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The 89th birthday celebration for Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, widow of West Virginia Congressman, William Gay Brown of Preston County. Mrs. Miller was the first woman to second a presidential nominee in a major party convention (1920) and the first woman, south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for the U.S. Senate losing the West Virginia Democratic Party nomination to Matthew Neely by 6,000 votes (1922).

877. Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, LaJolla Beach, Ca.

IDNO:
039721
Title:
Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, LaJolla Beach, Ca.
Date:
1972/11/24
Description:
The 89th birthday celebration for Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, widow of West Virginia Congressman, William Gay Brown of Preston County. Mrs. Miller was the first woman to second a presidential nominee in a major party convention (1920) and the first woman, south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for the U.S. Senate losing the West Virginia Democratic Party nomination to Matthew Neely by 6,000 votes (1922).
Information included with the photograph, "For Guy, His 'Country Cousins'" The people in the background of the photo are unidentified.

878. Ada and Gene Ford, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039838
Title:
Ada and Gene Ford, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
Information included with the photograph, "For Guy, His 'Country Cousins'" The people in the background of the photo are unidentified.
To the right is Edna Linhart Jackson, the wife of Hoy Jackson. The other young woman is not identified.

879. Edna Linhart Jackson and Friend, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039848
Title:
Edna Linhart Jackson and Friend, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
To the right is Edna Linhart Jackson, the wife of Hoy Jackson. The other young woman is not identified.

880. Portrait of Lena M. Birchinal, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039850
Title:
Portrait of Lena M. Birchinal, Preston County, W. Va.

881. Hay Jackson and Wife Edna Linhart Jackson, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039854
Title:
Hay Jackson and Wife Edna Linhart Jackson, Preston County, W. Va.
Cabinet card portrait of a young woman. Several of the Burchinal family are from Preston County, W. Va.

882. Lena M. Burchinal

IDNO:
039860
Title:
Lena M. Burchinal
Description:
Cabinet card portrait of a young woman. Several of the Burchinal family are from Preston County, W. Va.

883. Portrait of Unidentified Female, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039873
Title:
Portrait of Unidentified Female, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Young lady, probably of teen age.

884. Portrait of Unidentified Girl, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039874
Title:
Portrait of Unidentified Girl, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
Young lady, probably of teen age.
A young man wearing a stiff collar, a suit and tie.

885. Unidentified Young Man, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039886
Title:
Unidentified Young Man, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
A young man wearing a stiff collar, a suit and tie.
A young boy and girl, probably brother and sister.

886. Paul and Mildred Shay, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039887
Title:
Paul and Mildred Shay, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
A young boy and girl, probably brother and sister.
Unidentified woman relaxes in a home built during the Homestead Project in Preston County.

887. Interior of Homestead House, Arthurdale, W. Va.

IDNO:
040151
Title:
Interior of Homestead House, Arthurdale, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1934
Description:
Unidentified woman relaxes in a home built during the Homestead Project in Preston County.
Unidentified workers building a bridge of iron and stone piers over the Cheat River in Preston County.

888. County Bridge Construction, Cadell (Caddell), W. Va.

IDNO:
040153
Title:
County Bridge Construction, Cadell (Caddell), W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Unidentified workers building a bridge of iron and stone piers over the Cheat River in Preston County.