THE WAY WE WERE The Berwind Machine Shop Gang known names: at far left is: Uncle Jim Kinzer, behind him is Bill Starling, and sitting on the cable reel is Arthur Herndon (Doug's father) Also in the picture are Richard (Dick) Price and S. W. Duncan Photo taken around 1940 - contributed by: Doug Herndon - 2003 Richard "Dick" Price S. W. and wife Rose Duncan Photos taken by James Jack, Jr. in 1956 and contributed to this site in 2003 James is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. DuncanJames was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA but spent many summers through out the 1940s in Berwind. His father was an auditor for the Berwind White Coal Company and met his mother on one of his business trips to Berwind. The photo of the Duncans' was taken at their home near Tazawell, VA which they had purchased a few years before Mr. Duncan retired. Top Row Left to rightPhyllis Musick - Ruth Ann Wade - Dale McNew - Anna McNew - Mary Ann Christian Bottom Row Left to rightJohn Wade - Martha Lee Christian - Joyce Asbury - Ruth Asbury - Vernon (Glen) Christian Photo taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s Contributed by: Anna McNew Rutherford - 2001 Anna McNew Rutherford - in her majorette uniform in the second grade contributed by her aunt - 2007 Knelling and facing forward is Laben Joseph Kirk Labe, as most of us knew him, married Jessie Lee Henry and they resided in Berwind their entire lives. They lived across the alley from Dr. Lovus Office. Photo taken in 1918contributed by Gene Kirk - Grandson The following pictures contributed by John Fine in 2005 Thomas H. Hardin & Tennessee H. Hardin (1953) Elmer Kirtley & Thomas Hardin (1953) Lawrence Fine (1953) Deborah Fine & John Fine (1950) John Fine (1955) Pretending to be "held up" John Burnett, Jr. in front of Railroad Station around 1947 Photo by: Geneva Ellis Burnett (John's mother) From left to rightElayne Hairston Reed - John Allen Burnett, Sr. - Geveva Ellis Burnett Photographed (probably) by Andrew Warden in 1939 - in front of tavern near Hardin's GroceryContributed by Geneva Ellis Burnett from left to right standing: Elayne Hairston Reed - Andrew Warden - Cora Stockton kneeling: John Burnet, Sr. - Luther WardenPhotographed in front of tavern near Hardin's Grocery - 1939by: Geneva Ellis Burnett Glen McNewIn his Baseball Uniform - 1950sContributed by: Anna McNew Rutherford - 2001 Rory FieldsLittle League - 1967 at the Berwind Ball DiamondContributed by: Mae Frances Barton MooreRory - son of Shean Smith Fields, grandson of Floyd and Alice Smith nephew of Marquis Smith and cousin of Mae Frances Barton Moore Doug HarmonPhoto taken in early 1950sContributed by: Ann Gravely O'Bryan - 2001 " The BERWIND Dead End Gang" Photo taken - mid 1940s by Velma (Kitten) Sparks in the park contributed by: Wanda Houdashell Bailey -2000 From left to right Bottom Middle Top Wanda Houdashell Bob Seward Bill Seward Patty Sparks Margie Seward Larry Harmon Patty Gibson Mary Ethel Sparks Daniel Sparks Bobby Overbey Photo taken 1944 - in the row of houses behind the Clubhouse - by Dora Hairston Contributed by Mae Frances Barton Moore - 2001From left to right:Shirley Hairston - Unknown - Mae Frances Barton - Amanda Ruth Shively Berwind's..... ownPIN-UP GIRLS Photo taken - mid 1950s Standing: from left to right Ruth Ann Wade - Ann Gravely - Annette Branson Sitting Violet Frazier
THE WAY WE WERE
The Berwind Machine Shop Gang
known names: at far left is: Uncle Jim Kinzer, behind him is Bill Starling, and sitting on the cable reel is Arthur Herndon (Doug's father) Also in the picture are Richard (Dick) Price and S. W. Duncan
Photo taken around 1940 - contributed by: Doug Herndon - 2003
Richard "Dick" Price S. W. and wife Rose Duncan
Photos taken by James Jack, Jr. in 1956 and contributed to this site in 2003 James is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan
James was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA but spent many summers through out the 1940s in Berwind. His father was an auditor for the Berwind White Coal Company and met his mother on one of his business trips to Berwind. The photo of the Duncans' was taken at their home near Tazawell, VA which they had purchased a few years before Mr. Duncan retired.
Top Row Left to rightPhyllis Musick - Ruth Ann Wade - Dale McNew - Anna McNew - Mary Ann Christian Bottom Row Left to rightJohn Wade - Martha Lee Christian - Joyce Asbury - Ruth Asbury - Vernon (Glen) Christian
Photo taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s Contributed by: Anna McNew Rutherford - 2001
Anna McNew Rutherford - in her majorette uniform in the second grade contributed by her aunt - 2007
Knelling and facing forward is Laben Joseph Kirk Labe, as most of us knew him, married Jessie Lee Henry and they resided in Berwind their entire lives. They lived across the alley from Dr. Lovus Office.
Photo taken in 1918contributed by Gene Kirk - Grandson
The following pictures contributed by John Fine in 2005
Thomas H. Hardin & Tennessee H. Hardin (1953) Elmer Kirtley & Thomas Hardin (1953)
Lawrence Fine (1953)
Deborah Fine & John Fine (1950) John Fine (1955)
Pretending to be "held up" John Burnett, Jr. in front of Railroad Station around 1947 Photo by: Geneva Ellis Burnett (John's mother)
From left to rightElayne Hairston Reed - John Allen Burnett, Sr. - Geveva Ellis Burnett Photographed (probably) by Andrew Warden in 1939 - in front of tavern near Hardin's GroceryContributed by Geneva Ellis Burnett
from left to right standing: Elayne Hairston Reed - Andrew Warden - Cora Stockton kneeling: John Burnet, Sr. - Luther Warden
Photographed in front of tavern near Hardin's Grocery - 1939by: Geneva Ellis Burnett
Glen McNew
In his Baseball Uniform - 1950sContributed by: Anna McNew Rutherford - 2001
Rory Fields
Little League - 1967 at the Berwind Ball DiamondContributed by: Mae Frances Barton Moore
Rory - son of Shean Smith Fields, grandson of Floyd and Alice Smith nephew of Marquis Smith and cousin of Mae Frances Barton Moore
Doug Harmon
Photo taken in early 1950sContributed by: Ann Gravely O'Bryan - 2001
" The BERWIND Dead End Gang"
Photo taken - mid 1940s by Velma (Kitten) Sparks in the park contributed by: Wanda Houdashell Bailey -2000
From left to right Bottom Middle Top Wanda Houdashell Bob Seward Bill Seward Patty Sparks Margie Seward Larry Harmon Patty Gibson Mary Ethel Sparks Daniel Sparks Bobby Overbey
Photo taken 1944 - in the row of houses behind the Clubhouse - by Dora Hairston
Contributed by Mae Frances Barton Moore - 2001
From left to right:Shirley Hairston - Unknown - Mae Frances Barton - Amanda Ruth Shively
Berwind's..... own
PIN-UP GIRLS
Photo taken - mid 1950s
Standing: from left to right Ruth Ann Wade - Ann Gravely - Annette Branson Sitting Violet Frazier