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Group portrait of members of the Mingo County militia flying squad in front of an automobile. 'Pix used on page 58 of book.'

1. Flying Squad of Mingo Militia

IDNO:
004198
Title:
Flying Squad of Mingo Militia
Description:
Group portrait of members of the Mingo County militia flying squad in front of an automobile. 'Pix used on page 58 of book.'
People line the streets in front of the Matewan Hardware and Furniture Co. Inc. on Union Relief Day. 'Pix used on page 58 of book.'

2. Union Relief Day for Strikers at Matewan, W. Va.

IDNO:
004200
Title:
Union Relief Day for Strikers at Matewan, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
People line the streets in front of the Matewan Hardware and Furniture Co. Inc. on Union Relief Day. 'Pix used on page 58 of book.'
Mine guards carrying guns at Paint Creek.

3. Mine Guards at Paint Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
004201
Title:
Mine Guards at Paint Creek, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mine guards carrying guns at Paint Creek.
'Quarter inch iron plates placed around bed in house of P.A. Grady. In this and other houses such plates often saved the lives of sleepers during the disorders at Willis Branch.'

4. One of the Many Armor-Protected Beds at Willis Branch

IDNO:
004202
Title:
One of the Many Armor-Protected Beds at Willis Branch
Description:
'Quarter inch iron plates placed around bed in house of P.A. Grady. In this and other houses such plates often saved the lives of sleepers during the disorders at Willis Branch.'
Men being escorted to a train to go to a jail in Wheeling, W. Va. 'Wed. 9 a.m.'

5. Taking Prisoners to the Train Leaving for the Wheeling Jail

IDNO:
004203
Title:
Taking Prisoners to the Train Leaving for the Wheeling Jail
Description:
Men being escorted to a train to go to a jail in Wheeling, W. Va. 'Wed. 9 a.m.'
Several lines of laundry are hung around the wooden barracks which serve as homes for miners and their families. Published in "Bloodletting in Appalachia" by Howard B. Lee, p 152.

6. Barracks of Striking Miners Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
004204
Title:
Barracks of Striking Miners Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1925-1929
Description:
Several lines of laundry are hung around the wooden barracks which serve as homes for miners and their families. Published in "Bloodletting in Appalachia" by Howard B. Lee, p 152.
'The famous Dunglen Hotel of Thurmond built on the South side of New River in 1901. Pix used on page 209 of [Lee's] book. From New Kanawha River and the Mine War of West Virginia by Kyle McCormick.'

7. Dunglen Hotel of Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
004206
Title:
Dunglen Hotel of Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1901
Description:
'The famous Dunglen Hotel of Thurmond built on the South side of New River in 1901. Pix used on page 209 of [Lee's] book. From New Kanawha River and the Mine War of West Virginia by Kyle McCormick.'
Portrait of Don Chafin, 'The Czar.'

8. Chafin, Don

IDNO:
004207
Title:
Chafin, Don
Description:
Portrait of Don Chafin, 'The Czar.'
Portrait of Maston White, 'victim of the 'Czar', Don Chafin.'

9. White, Maston

IDNO:
004208
Title:
White, Maston
Description:
Portrait of Maston White, 'victim of the 'Czar', Don Chafin.'
'Thomas L. Felts, active head of Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, the most feared and hated man in the mountains. Pix used on page 66 of [Lee's] book. From New Kanawha River and the Mine War in West Virginia by Kyle McCormick.'

10. Felts, Thomas L.

IDNO:
004209
Title:
Felts, Thomas L.
Description:
'Thomas L. Felts, active head of Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, the most feared and hated man in the mountains. Pix used on page 66 of [Lee's] book. From New Kanawha River and the Mine War in West Virginia by Kyle McCormick.'
Circles show the bullet scars. Bottom picture shows police in the streets after the massacre.

11. Main Street, Matewan, W. Va., Where Massacre Occurred

IDNO:
004210
Title:
Main Street, Matewan, W. Va., Where Massacre Occurred
Description:
Circles show the bullet scars. Bottom picture shows police in the streets after the massacre.
Circles show the bullet scars. Bottom picture shows police in the streets after the massacre.

12. Main Street, Matewan, W. Va., Where Massacre Occurred

IDNO:
004212
Title:
Main Street, Matewan, W. Va., Where Massacre Occurred
Description:
Circles show the bullet scars. Bottom picture shows police in the streets after the massacre.
Two Gun Sid Hatfield is in photo on the left. Ed Chambers is in photo on the right. The bottom photo is the courthouse at Welch where Chambers and Hatfield were killed in the 1921 strike.

13. Chambers, Ed and 'Two Gun' Sid Hatfield

IDNO:
004213
Title:
Chambers, Ed and 'Two Gun' Sid Hatfield
Description:
Two Gun Sid Hatfield is in photo on the left. Ed Chambers is in photo on the right. The bottom photo is the courthouse at Welch where Chambers and Hatfield were killed in the 1921 strike.
Train on the way to the front, passing through Ramage, Boone Co. Photo by Miss Sara Jane Pollock, Daughter of A.W. Pollock, gen. mgr. of Spruce R. Coal Co., whose house is the highest in this picture.

