Helen Holt Smiling at the Podium in front of a Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Date:
1952
Description:
Letter dated August 22, 1952 accompanying the photograph reads, 'Memorandum from Walter S. Hallahan To: Honorable Rush D. Holt, Weston W. Va. Dear Rush - I thought you would be interested in receiving a photograph or two taken at the Testimonial Dinner last Monday evening. It was a wonderful event for me and I want you to know how much I appreciated having you with me on that occasion. Walter' Helen Holt
Appalachian Electric Power Company Plant, Glasgow, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'The new 400,000 kilowatt Kanawha River Plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company at Glasgow, West Virginia, as it appears from the river side. The first of two 200,000 kilowatt units is now in service. The second unit is scheduled for completion late this fall.'
Aerial View of Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet. Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction. Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'
Journalism Students, Class of 1952, West Virginia University
Date:
1952
Description:
Names signed on the back of photo '1. Donald Hubbard; 2. Verna Hall; 3. Lucille Marland; 4. Catherine Fidley; 5. Lee Hanson; 6. Jack Wilson; 7. Nick Stepoulos; 8. Don Engel; 9. Steve Barezney; 10. Pam Springer; 11. Deanie Fleming; 12. Bennie Kent; 13. Geo G. Gidnodis; 14. Juanita L. Boggess; 15. Stan Book; 16. Hanno Zochinsen (special student from Germany); 17. Gene T. Miller; 18. Kyung Won Lee (Korean Student); 19. Robert K. Liston (not in picture); 20. Jeanne Beidler;' Message attached to group portrait says, 'Dr. Reed, You're a Square Shooter.'
West Virginia State College President and ROTC Student at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Date:
1952
Description:
'ROTC student and college president meet at the artillery center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.' West Virginia State College, Institute, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.
P. I. Reed at a Certificate of Merit Award Ceremony
Date:
1952
Description:
'A.L. Higginbotham, president of the American Society of Journalism School Administrators and chairman of the Department of Journalism of the University of Nevada; P.I. Reed, chairman of the ASJSA Committee on Awards and director of the School of Journalism, West Virginia University; Arthur Hays Sulzberger, president of the New York Times. Mr. Sulzberger is receiving the 1952 ASJSA Award because the Times was voted as the best interpreter of the American way of life to the people of the United States and the rest of the world. The presentation took place August 26, 1952, at Columbia University.'
Pocahontas County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1952
Description:
"Formed from Bath. Pendleton, and Randolph in 1821. It bears name of Pocahontas, Indian princess, the friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain Battle, Nov. 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are here."
Edray Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Site of early settlement and fort of Thomas Drinnon. Scene of attacks by Indians in 1774 and 1778. To the east, on the land of Jacob Warwick, stood Fort Clover Lick, garrisoned during the Revolutionary War by Augusta County militia."
Greenbrier County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1952
Description:
"Formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Mongomery. named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. World-famed mineral springs at White Sulphur and elsewhere in Greenbrier Valley."
"Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files' family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser Cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain."
Mingo Flats Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 at Valley Head, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Mingo Flats--Named for the Mingo Indians who had a village here. This tribe was a branch of the Iroquois. The Seneca Indian Trail passes this point. On Valley Mountain in 1861. Gen. Robert E. Lee camped while campaigning in this valley."
Rich Mountain Historic Marker at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Rich Mountain--At Rich Mountain 5 miles west, July 11, 1861. Federal forces defeated Confederate troops whose trenches may still be seen. Military reputations of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans were established by this victory."
Huntersville Historic Marker on Knapp Creek, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Huntersville--Established in 1821. Early trading post here brought hunters and trappers and gave name to the town. In 1822, first county court met here at the home of John Bradshaw. Gen. Lee was encamped here in 1861.
Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'
Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.
West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'
Lee's Headquarters Marker on U. S. Route 219, Linwood, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861 after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia,' The maker stands on US 219 in Linwood in Pocahontas Co.
'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'
Pontiac's War: Massacre of the Clendenins by Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk. 1763, three miles southwest of Lewisburg after Muddy Creek massacre, completed the destruction of early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.
Terra Alta: Half a mile high Famed as a health resort resort. Once known as Cranberry for extensive cranberry glades found near. North is Cranesville Swamp, noted for its wild life. In that vicinity, Lewis Wetzel killed several Indians.
Frankford: Col. John Stuart, who came here in 1769 with McClanahan, the Renicks, and companions bought out earlier claims of William Hamilton. "The Cliffs" to the east offer one of the celebrated beauty spots of Greenbrier Valley.
Col. John Stuart Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Col. John Stuart: Col John Stuart built Stuart Manor, 1789, near Fort Stuart. He was a military and civil leader and led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant. As clerk of Greenbrier County, he left many historic records. His first office is standing.
Marlinton Marker on U. S. Route. 219, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Marlinton: Settled 1749 by Sewell and Marlin. The oldest recorded settlement on western waters. Here stood oak, marking corner of first survey west of Alleghenies. Here was Fort Greenbrier, built, 1755, and garrisoned by Andrew Lewis.
Marlinton: The old Seneca Indian Trail from New York, to Georgia may be seen at this point. During the French and Indian War, 18 settlers lost lives in vicinity. During Indian raids in 1779, 13 were killed and many were taken captive.
Millpoint Marker on U. S. Route 219, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Millpoint: Here Stephen Sewell, pioneer settler, camped in 1750. This was the site of Fort Day, 1774. To the north, James and John Bridger were killed in the Indian raids of 1778. Here James E. A. Gibbs invented chain-stitch sewing machine.
1952 Pony League Baseball Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Group portrait of Pony League team. Only identified members are Coach Whitey De Moss, standing back row, first on the left and Sprioff, second row, first left.
Information with the photograph includes: "Ada H. Ford at home New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1952, wearing the orchid given her by Layne H. Ford [her son] for Christmas, Pruntytown Road, Grafton, W. Va.".
Old Covered Bridge Across Tygart River; Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
This bridge was erected in 1852 serving both the North and South in passage of troops and supplies across mountains into Virginia. Published by Tygart Valley News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Senator Rush Holt Gives a Speech During Campaign Stop
Date:
1952
Description:
Holt delivers a speech from the back of a train during his 1952 campaign for West Virginia Governor. The name of the train was the 'Eisenhower Special', after General Dwight D. Eisenhower who was running for president. Stamped on the back of the photo, ' Photographic Department Weirton Steel Co., Weirton, West Va.'.
Hinton's oldest store doing business under the same trade name. Noted as one of West Virginia's finest men's stores. In 1952, the HUB Clothing Co. opened its doors for business in a room on 3rd Avenue.
Aerial View Overlooking Meadow River Lumber Company Facility and Grounds, Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
View of the vast lumber yard, grounds, and company buildings.The photographer, Tom Ocheltree (1926-1990) was a railroad employee with a side business of commercial photography. This image, and two other aerials, appeared as 5x7 enlargements for the East Rainelle bus depot.
![Information with the photograph includes: "Ada H. Ford at home New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1952, wearing the orchid given her by Layne H. Ford [her son] for Christmas, Pruntytown Road, Grafton, W. Va.".](/thumb/039819.jpg "Ada Enid Haldeman Ford at Home, Grafton, W. Va.")
