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Students exiting the Spruce School for recess. Grades 1 through 8, teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Students at Spruce School during recess. Grades 1 through 8, teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. Shows students looking out of windows. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Ruth Blackhurst, 19 years old, teacher at Spruce School in the lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain, above Cass, W.Va. Shown with dog in front of company houses.

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Six older students at Spruce School. Teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. In the picture: Bob Nelson, Oneda Powers, Barbara Nelson and Butch Cousins. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Western Maryland Train is parked on the track in front of company houses in the lumber town of Spruce, on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Students at recess at the Spruce School in the lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va. Shows children, school, outhouse.

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Large group of singers performing on stage at the Pocahontas County Fairgrounds near Marlinton, W.Va. Shows men on horses and stables.

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Bible School attendees at Liberty Presbyterian Church in Green Bank, W.Va. Shows the large group standing on porch in front of church.

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Elmer Davis Burner (1874-1952) posing in uniform. Lived on Burner Hill in Cass, W.Va. Son of George and Sarah Warwick Burner. Grandson of Abraham Burner, the Pioneer. Married Mary Louise Gillispie. Later lived in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Elmer Davis Burner (1874-1952) posing outside during winter in suit and hat.. Lived on Burner Hill in Cass, W.Va. Son of George and Sarah Warwick Burner. Grandson of Abraham Burner, the Pioneer. Married Mary Louise Gillispie. Later lived in…

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Allen Jabez Blackhurst (1894-1977) with his mother Lula May Burner Blackhurst. Shown standing in the yard on Burner Hill at Cass, W.Va. Both had just survived typhond fever. Allen was the son of Rev. Harry Blackhurst and married Bessie Alice Kee…

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Rubbing of the gravestone of Abraham Burner, the Pioneer. Reads: ABD June 18, 1827 Age 70. Gravestone was found beside the fence at a church in Bartow, W.Va. Abraham Burner(1757-1827) came to the Bartow area around 1785 following service in the War…

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Portrait of Dr. Allen Eugene Burner (1876-1958) son of Allen Craig and Virginia Clark Burner. Married Mabel Olivet Wilson of Greenbrier County. Attended West Virginia Univeristy ad University of Maryland. Practice medicine first at Dunlevie…

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Teacher Alice Blackhurst with her students at the Olive School near Durbin, W.Va. Ms. Blackhurst is at top right on the porch.

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Portrait o the Rev. Harry Blackhurst Family in front of the parsonage in Arbovale, W.Va. Left to right: Henry, (Mother) Lula Mae Burner Blackhurst, Alice, Allen, (Father) Rev. Harry Blackhurst, Ted, Victor. Baby on mother's lap: Warren (Tweard).…

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Portrait of Samuel Jacob Sutton Family from Northern Pocahontas County, W.Va. Standing, back, l-r: Early Sutton, Birtie Pugh Sutton, Otho Ruckman, Ollie Sutton Ruckman, William Wallace Sutton, Ruby Sutton Gum. Seated, l-r: French Sutton, Samuel J.…

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Pocahontas County Fair in Marlinton, W.Va. View of the grandstand, cars parked, racetrack and stables. Looking toward the Greenbrier River.

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Aftermath of large flood of the Greenbrier River in Cass, W.Va. Shows stores, street and steel bridge.
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