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Portrait of Maryat Lee and her family at Christmas. Pictured left to right are her father, Dewitt Collins Lee, her brother Robert E. "Buzz" Lee holding hands with Maryat, and her oldest brother John Lee holding hands with her mother Grace Dyer Lee.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.

13. Family Portrait of Maryat Lee and her Family at Christmas

IDNO:
049904
Title:
Family Portrait of Maryat Lee and her Family at Christmas
Date:
1939
Description:
Portrait of Maryat Lee and her family at Christmas. Pictured left to right are her father, Dewitt Collins Lee, her brother Robert E. "Buzz" Lee holding hands with Maryat, and her oldest brother John Lee holding hands with her mother Grace Dyer Lee.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.
The photo's description reads, "Christmas Cart." An unidentified man stands by the gate, perhaps to close it. Fresh cart tracks are seen in the snow on the road.

14. Winter Scene at the Jackson's Mill Gate, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051325
Title:
Winter Scene at the Jackson's Mill Gate, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1945
Description:
The photo's description reads, "Christmas Cart." An unidentified man stands by the gate, perhaps to close it. Fresh cart tracks are seen in the snow on the road.
Miners of the Zephyr Mine are gathered around a Christmas tree. The man standing on the right side of the tree with a hat and suit is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.

15. Miners Given Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company

IDNO:
052031
Title:
Miners Given Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr Mine are gathered around a Christmas tree. The man standing on the right side of the tree with a hat and suit is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.
Miners of the Zephyr mine hold on to their wrapped hams in front of a Christmas tree. Subjects unidentified.

16. Miners Receiving Christmas Hams from Federal Consolidated Coal Company

IDNO:
052033
Title:
Miners Receiving Christmas Hams from Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr mine hold on to their wrapped hams in front of a Christmas tree. Subjects unidentified.
Decorations resembling a Christmas tree sit in the courtyard.

17. Christmas Decorations Outside Monongalia County Courthouse, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052082
Title:
Christmas Decorations Outside Monongalia County Courthouse, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Decorations resembling a Christmas tree sit in the courtyard.
A decorated Christmas tree stands in the corner of the house with presents sorted beneath it. The home likely belongs to Orvis Zacheus "Oz" Gibson, a brother of the photographer, Scott Gibson.

18. Christmas at O. Z. Gibson Residence, Valley Point, W. Va.

IDNO:
052365
Title:
Christmas at O. Z. Gibson Residence, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
A decorated Christmas tree stands in the corner of the house with presents sorted beneath it. The home likely belongs to Orvis Zacheus "Oz" Gibson, a brother of the photographer, Scott Gibson.
Gifts clutter the ground beneath a small Christmas Tree at the home of photographer James Edwin Green.

19. Green Family Christmas, Foxburg, Pa.

IDNO:
052472
Title:
Green Family Christmas, Foxburg, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Gifts clutter the ground beneath a small Christmas Tree at the home of photographer James Edwin Green.
Young Patty Hoffman sits on her father's lap while he reads her the story of "Christmas," a book which is illustrated by a nativity scene. Behind them, Mrs. Hoffman reads along. Several stockings hang from the fireplace. Two dolls sit on a chair to the left.

20. Hoffman Family Christmas

IDNO:
052482
Title:
Hoffman Family Christmas
Date:
ca. 1935-1940
Description:
Young Patty Hoffman sits on her father's lap while he reads her the story of "Christmas," a book which is illustrated by a nativity scene. Behind them, Mrs. Hoffman reads along. Several stockings hang from the fireplace. Two dolls sit on a chair to the left.
Young Patty Hoffman sits on the living room floor, surrounded by new toys. On the left of the photograph is a decorated Christmas tree. In the background to the right, several stocking hang from the fireplace.

21. Patty Hoffman Enjoys her Christmas Presents

IDNO:
052483
Title:
Patty Hoffman Enjoys her Christmas Presents
Date:
ca. 1935-1940
Description:
Young Patty Hoffman sits on the living room floor, surrounded by new toys. On the left of the photograph is a decorated Christmas tree. In the background to the right, several stocking hang from the fireplace.
Melvin H. Kimble celebrating Christmas in Germany.Kimble was a native of Moundsville, W. Va. He was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.

22. Christmas in Germany

IDNO:
052693
Title:
Christmas in Germany
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble celebrating Christmas in Germany.Kimble was a native of Moundsville, W. Va. He was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.

23. Snapshot of Melvin H. Kimble and Christmas Tree

IDNO:
052703
Title:
Snapshot of Melvin H. Kimble and Christmas Tree
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Reverse reads "Tell them we want to see Mrs. Kitty Lou. I'm just doing as directed. Hoping 41 is your best yet."

24. Cheat Lake Home

IDNO:
052936
Title:
Cheat Lake Home
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Reverse reads "Tell them we want to see Mrs. Kitty Lou. I'm just doing as directed. Hoping 41 is your best yet."