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Numbered individuals: 1. Margaret Nicely; 2. Sally Yovell; 3. Etheh Whitten; 4. unidentified; 5. Eps Saunders; 6. Mary Kirby; 7. Ghady Cahes; 8; Ms. Glass; 9. Ms. Meador; 10. Vera Connor; 11. Mary McCarthy; 12. Maude Dodd; 13. Ms. ClarkNative Americans, left to right: Warren Holbert; Lilly Bober; unidentified; Ms. Ratliff; Ms. Reddon; Marie Ratliff; Lehia Briers; Gladys Coleman; Herman FredekingBack row, left to right: Frank Tomkies; Ashby Eubanks; Buster Coleman; Robert Garvey; Clarence Crookshanks; Robert Harford; unidentified; Roger Boley; unidentified; Robert Arrington; Jack HayesHigh hats, right side: Harry Wickline; Mr. Parker; Willie Meador; Scott Ford; Robert Kirby; Russell Turner; Jimmie Anderson

1. Hinton High School Senior Play "On Plymouth Rock" Cast, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047271
Title:
Hinton High School Senior Play "On Plymouth Rock" Cast, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Numbered individuals: 1. Margaret Nicely; 2. Sally Yovell; 3. Etheh Whitten; 4. unidentified; 5. Eps Saunders; 6. Mary Kirby; 7. Ghady Cahes; 8; Ms. Glass; 9. Ms. Meador; 10. Vera Connor; 11. Mary McCarthy; 12. Maude Dodd; 13. Ms. ClarkNative Americans, left to right: Warren Holbert; Lilly Bober; unidentified; Ms. Ratliff; Ms. Reddon; Marie Ratliff; Lehia Briers; Gladys Coleman; Herman FredekingBack row, left to right: Frank Tomkies; Ashby Eubanks; Buster Coleman; Robert Garvey; Clarence Crookshanks; Robert Harford; unidentified; Roger Boley; unidentified; Robert Arrington; Jack HayesHigh hats, right side: Harry Wickline; Mr. Parker; Willie Meador; Scott Ford; Robert Kirby; Russell Turner; Jimmie Anderson
Pictured from left to right in the back row is Henry Harrison, Mr. Ketchum, unidentified, Jack Mann, B. Thompson, Mr. Minichian, and Bill Miller.In the third row, from left to right, is Mr. Vass, unidentified, Mr. Garten, Earnest Allen, S. O. Gum, and Jon Taylor.In the second row, from left to right, is Emmitt Mann, Lee Barnett, E. C. Eagle, unidentified, Harry Humphries, Walter Jackson, and Bernard Gerch.In the first row, from left to right, is Bert Hout, Guy Belcher, Fred Maddy, unidentified, Lynn Miller, and unidentified.

2. Men of First Methodist Church, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047451
Title:
Men of First Methodist Church, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
Pictured from left to right in the back row is Henry Harrison, Mr. Ketchum, unidentified, Jack Mann, B. Thompson, Mr. Minichian, and Bill Miller.In the third row, from left to right, is Mr. Vass, unidentified, Mr. Garten, Earnest Allen, S. O. Gum, and Jon Taylor.In the second row, from left to right, is Emmitt Mann, Lee Barnett, E. C. Eagle, unidentified, Harry Humphries, Walter Jackson, and Bernard Gerch.In the first row, from left to right, is Bert Hout, Guy Belcher, Fred Maddy, unidentified, Lynn Miller, and unidentified.
Pictured from left to right: Lee's mother Grace Dyer Lee, Maryat Lee (approximate age 55), Lee's brother Robert E. "Buzz" Lee (approximate age 58), and Lee's oldest brother John Lee (approximate age close to 60). The Lee family is likely gathered at Maryat Lee's home, the "Women's Farm" near Hinton, W. Va.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

3. 90th Birthday of Maryat Lee's Mother, Grace Dyer Lee likely in W. Va.

IDNO:
049814
Title:
90th Birthday of Maryat Lee's Mother, Grace Dyer Lee likely in W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1978
Description:
Pictured from left to right: Lee's mother Grace Dyer Lee, Maryat Lee (approximate age 55), Lee's brother Robert E. "Buzz" Lee (approximate age 58), and Lee's oldest brother John Lee (approximate age close to 60). The Lee family is likely gathered at Maryat Lee's home, the "Women's Farm" near Hinton, W. Va.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.