Painting of the Name 'The Shack' by Mary Behner and George Lay, Custodian
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Painting the Shacks name on the building are Miss Behner and George Lay. She was an early director of the Presbyterian 'Shack'. Later on she became director of the Scotts Run Settlement House near Osage, W. Va., which was a Methodist Settlement house. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
Interior View of Waldo Hotel Lobby; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
The hotel is located at U.S. Routes 50 and 19 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Published by Curt Teich & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Woman Looks Into Ditch at Location of Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Serial killer Harry Powers used this ditch on his own property to hide the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children, and Dorothy Lemke. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.
Several People Following Ditch That Leads Underneath Structure at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
This recently dug ditch was where serial killer Harry Powers hid the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children and Dorothy Lemke. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.