He organized and served as president of the Wilson Lumber Company, the Wildell Lumber Company, the Ruthbell Lumber Company, and the Inter-Mountain Coal & Lumber Company. He was also a director in the Bank of Mill Creek and the Tygarts Valley National Bank.
Navy Ensign Dwight Skaggs of Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Brother of Mary Helen Skaggs Ashcraft; born 1915, Greenbrier County, West Virginia; graduate of West Virginia University; served as a Navy pilot during World War II, killed in 1943. Photograph was taken at Klo Lake City, Florida.
Double-Effect Evaporator and Vacuum-Pan Crystallizer in Mineral Industries Building at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
One of the massive pieces of equipment in the Mineral Industries Building (now White Hall) used for research related to the development of the mineral resources of West Virginia.
The Court on West Virginia University Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
"The Court" area is bordered by Chemistry Hall (now Clark Hall) on the left, Wise Library in the center and Mineral Industries Building (now White Hall) on the right.
World War II Propaganda Leaflet 'Shelled' at British in Africa and France by Germans
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
This leaflet was included in William Godfrey's post-war narrative documenting his service during World War II. Godfrey was a student at West Virginia University.
Greenbrier Hotel and Grounds; White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
2,000 feet elevation. Hand painted scene covering the grand hotel and its estate. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Group Posing In Front of Ritz Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Pictured from left to right in the front is Earnett Cobb, Betty Jane Arrington Angell, and Lloyd Seldomridge. The two gentleman in the back are Homer Thrall, left, and Raymond W. Argabright. On the awning, above the group, reads, "The Gang's All Here".
Adkins Family and Associates, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Mrs. Maude Wiseman Adkins in center with Depsey Adkins to the right and Gladys Richmond Adkins to the left. Dalena Boone is left of Badie Bracken Adkins, who is the girl in the front, and left of her is Joyce Delano. Nile Boone is the boy sitting in the front.
Severely Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia After December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Men inspect the damage after the infamous Japanese attack. The "Wee Vee" as the ship was affectionately referred to, was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was moored during the attack and towed to dry dock for repairs.
Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Crew members during a salvage and repair operation work port side of the battered battleship. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the December 7th attack.
Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.
