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Terra Alta, W. Va. is 3300 feet above sea level.

1. Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028302
Title:: Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1906/08/16
Description:: Terra Alta, W. Va. is 3300 feet above sea level.

Feathers, top, and Hanger, bottom, goof around in the high school parking lot.

2. Charles Feathers and Joe Hanger Palling Around at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051614
Title:: Charles Feathers and Joe Hanger Palling Around at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1948-1949
Description:: Feathers, top, and Hanger, bottom, goof around in the high school parking lot.

Back of the photograph reads, "the Gang."

3. Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051611
Title:: Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: Back of the photograph reads, "the Gang."

An unidentified boy looks into a camera.

4. Photographer at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051610
Title:: Photographer at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: An unidentified boy looks into a camera.

DeWitt, left, and Cooper, right, pose outside of Terra Alta High School during their senior year.

5. Sara Lou DeWitt with Paul R. Cooper Outside of High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051598
Title:: Sara Lou DeWitt with Paul R. Cooper Outside of High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: DeWitt, left, and Cooper, right, pose outside of Terra Alta High School during their senior year.

Candid photograph of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.

6. Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051599
Title:: Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: Candid photograph of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.

Cooper, left, stands beside a girl that is likely Donna Mae Deberry.

7. Paul Cooper and Friend at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051612
Title:: Paul Cooper and Friend at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: Cooper, left, stands beside a girl that is likely Donna Mae Deberry.

Cooper, left, and DeWitt, right, pose together for a photo during their senior year at Terra Alta High School.

8. Paul R. Cooper and Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051597
Title:: Paul R. Cooper and Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: Cooper, left, and DeWitt, right, pose together for a photo during their senior year at Terra Alta High School.

Cooper, left, and Feather, right, pose on top of the bathroom shack.

9. Paul Cooper and Charles Feather on Top of Terra Alta High School Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051617
Title:: Paul Cooper and Charles Feather on Top of Terra Alta High School Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: Cooper, left, and Feather, right, pose on top of the bathroom shack.

Cooper poses on top of the men's bathroom shack.

10. Paul Cooper Balancing on Men's Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051616
Title:: Paul Cooper Balancing on Men's Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1950-1951
Description:: Cooper poses on top of the men's bathroom shack.

Three men gather hay across a field with hand tools.

11. Making Hay, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052248
Title:: Making Hay, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: 1975
Description:: Three men gather hay across a field with hand tools.

Mrs. Calvert dumps water into pails. She was living without running water.

12. Jessie Fern Mayfield Calvert, Rodamer, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052253
Title:: Jessie Fern Mayfield Calvert, Rodamer, W. Va.
Date:: 1976/11
Description:: Mrs. Calvert dumps water into pails. She was living without running water.