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From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 522, Vol. 2. In book: "L to r: Mr. and Mrs. Burl Sawyers, State Road Com.; Alex George, Master of Ceremonies; New President, Rodney L. Webb, addressing annual (Dec. 1961) dinner at Beckley Hotel; Mrs. Gene Morehouse, Mr. Gene Morehouse, Outgoing President; Mrs. Cecil L. Miller, wife of Mayor Cecil L. Miller" (p. 522).

73. Annual Beckley Chamber of Commerce Dinner at Beckley Hotel

IDNO:
036416
Title:
Annual Beckley Chamber of Commerce Dinner at Beckley Hotel
Date:
1961/12
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 522, Vol. 2. In book: "L to r: Mr. and Mrs. Burl Sawyers, State Road Com.; Alex George, Master of Ceremonies; New President, Rodney L. Webb, addressing annual (Dec. 1961) dinner at Beckley Hotel; Mrs. Gene Morehouse, Mr. Gene Morehouse, Outgoing President; Mrs. Cecil L. Miller, wife of Mayor Cecil L. Miller" (p. 522).
Inscribed on the back of the post card, "Built in the Land of Coal-- of coal mined in the Williamson coalfield. Located on the Courthouse Square, Williamson, Mingo County, W. Va."

74. Chamber of Commerce 'Coal House', Williamson, W. Va.

IDNO:
039537
Title:
Chamber of Commerce 'Coal House', Williamson, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Inscribed on the back of the post card, "Built in the Land of Coal-- of coal mined in the Williamson coalfield. Located on the Courthouse Square, Williamson, Mingo County, W. Va."
Included in a pamphlet published by the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce, advertising the 401 industries in the area.

75. Proprietary Medicines Plant, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
039705
Title:
Proprietary Medicines Plant, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
Included in a pamphlet published by the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce, advertising the 401 industries in the area.
Blanch Summers from Morgantown, W. Va. poses with a unidentified soldier.

76. Blanch Summers, Black Mountain, N.C..

IDNO:
040329
Title:
Blanch Summers, Black Mountain, N.C..
Description:
Blanch Summers from Morgantown, W. Va. poses with a unidentified soldier.
Information with the photograph, "Born November 11, 1879, was killed June 2, 1927."

77. Portrait of Dow Knapp, Moore, W. Va.

IDNO:
040516
Title:
Portrait of Dow Knapp, Moore, W. Va.
Description:
Information with the photograph, "Born November 11, 1879, was killed June 2, 1927."
Interior view of the General Lewis Hotel. Published by The Albertype Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

78. Master Chamber at General Lewis Hotel; Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
042290
Title:
Master Chamber at General Lewis Hotel; Lewisburg, W. Va.
Description:
Interior view of the General Lewis Hotel. Published by The Albertype Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
From here the molten iron will be transported to the steel making furnaces of the Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp. Published by Luoma Photos. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

79. Molten Iron Pours From Blast Furnace Into a Hot Metal Car; Weirton, W. Va.

IDNO:
042369
Title:
Molten Iron Pours From Blast Furnace Into a Hot Metal Car; Weirton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1972
Description:
From here the molten iron will be transported to the steel making furnaces of the Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp. Published by Luoma Photos. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
A man speaks to a crowded court room.

80. Hatfield Murder Trial

IDNO:
046119
Title:
Hatfield Murder Trial
Date:
1921
Description:
A man speaks to a crowded court room.
Faulconer was the founder of Pipestem State Park and one of West Virginia's most esteemed historians. A native of Hinton, W. Va., Faulconor's active fundraising eventually led to the building of the Bluestone Center, city hall, a 4-H Camp and city sewage system. His most noted achievement was the creation of Pipestem, acclaimed as one of the 10 best family vacation resorts in the nation. Though Faulconer once owned the Hinton Daily News, he served as a columnist for the Beckley Post-Herald toward the end of his life. He died at the age of 78.A graduate of Hinton High School in 1923, Faulconer spent two years at West Virginia University as a pre-med student before returning to Hinton in 1926 to become the managing editor of Hinton Daily News. He held that position until 1937 when he left to manage Hinton Insurance Agency and pursue other business interests. In 1947, Faulconer and his brother purchased the Hinton Daily News where he served as publisher and editor until 1973 when the newspaper was sold.Faulconer was an active member of the community, serving 17 years as a member of the advisory board of the state Department of Highways, was vice chairman of the board and a director of the National Bank of Summers, and helped organize the Mountaineer Travel Council, Summers County Boys Scout Council, and the City/County Chamber of Commerce. He received countless awards and citations including a special award in 1973 by the West Virginia Department of Commerce for outstanding contributions to the development of tourism in West Virginia.

