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["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

1. Portrait of Al Anderson at his shoe repair shop

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.001.4.5.19
Title:
Portrait of Al Anderson at his shoe repair shop
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Shoemakers, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

2. Al Anderson outside his shoe repair shop in Osage

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.002.4.5.19
Title:
Al Anderson outside his shoe repair shop in Osage
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Shoemakers, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

3. Logo on Al's shoe repair shop window

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.003.4.5.19
Title:
Logo on Al's shoe repair shop window
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Shoemakers, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

4. Exterior of Al's Shoe Repair

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.004.4.5.19
Title:
Exterior of Al's Shoe Repair
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Shoemakers, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

5. Interior of Al Anderson's shoe repair shop

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.005.4.5.19
Title:
Interior of Al Anderson's shoe repair shop
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Shoemakers
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

6. View through the front window of Al Anderson's shoe repair shop

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.006.4.5.19
Title:
View through the front window of Al Anderson's shoe repair shop
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Shoemakers, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum."]

7. Thank you note posted on the wall at Al's Shoe Repair

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.Photo.007.4.5.19
Title:
Thank you note posted on the wall at Al's Shoe Repair
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Shoemakers, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Louis Lou Berry Birurakis (b. March 22, 1926) is a native of Liberty, West Virginia in Scotts Run. His parents were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father was a coal miner who was blackballed for his participation in the union and after he was fired, started a business in Scotts Run. Birurakis was a football player at WVU and is an amateur historian and a writer. In the interview, he speaks about his family, growing up in Scotts Run, and his experience on the WVU football team. He also tells a story about his mothers encounter with Eleanor Roosevelt when she visited Scotts Run.This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

8. Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis at the Scotts Run Museum, holding an art book about him created by one of Eve Faulkes' students at WVU

Identifier:
4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.Photo.001.2.23.19
Title:
Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis at the Scotts Run Museum, holding an art book about him created by one of Eve Faulkes' students at WVU
Date:
4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.Photo.001.2.23.19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Football players, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Greek Americans, and Artists' books
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Sarah Boyd Little, 94, is an African American gospel singer who grew up in Scots Run, West Virginia. When she was in high school, Littles choir sang for President Roosevelt at the White House. Little still performs in the group Al Anderson and Friends, and is active in the Scots Run community. I spoke with her and West Virginia University art professor Eve Faulkes at Faulkes home in Morgantown."]

9. Sarah Boyd Little and Eve Faulkes at Faulkes' home in Morgantown, West Virginia

Identifier:
4224.LittleSarahBoydFaulkesEve.Photo.001.3.16.18
Title:
Sarah Boyd Little and Eve Faulkes at Faulkes' home in Morgantown, West Virginia
Date:
2018-03-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Community museums, Morgantown (W. Va.), Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Interracial friendship
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.)
["George Sarris was born in Liberty, West Virginia in Scotts Run, March 15th 1940. His parents were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father worked in the coal mines and then quit to open a restaurant in Osage. In this interview, Sarris talks about growing up in the diverse coal community of Scotts Run, including his opinion of the Roosevelts and his memories of his fathers restaurant. He speaks about the importance of the Scotts Run Museum today and the friendships he maintains with others who grew up in the community.This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

10. George Sarris in his Morgantown home

Identifier:
4224.SarrisGeorge.Photo.001.4.5.19
Title:
George Sarris in his Morgantown home
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Community museums, Greek American restaurateurs, Coal mines and mining, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Cooking, Greek
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.)