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Historical Photographs of Taylor County, WV

In about 1980 I began collecting old photographs of my hometown of Grafton, WV. Over the years I have collected from various sources and many hours have been burned restoring these images to the best of my abilities using Photoshop. Some are very high quality and some are just low quality internet size images, but all document the history and lifestyle of the town and surrounding area I grew up in and love. Enjoy!
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Young Boy Picking Beans for Dinner at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va - 1910
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Young Boy Picking Beans for Dinner at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va - 1910

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  • Portrait of W.R. Loar, a Grafton, W. Va. photographer.
  • Portrait of W. R. Loar, photographer in Grafton, W. Va.
  • W. T. Lilly Shoe Shop Grafton, WV 1873.
  • Soldiers standing in front of the West Virginia Argus building in Grafton, West Virginia.
  • Flag Day at the Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, W. Va.<br />
Date 1904
  • Cleaning Windows on a Building at the W. Va. Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, W. Va.<br />
Date ca. 1925
  • Brickyard at W. Va. Industrial School for Colored Boys, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.<br />
Date ca. 1904
  • Young Boy Picking Beans for Dinner at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va - 1910
  • Young Boys Buring Potatoes at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va - 1912.
  • Central Dining Hall at West Virginia Industrial School for Boys in Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va. 1927
  • Shops Building at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.<br />
 1930
  • Staff of W. Va. Industrial School for Boys on Flag Day, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.<br />
Date 1904 - First Row, Left to Right: O. T. Sines (day guard), George Travis (eng.), H. O. Vantramp (eng.), Frank Moore (baker), unknown (teacher), W. R. Collins (guard). Second Row, Left to Right: Mr. Walter (stable boss), Ralph Kunst (guard), C. E. Bunner (cheif eng.), H. L. McMillin (boy's cook). Third Row, Left to Right: Mr. Deering (guard), E. Whitescarver (teacher), Mr. Sheppard (shoe shop supervisor).' The men pose for a group portrait as the boys look out the windows of the school behind them.
  • Superintendent's Home, West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.<br />
Date 1927/06
  • West Virginia Ramblers String Band, Grafton, W. Va.
  • WVTransportationCo-01
  • Soldiers, Grafton, W. Va.
  • WWIVets@Depot1917-01
  • Information with the photograph includes "This group was standing in front of Jannett Building (erected by a dentist of that name who later moved to Charleston.) Building in 1940's was bought by an Italian from Clarksburg named Oliverio and named "Professional Building". It was torn down in 1970's to be replaced by Court House annex. Gene W. Ford had law office on front of 3rd floor about 1929."
  • Yard&ShopGraftonWV1960s-70s
  • Yates Avenue in Grafton, W. Va. 1908
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