Tom Hindman: The Places, People I've Photographed
Tom Hindman photo Firefighter/EMT Brian Hambrick with the Charleston Fire Dept. engages in hand to hand combat with a fully involved structure fire at the Save Our Future Thrift Store owned by the Missionary Outreach Ministries on West Washington St in Charleston.
Photo by Tom Hindman University of Charleston's Paul Reyes goes over West Virginia Wesleyan's Shawn Stanislaus on a rebound during the Golden eagles' 68-62 victory over the Bobcats in Charleston.
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Charleston Catholic's Keaghan Ritchie, who scored two points and also had four rebounds, drives to the basket for a layup over Williamson's Alex Lee in the second-seeded Irish's 45-32 win over the seventh-seeded Wolfpack in the Class A State Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Charleston Civic Center.
Photo by Tom Hindman Indian tribes & some cultures consider the white Squirrel to be sacred & many mistake this as an albino but it is considered a Rare White Eastern Grey Squirrel. Here it had buried a walnut and stood to look at another squirrel in St. Albans.
Murphy waves to the crowds at Multifest in Charleston. He didn't sing at the local summer festival because of contractual agreements with NBC, but did thank everyone for their support.
Photo by Tom Hindman Hermione Parsons, 4, of Kanawha City was named after the female lead of the Harry Potter series. She is shown here with her mother's Harry Potter inspired tattoo. Her mom, Kathie, is an admitted Harry Potter addict who was the first person to buy tickets to the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' at the Great Escape theater in Nitro.
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John Ball, 15, of South Charleston, bought his ghillie suit on the Internet. Ball was spotted Tuesday morning walking along U.S. 60 in Jefferson, headed toward St. Albans.
West Virginia law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty were recognized on Wednesday at the state capitol. Officers placed a wreath on the memorial at the cultural center that honors all law enforcement officials that have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Miners exit the Cobalt Mine portal ending their shift. Many of the miners are in a new series 'Coal' produced by Spike Productions. Jerry Auville is driving the man car.
Tom Hindman photo Tommy Davis, whose son Cory Davis, brother Timmy Davis Sr. and nephew Josh Napper were all killed in the Upper Big Branch, lifts his shirt to reveal an intricate tattoo he had done in memory of his family members at Bare Knuckles Tattoo Shop in Marmet.
Tom Hindman photo With temperatures in the mid 70's a cold front moved into the chemical valley bringing with it high winds, heavy rains and hail the size of golf balls. The tail end of the storm came just as the sun was setting on the 24th of March, 2011 displaying a breath taking sky for only a few minutes.
As storm clouds moved through the valley a rainbow appeared over St. Albans. This image was taken in St. Albans at Cunningham Memorial Gardens.
The West Virginia state capitol rotunda looking into the inside of the dome through a fisheye lens. The ghosting is caused by pushing the shutter release and moving out of the frame before the exposure is complete.
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Miss Kanawha County Fair Nicole Greene, 19, is a sophomore elementary education major at Marshall University. She has been competing for the crown since she was 13, and hopes to win the title of Miss West Virginia Fair & Festivals in January, when all the counties' queens will compete against one another.
Photo by Tom Hindman West Virginia acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin along with wife Joanne greet House members before giving the State of the State speech.
Victor Williamson's ponds had dried up & he resorted to his well to quench the livstocks thirst in Fraziers Bottom in 2006.
Photo by Tom Hindman Jerry West waits for his cue as he prepares to give an interview at the Charleston Marriott.
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William J. Williams, a member of the Marine Corps League, demonstrates the folding of the American flag. The flag is folded 13 times and each fold carries a specific meaning.
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Members of the 187 Post in Winfield salute & stand at attention during the Putnam County Veterans Appreciation Day at the Putnam Court House
Photo by Tom Hindman President Barack Obama speaks during a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd.
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Dingo, an Aussie Cattle Dog, spent his afternoon swimming with a newspaper squeak toy at Cato Pool.
Shaka, a Golden Doodle belonging to Cheryl Gaynor, the citywide pool coordinator, was right at home in Cato Park's pool when it was opened for dogs to swim.
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'McKilla Guerrilla,' a.k.a. Alicia McGill, is a raft guide and student who also plays on the Chemical Valley Rollergirls team. She said she loves the rollerderby sport as well as the workout.
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Elizabeth Turner, a.k.a. 'Liz Vicious' is a manager for New York & Co. and is team captain for the Chemical Valley Roller Girls. The temperature at the team's practice facility was about 100 degrees on this evening.
