles Glotfelty.In the third row, from left to right, is: Robert Feather (manager); Lawrence Smith; Eugene Auman; Arthur Sisler, Coach Fred C. Carrol.
Local Band at First Street Fair in Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
1899/09
Description:
Pictured from left to right are Jacob Harsh (grandfather to Stanley Harsh and Ada Fitzwater); Aldernon Crim; Joseph L. Johnson (grandfather to Karl Myer); and Anthony Vannoy (grandfather to Marada Waddell).Band concerts were an important part of the entertainment at early fairs. This local band played at the first Street Fair, which was held yearly for 27 years.Jacob Harsh (b. 5/15/1839-d.4/21/1909) was married to Cinderillia Harsh (b. 3/7/1841-d.9/5/1925) and was brother to Samuel F. Harsh.
Members of the Glessner family stand on the home porch.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Winter scene at a Somerset County sugar camp, where sugar and syrups are produced.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Men Toasting Bread for Lunch in Woods, Likely in Somerset County, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A group of Baltimore and Ohio surveyors huddle by a fire to toast bread in the snow covered woods.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
View of the office building that occupied the surveyor's for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Downey, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A group of men survey the land for the B. & O. Railroad. Subjects unidentified.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
East Portal of Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A man stands knee deep in snow just outside of the tunnel entrance while surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Logger on Top of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A man uses his ax to tip over a tall tree on the highest point of the South Pennsylvania line, just above the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
