Vegetables Produced on Paul Pancake's Farm in Cabell County on Land that Produced Very Little Before 1944
Date:
1944
Description:
Pancake Realty truck, and four men working in the field, and baskets of vegetables produced on Paul Pancake's farm in Cabell County on land that produced very little before 1944.
Pancake, Paul's Farm Trucks and Tractor in Cabell County
Date:
1944
Description:
Two trucks and a tractor belonging to Paul Pancake. He equipped himself for market gardening and sold as much as $1,750 per month for his gardens in Cabell County.
Hay stacks and a pig pen with six pigs present. Children sitting on the fence. Taken in Cabell County, 1944. 'No shortage of meat or corn on this farm.'
House Before Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County
Date:
1944
Description:
House in Pocahontas County before the Outside Improvement project. This farm woman remarked, 'A house is no harder to paint than a piece of furniture. It just takes longer.' Most of the labor was done by this woman herself. (See photograph number 001560 to see home after renovations.)
House After Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County
Date:
1944
Description:
House in Pocahontas County after Outside Improvement project. This farm woman remarked, 'A house is no harder to paint than a piece of furniture. It just takes longer.' Most of the labor was done by this woman herself. (See photograph number 001558 for view of home before renovations.)
A close-up view of the War Memorial that honors the sons and daughters of Marion County who serve the cause of freedom located at the Courthouse in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Loading Coal at Consolidation Coal Company Tipple, Jenkins, Ky.
Date:
1944
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-183: A detailed view of Consolidation Coal Co. tipple at Jenkins, Ky. Loading c/o hoppers and gons.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Coal Car at Tipple in Jenkins, Ky.
Date:
1944
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-95: a closeup of coal tipple of Consolidation Coal Co. at Jenkins, Ky. loading coal into c/o gondola #41461.'
'P-51B Mustang North American in England just prior to the Normandy invasion, piloted by Cap. Dayton Casto of W.Va. (WVU Law School Grad. 1947 or 1948) Picture taken in Bottisham, England (Apr. - Nov. '44). 375th Sq. 361st Fighting group, 8th Air Force.'
'Chiefs: Delaware - Norma Goins; Seneca - Joy Cales; Mingo - Joyce Frye; Cherokee - Helen Sneed; Sagamores: Delaware - Neelus Ryan; Seneca - Betty Messer; Mingo - Jack Campbell; Cherokee - Huby Climbell; Head H - Helen Snead; Heart H - Mary Faity Bragg; Hand H - Betty Messer; Health - Dannie Eubanks; Joy Cales was selected as SPIRIT of the Younger group for 1944.'
American Soldier Louis Piccola Standing Among Rubble of House in Holland During World War II
Date:
1944
Description:
This photograph was included in West Virginia University student, Louis Piccola's narrative documenting his military experiences during World War II. The soldier has been identified by descendants as Louis Piccola. Inscribed on the back, "Dutch homes had to be destroyed also because Jerry would not leave."
American Soldiers Standing Among Rubble of Houses in Holland During World War II
Date:
1944
Description:
This photograph was included in West Virginia University student, Louis Piccola's narrative, documenting his military experiences in World War II. The soldiers were not identified , however they are probably in Piccola's outfit, the 17th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 83rd Infantry.
American Soldiers and Bomb-Damaged Wind Mill in Holland During World War II
Date:
1944
Description:
This photograph was included in West Virginia University student, Louis Piccalo's narrative documenting his military experiences during World War II. The soldiers are not identified, however they were probably in Piccalo's outfit, 17th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 83rd Infantry.
Last Class of Air Crew Trained at West Virginia University
Date:
1944
Description:
Involved in the special training programs during World War II and known as the 2218th A. A. F. Base Unit (Coll. Trng.) A. C., these cadets received ten hours of dual flight instructions by University flight instructors in University planes and classroom instruction in math, physics, geography, English and history from University faculty. Many were deplored to the European and Pacific theaters.
People gather along the West Fork River looking over to the hardest hit area by the tornado, Pleasant Hill, where no more than ten houses were left standing.
Destruction was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history. This image shows the tornado was selective, destroying some houses yet leaving others in neighborhood intact.
Family observes the destruction caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history which killed sixty-six people in the town and surrounding area.
Hinton High School Football Squad at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Front row, left to right: Dick Maynard; Tommy Hartley; Jack Dillon; George Harris; albert Morgan; Coach Stanley Huffman; Kay Rogers; Tommy dodd; Dick Withrow; Virgil Moore; Marshall Vansant; and Bill "Stud" Bennet.Second row, left to right: K. D. Foster; Teddy Elmore; Georgie Cales; "Sug" Shull; Paul "Foodie" Phillips; Bill Scruggs; Gene "Mule" Bennet; Tom Pack; Jimmy Hartley; Don Wilson; and Charles "Dadburn" Dobbins.Third Row, left to right: Elraydo Johnson; Snooks Dobbins; Dick Fridley; Howard "Curley" Williams; John Gilbert; Jimmy Jarrett; Benny Neely; "Pete" Bishop; "Bootie" Bennett; and Jimmy Harvey.Fourth row, left to right: "Morty" Meadows; David Lively; Jimmy Burton; Carl Leach; Boyd Vansicle; Stanley Ferguson; Robert Morris; W. C. Parker; and Tommy Hallarow.
Seaman William Wright and Female in Hula Skirt, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
1944
Description:
Wright, left, is pictured with an unidentified woman on his lap. Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.