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Information on p. 148 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".

37. Ethelyn Drew, 'Piggy', and Ruby Drew, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039546
Title:
Ethelyn Drew, 'Piggy', and Ruby Drew, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Information on p. 148 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".
From left to right: Unidentified female, Naomi Butler, Edna Cranford, and Naomi Dixon. Information on p. 147 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".

38. Group of Young Women Pose on Neighborhood Corner, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039547
Title:
Group of Young Women Pose on Neighborhood Corner, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
From left to right: Unidentified female, Naomi Butler, Edna Cranford, and Naomi Dixon. Information on p. 147 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".
Eugene Holland in his U. S. Navy uniform. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".

39. Eugene Holland, United States Navy from Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039548
Title:
Eugene Holland, United States Navy from Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Eugene Holland in his U. S. Navy uniform. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".
Robert Church wearing Army fatigues, operating a crane while serving in Korea. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Roberta Barbra Church".

40. Robert Church of Monongalia County, W. Va. Operating Crane in Korea

IDNO:
039549
Title:
Robert Church of Monongalia County, W. Va. Operating Crane in Korea
Description:
Robert Church wearing Army fatigues, operating a crane while serving in Korea. Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Roberta Barbra Church".
Muriel Dooms was the daughter of Eugene "Eddie" Dooms and Leiugania Richardson. Information on p. 105 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson".

41. Muriel Dooms of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039550
Title:
Muriel Dooms of Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Muriel Dooms was the daughter of Eugene "Eddie" Dooms and Leiugania Richardson. Information on p. 105 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson".
L to R: Ruth Barnett, Lennie Wiley,and Annette Chandler Broome. In 1957, Annette Broome was the first known African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University. She was the granddaughter of John Hunt. Information on p. 161 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Charlene Marshall".

42. Ruth Barnett, Lennie Wiley, Annette Chandler Broome, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039551
Title:
Ruth Barnett, Lennie Wiley, Annette Chandler Broome, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
L to R: Ruth Barnett, Lennie Wiley,and Annette Chandler Broome. In 1957, Annette Broome was the first known African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University. She was the granddaughter of John Hunt. Information on p. 161 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Charlene Marshall".
A young Air Force Cadet at West Virginia University, asked Dorothy Johnson to dance the jitterbug with him at Hotel Morgan during a holiday dance. Johnson was an elevator operator at the hotel. Dean Arnold, the dean of women at the University, asked the cadet's commanding officer to dismiss him. Information on p. 131 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson".

43. Dorothy Johnson, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039552
Title:
Dorothy Johnson, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
A young Air Force Cadet at West Virginia University, asked Dorothy Johnson to dance the jitterbug with him at Hotel Morgan during a holiday dance. Johnson was an elevator operator at the hotel. Dean Arnold, the dean of women at the University, asked the cadet's commanding officer to dismiss him. Information on p. 131 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson".
St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) was one of the first two African-American churches in Morgantown. Information on p. 131 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr.".

44. Male Chorus Inside AME Church on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039553
Title:
Male Chorus Inside AME Church on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) was one of the first two African-American churches in Morgantown. Information on p. 131 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr.".
All persons are unidentified. Information on p. 136 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".

45. Homemakers Club of Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039554
Title:
Homemakers Club of Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
All persons are unidentified. Information on p. 136 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".
Back Row Seated L to R : Bula Cobbs, Clavette Blue, Gertrude Viney. Front Row: Helen Stevens, Nettie Parker, Pricilla Blue. Clockwise Flavia Holland, Mabel Cloe, Jackie Cranford and Corrine Edwards. Information on p. 137 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".

46. Silver Leaf Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039555
Title:
Silver Leaf Club, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Back Row Seated L to R : Bula Cobbs, Clavette Blue, Gertrude Viney. Front Row: Helen Stevens, Nettie Parker, Pricilla Blue. Clockwise Flavia Holland, Mabel Cloe, Jackie Cranford and Corrine Edwards. Information on p. 137 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".
Colonel Ed Jones in uniform. Written on the photo: "To Mother my Princess, Your Son." Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr.".

47. Colonel Ed Jones of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039556
Title:
Colonel Ed Jones of Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Colonel Ed Jones in uniform. Written on the photo: "To Mother my Princess, Your Son." Information on p. 143 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr.".
An unidentified bellhop working at the Hotel Morgan. Information on p. 149 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".

48. Bellhop at Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039557
Title:
Bellhop at Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
An unidentified bellhop working at the Hotel Morgan. Information on p. 149 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".