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A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia. Baseball field visible in lower right corner.

1. East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005456
Title:
East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia. Baseball field visible in lower right corner.
View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.

2. East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005484
Title:
East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.
Shelves and display cases filled with goods and products.

3. Interior of the Grafton Hardware Store

IDNO:
005897
Title:
Interior of the Grafton Hardware Store
Date:
1923
Description:
Shelves and display cases filled with goods and products.
A truck driver is parked in front of the Imperial Ice Cream Co. in Grafton, West Virginia.

4. Truck in front of the Imperial Ice Cream Company, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
005950
Title:
Truck in front of the Imperial Ice Cream Company, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A truck driver is parked in front of the Imperial Ice Cream Co. in Grafton, West Virginia.
Interior view showing display cases and cabinets in the G. W. Loar Company Jewelry Store on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

5. G. W. Loar Jewelry Store on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006050
Title:
G. W. Loar Jewelry Store on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Interior view showing display cases and cabinets in the G. W. Loar Company Jewelry Store on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
Eight women and one men are playing the saxophone.

6. Peck's Bad Boy, Strand Theatre, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006528
Title:
Peck's Bad Boy, Strand Theatre, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Eight women and one men are playing the saxophone.
'Looking down High St. from Willey St.'

7. Road Work on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009120
Title:
Road Work on High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
'Looking down High St. from Willey St.'
South High Street with trees on one side and houses on the other, Morgantown, W. Va.

8. South High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009152
Title:
South High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
South High Street with trees on one side and houses on the other, Morgantown, W. Va.

9. Paving of High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009292
Title:
Paving of High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1923

10. Morgantown High School Sophomore Class, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011790
Title:
Morgantown High School Sophomore Class, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1923
A drawing of Jackson's Mill 'prepared for the Adv. Department of Standard Oil, New Jersey 1923.'

11. Drawing of Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014023
Title:
Drawing of Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A drawing of Jackson's Mill 'prepared for the Adv. Department of Standard Oil, New Jersey 1923.'
'Patron D. Mark Gaston, of Harrisville, identified this photo as the covered bridge outside Cairo, West Virginia, which spans the North Fork at the Hughes River. C and K Railroad tracks are in the foreground.'

12. Covered Bridge, Cairo, W. Va.

IDNO:
014603
Title:
Covered Bridge, Cairo, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
'Patron D. Mark Gaston, of Harrisville, identified this photo as the covered bridge outside Cairo, West Virginia, which spans the North Fork at the Hughes River. C and K Railroad tracks are in the foreground.'

13. WVU Football Team

IDNO:
018165
Title:
WVU Football Team
Date:
1923
Students pose around the examination table with a cadaver. None of the subjects are identified including the cadaver.

14. West Virginia University Medical Students with Cadaver

IDNO:
020312
Title:
West Virginia University Medical Students with Cadaver
Date:
1923
Description:
Students pose around the examination table with a cadaver. None of the subjects are identified including the cadaver.
Students are not identified.

15. Group of Male Students, West Virginia University

IDNO:
022357
Title:
Group of Male Students, West Virginia University
Date:
1923
Description:
Students are not identified.
Portrait of African-American professor and coach, George Newman. He graduated from Lincoln University with a degree in Pharmacy, and was a Professor of Chemistry and Biology at Storer College. He was also the head football coach.

16. George Newman, Professor, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
022440
Title:
George Newman, Professor, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Portrait of African-American professor and coach, George Newman. He graduated from Lincoln University with a degree in Pharmacy, and was a Professor of Chemistry and Biology at Storer College. He was also the head football coach.
Portrait of African-American student, Julia Allston.

17. Julia E. Allston, Education Student, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
022443
Title:
Julia E. Allston, Education Student, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Portrait of African-American student, Julia Allston.

18. Storer College Students, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
023857
Title:
Storer College Students, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1923

19. Girls Goup Portrait, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
026871
Title:
Girls Goup Portrait, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1923

20. Instructors at 4-H Camp

IDNO:
026973
Title:
Instructors at 4-H Camp
Date:
1923
Members of 4-H music group with instruments.

21. Music Group at 4-H Camp

IDNO:
026977
Title:
Music Group at 4-H Camp
Date:
1923
Description:
Members of 4-H music group with instruments.
Seventy-first and seventy second congress, state legislature in 1923.

22. State Legislator, Dr. Frank P. Bohn, Newberry, Michigan

IDNO:
027167
Title:
State Legislator, Dr. Frank P. Bohn, Newberry, Michigan
Date:
1923
Description:
Seventy-first and seventy second congress, state legislature in 1923.
Joseph P. Tumulty is the Secretary to Woodrow Wilson.

23. Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary to Woodrow Wilson

IDNO:
032625
Title:
Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary to Woodrow Wilson
Date:
1923
Description:
Joseph P. Tumulty is the Secretary to Woodrow Wilson.

24. Calvin Coolidge

IDNO:
032734
Title:
Calvin Coolidge
Date:
1923
This photo was taken from the 4th floor on the Strand Theater Building at High and Fayette Street.

25. High Street Scene in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
034320
Title:
High Street Scene in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
This photo was taken from the 4th floor on the Strand Theater Building at High and Fayette Street.
This photo was taken from the 4th floor on the Strand Theater Building at High Street.

26. Building at the corner of Fayette Street and 401 and 403 High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
034321
Title:
Building at the corner of Fayette Street and 401 and 403 High Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
This photo was taken from the 4th floor on the Strand Theater Building at High Street.
Group shot of Storer College class of 1923 in front of building and tree.

27. Group Portrait of Storer College Class of 1923, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
036541
Title:
Group Portrait of Storer College Class of 1923, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Group shot of Storer College class of 1923 in front of building and tree.
Portrait taken for Julia Davis' wedding.

28. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis of Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037414
Title:
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis of Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Portrait taken for Julia Davis' wedding.
Rejetos Jichancas formed in 1908. It's origins are unclear, but membership was highly prized. The group did not appear in WVU yearbooks after 1928.

29. Women's Student Group, Rejetos Jichancas, West Virginia University

IDNO:
037600
Title:
Women's Student Group, Rejetos Jichancas, West Virginia University
Date:
1923
Description:
Rejetos Jichancas formed in 1908. It's origins are unclear, but membership was highly prized. The group did not appear in WVU yearbooks after 1928.
Located between Blacksville and Daybrook the structure was built in 1890 and closed permanently in 1929.

30. King's Run School, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038204
Title:
King's Run School, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Located between Blacksville and Daybrook the structure was built in 1890 and closed permanently in 1929.
Structure on top of the tunnel built from 1870-1872. Man posing in front of the tunnel unidentified.

31. C&O Telegraph Cabin on Top of the Great Bend Tunnel, near Hinton W. Va.

IDNO:
045627
Title:
C&O Telegraph Cabin on Top of the Great Bend Tunnel, near Hinton W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Structure on top of the tunnel built from 1870-1872. Man posing in front of the tunnel unidentified.
Unidentified men pose outside the office building.

32. Old West Yard Office Crew, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045751
Title:
Old West Yard Office Crew, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Unidentified men pose outside the office building.
Aerial view of the riding ring, ballpark, and stock pens. George Ballengee log cabin can be seen within the ring.

33. Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045918
Title:
Avis, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Aerial view of the riding ring, ballpark, and stock pens. George Ballengee log cabin can be seen within the ring.
Teacher on right is Mattie Bragg who married Ivid Graham.Front row, from left to right, is unidentified, unidentified, Clytie Cox, Don Cooper, unidentified, Ernest Neely (who married Alice Hedrick), and Edna Wills (who married Joe Lemons).In the back row, the boy in the middle wearing a tie on a white shirt is Carl Meadows. The Boy to the far right, next to the teacher, is Dean Cooper.

34. Lilly School Children and Teacher, Lilly, W. Va.

IDNO:
048804
Title:
Lilly School Children and Teacher, Lilly, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Teacher on right is Mattie Bragg who married Ivid Graham.Front row, from left to right, is unidentified, unidentified, Clytie Cox, Don Cooper, unidentified, Ernest Neely (who married Alice Hedrick), and Edna Wills (who married Joe Lemons).In the back row, the boy in the middle wearing a tie on a white shirt is Carl Meadows. The Boy to the far right, next to the teacher, is Dean Cooper.
A group of men are pictured on and beside a locomotive. Subjects unidentified.

35. Round House Crew, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052210
Title:
Round House Crew, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of men are pictured on and beside a locomotive. Subjects unidentified.
A group of miners sit inside the Ford bus that will take them to the Wenonah Mine.

36. Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company Bus No. 1, Dott, W. Va.

IDNO:
052216
Title:
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company Bus No. 1, Dott, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of miners sit inside the Ford bus that will take them to the Wenonah Mine.
White School, class of 1923 in Fairmont, West Virginia.

37. First Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
052223
Title:
First Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
White School, class of 1923 in Fairmont, West Virginia.
A group of unidentified boys pose in front of a building, wearing marching band uniforms and holding instruments.

38. Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Home Band, Elkins, w. Va.

IDNO:
052484
Title:
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Home Band, Elkins, w. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of unidentified boys pose in front of a building, wearing marching band uniforms and holding instruments.
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N. commanding officer of the West Virginia which was commissioned on December 1, 1923 at the Norfolk Navy Yard.

39. Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N.

IDNO:
052799
Title:
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N.
Date:
1923
Description:
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N. commanding officer of the West Virginia which was commissioned on December 1, 1923 at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Photo taken outside a home, against a painted backdroup. Back of photo reads: "Blake Clock, given to me winter 1923."

40. Grandfather Clock

IDNO:
053024
Title:
Grandfather Clock
Date:
1923
Description:
Photo taken outside a home, against a painted backdroup. Back of photo reads: "Blake Clock, given to me winter 1923."
Back of photo reads: "Caesar Gang, Camp Caesar 1923. Webster County."

41. 4-H Camp Caesar, Webster County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053116
Title:
4-H Camp Caesar, Webster County, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Back of photo reads: "Caesar Gang, Camp Caesar 1923. Webster County."
Food, floral arrangements and other items on display for the Good Hope community fair.

42. Good Hope Community Fair

IDNO:
053150
Title:
Good Hope Community Fair
Date:
1923
Description:
Food, floral arrangements and other items on display for the Good Hope community fair.
Girls working on a project, likely at the State 4-H Camp at Jackson's Mill.

43. Girls 4-H Camp, West Virginia

IDNO:
053211
Title:
Girls 4-H Camp, West Virginia
Date:
1923
Description:
Girls working on a project, likely at the State 4-H Camp at Jackson's Mill.
Held from January 1st - 5th, 1923.

44. Annual Farmers' Week at WVU

IDNO:
053257
Title:
Annual Farmers' Week at WVU
Date:
1923
Description:
Held from January 1st - 5th, 1923.
Caption reads, "Captain Thomas J. Senn, U. S. N., who has been placed in command of the new battleship U. S. S. West Virginia, the largest ship of itS kind in the U. S. or any other navy. The ship was placed in commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard, December 1."

45. Captain Thomas J. Senn of the U. S. S. West Virginia

IDNO:
053545
Title:
Captain Thomas J. Senn of the U. S. S. West Virginia
Date:
1923
Description:
Caption reads, "Captain Thomas J. Senn, U. S. N., who has been placed in command of the new battleship U. S. S. West Virginia, the largest ship of itS kind in the U. S. or any other navy. The ship was placed in commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard, December 1."
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"1. D. M. Cuthbertson, Woods Superintendent, and J.W. Fischer, Mill Superintendent, both of whom ought to know better than to try to PUSH over one of Hazel Creek's finest. "

46. Cuthbertson and Fischer In Hazel Creek Woods

IDNO:
053554
Title:
Cuthbertson and Fischer In Hazel Creek Woods
Date:
1923
Description:
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"1. D. M. Cuthbertson, Woods Superintendent, and J.W. Fischer, Mill Superintendent, both of whom ought to know better than to try to PUSH over one of Hazel Creek's finest. "
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"2. Here they are again, no doubts resting from their excursions, and sitting on a nice stick along Dillard Hall, Cutting Foreman. "

47. Cuthbert and Fischer In Hazel Creek Woods

IDNO:
053556
Title:
Cuthbert and Fischer In Hazel Creek Woods
Date:
1923
Description:
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"2. Here they are again, no doubts resting from their excursions, and sitting on a nice stick along Dillard Hall, Cutting Foreman. "
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"3. Dillard Hall on top of the log, with Jim Nicholas and Bill Proctor riding the saw."

48. Hall, Nicholas, and Proctor in Hazel Creek Woods

IDNO:
053557
Title:
Hall, Nicholas, and Proctor in Hazel Creek Woods
Date:
1923
Description:
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"3. Dillard Hall on top of the log, with Jim Nicholas and Bill Proctor riding the saw."
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"4.Hazel Creek skidder in action, with A. Crowder in charge."

49. Logging Skidder In Hazel Creek Woods

IDNO:
053558
Title:
Logging Skidder In Hazel Creek Woods
Date:
1923
Description:
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"4.Hazel Creek skidder in action, with A. Crowder in charge."
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"5. No, this is not the location of a still. It is an abandoned copper mine where we are now logging, with D.M. Cuthbertson in the foreground."

50. Cuthbert in Hazel Creek Woods

IDNO:
053559
Title:
Cuthbert in Hazel Creek Woods
Date:
1923
Description:
Photograph from "The Hardwood Bark," a periodical journal published by the W. M. Ritter Lumber company in the interest of its employees.This image is on a page with several other photos titled "In Hazel Creek Woods." The caption for this photo reads:"5. No, this is not the location of a still. It is an abandoned copper mine where we are now logging, with D.M. Cuthbertson in the foreground."