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From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 77, vol. 1. In book: "This is purported to be the first organized Boy Scout troop in Raleigh County; there was a No. 1 at East Raleigh, but it surrendered its charter and joined the above. It was sponsored by Raleigh Mining Institute; its prime mover was Col. Ernest Chilson and Scout Master, R. B. Holmes, of 308 Temple Street, Beckley. Mr. Holmes led the troop for ten years. The cabin was handsomely built by R. M. I. on the hill back of the coal company store, and still exists-unused and deteriorating!" (p. 77). Back of portrait: "Boy Scouts and cabin. Col. Chilson sponsor, prime mover and inspiration, Raleigh Troop No. 2; combine of 1 and 2. R. B. Holmes Scout Master ten years, sponsored by Raleigh Mining Institute. Back of new store. R. B. Holmes, electrical engineer." Harlow Warren, copyright 1955.

49. Portrait of First Organized Boy Scouts Troop of Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036391
Title:
Portrait of First Organized Boy Scouts Troop of Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
1916
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 77, vol. 1. In book: "This is purported to be the first organized Boy Scout troop in Raleigh County; there was a No. 1 at East Raleigh, but it surrendered its charter and joined the above. It was sponsored by Raleigh Mining Institute; its prime mover was Col. Ernest Chilson and Scout Master, R. B. Holmes, of 308 Temple Street, Beckley. Mr. Holmes led the troop for ten years. The cabin was handsomely built by R. M. I. on the hill back of the coal company store, and still exists-unused and deteriorating!" (p. 77). Back of portrait: "Boy Scouts and cabin. Col. Chilson sponsor, prime mover and inspiration, Raleigh Troop No. 2; combine of 1 and 2. R. B. Holmes Scout Master ten years, sponsored by Raleigh Mining Institute. Back of new store. R. B. Holmes, electrical engineer." Harlow Warren, copyright 1955.
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren.

50. Group Portrait Seated on an Automobile

IDNO:
036403
Title:
Group Portrait Seated on an Automobile
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren.
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 395, vol. 2. In book: "This is another of those 'Sunday afternoon' pictures when young folk delighted in gang strolls and picture taking. Also at a time when Crow was Raleigh County's largest community and stood fair, in the minds of many, to inherit the Seat of County Government. Crow had a large lumber mill and railroad, (the first in the county) connecting Glade Creek with Beckley. Back row: Emmett Akers, Arminta Kingrey, Anna Ratliff (Mrs. Clarence Neely), Lena Akers sister of Emmett (now postmistress at Crow, W. Va.). Front row: Alice Underwood, Carl Cockran, Madge Scott (Tissue), and Everet Ellison" (p. 395). On back of portrait: "(Clarence Neely) killed a Oliver Hick."

51. Group Portrait on a Sunday Afternoon at Crow, W. Va.

IDNO:
036404
Title:
Group Portrait on a Sunday Afternoon at Crow, W. Va.
Date:
1909
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 395, vol. 2. In book: "This is another of those 'Sunday afternoon' pictures when young folk delighted in gang strolls and picture taking. Also at a time when Crow was Raleigh County's largest community and stood fair, in the minds of many, to inherit the Seat of County Government. Crow had a large lumber mill and railroad, (the first in the county) connecting Glade Creek with Beckley. Back row: Emmett Akers, Arminta Kingrey, Anna Ratliff (Mrs. Clarence Neely), Lena Akers sister of Emmett (now postmistress at Crow, W. Va.). Front row: Alice Underwood, Carl Cockran, Madge Scott (Tissue), and Everet Ellison" (p. 395). On back of portrait: "(Clarence Neely) killed a Oliver Hick."
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 391, vol. 2. In book: "Just exactly what occasion being celebrated here, was not learned. However, those shown are, standing: Mrs. E. E. White and daughter, Miss Julia White. Top row: E. B. Wray (father of Dr. E. B. Wray, chief clerk and still residing in Glen White); Joseph I. Doran, chief counselor for Beaver Coal Co., Beckley and Philadelphia and the Norfolk & Western Railway Co.,; Robert F. Roth chief engineer for E. E. White Coal Company. (Now living in Martinsburg, W. Va.); Thomas H. Wickham, coal operator, Realtor and former superintendent of the Beaver Coal Company at Beckley; unidentified but reportedly, one of the directors named on the opposite page; Sam Adsit, traffic manager Deepwater (now Virginia) Railway Co., and L. R. Taylor, superintendent of the Deepwater Railway, Princeton Division, and coal operator in his own right.The significance of the azalea boutonnieres, for only the gentleman, and why Mr. White (see left hand) did not design to don his, were also not learned. Lower row: two other unidentified, but happy, directors; William MacTaggart and E. E. White. This home, with its seven or more acres of rolling hillside, is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Parker. The number of rooms it contains is almost uncountable" (p. 391).

