White Oak Baseball Team, White Oak, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
1939
Description:
In the front row, from left to right, are Dove Hunohrey, Wallace Craft, Leon Jarvis, and Cris Thompson.Standing, from left to right, are William Craft, Pete Radzue, Eddie Jarvis, Theodore Dixon, Buss Royer, and Virgil Dillon.The "bat-boys" in the forefront of the photograph are Dyke Janeski and Edgar Foster.
Men sit on the side of the locomotive. The Mann's Creek Railroad carried coal from the Babcock Coal and Coke Company in Clifftop, W. Va. to sawmills in Landisburg, Pa.
The train was carrying lumber from Robson, W. Va. to a C. & O. station at Deepwater, W. Va before wrecking. J. S. Blake is standing on the wheel near the ground. Also pictured are D. P. Craig, William Darlington, and Pete Foster.
First Wreck on Virginian Railway near Deepwater, W. Va.
Date:
1904/10
Description:
The train was carrying lumber from Robson, W. Va. to a C. & O. station at Deepwater, W. Va before wrecking. Pictured are O. B. Johnson, D. P. Craig, Henry Tucker, J. S. Blake, Albert Pickle, Chet Cooper, Will Hamilton, Tom Berkley, and George Harvey.
Justice of the Peace Office and Photo Gallery, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Men and horses are gathered in front of the buildings. James L. Long, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, advertises fire, life, and accident insurance. The Photograph Gallery advertises frames and art novelties for low prices.
Thomas McKell's K. G. J. and E. Railway near Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Thomas G. McKell built the Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern Railway between Glen Jean, W. Va. and Deepwater, W. Va, a town situated on the Kanawha River. The rail line served as a means to transport coal for the McKell Coal & Coke Company, and made a connection with the C. & O. Railway as well.
Survivors of the Layland Mine Explosion, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
1915/03/02
Description:
The nineteen survivors of the Layland mine explosion are pictured together outside of the mine entrance. The accident left 112 miners dead. The mine was operated by the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company.
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company Office and Koppers Stores, Maitland, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A man stands on the sidewalk beside a telephone pole that indicates the direction of the airport. In the background, a Gulf gasoline pumping station is pictured.
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.
Charley, sitting in the center behind the cake, grew up to be a nationally known person in the entertainment field. This is either his sixth or seventh birthday party.
View of the building's interior, where men and women shop workers pose behind the store counters. The building, believed to be built in 1884, was still standing at the time the caption was written.
From left to right is Marie Shaffer, Gene Lee, Pearl Morris, H. M. Rogers, Bill Tidwell, Tommy and Tommy Leeper. Leeper helped build the store and then spent the rest of his life working in it.
View of the town's main street which is situated next to railroad tracks. The train station is visible at the far left, while businesses line the street.
"Mt Hope W. Va. after the conflagration March 24th, 1910" The majority of the buildings in town have been destroyed. A number of brick chimneys are left standing after the wooden buildings burned.
A number of automobiles are parked along the street. Visible signs include 'Hardware & Furniture,' an advertisement for Wrigley's gum, an advertisement for a play or movie called 'Baby Mine,' Ford and Chevrolet, and Frigidaire.
The town is situated on the Fayette County-Raleigh County line. In the rear is the Hatfield Saloon. A barber shop and restaurant are also pictured. Winfred Sheppard was the owner of one of these establishments and is also pictured.
A group of men wearing hats are pictured beside and inside what appears to be a street train, but is likely an automobile and wagon disguised as a train. Red Devil Post 59 is likely a group within the American Legion.
Work Train Explosion in Powellton Hollow, McDunn, W. Va.
Date:
1934/12/27
Description:
Those killed as a result of the accident were William Blankenship, Homer Cart, Thomas W. Craft, James Hunter, Eddie Huelett, Steve Kozma, Everett Leach, John Long, William J. Maynus, Henry McMillian, J. L. "Pat" Murphy, Delmar Oxley, Jesse Persinger, S. L. Runyon, Ray Tartar, William Turner, and Jerome Walters. In addition to those who lost their lives, 43 or 46 were injured. A Chesapeake and Ohio derrick car works to clear the wreckage.
Store manager W. M. Pifer stands in front of the store entrance while his five employees sit on the stairs. An African-American man is pictured in a horse-drawn carriage to the left.
Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.
