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View from the bridge showing railroad tracks. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

13. View in Nitro, W. Va.

View of Nitro from the hill behind the school.

14. View From a Hill of Nitro, W. Va.

Unidentified group of people pose for photo in their masquerade costumes in the town of Nitro, W. Va..

15. Group in Costume for a Masquerade, Nitro, W. Va.

View of the factories and railroad in Nitro, W. Va. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

16. Factories and Railroad, Nitro, W. Va.

Unidentified boys and men march in a parade down the street in Nitro, with factories in the background. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

17. Parade in Nitro, W. Va.

Unidentified people play instruments at camp in Nitro, W. Va.Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

18. "Orchestra" at the Camp in Nitro, W. Va.

View of the town and factories in Nitro. Nitro was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

19. View of Nitro, W. Va.

View of homes and factories in Nitro, a town created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort. The gunpowder factories are visible in the distance.

20. View of Nitro, W. Va.

West, who is holding the ball, attended Chelyan Junior High before attending East Bank High School.

21. Portrait of Jerry West with Middle School Basketball Team, Chelyan, W. Va.

West was the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

22. Jerry West Playing for the East Bank High School Basketball Team, East Bank, W. Va.

West, who is mid-air and ready to shoot the ball, played for East Bank High School as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1954–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

23. Jerry West Shoots during High School Basketball Game

West played as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

24. Jerry West Poses in his East Bank High School Team Uniform, East Bank, W. Va.