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Podium and piano are the focal point of the room in front. Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989.

97. Gathering Room Inside of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

IDNO:
047540
Title:
Gathering Room Inside of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Podium and piano are the focal point of the room in front. Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989.
Building was constructed in 1923, originally founded as the West Virginia Normal and Industrial School for Colored Children. The building was closed in 1956 and was transferred to Marshall University in 1961, where it was used as college owned apartments. The apartments were later demolished in 2011.

98. West Virginia Colored Children's Home Sun Parlor, Near Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
047541
Title:
West Virginia Colored Children's Home Sun Parlor, Near Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Building was constructed in 1923, originally founded as the West Virginia Normal and Industrial School for Colored Children. The building was closed in 1956 and was transferred to Marshall University in 1961, where it was used as college owned apartments. The apartments were later demolished in 2011.

99. Mining Machinery Traveling Down Railroad

IDNO:
047546
Title:
Mining Machinery Traveling Down Railroad
Date:
Undated

100. Long Dump Truck Travels Down Dirt Road Through Clinchfield Mine, McClure, Va.

IDNO:
047547
Title:
Long Dump Truck Travels Down Dirt Road Through Clinchfield Mine, McClure, Va.
Date:
Undated
Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to bottom of mine.

101. Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Tipple and Mining Operations

IDNO:
047548
Title:
Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Tipple and Mining Operations
Date:
Undated
Description:
Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to bottom of mine.
Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to the bottom of mine. Coal town and mining operations can be seen in far distance.

102. Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Mining Operations

IDNO:
047549
Title:
Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Mining Operations
Date:
Undated
Description:
Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to the bottom of mine. Coal town and mining operations can be seen in far distance.

103. Town Tops Taxi Driver Drops Off Passengers at Airport Runway

IDNO:
047550
Title:
Town Tops Taxi Driver Drops Off Passengers at Airport Runway
Date:
Undated

104. Tracks Leading Down to Tipple on Kayford Mountain at Truax Traer Coal Company Owned Mine, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047556
Title:
Tracks Leading Down to Tipple on Kayford Mountain at Truax Traer Coal Company Owned Mine, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated

105. The Valley Camp Stores Company Building, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047566
Title:
The Valley Camp Stores Company Building, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated

106. Operations at Cedar Grove Mine Along River, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047567
Title:
Operations at Cedar Grove Mine Along River, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated

107. Operations at Cedar Grove Mine Along River, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047568
Title:
Operations at Cedar Grove Mine Along River, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated

108. Church in Mining Town of Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047569
Title:
Church in Mining Town of Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated