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This picture was taken in April or May 1931 while stoker was being installed. This is the only picture showing the foundation of old smoke stack and the old board roof over pans.

1. Installing a Stoker

IDNO:
001447
Title:
Installing a Stoker
Date:
1931
Description:
This picture was taken in April or May 1931 while stoker was being installed. This is the only picture showing the foundation of old smoke stack and the old board roof over pans.
The old smoke stack in this picture (taken in 1931) was replaced in 1938 by a 125' stack. Coal cars in foreground had been used many years previously for coal hauling from the salt work's own mine. They were scrapped about 1935. Note the two or three slender elm trees near the office. These and several other beautiful elms, as well as nearly all other elms in this section, were killed by disease a few years later.

2. Smokestack and Salt Industry Buildings

IDNO:
001469
Title:
Smokestack and Salt Industry Buildings
Date:
1931
Description:
The old smoke stack in this picture (taken in 1931) was replaced in 1938 by a 125' stack. Coal cars in foreground had been used many years previously for coal hauling from the salt work's own mine. They were scrapped about 1935. Note the two or three slender elm trees near the office. These and several other beautiful elms, as well as nearly all other elms in this section, were killed by disease a few years later.
Children playing on playground at Price Hill, W. Va.

3. Cranberry Playground and Store, Price Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
002912
Title:
Cranberry Playground and Store, Price Hill, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Children playing on playground at Price Hill, W. Va.
Men sitting on logs during the 1931 coal strike at Scott's Run, W. Va.

4. Coal Strike Picket Line at Scott's Run, W. Va.

IDNO:
003847
Title:
Coal Strike Picket Line at Scott's Run, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Men sitting on logs during the 1931 coal strike at Scott's Run, W. Va.
Turkeys in a fenced in area.

5. Turkeys Raised by William Currence at Bulltown, W. Va.

IDNO:
005381
Title:
Turkeys Raised by William Currence at Bulltown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Turkeys in a fenced in area.
Men and horses pause form their work making a culvert.

6. Constructing a Culvert at the Bosley Place, Bulltown, W. Va.

IDNO:
005383
Title:
Constructing a Culvert at the Bosley Place, Bulltown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Men and horses pause form their work making a culvert.
Two men stand in front of the Church of the Nazarene in Grafton, West Virginia.

7. Church of the Nazarene, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006035
Title:
Church of the Nazarene, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Two men stand in front of the Church of the Nazarene in Grafton, West Virginia.
'Melba Gorby (1907-1987) in 1931 in her flying outfit. Age 24.'

8. Gorby, Melba of New Martinsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
007693
Title:
Gorby, Melba of New Martinsville, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
'Melba Gorby (1907-1987) in 1931 in her flying outfit. Age 24.'
'Gorby Brothers Grocery parade float depicting delivery methods over the years. Shown are a wheelbarrow 1901-1903; horse and wagon 1903-1914; and truck 1914+. The float was built on the store truck.'

9. Gorby Brothers Grocery Parade Float, New Martinsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
007703
Title:
Gorby Brothers Grocery Parade Float, New Martinsville, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
'Gorby Brothers Grocery parade float depicting delivery methods over the years. Shown are a wheelbarrow 1901-1903; horse and wagon 1903-1914; and truck 1914+. The float was built on the store truck.'
'Located at 140 South High St., on the corner of Prairie Avenue.'

10. Lucky Strike Miniature Golf Course in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008661
Title:
Lucky Strike Miniature Golf Course in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
'Located at 140 South High St., on the corner of Prairie Avenue.'

11. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 6931 Float in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010053
Title:
Modern Woodmen of America Camp 6931 Float in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
An aerial view of Morgantown. The Monongahela River is running through the center. West Virginia University campus and Mountaineer Field on the left right above the river.

12. Aerial View of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011149
Title:
Aerial View of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
An aerial view of Morgantown. The Monongahela River is running through the center. West Virginia University campus and Mountaineer Field on the left right above the river.
Portrait of a former West Virginia University boxer, named Morrison.

