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Football players practice while construction of Woman's Hall, now Stalnaker Hall, goes on in the background. Subjects unidentified.

1. West Viriginia University Mountaineers Football Team Practice, Morgantown, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

4. George Green Next to 1916 Ford Model T With American Eagle Radiator Cap, Foxburg, Pa.

George Green, in uniform, worked at Foxburg Bank.

5. Thomas Benton Green and Mary Rupert in 1916 Ford, George Green Stands Besides Car, Foxburg, Pa.

George Green is the brother of James Green Sr.

6. George Green in World War I Marine Uniform and Mother in Car, Foxburg, Pa

Print number 1631.

7. Two World War I Soldiers

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

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

Published by Dawson & Co. See original for correspondence.

9. Bird's Eye View of Morgantown, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The Helmbright Brothers. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

10. Y.W.C.A. Building, Wheeling, W. Va.

Published by Union Stationery Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

11. People Stand Atop The White Rocks, Chestnut Ridge Mountains, Fayette County, Pa.

(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

12. Military Operations Training Course Review

(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

13. Unidentified Soldier of First W. Va. Infantry

(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

14. Company No. 8 M.O.T.C. at Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

15. Blennerhassett Island Over a Hundred Years Ago, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Group of boys enjoy the river and rest on the bank. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

16. Man Relaxes Lake Side While Others Sit in Boat, Upshur County, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

17. The Jug, Near Middlebourne, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

18. Court House and Sheriff's Residence, Middlebourne, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

19. Main Street Looking North, Middlebourne, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

20. Residence View on McGraw Avenue, Grafton, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

21. Boys of Beckley Leaving for Camp Lee, Beckley, W. Va.

Published by Ess an Ess Photo Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

22. Lake Terra Alta, Terra Alta, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

23. First Touchdown in West Virginia University vs. Carlisle Football Game; Morgantown, W. Va.

Vandervort School children and teacher Hiram Evans pose for picture outside of school building. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

24. Vandervort School; Monongalia Co., W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

25. Marshall Street Looking North; McMechen, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

26. Watson Residence; Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by I. Robbins & Son. See original for correspondence. (From pstcard collection legacy system.)

27. Hairpin Curve on Country Road; near Fairmont, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

28. The McMillan Hospital; Charleston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

29. Lee Street Looking West From Ruffner Avenue; Charleston, W. Va.

Published by I. Robbins & Son. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

30. Fourth Street Bridge; Clarksburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins & Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

31. Huntington Hotel and Assembly Hall; Huntington, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

32. The Fifth Avenue Hotel; Huntington, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

33. View from First National Bank, Looking Northeast on Fourth Avenue and Ohio River; Huntington, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

34. Horse and Buggy Travels Down Dirt Road Past Farms; Follansbee, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

35. Episcopal Church and Rectory; Martinsburg, W. Va.

36. North Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va.

37. City Building and Jail By Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.

Unidentified soldier is probably from West Virginia.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 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.

45. Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.

46. Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.

Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army on horseback at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

47. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army give each other a shave while at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

48. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

Members of the 314th Field Artillery which eventually became part of the 155th Brigade boasted more days of continuous combat firing than the batteries of any other American Division.

49. Members of the 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

Because of significant heriage in the past, residents of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia became the structure of the 80th Division. The 80th Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Lee, Virginia.

50. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

Members of the 80th Divsion U.S. Army inside their sleeping area at Camp Lee, Virginia during basic training. During the Meuse Argonne campaign, the 80th Division was the only one that saw action during each phase of the offensive. And they first earned their motto, "The 80th Division Moves only Forward!".

51. Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

Members of the 80th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

52. Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Va.

Supply Co. 314 at basic training in Camp Lee, Virginia. Members of the 314th Field Artillery, 80th Divison U.S. Army were mostly from West Virginia. The 314th eventually became a part of the 155th Brigade which saw heavy and constant action in Meuse Argonne, through the armistice.

53. Members of 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

Automobiles, waving American flags line the main street.

54. 'Our Soldier Boys Starting For The Front', Calhoun, Co., W. Va.

Two of the students identified are Ray (Dusty) Ash, front row-first,left and James (Jim) Guiher, front row-third left. Information included on the photograph includes ". . . several [are] Clarksburg men. . ."

55. Sigma Nu Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.

56. Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va

Wife of West Virginia Governor John Jacob Cornwell (1917-1921).

57. First Lady of West Virginia, Edna Brady Cornwell from Romney, W. Va.

58. Clarksburg, W. Va.

Part of the Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad, a passenger service which extended to Pentress in western Monongalia County.

59. Lemley Hill Railway Cut, Monongalia County, W. Va.

60. Troops Assembled For Inspection, Morgantown, W. Va.

61. American Ambulance Service with French Army during World War I

62. Town Gate at Verdun during World War I

63. Hauling Oil Well Equipment from Auburn, Ritchie County to Cox's Mill, Gilmer County, W. Va.

64. Sunday School in Creston, West Virginia

65. Fife Cottage, West Virginia University

66. Oglebay Hall Under Construction, West Virginia University

'Raine Andrews Lumber Company.  X marks Fred Hertig on the front porch of the Boarding House.  He is my brother. Note the poster on the wall, it is World War I.'

67. Fred Hertig and Others on Porch of the Boarding House at Everwood, Randolph County, W. Va.

Group portrait of Pendleton County's Second Contingent of soldiers assigned to artillery duty.

68. Boys of '17, Pendleton County, W. Va.

View of Moorefield in Winchester Avenue from the Hotel about 1917, in Hardy County, West Virginia.

69. Bird's Eye View of Winchester Avenue in Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.

Men are participating in military training at Camp Greenbrier in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

70. World War I Military Training at Camp Greenbrier, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

71. Camp Greenbrier Boys in Uniform for WW I Training, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

72. Camp Greenbrier Boys in Military Dress, Greenbrier County,

73. Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

74. African-American World War I Draftees in Front of the Post Office, Morgantown, W. Va.

Four African-American World War I draftees in front of the post office.

75. World War I Draftees, Morgantown, W. Va.

The wreckage of a boat lies on the river bank, at the foot of Walnut Street in Morgantown.

76. Wrecked Boat on Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

77. Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.

People and goods in front of George H. Coffman Store in Elkins, West Virginia; See W. Va. Gazeteers 1903-04; 1923-24.

78. Coffman's Department Store, Elkins, W. Va.

79. Elkins High School, Elkins, W.Va.

'Great Flood of 1917, covering North Alderson.'

80. Flooded Areas of North Alderson, W. Va.

Frontal view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers building in Alderson W. Va. with C&O boxcar situated in front of building.

81. Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, W. Va.

Sign on side of building reads, 'The 1917 scale means starvation wages, slavery conditions [and] sacrafice of honor to coal miners.'

82. Barracks at Irona with 1917 Scale Protest Sign, Irona, W. Va.

83. Pulp Mill and Log Pond at Spruce, W. Va.

84. Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.