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1. Boys and Girls Club Meeting, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053254
Title:
Boys and Girls Club Meeting, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1913
Drainage stakes set for the draining demonstration.

2. C. C. Dickinson Farm. Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053249
Title:
C. C. Dickinson Farm. Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1913
Description:
Drainage stakes set for the draining demonstration.
Boys and Girls Club recreational activities.

3. Boys and Girls Club Meeting, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053248
Title:
Boys and Girls Club Meeting, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1913
Description:
Boys and Girls Club recreational activities.
Boys and girls club recreational activities. A boy on the left is performing a high jump over a rope.

4. Boys and Girls Club Meeting. Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053247
Title:
Boys and Girls Club Meeting. Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1913
Description:
Boys and girls club recreational activities. A boy on the left is performing a high jump over a rope.

5. Boys and Girls Club, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053230
Title:
Boys and Girls Club, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1913

6. Kanawha County Textbook Controversy Demonstrators

IDNO:
052803
Title:
Kanawha County Textbook Controversy Demonstrators
Date:
1974/12/15
Conlon Bakery, home of Butter-Krust Bread, is an example of Art Deco design and was, at one point, the "world's most modern bakery."

7. Conlon Bakery, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052399
Title:
Conlon Bakery, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Conlon Bakery, home of Butter-Krust Bread, is an example of Art Deco design and was, at one point, the "world's most modern bakery."
The church was constructed in 1914 at the intersection of Birch Street and Bigley Avenue. The building was torn down from 2012-2013 and replaced by a Family Dollar store.

8. Central United Methodist Church, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052398
Title:
Central United Methodist Church, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was constructed in 1914 at the intersection of Birch Street and Bigley Avenue. The building was torn down from 2012-2013 and replaced by a Family Dollar store.
Street view of Sanitary Meats, a butcher shop selling a variety of meats.

9. Sanitary Meats Butcher Shop, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052391
Title:
Sanitary Meats Butcher Shop, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01
Description:
Street view of Sanitary Meats, a butcher shop selling a variety of meats.
Street view of the store's entrance. The store sells home decor items, appliances, and tools.

10. Home Goods Store S. & H. Greenstamps, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052390
Title:
Home Goods Store S. & H. Greenstamps, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1956/05/26
Description:
Street view of the store's entrance. The store sells home decor items, appliances, and tools.
Interior of a store selling home goods such as decorative items, appliances, and tools.

11. S. & H. Greenstamps Store, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052389
Title:
S. & H. Greenstamps Store, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1956/05/26
Description:
Interior of a store selling home goods such as decorative items, appliances, and tools.
View of the building from the runway.

12. Kanawha Airport Administration Building and Control Tower, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052388
Title:
Kanawha Airport Administration Building and Control Tower, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View of the building from the runway.
The Knights Building hosts a variety of businesses, including Carson's Millinery, Household Finance Loans, Richman Bros. Clothes, The Baby Shop, The Loop Restaurant, and Capital Plan Loans.

13. Knights Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052384
Title:
Knights Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Knights Building hosts a variety of businesses, including Carson's Millinery, Household Finance Loans, Richman Bros. Clothes, The Baby Shop, The Loop Restaurant, and Capital Plan Loans.
Duesenberry speaks to the horse as she walks it along a trail.

14. Mrs. Duesenberry and Horse, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052380
Title:
Mrs. Duesenberry and Horse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Duesenberry speaks to the horse as she walks it along a trail.
An unidentified man leans against the vehicle with his arm rested in the open window. The name on the envelope that this photograph's negative is contained in is labeled "Muriel Lanham."

15. Man with Ambulance, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052379
Title:
Man with Ambulance, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
An unidentified man leans against the vehicle with his arm rested in the open window. The name on the envelope that this photograph's negative is contained in is labeled "Muriel Lanham."
Man identified as C. E. Wiseman poses with one pant leg pulled up, exposing his prosthetic leg.

16. Man with Prosthetic Leg, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052378
Title:
Man with Prosthetic Leg, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Man identified as C. E. Wiseman poses with one pant leg pulled up, exposing his prosthetic leg.
Four women pose outside of a house. Two of the are in bathing suits. Subjects unidentified.

