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Print number 386. Thomas Clark Atkeson wrote the law which created the West Virginia State Board of Agriculture in 1891, serving as President of the board for the next fourteen years. It was Atkeson who recommended to the University Board of Regents that agriculture be taught at the state University, and he was then later named the first dean of the College of Agriculture when it was established in 1898. Atkeson's work with agricultural education is well renowned.

721. Portrait of WVU Professor Thomas Clark Atkeson

IDNO:
045609
Title:
Portrait of WVU Professor Thomas Clark Atkeson
Date:
undated
Description:
Print number 386. Thomas Clark Atkeson wrote the law which created the West Virginia State Board of Agriculture in 1891, serving as President of the board for the next fourteen years. It was Atkeson who recommended to the University Board of Regents that agriculture be taught at the state University, and he was then later named the first dean of the College of Agriculture when it was established in 1898. Atkeson's work with agricultural education is well renowned.
Thompson, a ticket agent, pictured infront of the hotel.

722. C.W. Thompson at the Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
045610
Title:
C.W. Thompson at the Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1941
Description:
Thompson, a ticket agent, pictured infront of the hotel.
Unidentified employees crushing cane.

723. Workers Making Cane Molasses, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045611
Title:
Workers Making Cane Molasses, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1975
Description:
Unidentified employees crushing cane.
An employee crushes cane while he supervisor oversees the job site. Subject unidentified.

724. Making Cane Molasses, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045612
Title:
Making Cane Molasses, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1975
Description:
An employee crushes cane while he supervisor oversees the job site. Subject unidentified.
View from the shoreline of the Bluestone Reservoir, looking south from the campground.

725. Bertha Campground, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045613
Title:
Bertha Campground, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1984/07
Description:
View from the shoreline of the Bluestone Reservoir, looking south from the campground.
View from the shoreline of the Bluestone Reservoir, looking north from the campground.

726. Bertha Campground, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045614
Title:
Bertha Campground, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1984
Description:
View from the shoreline of the Bluestone Reservoir, looking north from the campground.
Photo of the church exterior and entrance.

727. Big Creek Baptist Church, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045615
Title:
Big Creek Baptist Church, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Photo of the church exterior and entrance.
Print number 393a1.

728. West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045616
Title:
West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1920s
Description:
Print number 393a1.
View of the city from the John Henry Statue on the mountain above the Great Bend Tunnel (aka "Big Bend Tunnel") looking up the Greenbrier River.

729. View of Talcott, W. Va. from Big Bend Mountain

IDNO:
045617
Title:
View of Talcott, W. Va. from Big Bend Mountain
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the city from the John Henry Statue on the mountain above the Great Bend Tunnel (aka "Big Bend Tunnel") looking up the Greenbrier River.
Print number 393a.

730. West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045618
Title:
West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1920s
Description:
Print number 393a.
The tunnel (also known as "Big Bend Tunnel) is located 10 miles east of Hinton, W. Va. ont he Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. it is the longest tunnel on the C&O Railroad at 6,450 feet and was built from 1870-1872. The tunnel is now closed.

731. Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.

IDNO:
045619
Title:
Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
The tunnel (also known as "Big Bend Tunnel) is located 10 miles east of Hinton, W. Va. ont he Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. it is the longest tunnel on the C&O Railroad at 6,450 feet and was built from 1870-1872. The tunnel is now closed.
View of the tunnel from the Hilldale side, near Hinton, W. Va..

732. Big Bend Tunnel, Hilldale, W. Va.

IDNO:
045620
Title:
Big Bend Tunnel, Hilldale, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
View of the tunnel from the Hilldale side, near Hinton, W. Va..