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Picture of a boy standing next to the Cut No. 16 Road in Monongalia County, W. Va. before the organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association. See photograph number 001695 for a view after improvement. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.

1. Cut No. 16 in Monongalia County Before the Organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association

IDNO:: 001699
Title:: Cut No. 16 in Monongalia County Before the Organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Picture of a boy standing next to the Cut No. 16 Road in Monongalia County, W. Va. before the organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association. See photograph number 001695 for a view after improvement. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.

Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.

2. Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 001716
Title:: Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.

Caption reads, 'Cut No. 7. Same road as that illustrated in cut No. 6 after improvement by Macadamizing. Courtesy of Director James H. Stewart.'

3. Improvement on Road After Macadamizing

IDNO:: 001717
Title:: Improvement on Road After Macadamizing
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Caption reads, 'Cut No. 7. Same road as that illustrated in cut No. 6 after improvement by Macadamizing. Courtesy of Director James H. Stewart.'

4. Repaving an Unidentified Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016668
Title:: Repaving an Unidentified Road, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1960- 1970

5. View of Route 73, Near Uffington, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016904
Title:: View of Route 73, Near Uffington, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: 1966

'Students from West Virginia University who dropped their books for 2 days to work on a mile stretch of bad road in Monongalia County in connection with the Good Roads Movement. 1)Seated on ground- Roscoe Posten, C. P. 'Mike' Leatherwood, Mos Darst, Unknown, Williams, Unknown, Teter, 'Rabbit' Rahl, Fred Chenoweth. 2)Seated - Bob Hogg, Four Unknowns, Billekim Smith, Jack Hagan, Unknown, Stu Race (unsure), Unknown.3)Standing- next to last Lefty Barron, Rest Unknown.'

6. Student Group Working on a Bad Road, West Virginia University

IDNO:: 022740
Title:: Student Group Working on a Bad Road, West Virginia University
Date:: ca. 1912-1915
Description:: 'Students from West Virginia University who dropped their books for 2 days to work on a mile stretch of bad road in Monongalia County in connection with the Good Roads Movement. 1)Seated on ground- Roscoe Posten, C. P. 'Mike' Leatherwood, Mos Darst, Unknown, Williams, Unknown, Teter, 'Rabbit' Rahl, Fred Chenoweth. 2)Seated - Bob Hogg, Four Unknowns, Billekim Smith, Jack Hagan, Unknown, Stu Race (unsure), Unknown.3)Standing- next to last Lefty Barron, Rest Unknown.'

7. Mt. Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034260
Title:: Mt. Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900-1925