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Men inspect the ruins of the Bridgeport Station after a tornado.

1. Bridgeport Station after Tornado

Men inspect the ruins of the Bridgeport Station after a tornado.

2. Bridgeport Station after Tornado

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.

3. Vegetables Produced on Paul Pancake's Farm in Cabell County on Land that Produced Very Little Before 1944

The yards of the New River Company in Fayette County with flowers and a walkway shown.

4. New River Company Yards in Fayette County

Picture of Charlie Cole, in his glory, gathering war food from a field not very productive before in Cabell County.

5. Cole, Charlie Gathering War Food in Cabell County

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.

6. Pancake, Paul's Farm Trucks and Tractor in Cabell County

Cornfields on the Pancake Farm.  Paul Pancake is standing at the edge of the field.

7. Pancake, Paul's Cornfield

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.'

8. Hay Stacks and a Pig Pen in Cabell County

Pigs in a pig pen in Cabell County with many people outside of the pen. 'No shortage of meat or corn on this farm.'

9. Pig Pen in Cabell County

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.)

10. House Before Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County

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.)

11. House After Outside Improvement Project in Pocahontas County

A group portrait of the Randolph County Farm Women's Council, 1923-1944, standing and sitting around a table.

12. Anniversary Celebration of the Randolph County Farm Women's Council