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Rev. Walter Case leading choir in song at the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

13. Goodwill Choir Led by Rev. Walter Case

IDNO:
003844
Title:
Goodwill Choir Led by Rev. Walter Case
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Rev. Walter Case leading choir in song at the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
Painting the Shacks name on the building are Miss Behner and George Lay. She was an early director of the Presbyterian 'Shack'. Later on she became director of the Scotts Run Settlement House near Osage, W. Va., which was a Methodist Settlement house. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

14. Painting of the Name 'The Shack' by Mary Behner and George Lay, Custodian

IDNO:
003846
Title:
Painting of the Name 'The Shack' by Mary Behner and George Lay, Custodian
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Painting the Shacks name on the building are Miss Behner and George Lay. She was an early director of the Presbyterian 'Shack'. Later on she became director of the Scotts Run Settlement House near Osage, W. Va., which was a Methodist Settlement house. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
School children of the Osage School in the 1940s and their teacher. For information of the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).L to R: Tommy Wells (deceased), Sammy Dobbs (lived in Jerome Park for ling time, shot to death), Wesley Morton, Jimmy Summervile, unidentified, "Snookie" Williams.Teacher most likely someone who came for a special mission, possibly Mountaineer Mining Mission.

15. African-American Students and Teacher at Osage School

IDNO:
003879
Title:
African-American Students and Teacher at Osage School
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
School children of the Osage School in the 1940s and their teacher. For information of the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).L to R: Tommy Wells (deceased), Sammy Dobbs (lived in Jerome Park for ling time, shot to death), Wesley Morton, Jimmy Summervile, unidentified, "Snookie" Williams.Teacher most likely someone who came for a special mission, possibly Mountaineer Mining Mission.

16. Scott's Run Workers, W. Va.

IDNO:
003882
Title:
Scott's Run Workers, W. Va.
Women preparing food with a pressure canner.

17. Food Canning

IDNO:
003891
Title:
Food Canning
Description:
Women preparing food with a pressure canner.
The Shack next to train tracks and a snow covered hillside.

18. Shack Community Center

IDNO:
003893
Title:
Shack Community Center
Description:
The Shack next to train tracks and a snow covered hillside.
'Mrs. Richard Smith is playing the piano for her students. She is the wife of Reverend Richard C. Smith, the Director of the Shack. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).'

19. Students at Osage Negro School, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
003896
Title:
Students at Osage Negro School, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
'Mrs. Richard Smith is playing the piano for her students. She is the wife of Reverend Richard C. Smith, the Director of the Shack. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).'
Reverend Dave McGowan, Shack Director 1951-1953, talking to two of his friends who use the Shack facilities for recreation. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC)

20. Rev. Dave McGowan Speaks with Two Boys at Pursglove, W. Va.

IDNO:
003898
Title:
Rev. Dave McGowan Speaks with Two Boys at Pursglove, W. Va.
Description:
Reverend Dave McGowan, Shack Director 1951-1953, talking to two of his friends who use the Shack facilities for recreation. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC)
'The Mountaineer Mining Mission had a bus that went out and picked up the boys, girls, and other people that wanted to attend the Mission Sunday School, Church services and affairs. Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County; For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.); first called Mountaineer Mining Mission or later, Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, P. N. S.'

21. Sunday School Picnic in Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004028
Title:
Sunday School Picnic in Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1920-1930
Description:
'The Mountaineer Mining Mission had a bus that went out and picked up the boys, girls, and other people that wanted to attend the Mission Sunday School, Church services and affairs. Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County; For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.); first called Mountaineer Mining Mission or later, Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, P. N. S.'
Children standing in front of the Shack at Pursglove, W. Va.; 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

22. First 'Shack' at Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004031
Title:
First 'Shack' at Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Children standing in front of the Shack at Pursglove, W. Va.; 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'
'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission, later called Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

23. Teenage Boys Posing Outside the 'Old' Shack, Scott's Run, W. Va.

IDNO:
004033
Title:
Teenage Boys Posing Outside the 'Old' Shack, Scott's Run, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission, later called Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'
Cars parked outside the Miners Memorial Center. 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

24. Miners Memorial Center Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004034
Title:
Miners Memorial Center Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Cars parked outside the Miners Memorial Center. 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'