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Lauren Camper, 5, enjoyed a ride on the merry-go-round at the Kanawha County Fair. Her mom, Cathy Davis, and dad Ashley Camper, from St. Albans, brought her out to enjoy the warm evening.
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The West Virginia Power baseball team's new mascot, "Chuck," hops the bullpen pitchers mound on his preferred method of transportation, a red Suzuki all terrain vehicle.
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Getting a kick out of their comfy shoes, from left, are Anthony Jarrell, Kim Aaron and Malcolm Napier.
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Marshall Coach Doc Holliday
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Former Congressman and Secretary of State Ken Hechler is once again gassing up his familiar red Jeep as he campaigns for U.S. Senate and against the practice of mountaintop removal. Hechler's fondness of Jeeps began during his service in World War II, as he traveled from Normandy through Germany in a Jeep following the D-Day invasion.
Greg Eplin stands behindTrina Mallo as she turns to see if any family member has shown up to speak in her defense, no one came to speak on her behalf. Tom Hindman
A CSX coal train pushes through the golden hue after the late afternoon storms pass through in the St Albans area.
Samantha Jones wipes tears from her eyes clutching her husbands photograph as the sentencing is read by Judge Duke Bloom.
Tom Hindman photo Robert C. Byrd greets Nick Rahall, and Marshall President Stephen Kopp as his police escorted motorcade stops at the newly dedicated Erma Ora Byrd Clinical Center at Marshall University in April 0f 2009.
Photo by Tom Hindman Don Blankenship Massey Energy CEO
Specialist E4 Adam Brier, 2, of Ripley, has a quiet moment with his son, 18-month-old Trenton. Brier was being deployed for 400 days, to Kuwait.
- By: Tom Hindman Driven in from Washington, D.C., President Bill Clinton is driven to the Israeli-Syrian peacetalks, which were held at the Clarion Hotel and the National Conservation Center and Shepherd College in Shepherdstown.
Jane Bullock gets a whiff of Kelsey Gardner's glove stopping goal keeping during the George Washington High School vs Capital High School soccer match at Coonskin Park.
- By: Tom Hindman Marvin Johnson of Jefferson, along with his 11-month-old Pit Bull, King, were in training Tuesday morning along Rt. 60 in Jefferson. King, at my estimate, had pulled the block tied around his neck by a towing chain about three-quarters of a mile.
- By: Tom Hindman Jesco White stands outside his home in Boone County. Jesco said he had resorted to carving walking sticks for income, because he was tired of everybody ripping him off.
Coach Don Nehlen & Coach Bill Stewart joke around with each other at a press conference.
Carter has been a mainstay on the campus of West Virginia State
Stubby the pierced ear gray squirrel gets a treat from barber Charles Cox in South Charleston. Cox opens the door & Stubby walks inrto his barber shop on D Street and takes a peanut from his hand.
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Rachel Jones, 82, who lived near Moss when he was growing up in Rand, got a hug and a turkey from Moss. Jones said she'd known the football star most of his life and he used to visit her at her home when he was a boy.
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Roberta Wolfe of St. Albans was one of about 50 families who received a Thanksgiving food box from Randy Moss. The NFL star handed out boxes containing turkeys and all the trimmings to single mothers and low-income families Tuesday at the Best Western Charleston Plaza hotel.
Those that wait & watch for the monarchs know of the amazing & magical metmorphis that brings its beauty to back yards. The total time frame for one monarch's life cycle (one generation) is about 6-8 weeks . . . egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. It grows inside the egg for about 4 days. It then munches milkweed and grows as a monarch caterpillar (larvae) for about 2 more weeks. The caterpillar's life inside the chrysalis (pupa) lasts about 10 days and its wonderful life as an adult butterfly lasts from 2 - 6 weeks.
Rachael Mack throwing the heat for Hoover
Brady Campbell, the WVU Mountaineer from Kanawha County
- By: Tom Hindman Windy McClung, with a musket handmade by George Sutor of Williamsburg. Windy, whose given name is Fuller, says he got the name because he was never shy about talking.
William Douglas Goebel at his studio working on a cityscape of South Charleston
Pat White, quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers
- By: Tom Hindman Wallace Horn does a soundcheck before he tapes a radio show. It airs 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturdays on 101.9 FM and 1290 AM, and has for the last 41 years in his Chapmanville TV Shop. Wallace was honored at the first West Virginia Music Hall of Fame held at the Cultural Center.
