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649. Woman Standing Next to Plane at Quiet Dale Airport; Harrison Co., W. Va.

650. Bird's Eye View of Gassaway, W. Va.

651. Three Young Men Pose for Photograph, Gassaway, W. Va.

An elevated view of probably the National Highway Bridge crossing Wills Creek in the Narrows.

652. Narrows Between Haystack and Wills Mountains Looking Toward Frostburg, Md.

653. View of Homes and Farms in Franklin, W. Va.

Frank Loria graduated from Notre Dame Catholic High School in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He attended and played football at Virginia Tech University where he earned All American honors in 1967. Loria would later join the Marshall University coaching staff as defensive backs coach. He died in the airplane crash that killed most of the Marshall football team, staff and many others on November 14, 1970.

654. Frank Loria, Virginia Tech Football Players, Blacksburg, Va.

655. Flood Near West Union, W. Va.

656. Fernando Albert Robinson House, 177 West Pike St., Clarksburg, W. Va.

657. Jamison Coal and Coke Co. Mine No. 9 on Duncard Mill Run, Farmington, W. Va.

658. People Stand Outside of Trolley Car Going to Farmington, W. Va.

659. View from Murphy's Hill of Farmington, W. Va.

Darwin Edwin Abbott was a famous photographer who operated out of Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Marshall Academy and toured West Virginia taking pictures for Harper's Magazine. In 1880 he opened a photographic studio and by 1891 his business expanded by selling photographic supplies. In 1898 he purchased the Addison, Thompson and Associates Plant which manufactured glass, which allowed him to add the manufacturing of high quality picture frames to his business. His salesman traveled throughout 20 states and his frames were sold throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. His firm was one of the most important businesses in Huntington at the time.

660. D.E. Abbott and Co. Horse and Buggy, Huntington, W. Va.