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View from the N.W. of the log house.

85. Henry Henderson House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041220
Title:
Henry Henderson House, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1936
Description:
View from the N.W. of the log house.
Also known as the Vinton Farm, the house was built in 1840.

86. Jack Manning House, Berryville Rd., Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
041221
Title:
Jack Manning House, Berryville Rd., Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1936
Description:
Also known as the Vinton Farm, the house was built in 1840.

87. Old Stone Tavern, New Creek, Mineral Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
041222
Title:
Old Stone Tavern, New Creek, Mineral Co., W. Va.
Date:
1936

88. Old Stone Tavern, New Creek, Mineral County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041223
Title:
Old Stone Tavern, New Creek, Mineral County, W. Va.
Date:
1936
A Georgian style mansion built in 1840 by Bushrod C. Washington, grand nephew of George Washington.

89. 'Claymont Court', Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041224
Title:
'Claymont Court', Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1936
Description:
A Georgian style mansion built in 1840 by Bushrod C. Washington, grand nephew of George Washington.
Possibly part of the Vestal or Shenandoah Bloomery, the first ironworks west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. William Vestal operate the ironworks built on his land, from 1742 to 1760.

90. Vestal House Out Building, Near Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
041225
Title:
Vestal House Out Building, Near Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1936
Description:
Possibly part of the Vestal or Shenandoah Bloomery, the first ironworks west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. William Vestal operate the ironworks built on his land, from 1742 to 1760.

91. Jim Comstock Editor of "West Virginia Hillbilly" Publication, Richwood, W. Va.

IDNO:
041232
Title:
Jim Comstock Editor of "West Virginia Hillbilly" Publication, Richwood, W. Va.
Left to right:n Great Britain's Prince Edward; U. S. Army General John J. Pershing; Unidentified; Winston Churchill; and John W. Davis. Davis was from Clarksburg, W. Va. and ran for United States President in 1924.

92. John W. Davis, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain

IDNO:
041233
Title:
John W. Davis, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Left to right:n Great Britain's Prince Edward; U. S. Army General John J. Pershing; Unidentified; Winston Churchill; and John W. Davis. Davis was from Clarksburg, W. Va. and ran for United States President in 1924.

93. President Truman Visits Welch, W. Va.

IDNO:
041234
Title:
President Truman Visits Welch, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Notes on back of photograph: "Uncle Edgar Lucher (3rd on porch), Uncle Ira Lucher (And first wife, who's name is unreadable), Uncle Sam Fordham and Clara Lucher (daughter of Aunt Nina)." Note the nets over the horses' ears to keep flies out.

94. Horse and Carriages Outside of Fisher's General Store, Grassy Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
041237
Title:
Horse and Carriages Outside of Fisher's General Store, Grassy Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
Notes on back of photograph: "Uncle Edgar Lucher (3rd on porch), Uncle Ira Lucher (And first wife, who's name is unreadable), Uncle Sam Fordham and Clara Lucher (daughter of Aunt Nina)." Note the nets over the horses' ears to keep flies out.
Fighter pilot in WWII, won many victories over Europe. After the war became a Jet test pilot and the 1st to travel faster then sound in 1947.

95. General Charles E. 'Chuck' Yeager from Lincoln County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041238
Title:
General Charles E. 'Chuck' Yeager from Lincoln County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Fighter pilot in WWII, won many victories over Europe. After the war became a Jet test pilot and the 1st to travel faster then sound in 1947.
"Captain Bill Griffith" (William C. Griffith of Big Briar Creek, Boone County, West Virginia. Griffith captained a stern wheeler named "Peytona" on the Coal River. He was the first to navigate a stern-wheeler through the Coal River's new locks and dams in 1855. During the Civil War, Griffith served in the ranks of Company B, 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate Army.

96. Captain Bill Griffith of Big Briar Creek, Boone County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041239
Title:
Captain Bill Griffith of Big Briar Creek, Boone County, W. Va.
Description:
"Captain Bill Griffith" (William C. Griffith of Big Briar Creek, Boone County, West Virginia. Griffith captained a stern wheeler named "Peytona" on the Coal River. He was the first to navigate a stern-wheeler through the Coal River's new locks and dams in 1855. During the Civil War, Griffith served in the ranks of Company B, 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate Army.