13. WVU Boxer Morrison, West Virginia University

IDNO:
017864
Title:
WVU Boxer Morrison, West Virginia University
Date:
1931
Description:
Portrait of a former West Virginia University boxer, named Morrison.

14. WVU Football Team

IDNO:
018120
Title:
WVU Football Team
Date:
1931

15. Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019835
Title:
Wise Library, West Virginia University
Date:
1931

16. John T. Phillips, A.B, L.B., Rhodes Scholar West Virginia University

IDNO:
022152
Title:
John T. Phillips, A.B, L.B., Rhodes Scholar West Virginia University
Date:
1931

17. ROTC Sponsors, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023180
Title:
ROTC Sponsors, West Virginia University
Date:
1931
W.V.U. Faculty Reprints (Ambler, Charles).

18. Deer in Field

IDNO:
025732
Title:
Deer in Field
Date:
1931
Description:
W.V.U. Faculty Reprints (Ambler, Charles).
Looking at a cake decorated with skull and crossbones.

19. George Coke Possibly at Boys 4-H Camp

IDNO:
026781
Title:
George Coke Possibly at Boys 4-H Camp
Date:
1931
Description:
Looking at a cake decorated with skull and crossbones.
'Wm. G. Conley, Charleston, West Virginia, Former Attorney General and Governor of West Virginia'

20. Governor William G. Conley

IDNO:
027964
Title:
Governor William G. Conley
Date:
1931
Description:
'Wm. G. Conley, Charleston, West Virginia, Former Attorney General and Governor of West Virginia'
Premiere of George Arliss in the Millionaire.

21. Crowd outside the Warner Theater, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
029312
Title:
Crowd outside the Warner Theater, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Premiere of George Arliss in the Millionaire.

22. Cadet Band, West Virginia University

IDNO:
033078
Title:
Cadet Band, West Virginia University
Date:
1931
Picture taken at Haywood Shepard Memorial Ceremony

23. Haywood Shepard Memorial Ceremony

IDNO:
036581
Title:
Haywood Shepard Memorial Ceremony
Date:
1931
Description:
Picture taken at Haywood Shepard Memorial Ceremony

24. Vandervort School, Morgan District, Monongalia County

IDNO:
038228
Title:
Vandervort School, Morgan District, Monongalia County
Date:
1931
Unidentified officials and freemasons among the people involved in the ceremony.

25. Laying Cornerstone of Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040161
Title:
Laying Cornerstone of Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Unidentified officials and freemasons among the people involved in the ceremony.

26. Calhoun County High School Senior Class, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040592
Title:
Calhoun County High School Senior Class, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
1931
None of the subjects are identified.

27. Group Portrait of Local Baseball Team, Marion or Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040845
Title:
Group Portrait of Local Baseball Team, Marion or Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
None of the subjects are identified.
Campers playing a variety of instruments including banjos, an accordion, harmonicas and fiddle.

28. Boys' Camp Orchestra at 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
040955
Title:
Boys' Camp Orchestra at 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Campers playing a variety of instruments including banjos, an accordion, harmonicas and fiddle.
Older boys dressed in a variety of women's fashion.

29. Four-H Campers in Costume, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
040958
Title:
Four-H Campers in Costume, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Older boys dressed in a variety of women's fashion.
The boys at 4-H Camp pose in front of the Main Dining Hall including one camper hanging on a rope ladder.

30. Boy Campers at 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
040960
Title:
Boy Campers at 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
The boys at 4-H Camp pose in front of the Main Dining Hall including one camper hanging on a rope ladder.
Women refinishing various pieces of furniture.

31. Women's Furniture Restoration Class, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
040961
Title:
Women's Furniture Restoration Class, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Women refinishing various pieces of furniture.
Clel Judy lived on the western slope of Spruce Knob along Seneca Creek. The immediate area is named Judy Springs after Clel Judy. This image was taken at Soloman Chapel at Judy Gap.

