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Three men operate a tractor through a cornfield spreading insectisides with two other men walking alongside it. Text above photograph 'Corn Borer damage on sweet corn planted the last week of April and up to the first half of May has been increasing each year. Marketable sweet corn cannot be produced through that period without insecticides and each year it takes greater coverage to do the job. They started with 3 and now are satisfied with 5 applications.' Photograph taken in Hancock County

1. Spreading Insecticides by Tractor in the Cornfield

IDNO:
001139
Title:
Spreading Insecticides by Tractor in the Cornfield
Date:
1949
Description:
Three men operate a tractor through a cornfield spreading insectisides with two other men walking alongside it. Text above photograph 'Corn Borer damage on sweet corn planted the last week of April and up to the first half of May has been increasing each year. Marketable sweet corn cannot be produced through that period without insecticides and each year it takes greater coverage to do the job. They started with 3 and now are satisfied with 5 applications.' Photograph taken in Hancock County
Candid portrait of W.T. Law and his Jersey cow which won the Grand Champion over all Jerseys' at the West Virginia State Dairy Show, Jacksons Mill, 1951. The cows name is Wonderful Bindle Joy. Picture taken in Harrison County.

2. Law, W.T. and His Jersey Cow

IDNO:
001257
Title:
Law, W.T. and His Jersey Cow
Date:
1951
Description:
Candid portrait of W.T. Law and his Jersey cow which won the Grand Champion over all Jerseys' at the West Virginia State Dairy Show, Jacksons Mill, 1951. The cows name is Wonderful Bindle Joy. Picture taken in Harrison County.
The farm of the West Virginia Artificial Breeders' Cooperative.

3. West Virginia Artificial Breeders' Cooperative Farm

IDNO:
001361
Title:
West Virginia Artificial Breeders' Cooperative Farm
Date:
undated
Description:
The farm of the West Virginia Artificial Breeders' Cooperative.
County agent visiting a family of six. Photograph courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture

4. County Extension Agent Visits Family

IDNO:
001516
Title:
County Extension Agent Visits Family
Date:
undated
Description:
County agent visiting a family of six. Photograph courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture
Men and children pose in front of the Fife Cottages, 1905-1916, which were used for teaching medical classes.

5. Fife Cottage, West Virginia University

IDNO:
001517
Title:
Fife Cottage, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1905-1916
Description:
Men and children pose in front of the Fife Cottages, 1905-1916, which were used for teaching medical classes.
Bridget, an African-American Extension Service worker, displays shelves of canned Faraday food.

6. Faraday Food Canned by Bridget

IDNO:
001518
Title:
Faraday Food Canned by Bridget
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Bridget, an African-American Extension Service worker, displays shelves of canned Faraday food.
Candid group portrait of African-American Extension workers at the Filbert Achievement Day Exhibit and Luncheon. Many women are sitting at a large table with dresses hanging on the walls behind them.

7. Filbert Achievement Day Exhibit and Luncheon

IDNO:
001519
Title:
Filbert Achievement Day Exhibit and Luncheon
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Candid group portrait of African-American Extension workers at the Filbert Achievement Day Exhibit and Luncheon. Many women are sitting at a large table with dresses hanging on the walls behind them.
Group portrait of female African-American Extension workers holding a flag in front of a building.

8. U.N. Flag Work Meeting at Keystone

IDNO:
001520
Title:
U.N. Flag Work Meeting at Keystone
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Group portrait of female African-American Extension workers holding a flag in front of a building.
Picture of the Y.M.W. luncheon which took place at the Memorial Building in Kimball, McDowell County, Monday, March 27th, 1950 at 1 o'clock. The luncheon was free and the purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans for organizing Older Youth Groups. The age limits for YMW club membership was approximately 18 to 30. Married and unmarried young people are eligible. In every community there was a need for a program to bridge the gap between organized junior programs and the homemakers program and to include both men and women.

9. African-American Extension Workers at a Y.M.W. Luncheon in Kimball, McDowell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
001523
Title:
African-American Extension Workers at a Y.M.W. Luncheon in Kimball, McDowell County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Picture of the Y.M.W. luncheon which took place at the Memorial Building in Kimball, McDowell County, Monday, March 27th, 1950 at 1 o'clock. The luncheon was free and the purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans for organizing Older Youth Groups. The age limits for YMW club membership was approximately 18 to 30. Married and unmarried young people are eligible. In every community there was a need for a program to bridge the gap between organized junior programs and the homemakers program and to include both men and women.
Three Hereford cows with calves in Cabell County that were purchased by J.B. Rich, President, Ohio Valley Hereford Association, Huntington, W. Va.

10. Hereford Cows and Calves on a Farm near Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
001524
Title:
Hereford Cows and Calves on a Farm near Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1943
Description:
Three Hereford cows with calves in Cabell County that were purchased by J.B. Rich, President, Ohio Valley Hereford Association, Huntington, W. Va.
Group portrait of the Directors of the Harrison County Farm Bureau in 1947. Front row 'left to right' - C. M Sperry, President; John Wilcox; J.M Pierpoint, County Agent; Chas. B. Stout; and W. Ira C. Hawker. Back Row: Ernest Huffman, Lewis C. Swisher; Paul S. Horner; John W. Eib, Jr., Vice-President; H. E. Southern; and Jos. G. Lucas.

11. Directors of Harrison County Farm Bureau

IDNO:
001525
Title:
Directors of Harrison County Farm Bureau
Date:
1947
Description:
Group portrait of the Directors of the Harrison County Farm Bureau in 1947. Front row 'left to right' - C. M Sperry, President; John Wilcox; J.M Pierpoint, County Agent; Chas. B. Stout; and W. Ira C. Hawker. Back Row: Ernest Huffman, Lewis C. Swisher; Paul S. Horner; John W. Eib, Jr., Vice-President; H. E. Southern; and Jos. G. Lucas.
George W. Miller, R-2, Shinnston, Harrison County, W. Va., showing his bean crop grown in his corn. He produced over 100 bushels of beans in the corn.

12. Miller, George W. Showing Bean Crop Grown in his Cornfield

IDNO:
001526
Title:
Miller, George W. Showing Bean Crop Grown in his Cornfield
Date:
undated
Description:
George W. Miller, R-2, Shinnston, Harrison County, W. Va., showing his bean crop grown in his corn. He produced over 100 bushels of beans in the corn.