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37. Morgantown Marker on Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 031126
Title:: Morgantown Marker on Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1951

President Truman on Morgantown Courthouse Square.

38. President Harry S. Truman in Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 032760
Title:: President Harry S. Truman in Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1956/10/09
Description:: President Truman on Morgantown Courthouse Square.

President Truman speaks on Morgantown Courthouse Square.

39. President Harry S. Truman Speaks in Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 032761
Title:: President Harry S. Truman Speaks in Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1956/10/09
Description:: President Truman speaks on Morgantown Courthouse Square.

40. President Harry S. Truman Speaks in Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 032762
Title:: President Harry S. Truman Speaks in Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1956/10/09

41. President Harry S. Truman on Morgantown Courthouse Square

IDNO:: 032763
Title:: President Harry S. Truman on Morgantown Courthouse Square
Date:: 1956/10/09

42. View of a Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034246
Title:: View of a Street in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1918

John Hunt was one of the first African American to operate a restaurant in Morgantown, West Virginia. He opened a restaurant under the Commercial Hotel in 1892 located across from the courthouse on High Street. Information on p. 40 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original Loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler.

43. Hunt's Water Stand Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039489
Title:: Hunt's Water Stand Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:: John Hunt was one of the first African American to operate a restaurant in Morgantown, West Virginia. He opened a restaurant under the Commercial Hotel in 1892 located across from the courthouse on High Street. Information on p. 40 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original Loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler.

A crowd watches from the street as parade floats make their way down High Street. On the right, in front of the courthouse, is likely the grandstand.

44. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052426
Title:: Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1926/10/22
Description:: A crowd watches from the street as parade floats make their way down High Street. On the right, in front of the courthouse, is likely the grandstand.