May 24, 2023
Pages 2737
Whole Number 130
COVER PAGE of the QUARTERLY,
Whole No. 130, June, 1985
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| THE SPARKS STORE COMPANY |
| Persinger, Nicholas County, West Virginia |
| Photograph provided by Susan Stiner Taken in 1918/19 |
This store was operated by John Calvin Sparks (1862-1939) in partnership with his nephew, Colbert Kennison Sparks (1890-1964). John Calvin Sparks is shown standing on the porch to the viewer's right; Colbert Kennison Sparks, also standing on the porch, is at the viewer's left. The child standing in the doorway was Madge Sparks, 5-year-old daughter of John Calvin Sparks. (See pages 2763-64.)