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Coal miners in Kanawha County demanded that operators raise their compensation rate to that of the surrounding area. The operators refused the demand, and therefore striking began on April 18, 1912 which lasted through July of 1913.

1. Paint Creek JCT, Coal Mine Strike, Cabin Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
045093
Title:
Paint Creek JCT, Coal Mine Strike, Cabin Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Coal miners in Kanawha County demanded that operators raise their compensation rate to that of the surrounding area. The operators refused the demand, and therefore striking began on April 18, 1912 which lasted through July of 1913.
Engineer C. V. Berry, left, and brakeman Walter Bennett, right, are pictured with the coal company's railway engine.

2. Glendale Colliery Company Engine, Backus, W. Va.

IDNO:
052089
Title:
Glendale Colliery Company Engine, Backus, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1903-1915
Description:
Engineer C. V. Berry, left, and brakeman Walter Bennett, right, are pictured with the coal company's railway engine.
Workers line up around the building waiting to receive their paychecks.

3. Pay Day at Cannelton Coal and Coke Company, Cannelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
052099
Title:
Pay Day at Cannelton Coal and Coke Company, Cannelton, W. Va.
Date:
1934/08/11
Description:
Workers line up around the building waiting to receive their paychecks.
Men carry coal from a railroad car and shovel coal into furnaces.

4. Coke Ovens in Eagle, W. Va.

IDNO:
052110
Title:
Coke Ovens in Eagle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men carry coal from a railroad car and shovel coal into furnaces.
An electric haulage rail system at mine no. 2. An Africa-American miner is pictured in the conductor's seat on the train engine. Miners inspect the coal loaded into the carts before it is transported.

5. Mecca Colliery and Coke Company, Morris Creek, near Montgomery, W. Va.

IDNO:
052162
Title:
Mecca Colliery and Coke Company, Morris Creek, near Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
An electric haulage rail system at mine no. 2. An Africa-American miner is pictured in the conductor's seat on the train engine. Miners inspect the coal loaded into the carts before it is transported.
Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.

6. Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052176
Title:
Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.
A group of miners sit inside the Ford bus that will take them to the Wenonah Mine.

7. Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company Bus No. 1, Dott, W. Va.

IDNO:
052216
Title:
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company Bus No. 1, Dott, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of miners sit inside the Ford bus that will take them to the Wenonah Mine.