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A view of South Branch near Cave in Pendleton County, West Virginia. The photograph was taken in the 1920's, probably around 1922, before the new state road was completed. The photograph shows the old road and Simmons' house.

85. South Branch near Cave, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014229
Title:
South Branch near Cave, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1920-1930
Description:
A view of South Branch near Cave in Pendleton County, West Virginia. The photograph was taken in the 1920's, probably around 1922, before the new state road was completed. The photograph shows the old road and Simmons' house.
A man stands and looks at rock formations in Seneca Caverns in Pendleton County.

86. Interior of Seneca Caverns, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014337
Title:
Interior of Seneca Caverns, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:
A man stands and looks at rock formations in Seneca Caverns in Pendleton County.
Dickenson Mt. School, 1906-1907. Front Row Left to Right: Elva Pistenbarger, Foster Dickenson, Mertie Bolton, Glen Propst, Ivory Propst, Ina Propst, Don Propst, Ida V. Eye, Bessie Bolton, Lester C. Evick, Margie Glee Dickenson, Raymond Guy Dickenson and Clinton Dickenson. Second Row Left to Right: Harvey Eye, Preston Dickenson, Lula Propst, Sallie Fultz, Fred Bolton, Fred Evick, Minnie O. Fults, Lena Jane Dickenson, Edward Propst and Jasper Propst. Third Row Left to Right: John Dahmer, Estella Dickenson, Nannie Evick, Mattie E. Dolton, Alice Eye, Minnie R. Dickenson, Roy Puffenbarger, Daniel Propst, William Eye, Kenny Bolton, Isaac Dickenson and Frank A. Fultz. Fourth Row Left to Right: Arbela Dickenson, Benjamin Pitsenbarger and Mary A. Pitsenbarger. <br />

87. Class Photo Dickenson Mt. School, 1906-1907, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014358
Title:
Class Photo Dickenson Mt. School, 1906-1907, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1906-1907
Description:
Dickenson Mt. School, 1906-1907. Front Row Left to Right: Elva Pistenbarger, Foster Dickenson, Mertie Bolton, Glen Propst, Ivory Propst, Ina Propst, Don Propst, Ida V. Eye, Bessie Bolton, Lester C. Evick, Margie Glee Dickenson, Raymond Guy Dickenson and Clinton Dickenson. Second Row Left to Right: Harvey Eye, Preston Dickenson, Lula Propst, Sallie Fultz, Fred Bolton, Fred Evick, Minnie O. Fults, Lena Jane Dickenson, Edward Propst and Jasper Propst. Third Row Left to Right: John Dahmer, Estella Dickenson, Nannie Evick, Mattie E. Dolton, Alice Eye, Minnie R. Dickenson, Roy Puffenbarger, Daniel Propst, William Eye, Kenny Bolton, Isaac Dickenson and Frank A. Fultz. Fourth Row Left to Right: Arbela Dickenson, Benjamin Pitsenbarger and Mary A. Pitsenbarger.
Group Photo-Ruddle School. Front Row left to right: Ella Hedrick, Emma Smith, Eva Hedrick, Maggy Pennington, Betty Wimer, Ola Hedrick, Clarence Hedrick, Garnet Hedrick, Neal Hedrick, Lester Hammer, Roy Hedrick. Standing left to right: Ana Davis (teacher), Fanny Hedrick, Jessie Hammer, Floyd Ruddle, Aud Ruddle, Fred Hedrick, Olin Hammer, Elmer Hedrick, Walter Hammer, Oscar Hedrick, Ernest Ruddle, Preston Ruddle, Fred Hammer, Luther Hammer, Leon Wimmer.

88. Class Photo Ruddle School, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014414
Title:
Class Photo Ruddle School, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Group Photo-Ruddle School. Front Row left to right: Ella Hedrick, Emma Smith, Eva Hedrick, Maggy Pennington, Betty Wimer, Ola Hedrick, Clarence Hedrick, Garnet Hedrick, Neal Hedrick, Lester Hammer, Roy Hedrick. Standing left to right: Ana Davis (teacher), Fanny Hedrick, Jessie Hammer, Floyd Ruddle, Aud Ruddle, Fred Hedrick, Olin Hammer, Elmer Hedrick, Walter Hammer, Oscar Hedrick, Ernest Ruddle, Preston Ruddle, Fred Hammer, Luther Hammer, Leon Wimmer.
Group portrait Locust Grove School students before 1900. 'Uncle John' Miller, Teacher. 1st Row left to right: A.D. Lough, Howard Bodkin, Jennie Bodkin, Edna Lambert, Derm Lambert, Terrie Payne, Preston Levenger, Mary Ellen Levenger, Ellen Levenger, Willie Levenger, Ann Payne, Ed Lambert, Willie Lambert, Jennie Stamp. 2nd Row left to right: Phehe Lough, Willie Heurrer, Carrie Simpson, Fannie Lough, Laura Ellburn, Lynnie Hoover, Ada Hammer, Warick Lambert, Kora Lambert, Jon Bodkin, Walter Lambert. 3rd Row left to right: Flow Levinger, Jesse Lambert, John Miller (teacher), Tim Conrad, Ed Miller, Henry Bodkin.

