A group of Osage School children in the 1940s and teacher, Mrs. Richard Smith (left hand corner.) Osage School was located in Osage, West Virginia, Monongalia County. Mrs. Smith may have been visiting the classroom as African-American teachers were employed by the segregated school at this time.For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (SC).
African-American Students and Teacher at Osage School
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
School children of the Osage School in the 1940s and their teacher. For information of the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).L to R: Tommy Wells (deceased), Sammy Dobbs (lived in Jerome Park for ling time, shot to death), Wesley Morton, Jimmy Summervile, unidentified, "Snookie" Williams.Teacher most likely someone who came for a special mission, possibly Mountaineer Mining Mission.
Students at Osage Negro School, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
'Mrs. Richard Smith is playing the piano for her students. She is the wife of Reverend Richard C. Smith, the Director of the Shack. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).'
School Boys Singing, Osage School, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
Four African-American students singing at Osage School. 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'L to R: John Boyd, unidentified, likely Tim Johnson's brother, and Tim Johnson
'Dupont Chemical Company, now Morgantown Ordnance Works.' A few houses surround the plant. The river is located on the far side of the plant. Automobiles can be located in the parking lots.
Wilson Chevrolet Company located in Morgantown, W. Va. across from the Standard Esso Dealer. Tow truck located in front of the building. Automobiles line the street.
Central Auto Corporation Ford Dealership and Garage, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
Ford Garage located in Morgantown, W. Va., at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Kirk Street. Large trucks parked near garage. Sign also advertises Mercury.
Corner of High Street and Pleasant, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
View of High Street from the corner of Pleasant Street and High Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Automobiles can be seen parked along side the street, and a person riding a bicycle near the corner.
Faculty and Students in Front of Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
Dr. Brown, Dr. Muriel Brown, Winifred Jones, Elizabeth Roberts, Gladys McConkey, Frances Howard, Lorana Riley, June Rose Simmons, Helen Wolfe Bowman, Louise Roberts, Frances McIvor, Susan Hammer, Virginia Thomas, Elizabeth Morgan, Frances Lynch, unknown, Rosemary Willians, Virginia Bond, unknown, Ruth Withers, Madeline Shorter, Maria Kittle, Dorothy Moore, Ada Goff, Una Jarvis.
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'The man on the steps is the maternal uncle of Otis Stribling Young, Jr., Malcom Beckley Meridith (of Morgantown, W. Va., and the son of Clinton and Marion Maxwell Meridith).
