Posted in West Virginia
History February 10, 2016
by Katherine
These 17 Photos of West Virginia In The 1950s Are Mesmerizing
A lot has changed in West Virginia in the last 60 to 70 years. These amazing photos give us a glimpse of what life was like in the 1950s. Does any of this look familiar to you?
1. Here, Arthur Wendt and a cat (not his own) watch television in Cameron (Marshall County) circa 1955.
2. Fishing has always been a pastime in West Virginia. This boy is fishing in a pond near Cameron in the 1950s.
3. This man is probably grading a road on a farm in Cameron in the 1950s.
4. Here, Lloyd Earnest plays with dominos at a house near Cameron in the 1950s.
5. Children play croquet at the home of Herman Wendt in Cameron in the 1950s.
6. This is a Christmas tree from 1953 in Cameron.
7. Jerry, Jack, Charlotte, and Florence Covey in Mannington, W.Va. circa 1952.
8. These were cars on Route 250 South of Cameron in the 1950s.
9. This picture of a damaged car was taken near Cameron circa 1952
10. This was taken on a farm near Cameron in the 1950s.
11. Spruce Knob Lake is packed in this June 6, 1953 photo.
12. Jerry Hood and Mary Jane Covey enjoy a cup of coffee in this kitchen in Rachel, W.Va. (Marion County) circa 1950.
13. Here, people play croquet at the home of Herman Wendt in Cameron in the early 1950s.
14. This is the Magnolia Cutoff Bridge crossing the Potomac River near Magnolia (Morgan County).
15. This is what tractor trailers looked like in the 1950s and this one, seen near Cameron, was smashed.
16. This is a photograph Harry Cornwell a partner in this Massey-Harris (later Massey-Ferguson) dealership in Huntington, West Virginia circa 1954.
17. This was a wedding in Mannington in 1951.
How much do you love these old pictures?
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