32. Clel Judy and Jackson White, Judy Gap, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041630
Title:
Clel Judy and Jackson White, Judy Gap, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Clel Judy lived on the western slope of Spruce Knob along Seneca Creek. The immediate area is named Judy Springs after Clel Judy. This image was taken at Soloman Chapel at Judy Gap.

33. Sortet, WVU Football Player, End Position

IDNO:
045263
Title:
Sortet, WVU Football Player, End Position
Date:
1931
Print number 811.

34. Coca Cola Baseball Team Champions, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045935
Title:
Coca Cola Baseball Team Champions, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Print number 811.
Print number 968.

35. Thomas Cleaning Plant on Corner of Chestnut and Moreland Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045989
Title:
Thomas Cleaning Plant on Corner of Chestnut and Moreland Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Print number 968.
Print number 23. Standing (from left to right): Schrader, student manager; Parriott, Baker, Gerringer, Riley, Coach Stadsvold. Seated (from left to right): Sortet, Cubbons, Bartrug, Captain Plaster, Doyle, Weiner.

36. West Virginia University Basketball Team

IDNO:
046439
Title:
West Virginia University Basketball Team
Date:
1931
Description:
Print number 23. Standing (from left to right): Schrader, student manager; Parriott, Baker, Gerringer, Riley, Coach Stadsvold. Seated (from left to right): Sortet, Cubbons, Bartrug, Captain Plaster, Doyle, Weiner.

37. Seth High School May Fete, Seth, W. Va.

IDNO:
047678
Title:
Seth High School May Fete, Seth, W. Va.
Date:
1931

38. Five Sherman High School Basketball Players in Warm Up Gear, Seth, W. Va.

IDNO:
047679
Title:
Five Sherman High School Basketball Players in Warm Up Gear, Seth, W. Va.
Date:
1931

39. Sherman High School Basketball Team and Coaching Staff, Seth, W. Va.

IDNO:
047680
Title:
Sherman High School Basketball Team and Coaching Staff, Seth, W. Va.
Date:
1931
A large crowd of sightseers pose at a garage where two women and three children were murdered by Harry Powers. Powers was convicted and executed for the killings.

40. Crowd at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048458
Title:
Crowd at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
A large crowd of sightseers pose at a garage where two women and three children were murdered by Harry Powers. Powers was convicted and executed for the killings.
Serial killer Harry Powers hid the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children and Dorothy Lemke in this ditch on his own property. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.

41. Man Underneath Structure Along Ditch at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048466
Title:
Man Underneath Structure Along Ditch at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Serial killer Harry Powers hid the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children and Dorothy Lemke in this ditch on his own property. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.
Charles wears the clothing of his recently deceased grandfather, William Alexander Wood. In the forefront of the photograph is the family dog, "Old Shep".

42. Charles P. Wood Pictured in Grandfather's Clothes near Warford, W. Va.

IDNO:
049535
Title:
Charles P. Wood Pictured in Grandfather's Clothes near Warford, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Charles wears the clothing of his recently deceased grandfather, William Alexander Wood. In the forefront of the photograph is the family dog, "Old Shep".
Leander Sylvanious Smith and Niranda Elizabeth Hamilton Smith are pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of Ora Mae Smith Stephens, who married Leaman Clark Stephens and mothered Eschol Lee Stephens.

43. Leander and Niranda Smith at their Home, Prunty, W. Va.

IDNO:
051917
Title:
Leander and Niranda Smith at their Home, Prunty, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Leander Sylvanious Smith and Niranda Elizabeth Hamilton Smith are pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of Ora Mae Smith Stephens, who married Leaman Clark Stephens and mothered Eschol Lee Stephens.
Text reads, "Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va. 900 ft. high"

44. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053777
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Text reads, "Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va. 900 ft. high"