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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.

40453. 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.

40454. President Truman Visits Welch, W. Va.

IDNO:
041234
Title:
President Truman Visits Welch, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Caption with the photograph reads, "The Island and the Suspension Bridge from the top of the hill. The row of buildings in the lower foreground were almost all stables ot feed stores."

40455. Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River to Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041235
Title:
Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River to Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1885
Description:
Caption with the photograph reads, "The Island and the Suspension Bridge from the top of the hill. The row of buildings in the lower foreground were almost all stables ot feed stores."
Caption with the photograph reads, "Baseball game in progress in the old ballpark on Wheeling Island. Lima, Ohio 7, Wheeling 1, at the end of the seventh inning in the days when the umpire still wore a derby."

40456. Wheeling Baseball Club vs Lima, Ohio Team, Wheeling Island, W. Va.

IDNO:
041236
Title:
Wheeling Baseball Club vs Lima, Ohio Team, Wheeling Island, W. Va.
Date:
1887/05/19
Description:
Caption with the photograph reads, "Baseball game in progress in the old ballpark on Wheeling Island. Lima, Ohio 7, Wheeling 1, at the end of the seventh inning in the days when the umpire still wore a derby."
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.

40457. 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.

40458. 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.

40459. 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.
This photo was taken before retirement from active duty, July 1960. Hearne served in the West Virginia State Legislature and State Republican Party.

40460. Colonel Julian G. Hearne Jr., Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041240
Title:
Colonel Julian G. Hearne Jr., Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
This photo was taken before retirement from active duty, July 1960. Hearne served in the West Virginia State Legislature and State Republican Party.

40461. Ned Chilton, Newspaper Editor of Charleston Gazette

IDNO:
041241
Title:
Ned Chilton, Newspaper Editor of Charleston Gazette
Commanded Confederate troops during the first invasion of Kanawha Valley, 1861. Wise was Governor of Virginia, 1856 -1860.

40462. Brigadier General Henry A. Wise

IDNO:
041242
Title:
Brigadier General Henry A. Wise
Date:
ca. 1856-1860
Description:
Commanded Confederate troops during the first invasion of Kanawha Valley, 1861. Wise was Governor of Virginia, 1856 -1860.
Director, producer, and screenwriter in the motion picture industry.

40463. Clyde Ware from West Union, Doddridge County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041243
Title:
Clyde Ware from West Union, Doddridge County, W. Va.
Description:
Director, producer, and screenwriter in the motion picture industry.

40464. Bridge Across Buffalo Creek at Cressmont, Clay County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041244
Title:
Bridge Across Buffalo Creek at Cressmont, Clay County, W. Va.