81. John E. Faulconer, Right, and Associate, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047596
Title:
John E. Faulconer, Right, and Associate, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Faulconer was the founder of Pipestem State Park and one of West Virginia's most esteemed historians. A native of Hinton, W. Va., Faulconor's active fundraising eventually led to the building of the Bluestone Center, city hall, a 4-H Camp and city sewage system. His most noted achievement was the creation of Pipestem, acclaimed as one of the 10 best family vacation resorts in the nation. Though Faulconer once owned the Hinton Daily News, he served as a columnist for the Beckley Post-Herald toward the end of his life. He died at the age of 78.A graduate of Hinton High School in 1923, Faulconer spent two years at West Virginia University as a pre-med student before returning to Hinton in 1926 to become the managing editor of Hinton Daily News. He held that position until 1937 when he left to manage Hinton Insurance Agency and pursue other business interests. In 1947, Faulconer and his brother purchased the Hinton Daily News where he served as publisher and editor until 1973 when the newspaper was sold.Faulconer was an active member of the community, serving 17 years as a member of the advisory board of the state Department of Highways, was vice chairman of the board and a director of the National Bank of Summers, and helped organize the Mountaineer Travel Council, Summers County Boys Scout Council, and the City/County Chamber of Commerce. He received countless awards and citations including a special award in 1973 by the West Virginia Department of Commerce for outstanding contributions to the development of tourism in West Virginia.
Pictured is: 1. G. D. Elmore; 2. F. M. Gallagher; 3. S. B. Hamer; 4. W. F. Echols; 5. O. D. Bobbett; 6. T. Jackson; 7. L. M. Woolwine; 8. E. L. Nichell; 9. R. H. Smith; T. T. Huddleston; G. Cowhard; 12. J. F. Smith; 13. D. H. Meredith; 14. D. H. Hardy; 15. J. G. Bond; 16. E. R. Earley; 17. W. F. McFadden; 18. B. S. Smith; 19. J. W. Goodwin; 20. W. B. Strickler; 21. T. H. Boley; 22. J. R. Hardy; 23. J. M. Carter; 24. R. B. Huddleston; 25. Wm. Humphries; 26. James Hess; 27. A. A. Riddleberger; 28. C. L. Bugg; 29. J. L. Craven; 30. H. J. Reece; 31. S. R. Faulconer; 32. C. C. Brown; 33. F. A. Perkins; 34. W. S. Blankenship; 35. L. W. Hill; 36. F. L. Cox; 37. C. V. Pollock; 38. P. C. Courtney; 39. C. Farley; 40. G. Wood; 41. L. J. Payne; 42. E. J. Barger; 43. S. T. Hamilton; 44. J. J. Clifford; 45. J. C. Chambers.

82. Group of Men at the Hinton Masonic Lodge, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049935
Title:
Group of Men at the Hinton Masonic Lodge, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1899/04/15
Description:
Pictured is: 1. G. D. Elmore; 2. F. M. Gallagher; 3. S. B. Hamer; 4. W. F. Echols; 5. O. D. Bobbett; 6. T. Jackson; 7. L. M. Woolwine; 8. E. L. Nichell; 9. R. H. Smith; T. T. Huddleston; G. Cowhard; 12. J. F. Smith; 13. D. H. Meredith; 14. D. H. Hardy; 15. J. G. Bond; 16. E. R. Earley; 17. W. F. McFadden; 18. B. S. Smith; 19. J. W. Goodwin; 20. W. B. Strickler; 21. T. H. Boley; 22. J. R. Hardy; 23. J. M. Carter; 24. R. B. Huddleston; 25. Wm. Humphries; 26. James Hess; 27. A. A. Riddleberger; 28. C. L. Bugg; 29. J. L. Craven; 30. H. J. Reece; 31. S. R. Faulconer; 32. C. C. Brown; 33. F. A. Perkins; 34. W. S. Blankenship; 35. L. W. Hill; 36. F. L. Cox; 37. C. V. Pollock; 38. P. C. Courtney; 39. C. Farley; 40. G. Wood; 41. L. J. Payne; 42. E. J. Barger; 43. S. T. Hamilton; 44. J. J. Clifford; 45. J. C. Chambers.