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Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

433. CCC Workers Digging Along Side Road, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047846
Title:
CCC Workers Digging Along Side Road, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

434. Mr. Parsons at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047847
Title:
Mr. Parsons at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

435. Mess Hall at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047848
Title:
Mess Hall at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

436. CCC Workers Group Photo, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047849
Title:
CCC Workers Group Photo, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

437. CCC Workers in Action, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047850
Title:
CCC Workers in Action, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

438. CCC Workers With Their Tools, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047851
Title:
CCC Workers With Their Tools, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

439. Two Men With a Fiddle and Resonator Guitar, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047852
Title:
Two Men With a Fiddle and Resonator Guitar, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

440. CCC Crew on Road Building Machinery, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047853
Title:
CCC Crew on Road Building Machinery, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Photo taken from WV Agr. Extension Agent Report.

441. Crowds of People Around Market Stands at Unidentified Fair

IDNO:
048195
Title:
Crowds of People Around Market Stands at Unidentified Fair
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Photo taken from WV Agr. Extension Agent Report.
James Cecil "Little Jimmy" Dickens was born and raised in Raleigh County, West Virginia. In the late 1930's he began performing on WJLS in Beckley while attending West Virginia University. Soon Dickens quit school and pursued his passion for a career in music. He subsequently became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame and is credited with introducing live performances into the country music business.

442. Little Jimmy Dickens from Bolt, W. Va.

IDNO:
048467
Title:
Little Jimmy Dickens from Bolt, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
James Cecil "Little Jimmy" Dickens was born and raised in Raleigh County, West Virginia. In the late 1930's he began performing on WJLS in Beckley while attending West Virginia University. Soon Dickens quit school and pursued his passion for a career in music. He subsequently became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame and is credited with introducing live performances into the country music business.
The church, built in 1889 through 1896, held worship services for Storer College students and its own congregation of mostly African-American residents from Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. It was named for New England minister and abolitionist, Reverend Silas Curtis, who was one of the moving forces in establishing Storer College. He served as a Trustee in the early years of the school.

443. Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
049435
Title:
Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
The church, built in 1889 through 1896, held worship services for Storer College students and its own congregation of mostly African-American residents from Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. It was named for New England minister and abolitionist, Reverend Silas Curtis, who was one of the moving forces in establishing Storer College. He served as a Trustee in the early years of the school.
Named for Silas Curtis one of the first Trustees of Storer College in 1868. The church constructed 1889 -1896, held services for the Storer College students and it's own congregation.

444. Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
049436
Title:
Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1936
Description:
Named for Silas Curtis one of the first Trustees of Storer College in 1868. The church constructed 1889 -1896, held services for the Storer College students and it's own congregation.