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.
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 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 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.
