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Arch Ellis, Photographer, Photography of 4-H Camps and Other Subjects
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4162
Scope and Contents
Includes more than 300 negatives by Arch Ellis of Weston, West Virginia, mainly regarding 4-H Camps held at Jackson's Mill, created circa 1930-1955. Subjects include a Rural Electrification School (1941), home economics classes, feeder calf and beef shows and sales, demonstration of electrical appliances (1952), Jackson's Mill scenes, Rural Youth of USA (1951), boys and girls camp events, Farm Women's Bureau Exhibit (1938), Mine Safety Day, Meal Planning/School Lunch Exhibit, Europeans and...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1950s
Metheny, Photographer, Glass Plate Negatives
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Collection Number: A&M 4147
Scope and Contents
Includes 103 glass plate negatives documenting subjects from West Virginia circa 1890-1910. Subjects include "European peasant costumes" copied from a book, cats, dogs, graphs, furniture, industry, people and families, and outdoor recreation. Four boxes contain the original glass plate negatives while one box contains the sleeves that the negatives originated from, including identifying information where present. Digital copies are available.
Dates:
circa 1890-1910
Morgantown Residential Photography, Glass Plate Negatives
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4154
Scope and Contents
Includes 28 glass plate negatives documenting subjects from Morgantown, West Virginia circa 1890-1910. Subjects include Morgantown homes owned by Captain Hatfield (corner of Spruce and Willey), J. H. Stewart, I. G. Lazelle, Rumsey, Dr. I. C. White, H. B. Allen. Miss Hattie Tennant (southeast corner of Spruce and Pleasant), W. P. Willey (background features Miss Hattie Tennant house), William H. Moorhead and Frank Cox (corner of Pleasant and Spruce Street), McDermott's Stables (Kirk Street),...
Dates:
circa 1890-1910
West Virginia University, College of Agriculture, Glass Plate Negatives
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5207
Scope and Contents
Twenty glass plate negatives (with one print) of West Virginia University College of Agriculture activities, created circa 1890-1910. Subjects include chicken houses, Kanawha orchard, butter making, students in class, tufted titmouse in basket on tree, drove of cattle, vineyard at French Creek, dairy machinery, female canners, Dr. John A. Myers and Hopkins at their desks, Professor F. W. Rane teaching, Prof. L. William Rane in the horticulturalist room, John Alva Myers, milk weighing, Hite...
Dates:
circa 1890-1910