52. Group Portrait of Beaver Coal Company and Railroad Executives at Glen White, W. Va.

IDNO:
036406
Title:
Group Portrait of Beaver Coal Company and Railroad Executives at Glen White, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908-1909
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 391, vol. 2. In book: "Just exactly what occasion being celebrated here, was not learned. However, those shown are, standing: Mrs. E. E. White and daughter, Miss Julia White. Top row: E. B. Wray (father of Dr. E. B. Wray, chief clerk and still residing in Glen White); Joseph I. Doran, chief counselor for Beaver Coal Co., Beckley and Philadelphia and the Norfolk & Western Railway Co.,; Robert F. Roth chief engineer for E. E. White Coal Company. (Now living in Martinsburg, W. Va.); Thomas H. Wickham, coal operator, Realtor and former superintendent of the Beaver Coal Company at Beckley; unidentified but reportedly, one of the directors named on the opposite page; Sam Adsit, traffic manager Deepwater (now Virginia) Railway Co., and L. R. Taylor, superintendent of the Deepwater Railway, Princeton Division, and coal operator in his own right.The significance of the azalea boutonnieres, for only the gentleman, and why Mr. White (see left hand) did not design to don his, were also not learned. Lower row: two other unidentified, but happy, directors; William MacTaggart and E. E. White. This home, with its seven or more acres of rolling hillside, is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Parker. The number of rooms it contains is almost uncountable" (p. 391).
From "Beckley, U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 368, vol. 2. Attached to portrait: "Mrs. Lena Prince Hicks, Old Crow Road (daughter of Henry Prince whose brothers were John, Andy, David, Bob. 1882-?). Back row: Maud (Clayton Scott) Prince; John Prince; Lena Prince (Oliver) Hicks; Mrs. David (Nanny Tolly) Prince: Joe Griffith; Alfred Prince; Lake Prince (Mrs. John Counts); James Scott. Middle row (two people): Fred Prince; Ada Prince (Mrs. John Fitzpatrick). Front row: Ella Prince (Watts); Mary Prince (Smith); Okey Prince; Bert Prince (Mrs. Joe Griffith); Maggie Bair (Holly); Mable Bair (Saunders) (last two girls daughters of George Bair, Sr., and Oma Dunn (Mrs. Warren Dunn)."

53. Portrait of Prince Family of Old Crow Road, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036407
Title:
Portrait of Prince Family of Old Crow Road, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
1902
Description:
From "Beckley, U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 368, vol. 2. Attached to portrait: "Mrs. Lena Prince Hicks, Old Crow Road (daughter of Henry Prince whose brothers were John, Andy, David, Bob. 1882-?). Back row: Maud (Clayton Scott) Prince; John Prince; Lena Prince (Oliver) Hicks; Mrs. David (Nanny Tolly) Prince: Joe Griffith; Alfred Prince; Lake Prince (Mrs. John Counts); James Scott. Middle row (two people): Fred Prince; Ada Prince (Mrs. John Fitzpatrick). Front row: Ella Prince (Watts); Mary Prince (Smith); Okey Prince; Bert Prince (Mrs. Joe Griffith); Maggie Bair (Holly); Mable Bair (Saunders) (last two girls daughters of George Bair, Sr., and Oma Dunn (Mrs. Warren Dunn)."
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 369, vol. 2. On back of portrait: "The Beckley contingent at Concord Normal ('College' now), Athens, W. Va. Front l. to r.: ____ Garten, Charley Garten, Jessie McGuire, Blanch Phillips, Thomas K. Young (well-known Presbyterian minister now), Sue Laing and (Dr.) Robert A. Ashworth (father of lawyers Robert and John Ashworth). Second row: (girl)____ Willis, George S. McKinney, Ken R. Callaway, Maud Martin (?), (Mrs. Jennings). Third row: ____ (McKinney, Judge J. W. Maxwell, John L. Hawley, Morris McGuire and George Daniels (retired, from railroading after 48 years service)."

