Search Results
- IDNO:
- 047585
- Title:
- Republican Headquarters, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1956
- Description:
- A group of unidentified women stand around a birthday cake dedicated to President Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower's birthday. In the background hangs a campaign poster to re-elect Eisenhower as president with Richard Nixon as his vice-president.
- IDNO:
- 047586
- Title:
- Outside the Democratic Headquarters, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1960
- Description:
- A sign above the entrance reads, "Democratic Hdqs. for Wally Barron for Governor". Richard Baylor pictured on the far left speaking to an unidentified couple.
- IDNO:
- 047587
- Title:
- Barron Headquarters, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1960
- Description:
- An unidentified man gets ready to cut the ribbon blocking the entranced to the building. On the window reads, "Democratic Headquarters for Wally Barron for Governor". The man in the center with his hand held out is Richard Baylor. The woman to the left is unidentified.
- IDNO:
- 047588
- Title:
- Elected Officials Being Sworn in at Summers County Clerk Office, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1970
- Description:
- From left to right, Barbara Carr, County Clerk; Marvin Lacy, Summers County Commissioner; and unidentified.
- IDNO:
- 047589
- Title:
- Fall Rock, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- Wooden structures pictured on the hill located near Little Bluestone River.
- IDNO:
- 047590
- Title:
- Clyde Dillon Farm, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- Overlooking the grounds located in Forest Hill District. Cows pictured within a fenced plot.
- IDNO:
- 047591
- Title:
- Prize Bull from Dillon Farm, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- C. S. Dillon kneels beside his prize animal.
- IDNO:
- 047592
- Title:
- J. C. Dillon Sr. at His Home, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1966
- Description:
- The former sheriff pictured beside his home. Behind him are blank tombstones.
- IDNO:
- 047593
- Title:
- J. Clyde "Sheriff" Dillon with John F. Kennedy, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1960
- Description:
- Dillon and Kennedy shake hands on Second Avenue beside the post office. The picture is taken during Kennedy's campaign for president.
- IDNO:
- 047594
- Title:
- Archibald Farley Home, Pipestem, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1985
- Description:
- Built in 1830, the house is the oldest known standing structure in Pipestem. Archibald was son of Drewry Farley, the first permanent settler in Pipestem of European descent. Archibald married Jemima Cook in 1825 and reared a large family of 10 children in the home pictured..
- IDNO:
- 047595
- Title:
- Judging West Virginia Women's Club Books at Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1959/03/20
- Description:
- Emil Hudel, Editor of Beckley Post Herald; John Faulconer, Editor of Hinton Daily News, and Jim Comstock, Editor of The West Virginia Hillbilly examining the club's books.
- 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.
