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David was brother to basketball star Jerry West. He died in the Korean War at age 22 when Jerry was 12.

1. David West in his East Bank High School Letter Sweater, East Bank, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.

2. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.

The church was organized in December of 1819.  The caption on the back of the image reads: "1819 - During the early years the congregation met in a log cabin built by Henry Ruffner's father called 'Col. Ruffers' Meeting House.'  Col. David Ruffner built this house of worship in 1840 and Mrs. John Q. Dickinson added the educational building on about 100 years later, during the 10 years that Rev. J.E. Wayland served, which was from 1930-1940."According to the church history, Booker T. Washington learned the Shorter Catechism from Rev. John C. Brown at this church and worshiped here before going to Hampton Institute in Virginia.

3. Kanawha-Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1862.  The current church was built in 1897.

4. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church.  It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.

5. African Zion Baptist Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

6. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

7. Snow and Ice Covered St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Coal miners sit in the railway cars to be transported to their work stations at the Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Co. mine.

8. Six-Ton Motor and Mine Cars Loaded with Men for Second Shift at Cedar Grove Mine, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Anderson and his two associates pose with their rifles, showing off the dozens of rabbits brought back from a hunt.

9. W. E. Anderson and Associates after Hunting Excursion, near Charleston, W. Va.

Reverse of photo reads: "The only purebred beef bull in Kanawha County when B. B. Ezell began as county agent."

10. County Agent with Purebred Beef Bull, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Jerry West is second row from the top and first on the left. No others are identified.

11. Class Portrait Chelyan Junior High, Kanawha County, W. Va.

West, who is mid-air and ready to shoot the ball, played for East Bank High School as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1954–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

12. Jerry West Shoots during High School Basketball Game

Front row, from left to right: Jerry West, Robert Green, Jim Dolen, Rodney Buckley, and Jack Ellis.Second row, from left to right: Jack Landers, Larry Moore, Robert Buckley, Ronald Fisher, and Joe Chrest.Third row, from left to right: Coach Roy E. Williams, Lincoln Lincous, Garry Stover, and team manager Bill Molner.West was the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

13. East Bank High School Basketball Team Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.

West, who is holding the ball, attended Chelyan Junior High before attending East Bank High School.

14. Portrait of Jerry West with Middle School Basketball Team, Chelyan, W. Va.

Jerry West, right, shakes hands with Coach Williams, left.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

15. Coach Roy E. Williams and Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.

West was the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

16. Jerry West Playing for the East Bank High School Basketball Team, East Bank, W. Va.

West played as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

17. Jerry West Poses in his East Bank High School Team Uniform, East Bank, W. Va.

West, right, is pictured with East Bank coach Roy Williams, who is stressing defense techniques. West was the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

18. Jerry West with High School Basketball Coach Roy Williams, East Bank, W. Va.

West played as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.He would go on to play for West Virginia University from 1956-1960, and then for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-1974.

19. Portrait of Jerry West in His East Bank High School Basketball Uniform, East Bank, W. Va.

Coach Roy Williams is in the back row.  Jerry West is wearing jersey number 12 and is  seated in the front row.

20. East Bank High School Basketball Team, Kanawha County, W. Va.

21. Election Official Outside Cussing Observer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

22. Election Official Signaling Vote Buyer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

23. Group of Men Attempting to Buy Votes, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

Jerry West is Number 12 in the front row, second from the right. He played as the team's starting small forward.

24. Chelyan Junior High Basketball Team Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.