- By: Tom Hindman While doing a story on more people taking the bus these days because of high gas prices, these two ladies asked me to put them on TV. I explained who I was, but it made no difference. To quell their shouting, I took a photo of them.
- By: Tom Hindman Sonny Sheuman, 77, steers the main car through the Beckley Exibition Coal Mine.
- By: Tom Hindman David Osburn has blown glass for Blenko for 32 years. The red hot, molten glass at the end of the blowing tube is heated to 2,500 degrees and then shaped into a melon.
Brandon McCormick ropes a calf at the 4-H Rodeo in Organ Cave. The youngsters competed in hopes of making it to the nationals.
- By: Tom Hindman Commuters wait at the bus stop on Laidley Street in downtown Charleston.
Senator Robert C. Byrd rallied the crowd onto their feet several times during his speech at a fourth of July celebration in 2005 at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston.
Cindy Barnhart a master gardner at Berry Hills Country Club has been a gardner there for 2 years. She said it was nice to love what you do. She was spending her afternoon pruning the gardens.
- By: Tom Hindman Charles Cox, barber and ballroom dancer, practices in his shop in South Charleston after he closed the shop. Sweeping the floor, with the mirrors on the wall, is an excellent oppurtunity to see yourself, he said
- By: Tom Hindman Tony White took some time to exercise his pets, Baby Girl and Bull, tossing sticks into the Kanawha River for them to swim out and retrieve. With the higher than normal temps, it proved to be a refreshing afternoon on the river.
Don Pruitt & Don Nelhen met for a photo op in preparation for the first annual Coal Bowl.
- By: Tom Hindman Pinch area barber Dorsel sits in the chair where he has cut so many heads of hair. Family members Rachel Shuler, Bradly Hansen, Linda Hale and Rita Dalle stand inside his shop.
WVU Coach Don Nehlen kept a watchful eye on his players during practice at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown.
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- By: Tom Hindman Lindsay McCormick, or Tahira, which is her stage name, did some belly dancing, but the rains picked up and she sought shelter from the elements at FestivAll.
Gen. Allen Tackett in his boxing stance.
Former prisoner of war and West Virginia native Jessica Lynch brought the crowd to their feet during the parade in Jacksonville, Fl. The WV Mountaineers played the MD Terpripins in the Gator Bowl.
- By: Tom Hindman Mr. Lee Lewis in his Parkway Super Market that he operated before retiring.
Lester Reed
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Nitro Mayor Rusty Casto
- By: Tom Hindman Mayor Bob Henry Baber of Richwood.
The 4-H Rodeo in Organ Cave brought the cowboy and cowgirl out for the evening. The youngsters competed in hopes of making it to the nationals.
A new attraction has evolved with one of the mascots at the Appalachian Power Park, toss a peanut into his mouth. Those that succeed get a high five from the jubilant sybolic figure.
Cars & trucks crept under an icy power line that left just one lane open along WV 2 in Mason County. February 17, 2003 the majority of the state was hit with an ice storm that residents without power and heat. The ice was so thick on trees that it snapped off their tops blocking roads, tearing down power lines, and crashing into houses.
- By: Tom Hindman Tami Busse, also known as the clown named Daisy, stayed busy with ballons at the St. Albans RiverFest.
The newly cleaned chandelier in the rotunda at the state capitol. Tom Hindman photo
John Rowe on the conveyor pulls plastic that can be sent to a different section of the facilty for proper recyling at the Slack St. Recyling Center
- By: Tom Hindman Marlena Mullins, sister to Terry Lee Peck, confronted Annette Teel, a mother of the abused wife, during a demonstration in front of Clendendin City Hall. Looking on is Danielle Sams and Cristinia Crihfield.
Bob Thompson on piano
- By: Tom Hindman Brian Brumfield helps to stack the tobacco in the field at the Jordan Farm, where the crop will cure on the pole and later be transferred to the barn.
Governor Cecil Underwood at his home in Charleston
WVU coach Bobby Huggins dicusses his disbelief on the refs last call during a match up with Delaware State Hornets at the Charleston Civic Center.
- By: Tom Hindman Bob Black brings in the wash that he had drying on the clothesline in his backyard in Poca. Black has lived in Poca all his life.
A 10 point buck grazed onto hole 6 at Berry Hills Country Club to interupt the AAA Regional Golf Tourney in Davis Creek. The buck only slowed play for a bit as golfers played through
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Liberty's Savanna Trent protects the ball from Scott's Makenzie White.
Trees are covered in stacks waiting for the rush to hit in the Foodland parking lot in Kanawha City
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