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Emma Walker Meador on the far right with Matt Cook to her right. The rest of the unidentified men haul sticks and wood across the land. The farm is now known as Meador Camp Ground at the Bluestone State Park.

1969. Collecting Wood at Billy Meador Farm, Bluestone River Valley, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049502
Title:
Collecting Wood at Billy Meador Farm, Bluestone River Valley, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Emma Walker Meador on the far right with Matt Cook to her right. The rest of the unidentified men haul sticks and wood across the land. The farm is now known as Meador Camp Ground at the Bluestone State Park.
In the back row, from left to right, is Clyde Farley; Oren Meador; the rest are unidentified.In the front row, starting with the 3rd woman from the left is Sibyl Lilly; Clema Lilly (married Joe Hedrick). Next to the general store in the background is the True Post Office.

1970. Group Portrait in Front of General Store, True, W. Va.

IDNO:
049503
Title:
Group Portrait in Front of General Store, True, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
In the back row, from left to right, is Clyde Farley; Oren Meador; the rest are unidentified.In the front row, starting with the 3rd woman from the left is Sibyl Lilly; Clema Lilly (married Joe Hedrick). Next to the general store in the background is the True Post Office.
Turner, his wife and children are pictured in front of their home.

1971. Samuel Turner and Family, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049504
Title:
Samuel Turner and Family, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Turner, his wife and children are pictured in front of their home.
Ada Florence Morris Hamm, Willie Hamm, Homer Hamm, and Jordan Hamm pictured.

1972. Hamm Family Portrait, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049505
Title:
Hamm Family Portrait, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Ada Florence Morris Hamm, Willie Hamm, Homer Hamm, and Jordan Hamm pictured.
The Ward family is pictured with hunting gear.

1973. Coon Hunters, Ramp, W. Va.

IDNO:
049506
Title:
Coon Hunters, Ramp, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
The Ward family is pictured with hunting gear.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward stand in front of a fence.

1974. Grandparents of Steve Ward, Ramp, W. Va.

IDNO:
049507
Title:
Grandparents of Steve Ward, Ramp, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Mr. and Mrs. Ward stand in front of a fence.
Ward, a recognized slingshot expert, poses on Front Street.

1975. Virgil Ward Aiming Slingshot, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049508
Title:
Virgil Ward Aiming Slingshot, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1975
Description:
Ward, a recognized slingshot expert, poses on Front Street.
The elderly group poses beside a lawn chair in a field located at New River Bottoms, the future sit of the Bluestone Reservoir.

1976. Webb and Phillips Family Relatives, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049509
Title:
Webb and Phillips Family Relatives, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
The elderly group poses beside a lawn chair in a field located at New River Bottoms, the future sit of the Bluestone Reservoir.
Webb and his family lived in on the Forest Hill side of New River and made their home near Webb's Island.

1977. John Webb of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049510
Title:
John Webb of New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Webb and his family lived in on the Forest Hill side of New River and made their home near Webb's Island.
The revenuers, or "revenooers", were responsible for enforcing laws against illegal distilling of alcoholic refreshments. Subjects unidentified.

1978. Revenuers of U. S. Treasury Department in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049511
Title:
Revenuers of U. S. Treasury Department in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
The revenuers, or "revenooers", were responsible for enforcing laws against illegal distilling of alcoholic refreshments. Subjects unidentified.
Agents from the U. S. Treasury Department, also known as "revenooers", pose around an illegal distillery.

1979. Revenuers Uncover Illegal Still, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049512
Title:
Revenuers Uncover Illegal Still, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Agents from the U. S. Treasury Department, also known as "revenooers", pose around an illegal distillery.
Revenuers, also known as "revenooers", inspect the illegal distillery located in the middle of the woods.

1980. U. S. Treasury Department Agents Raid Moonshine Still, Pipestem District, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049513
Title:
U. S. Treasury Department Agents Raid Moonshine Still, Pipestem District, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Revenuers, also known as "revenooers", inspect the illegal distillery located in the middle of the woods.