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Teacher at the bottom right is George C. Cottle. Cottle's grandfather, Bob Wood, is sitting in the doorway. The children are unidentified.

1. Sunnyslope School, Summers County, W. Va.

Cook pictured with horses, named Dan and Doc, on the farm.

2. George Madison Cook with Horses on Erastus Neely Farm at Surveyor's Branch, W. Va.

Print number 1631.

3. Two World War I Soldiers

Soldiers stop to snack on food provided by the Red Cross women.

4. World War One Troop Train at Hinton Depot, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified soldier is probably from West Virginia.

5. World War One Soldier at Camp Lee, Va.

Note the "WV" behind the soldier, next to the door. All the men in the 155th Field Artillery trained at Camp Lee were from West Virginia and fought in some of the deadliest battles of World War l.

6. Unidentified West Virginia Soldier Outside Supply Building, Camp Lee, Va.

Unidentified soldier and army cook, most likely from West Virginia pose outside at basic training camp.

7. Soldier and Cook at Camp Lee, Va.

An instructor teaches soldiers how to use a gas mask in case of a mustard gas attack during World War l

8. Soldiers During Gas Attack Training, Camp Lee, Va.

Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l

9. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va

The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.

10. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.

Men read while waiting their turn with the barber in a make-shift outside "shop". Many West Virginians trained at Camp Lee for fighting in Europe during World War I. Most were members of the 313th, 314th and 315th Field Artillery Units.

11. Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.

Probably used for the training of trench warfare which was the type of fighting waged during World War I. Camp Lee was a basic training camp that included several men from West Virginia.

12. Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.