89. Class Photo Locust Grove School, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014416
Title:
Class Photo Locust Grove School, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1890
Description:
Group portrait Locust Grove School students before 1900. 'Uncle John' Miller, Teacher. 1st Row left to right: A.D. Lough, Howard Bodkin, Jennie Bodkin, Edna Lambert, Derm Lambert, Terrie Payne, Preston Levenger, Mary Ellen Levenger, Ellen Levenger, Willie Levenger, Ann Payne, Ed Lambert, Willie Lambert, Jennie Stamp. 2nd Row left to right: Phehe Lough, Willie Heurrer, Carrie Simpson, Fannie Lough, Laura Ellburn, Lynnie Hoover, Ada Hammer, Warick Lambert, Kora Lambert, Jon Bodkin, Walter Lambert. 3rd Row left to right: Flow Levinger, Jesse Lambert, John Miller (teacher), Tim Conrad, Ed Miller, Henry Bodkin.
Family portrait in front of John M. Ruddle Home, built in 1871 in Buffalo Hills near Ruddle, W. Va. Pictured left to right: John Preston, Lelia, Aud, John M., Ernest, Virginia F. Ruddle, Zola Simmons, Almeda Ruddle Simmons and Floyd Ruddle. Portrait in frame is deceased son Tyree Bruce Ruddle.

90. John M. Ruddle Home near Ruddle, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014436
Title:
John M. Ruddle Home near Ruddle, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Family portrait in front of John M. Ruddle Home, built in 1871 in Buffalo Hills near Ruddle, W. Va. Pictured left to right: John Preston, Lelia, Aud, John M., Ernest, Virginia F. Ruddle, Zola Simmons, Almeda Ruddle Simmons and Floyd Ruddle. Portrait in frame is deceased son Tyree Bruce Ruddle.

91. Cave Explorers, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014482
Title:
Cave Explorers, Pendleton County, W. Va.
George W. Hammer and Isaac Hammer at the cave in Harmon Hills, where their grandfather Jacob Harper was born in 1744, and where their sons mined salt peter which they sold at 50 cents per pound.

92. Hammer Family Members Pose at the Entrance to a Cave in Harman Hills, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014495
Title:
Hammer Family Members Pose at the Entrance to a Cave in Harman Hills, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1903/08
Description:
George W. Hammer and Isaac Hammer at the cave in Harmon Hills, where their grandfather Jacob Harper was born in 1744, and where their sons mined salt peter which they sold at 50 cents per pound.
Pictured in the front row, left to right; Preston Dickenson, John Dahmer, William Cecil Propst, Nellie Propst, Lucy Verona, Ella Varden Dahmer and Beula Evick. Pictured in the back row, left to right: Wm. Lester Waggy, Ida Viola Eye, Elsie Evick, Raymond Guy Dickenson, Etta Margaret Evick, Ivan Hoe and Mary Hazel Dickenson.

93. Family and Friends at a Dickenson Mountain Gathering, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014503
Title:
Family and Friends at a Dickenson Mountain Gathering, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1919/11/12
Description:
Pictured in the front row, left to right; Preston Dickenson, John Dahmer, William Cecil Propst, Nellie Propst, Lucy Verona, Ella Varden Dahmer and Beula Evick. Pictured in the back row, left to right: Wm. Lester Waggy, Ida Viola Eye, Elsie Evick, Raymond Guy Dickenson, Etta Margaret Evick, Ivan Hoe and Mary Hazel Dickenson.
Men standing from left to right- Glenn Keister, Eugene Keister, Oscar Hedrick, John Preston Ruddle.

94. Planing Lumber for Eugene Keister Company, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014516
Title:
Planing Lumber for Eugene Keister Company, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Men standing from left to right- Glenn Keister, Eugene Keister, Oscar Hedrick, John Preston Ruddle.
Taken in long field on S. M. Conrad farm at Ruddle. From left to right- Sam Harper, Foster Hendrick, Jud Ruddle, John Preston Ruddle, Baxton Harper, Leon Wimer. In the main tournament, Foster Hendrick placed first, Preston Ruddle second, and Jud Ruddle third. For graceful riding Baxton Harper got first badge, Preston Ruddle second, Sam Harper third, and Jud Ruddle fourth. Foster Hendrick crowned Miss Fannie Dahmer queen of love and beauty. Preston Ruddle crowned Miss Clara Ruddle first maid. Jud Ruddle crowned Miss Jessie Painter second maid. Baxton Harper crowned Miss Virgil Judy third maid. Sam Harper crowned Miss Estella Evick fourth maid. The day ended with a dinner given by S. M. Conrad.

95. Horsemen at an Event in Ruddle, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014530
Title:
Horsemen at an Event in Ruddle, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Taken in long field on S. M. Conrad farm at Ruddle. From left to right- Sam Harper, Foster Hendrick, Jud Ruddle, John Preston Ruddle, Baxton Harper, Leon Wimer. In the main tournament, Foster Hendrick placed first, Preston Ruddle second, and Jud Ruddle third. For graceful riding Baxton Harper got first badge, Preston Ruddle second, Sam Harper third, and Jud Ruddle fourth. Foster Hendrick crowned Miss Fannie Dahmer queen of love and beauty. Preston Ruddle crowned Miss Clara Ruddle first maid. Jud Ruddle crowned Miss Jessie Painter second maid. Baxton Harper crowned Miss Virgil Judy third maid. Sam Harper crowned Miss Estella Evick fourth maid. The day ended with a dinner given by S. M. Conrad.
'This entire outfit was once the property of the Fairfaxes. The buggy was made at Morgantown in 1858. The mule is sweet sixteen, and Samuel has the distinction of having honorably served his country during the late unpleasantness.'

96. Rig with a History, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014697
Title:
Rig with a History, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
'This entire outfit was once the property of the Fairfaxes. The buggy was made at Morgantown in 1858. The mule is sweet sixteen, and Samuel has the distinction of having honorably served his country during the late unpleasantness.'