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To the far left is Senator Jennings Randolph with an unknown child.  Bonnie Peck, a WVU Extegent Agent, shakes hands with Admiral Nimitz. In the background, Lucille Hinton and her husband, Howard Hinton, are pictured.

49897. Admiral Nimitz at Nimitz Post Office Dedication, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the red brick home from across the lawn.

49898. Harrison Gwinn Home in Green Sulphur Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

The former employees pose for a group portrait. Pictured is Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock, Henry Lee, Thomas Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Krim Bess, Mr. King, J. W. McCallister, Jr., D. B. Murphy of Clifton Forge, Va., E. L. Wiseman, Mr. Reese, and W. L. Taylor. The group was attending the 38th convention of the Veterans' association held in Greenbrier Valley Fair Grounds.

49899. Retired Employees of the C. & O. Railroad in Hinton, W. Va.

Portrait of Maryat Lee and her family at Christmas. Pictured left to right are her father, Dewitt Collins Lee, her brother Robert E. "Buzz" Lee holding hands with Maryat, and her oldest brother John Lee holding hands with her mother Grace Dyer Lee.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre.  She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!”  While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975.  Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community.  Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion.  With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

49900. Family Portrait of Maryat Lee and her Family at Christmas

A man, who is probably Dr. Ryan, sits on top of a horse in the middle of a dirt road. The Hinton General Store can be seen in the background.

49901. Man Believed to be Dr. Ryan On a Horse in Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

Probably a member of the Shumate family, a man holds himself up on a donkey with a cigarette in his mouth.

49902. Man Riding Donkey along Empty Street, Summers County, W. Va.A

A boy likely from the Shumate family stands in nearly knee-deep water beside a car.

49903. Boy Poses Next to Automobile in Flood Water, Summers County, W. Va.

Shumate, who appears to be in a work uniform, poses beside the two horses that are saddled and bridled, perhaps ready to make a delivery.

49904. Mark Shumate beside Two Horses in Summers County, W. Va.

Luther, left, and Mark, right, take a break from their work and sit on the truck step.

49905. Mark and Luther Shumate Sit Beside a Truck, Summers County, W. Va.

A man, who is likely a member of the Shumate family, poses on top of a log that is ready to be hauled off by two horses.

49906. Men Logging in Summers County, W. Va.

Men, who are likely part of the Shumate family, sit beside a river while smoking their pipes. A waterfall is pictured in the background.

49907. A Group of Men Relax by the Water in Summers County, W. Va.

An unidentified church sits on a hill in Summers County.

49908. Church Building in Summers County, W. Va.