54. Group Portrait of Raleigh County Students at Concord Normal 'College,' Athens, W. Va.

IDNO:
036408
Title:
Group Portrait of Raleigh County Students at Concord Normal 'College,' Athens, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1901-1903
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 369, vol. 2. On back of portrait: "The Beckley contingent at Concord Normal ('College' now), Athens, W. Va. Front l. to r.: ____ Garten, Charley Garten, Jessie McGuire, Blanch Phillips, Thomas K. Young (well-known Presbyterian minister now), Sue Laing and (Dr.) Robert A. Ashworth (father of lawyers Robert and John Ashworth). Second row: (girl)____ Willis, George S. McKinney, Ken R. Callaway, Maud Martin (?), (Mrs. Jennings). Third row: ____ (McKinney, Judge J. W. Maxwell, John L. Hawley, Morris McGuire and George Daniels (retired, from railroading after 48 years service)."
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 379, vol. 2. Back row, left to right: Azel Riffe; Bernard Curtis; Ritchie Callaway (Ken's brother); W. A. Riffe; Willis West; Charles Aliff; Lewis Peters; Elsie Curtis; Minnie Ogden. Middle row, left to right: Henrietta Callaway (Mayor W. W. Payne, Huntington); Pearl Callaway (James Caudell); Anna McDowell; Lida Pine (Tolifer?) C. O. Dunn; Myrtle Robertson; Daisy Tench (Bill Shannon, Florida); Hattie Shumate. Front row left to right: Giles Fink; Locia Fink; Dr. Shirley Callaway, (Dentist); Dorcas Ogden; A. Ray Fink; Miss Hila Richardson" (p. 379). At the time, Marshall University was known as Marshall College.

55. Group Portrait of Raleigh County Students at Marshall University

IDNO:
036410
Title:
Group Portrait of Raleigh County Students at Marshall University
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 379, vol. 2. Back row, left to right: Azel Riffe; Bernard Curtis; Ritchie Callaway (Ken's brother); W. A. Riffe; Willis West; Charles Aliff; Lewis Peters; Elsie Curtis; Minnie Ogden. Middle row, left to right: Henrietta Callaway (Mayor W. W. Payne, Huntington); Pearl Callaway (James Caudell); Anna McDowell; Lida Pine (Tolifer?) C. O. Dunn; Myrtle Robertson; Daisy Tench (Bill Shannon, Florida); Hattie Shumate. Front row left to right: Giles Fink; Locia Fink; Dr. Shirley Callaway, (Dentist); Dorcas Ogden; A. Ray Fink; Miss Hila Richardson" (p. 379). At the time, Marshall University was known as Marshall College.
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 735, vol. 2. In book: "West Virginia Library Commission 'spreads the good word' broadside; Mrs. Felix Fisher, bookmobile librarian, confers with the driver Fred Pennington and County Librarian Mrs. C. H. Graham" (p. 735).

56. West Virginia Library Commission Book Mobile, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036415
Title:
West Virginia Library Commission Book Mobile, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 735, vol. 2. In book: "West Virginia Library Commission 'spreads the good word' broadside; Mrs. Felix Fisher, bookmobile librarian, confers with the driver Fred Pennington and County Librarian Mrs. C. H. Graham" (p. 735).
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren. On back of portrait: Left to right: Wendell Thurman, Eddie Duncan, Bobby Patton, Griff Lilly, J. D. Pond, Locie Kidwell, Ted Darby, Palmer Wilson."