17. Four Women, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052377
Title:
Four Women, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Four women pose outside of a house. Two of the are in bathing suits. Subjects unidentified.
A nurse checks on a patient. The photograph shows two patients in bed.

18. Salvation Army Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052376
Title:
Salvation Army Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A nurse checks on a patient. The photograph shows two patients in bed.
A nurse holds a baby in each arm. On the right of the photograph, a child sleeps in a crib.

19. Salvation Army Nursery, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052375
Title:
Salvation Army Nursery, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A nurse holds a baby in each arm. On the right of the photograph, a child sleeps in a crib.
Anderson and his two associates pose with their rifles, showing off the dozens of rabbits brought back from a hunt.

20. W. E. Anderson and Associates after Hunting Excursion, near Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052373
Title:
W. E. Anderson and Associates after Hunting Excursion, near Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Anderson and his two associates pose with their rifles, showing off the dozens of rabbits brought back from a hunt.
The nurses in the forefront hold flower bouquets. Behind them, physicians and staff are dressed in suits.

21. Staff, Nurses, and Physicians of Mountain State Memorial Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052371
Title:
Staff, Nurses, and Physicians of Mountain State Memorial Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/02
Description:
The nurses in the forefront hold flower bouquets. Behind them, physicians and staff are dressed in suits.
Photograph of the engine, built in January 1922, belonging to Campbell's Creek Railroad Co.

22. Campbell's Creek Railroad Company Locomotive Number 6

IDNO:
052101
Title:
Campbell's Creek Railroad Company Locomotive Number 6
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph of the engine, built in January 1922, belonging to Campbell's Creek Railroad Co.
An unidentified boy is pictured beside the machinery.

23. Electrical Apparatus at MWPP Service Company Cottage, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051536
Title:
Electrical Apparatus at MWPP Service Company Cottage, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1939
Description:
An unidentified boy is pictured beside the machinery.
An interior look inside the cottage which holds the electrical apparatus machinery.

24. Electrical Apparatus at the MWPP Service Company Cottage, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051535
Title:
Electrical Apparatus at the MWPP Service Company Cottage, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1939
Description:
An interior look inside the cottage which holds the electrical apparatus machinery.
The church was organized in 1860. The first building was called Coalsmouth Baptist Church because St. Albans was onced named Coalsmouth. The current building was built in 1938-1939.

25. First Baptist Church of St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050970
Title:
First Baptist Church of St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1963/04
Description:
The church was organized in 1860. The first building was called Coalsmouth Baptist Church because St. Albans was onced named Coalsmouth. The current building was built in 1938-1939.
The church was organized in 1847. According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

26. Snow and Ice Covered St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050969
Title:
Snow and Ice Covered St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1847. According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.
The church was organized in 1847. According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

27. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050968
Title:
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1847. According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.
The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church. It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.

28. African Zion Baptist Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050967
Title:
African Zion Baptist Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church. It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.
The church was organized in December of 1819. The caption on the back of the image reads: "1819 - During the early years the congregation met in a log cabin built by Henry Ruffner's father called 'Col. Ruffers' Meeting House.' Col. David Ruffner built this house of worship in 1840 and Mrs. John Q. Dickinson added the educational building on about 100 years later, during the 10 years that Rev. J.E. Wayland served, which was from 1930-1940."According to the church history, Booker T. Washington learned the Shorter Catechism from Rev. John C. Brown at this church and worshiped here before going to Hampton Institute in Virginia.

29. Kanawha-Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050966
Title:
Kanawha-Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in December of 1819. The caption on the back of the image reads: "1819 - During the early years the congregation met in a log cabin built by Henry Ruffner's father called 'Col. Ruffers' Meeting House.' Col. David Ruffner built this house of worship in 1840 and Mrs. John Q. Dickinson added the educational building on about 100 years later, during the 10 years that Rev. J.E. Wayland served, which was from 1930-1940."According to the church history, Booker T. Washington learned the Shorter Catechism from Rev. John C. Brown at this church and worshiped here before going to Hampton Institute in Virginia.
The church was first organized in 1862. The current church was built in 1897.

30. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050965
Title:
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was first organized in 1862. The current church was built in 1897.
The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.

31. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
050964
Title:
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.
Portrait of the East Bank High School Senior Senate

32. Jerry West and Senior Senate at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050927
Title:
Jerry West and Senior Senate at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Portrait of the East Bank High School Senior Senate
Jerry West, right, shakes hands with Coach Williams, left.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

33. Coach Roy E. Williams and Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050856
Title:
Coach Roy E. Williams and Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952-1960
Description:
Jerry West, right, shakes hands with Coach Williams, left.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.
Band members play to celebrate the East Bank High School basketball team winning its first ever state championship title. Young Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champions.

34. Celebration for East Bank High School State Champions, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050855
Title:
Celebration for East Bank High School State Champions, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
Band members play to celebrate the East Bank High School basketball team winning its first ever state championship title. Young Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champions.
Roy Williams speaks to a crowd in front of the East Bank High School building after the East Bank High School basketball team won its first ever state championship title.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

35. Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050854
Title:
Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
Roy Williams speaks to a crowd in front of the East Bank High School building after the East Bank High School basketball team won its first ever state championship title.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.
Williams holds up the keys to a brand new Chevy station-wagon, which was bought for basketball coach Roy Williams and his family by the East Bank High School fans.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title in 1956.

36. Wilhelmina Williams Getting into the New Car Bought by Fans, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050852
Title:
Wilhelmina Williams Getting into the New Car Bought by Fans, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956/04/20
Description:
Williams holds up the keys to a brand new Chevy station-wagon, which was bought for basketball coach Roy Williams and his family by the East Bank High School fans.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title in 1956.
Stover and Green pose with the game ball after securing the state championship victory.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

37. Gary Stover and Bob Green Present the Championship Game Ball, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050851
Title:
Gary Stover and Bob Green Present the Championship Game Ball, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
Stover and Green pose with the game ball after securing the state championship victory.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.
A crowd celebrates the victory in front of East Bank High School.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

38. State Championship Victory Celebration at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050850
Title:
State Championship Victory Celebration at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
A crowd celebrates the victory in front of East Bank High School.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.
A crowd celebrates the victory in front of the East Bank High School building. Jerry West is pictured in a striped shirt, standing beside a boy holding the trophy on the left of the photograph.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

39. A Crowd Celebrating East Bank High School Basketball Team's Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050849
Title:
A Crowd Celebrating East Bank High School Basketball Team's Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
A crowd celebrates the victory in front of the East Bank High School building. Jerry West is pictured in a striped shirt, standing beside a boy holding the trophy on the left of the photograph.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.
Jerry West attended East Bank High School before moving on to West Virginia University, where he continued his basketball career.West led his team to its first ever state championship title as the starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager. West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938 and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

40. Jerry West's High School Basketball Team Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050846
Title:
Jerry West's High School Basketball Team Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
Jerry West attended East Bank High School before moving on to West Virginia University, where he continued his basketball career.West led his team to its first ever state championship title as the starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager. West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938 and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.
Ruth Smith Norris (left) and Eula Mae Garten (right) pose in Christmas sweaters. The Ruffner Hotel and the Union Building can be seen in the background.

41. Two Women on South Side Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
049462
Title:
Two Women on South Side Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1939
Description:
Ruth Smith Norris (left) and Eula Mae Garten (right) pose in Christmas sweaters. The Ruffner Hotel and the Union Building can be seen in the background.
Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."

42. Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia

IDNO:
048690
Title:
Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."

43. Exhibit of Kanawha Girls Gardening and Canning Club

IDNO:
048185
Title:
Exhibit of Kanawha Girls Gardening and Canning Club
Date:
Undated
Lulu Jenkins, teacher.

44. Guthrie School, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
048112
Title:
Guthrie School, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
1909
Description:
Lulu Jenkins, teacher.
School children take a group photo outside of the school on a warm December day.

45. Wallace Heights School, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047705
Title:
Wallace Heights School, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
1948/12/07
Description:
School children take a group photo outside of the school on a warm December day.

46. Exterior View of Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
047666
Title:
Exterior View of Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1948/03/12

47. Chemical Storage Barrels Underground at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
047665
Title:
Chemical Storage Barrels Underground at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1948/03/12

48. Chemical Storage Barrels and Operations at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
047664
Title:
Chemical Storage Barrels and Operations at Ohio Apex Chemical Co. Factory, Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1948/03/12