By Rick Steelhammer Elmer Napier may be the world's most active documenter of specimens of rural Americana found in West Virginia that are way too large to collect in a display case. The retired Wood County Schools driver education teacher began his quest in 1999 by visiting and photographing barns painted with the Mail Pouch Tobacco logo - the enduring symbol of the nation's first outdoor advertising campaign, launched in 1891 by Wheeling's Bloch Brothers Tobacco Co. Later, he turned his attention to West Virginia railroad stations.
Retired Teacher Documents Wv's Water-powered Mills
Rick Steelhammer, The Charleston Gazette
Thu, 05/25/2017 - 2:34pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: West Virginia Kanawha County Charleston
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