57. Group Portrait of High School Freshman Basketball Team, Shady Spring, W. Va.

IDNO:
036417
Title:
Group Portrait of High School Freshman Basketball Team, Shady Spring, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren. On back of portrait: Left to right: Wendell Thurman, Eddie Duncan, Bobby Patton, Griff Lilly, J. D. Pond, Locie Kidwell, Ted Darby, Palmer Wilson."
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren. On back of portrait: " Left to right: Steven Morris Archer, Jr. great grand child. Capt. Steven Morris Archer, son. Rev. T. H. Fitzgerald Archer, died January 16, 1952. Cynthia Archer, great grand daughter. Baptist Church."

58. Portrait of Archer Family on Porch of House, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036421
Title:
Portrait of Archer Family on Porch of House, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren. On back of portrait: " Left to right: Steven Morris Archer, Jr. great grand child. Capt. Steven Morris Archer, son. Rev. T. H. Fitzgerald Archer, died January 16, 1952. Cynthia Archer, great grand daughter. Baptist Church."
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 642, vol. 2. In book: "In standing order, left to right: 1, Sterling Hopkins; 2, Everette Godby; 3, Buz McCormick; 4. Wm. Garner; 5, Wilmer P. Cole; 6, Ted Jenny, Jr.; 7, Lacy Meadows; 8, John Harvey, Service Superintendent; 9, Pedro Lopez; 10, Walter R. Jennings; 11, Glenn Tolbert; 12, John Rick Clark; 13, William Oliver,Body Shop Foreman; 14, Norman Garten; 15, Bill Brow; 16, Reedie Bryant; 17, Robert Erwin, Office Manager; 18, James Stampler; 19, Cleta Wood; 20, Roger A. Sharp, President and General Manager; 21, Ann Albertson; 22, Melvin Garten; 23, Bill Miles; 24, Clifford Tolbert; 25, Al Almond, Parts Manager; 26, George Dinkler; 27, Blaine Bennett; 28, Jerry Mickey; 29, Cal Lilly; 30, George Mickey; 31, Robert Mays; 32, Roy Jarrell; 33, Daniel Lilly; 34, Frank Cook; 35, William Lowery; 36, John T. Green; 37, Chas. Underwood. Missing: Harold Clyburn, Chas. H. Cook, Bobby Belberry and Marvin L. Pennington (both in National Guard), William Shannon, Walter Redding, J. A. Sharp (retired), Mary J. Sharp, Steve Suptic, and Mrs. Peggy Sydenstricker" (p. 642).

59. Group Portrait of Raleigh Motor Sales Staff, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036422
Title:
Group Portrait of Raleigh Motor Sales Staff, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 642, vol. 2. In book: "In standing order, left to right: 1, Sterling Hopkins; 2, Everette Godby; 3, Buz McCormick; 4. Wm. Garner; 5, Wilmer P. Cole; 6, Ted Jenny, Jr.; 7, Lacy Meadows; 8, John Harvey, Service Superintendent; 9, Pedro Lopez; 10, Walter R. Jennings; 11, Glenn Tolbert; 12, John Rick Clark; 13, William Oliver,Body Shop Foreman; 14, Norman Garten; 15, Bill Brow; 16, Reedie Bryant; 17, Robert Erwin, Office Manager; 18, James Stampler; 19, Cleta Wood; 20, Roger A. Sharp, President and General Manager; 21, Ann Albertson; 22, Melvin Garten; 23, Bill Miles; 24, Clifford Tolbert; 25, Al Almond, Parts Manager; 26, George Dinkler; 27, Blaine Bennett; 28, Jerry Mickey; 29, Cal Lilly; 30, George Mickey; 31, Robert Mays; 32, Roy Jarrell; 33, Daniel Lilly; 34, Frank Cook; 35, William Lowery; 36, John T. Green; 37, Chas. Underwood. Missing: Harold Clyburn, Chas. H. Cook, Bobby Belberry and Marvin L. Pennington (both in National Guard), William Shannon, Walter Redding, J. A. Sharp (retired), Mary J. Sharp, Steve Suptic, and Mrs. Peggy Sydenstricker" (p. 642).
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren. Portrait of elephants walking down a street while onlookers watch from the sidewalk.

60. Elephants in a Parade at Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
036423
Title:
Elephants in a Parade at Raleigh County, W. Va.
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren. Portrait of elephants walking down a street while onlookers watch from the sidewalk.