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Text on back reads, "The new multi-million dollar electric power plant on W. Va. Route 93, between Mt. Storm on Route 50 and Blackwater Falls at Davis, W. Va. This plant, built on Stony River, also affords a lake for boating and fishing."

1. Virginia Electric and Power Company, Near Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
053665
Title:
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Near Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Text on back reads, "The new multi-million dollar electric power plant on W. Va. Route 93, between Mt. Storm on Route 50 and Blackwater Falls at Davis, W. Va. This plant, built on Stony River, also affords a lake for boating and fishing."
The back of the photo includes a newspaper caption that reads:Pearl S. Buck writes lovingly of "The Good Earth," saying it is the key to human life and world peace.

2. Portrait of Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
053537
Title:
Portrait of Pearl S. Buck
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
The back of the photo includes a newspaper caption that reads:Pearl S. Buck writes lovingly of "The Good Earth," saying it is the key to human life and world peace.
An unidentified man sets the type for the title page of "My Mother's House", a short story by Pearl S. Buck.

3. Title Page of Pearl S. Buck Book "My Mother's House"

IDNO:
051623
Title:
Title Page of Pearl S. Buck Book "My Mother's House"
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
An unidentified man sets the type for the title page of "My Mother's House", a short story by Pearl S. Buck.
Stokes and nurse Pati Ames stand behind three young children in the Summers County Health Department.

4. Dr. J. W. Stokes and Nurse with Toddlers in Health Department, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049471
Title:
Dr. J. W. Stokes and Nurse with Toddlers in Health Department, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Stokes and nurse Pati Ames stand behind three young children in the Summers County Health Department.
Lillian and Gladys Shumate pictured on the farm grounds.

5. Shumate Women Pose Beside Farm Machinery, Little Stony Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
049451
Title:
Shumate Women Pose Beside Farm Machinery, Little Stony Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Lillian and Gladys Shumate pictured on the farm grounds.
View of the farm land and growing crops which is located near War Ridge.

6. Shumate Farm Grounds, Little Stony Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
049440
Title:
Shumate Farm Grounds, Little Stony Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
View of the farm land and growing crops which is located near War Ridge.
Mark and Luther Shumate ride through the farm grounds in Little Stony Creek.

7. Horse Riding on Shumate Farm near War Ridge, W. Va.

IDNO:
049422
Title:
Horse Riding on Shumate Farm near War Ridge, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Mark and Luther Shumate ride through the farm grounds in Little Stony Creek.
Glenna and Mark Shumate pose beside the snowman on the farm located near War Ridge.

8. Snowman on Shumate Farm, Little Stony Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
049421
Title:
Snowman on Shumate Farm, Little Stony Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Glenna and Mark Shumate pose beside the snowman on the farm located near War Ridge.
Portrait of the prominent citizen who lived in the city of Hinton. Nowlan served as a master electrician in the United States Army Air Service during World War I. By 1927, Nowlan was the city manager of Hinton all the way through 1935. In World War II, he managed overseas and continental district organizations in the Office of Censorship. In 1945, he developed a 200-acre wildlife sanctuary at "Split Rock" overlooking Greenbrier River near Alderson, W. Va. During the Korean War, he served as the budget administrator for the United States Air Force. Finally, in 1960, Nowlan became the financial secretary for the Summers County Board of Education.

9. Hume K. Nowlan of Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049376
Title:
Hume K. Nowlan of Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Portrait of the prominent citizen who lived in the city of Hinton. Nowlan served as a master electrician in the United States Army Air Service during World War I. By 1927, Nowlan was the city manager of Hinton all the way through 1935. In World War II, he managed overseas and continental district organizations in the Office of Censorship. In 1945, he developed a 200-acre wildlife sanctuary at "Split Rock" overlooking Greenbrier River near Alderson, W. Va. During the Korean War, he served as the budget administrator for the United States Air Force. Finally, in 1960, Nowlan became the financial secretary for the Summers County Board of Education.
Lively pictured in fireman outfit. His hat reads, "Captain."

10. John Lively in Fireman Suit, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048280
Title:
John Lively in Fireman Suit, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Lively pictured in fireman outfit. His hat reads, "Captain."
Lively holds a fish that is eating another fish.

11. John Lively Holding Fish, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048279
Title:
John Lively Holding Fish, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Lively holds a fish that is eating another fish.
Keaton stands beside the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service automobile.Keaton was born June 13, 1913 and his father was L. B. Keaton, the former sheriff. G. E. Keaton married Elizabeth Kelly in 1935 and fathered two girls, Margaret and Elaine.

12. Glenden E. Keaton of Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048230
Title:
Glenden E. Keaton of Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Keaton stands beside the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service automobile.Keaton was born June 13, 1913 and his father was L. B. Keaton, the former sheriff. G. E. Keaton married Elizabeth Kelly in 1935 and fathered two girls, Margaret and Elaine.