14. Freight Train Loaded with Miners on Way to Front, Ramage, Boone County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004214
Title:
Freight Train Loaded with Miners on Way to Front, Ramage, Boone County, W. Va.
Date:
1921
Description:
Train on the way to the front, passing through Ramage, Boone Co. Photo by Miss Sara Jane Pollock, Daughter of A.W. Pollock, gen. mgr. of Spruce R. Coal Co., whose house is the highest in this picture.
'Prosecutor W.M. Wilkens of Brooke County standing with straw hat and light suit. Sheriff Harry Clouse of Ohio County, dark suit and light hat looking at reporter writing.'

15. Prosecutor Wilkens of Brooke County and Sheriff Clouse of Ohio County

IDNO:
004215
Title:
Prosecutor Wilkens of Brooke County and Sheriff Clouse of Ohio County
Description:
'Prosecutor W.M. Wilkens of Brooke County standing with straw hat and light suit. Sheriff Harry Clouse of Ohio County, dark suit and light hat looking at reporter writing.'
'Left to Right 'Standing': Jim Maggard, Jury Foreman, Reese Chambers, C.H. Kisser, Fred Burgraph, Sid Hatfield, Nat Attwood, Ed Chambers, Lee Toller, and Clare Overstreet. Left to Right 'Kneeling': Bouser Coleman, Ben Mounts, Bill Bowman, Van Clay, Art Williams, and Hallie Chambers. First Row third from right is Jess Boyd, his name was not on the list. Pix used on page 61 of [Lee's] book.'

16. Defendants in Matewan Massacre Trials

IDNO:
004216
Title:
Defendants in Matewan Massacre Trials
Date:
undated
Description:
'Left to Right 'Standing': Jim Maggard, Jury Foreman, Reese Chambers, C.H. Kisser, Fred Burgraph, Sid Hatfield, Nat Attwood, Ed Chambers, Lee Toller, and Clare Overstreet. Left to Right 'Kneeling': Bouser Coleman, Ben Mounts, Bill Bowman, Van Clay, Art Williams, and Hallie Chambers. First Row third from right is Jess Boyd, his name was not on the list. Pix used on page 61 of [Lee's] book.'
Officers stand with many homemade stills that were confiscated.

17. Fruits of a 'Still' Hunt in the Strike District

IDNO:
004218
Title:
Fruits of a 'Still' Hunt in the Strike District
Description:
Officers stand with many homemade stills that were confiscated.
Officers stand with many homemade stills that were confiscated. 'Pix used on page 75 of [Lee's] book.'From Lee's book, 'Bloodletting in Appalachia,' : "1. Judge R. D. Bailey, who tried defendants in Massacre trials; 2. Major Tom B. Davis, who enforced martial law in Mingo County."

18. Fruits of a 'Still' Hunt in the Strike District

IDNO:
004219
Title:
Fruits of a 'Still' Hunt in the Strike District
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Officers stand with many homemade stills that were confiscated. 'Pix used on page 75 of [Lee's] book.'From Lee's book, 'Bloodletting in Appalachia,' : "1. Judge R. D. Bailey, who tried defendants in Massacre trials; 2. Major Tom B. Davis, who enforced martial law in Mingo County."
Ed Chambers is on the right. "Two Gun" Sid Hatfield on the left. The bottom is the courthouse at Welch. The x marks the spot where where Chambers and Hatfield were killed. 1921 strike. 'See [Lee's] book page 69.'

19. Chambers, Ed and 'Two Gun' Sid Hatfield

IDNO:
004220
Title:
Chambers, Ed and 'Two Gun' Sid Hatfield
Date:
undated
Description:
Ed Chambers is on the right. "Two Gun" Sid Hatfield on the left. The bottom is the courthouse at Welch. The x marks the spot where where Chambers and Hatfield were killed. 1921 strike. 'See [Lee's] book page 69.'
Top Row: C. T. Higgins, Albert Felts and Lee Felts. Bottom Row: C. B. Cunningham, A. J. Booher, E. C. Powell, and J. W. Ferguson. 'Pix used on page 56 of [Lee's] book.'

20. Baldwin-Felts Detectives Killed in Matewan Massacre

IDNO:
004221
Title:
Baldwin-Felts Detectives Killed in Matewan Massacre
Description:
Top Row: C. T. Higgins, Albert Felts and Lee Felts. Bottom Row: C. B. Cunningham, A. J. Booher, E. C. Powell, and J. W. Ferguson. 'Pix used on page 56 of [Lee's] book.'
State troops are standing behind the stacks of guns and ammunition that they seized during the First Martial Law Proclamation.

21. Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation

IDNO:
004232
Title:
Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation
Date:
1912
Description:
State troops are standing behind the stacks of guns and ammunition that they seized during the First Martial Law Proclamation.
'Arms and ammunition surrendered to or captured by state troops immediately after first declaration of martial law on Paint Creek and Cabin Creek, September 2, 1912. See book, page 32, etc. Picture used on page 32 of book by H. B. Lee. Rifles, machine guns, pistols, and ammunition seized by the militia in the strike zone. Boxes on the left contain 225,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition.'

22. Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation

IDNO:
004233
Title:
Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation
Date:
1912
Description:
'Arms and ammunition surrendered to or captured by state troops immediately after first declaration of martial law on Paint Creek and Cabin Creek, September 2, 1912. See book, page 32, etc. Picture used on page 32 of book by H. B. Lee. Rifles, machine guns, pistols, and ammunition seized by the militia in the strike zone. Boxes on the left contain 225,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition.'
State troops stand behind the huge piles of guns and ammunition that was captured or surrendered during the first martial law proclamation.

23. Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation

IDNO:
004234
Title:
Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation
Date:
1912
Description:
State troops stand behind the huge piles of guns and ammunition that was captured or surrendered during the first martial law proclamation.
State troops are standing behind stacks of guns and ammunition that was seized during the first maritial law proclamation.

24. Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation

IDNO:
004235
Title:
Guns and Ammunition Seized During First Martial Law Proclamation
Description:
State troops are standing behind stacks of guns and ammunition that was seized during the first maritial law proclamation.
State police and mine guards in the trenches on Blair Mountain.

25. State Police and Mine Guards in the Trenches on Blair Mountain

IDNO:
004240
Title:
State Police and Mine Guards in the Trenches on Blair Mountain
Description:
State police and mine guards in the trenches on Blair Mountain.

26. State Police and Mine Guards in Trenches on Blair Mountain

IDNO:
004242
Title:
State Police and Mine Guards in Trenches on Blair Mountain
Date:
undated
Crowd of people stand outside the Matewan Hardware and Furniture Company, Inc.

27. Union Relief Day at Matewan

IDNO:
004245
Title:
Union Relief Day at Matewan
Date:
undated
Description:
Crowd of people stand outside the Matewan Hardware and Furniture Company, Inc.
Mingo militiamen stand for portrait next to a car.

28. Flying Squad of Mingo Militia

IDNO:
004246
Title:
Flying Squad of Mingo Militia
Description:
Mingo militiamen stand for portrait next to a car.
'Bill Blizzard, left, and the Charles Town Courthouse, right, where old John Brown and 'General' Bill Blizzard were tried for treason.'

29. Blizzard, 'General' Bill and Charles Town Courthouse

IDNO:
004247
Title:
Blizzard, 'General' Bill and Charles Town Courthouse
Description:
'Bill Blizzard, left, and the Charles Town Courthouse, right, where old John Brown and 'General' Bill Blizzard were tried for treason.'
'Bill Blizzard, left, and the Charles Town Courthouse, right, where old John Brown and 'General' Bill Blizzard were tried for treason.'

30. Blizzard, 'General' Bill and Charles Town Courthouse, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004248
Title:
Blizzard, 'General' Bill and Charles Town Courthouse, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Bill Blizzard, left, and the Charles Town Courthouse, right, where old John Brown and 'General' Bill Blizzard were tried for treason.'
Headhouse and conveyor on hillside burning after an attack on Cliftonville. 'Picture used on pg. 195 of [Lee's] book.'

31. Headhouse and Conveyor Burning after Attack on Cliftonville, W. Va.

IDNO:
004249
Title:
Headhouse and Conveyor Burning after Attack on Cliftonville, W. Va.
Description:
Headhouse and conveyor on hillside burning after an attack on Cliftonville. 'Picture used on pg. 195 of [Lee's] book.'
Tents set up at the base of a mountain at Paint Creek, W. Va. 'Pix used on page 34 of [Lee's] book.'

32. Militia Encampment at Paint Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
004250
Title:
Militia Encampment at Paint Creek, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Tents set up at the base of a mountain at Paint Creek, W. Va. 'Pix used on page 34 of [Lee's] book.'
Top two photos show tent colonies from a distance. Bottom photo shows a group of children standing with miners for a picture.

33. Strikers Tent Colonies in Mingo County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004251
Title:
Strikers Tent Colonies in Mingo County, W. Va.
Description:
Top two photos show tent colonies from a distance. Bottom photo shows a group of children standing with miners for a picture.
Top photo show tent colonies from a distance. Bottom photo shows a group of children stand with miners for a picture.

34. Strikers Tent Colonies in Mingo County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004252
Title:
Strikers Tent Colonies in Mingo County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Top photo show tent colonies from a distance. Bottom photo shows a group of children stand with miners for a picture.
'Sheriff Harry Clouse of Ohio County taking 23 prisoners to Wheeling Jail. Prosecutor Wilkins of Brooke Co.'

35. Sheriff Harry Clouse Taking Twenty-Three Prisoners to Wheeling Jail

IDNO:
004253
Title:
Sheriff Harry Clouse Taking Twenty-Three Prisoners to Wheeling Jail
Description:
'Sheriff Harry Clouse of Ohio County taking 23 prisoners to Wheeling Jail. Prosecutor Wilkins of Brooke Co.'
Tents set up for militia at Paint Creek.

36. Soldiers Encampment on Paint Creek

IDNO:
004254
Title:
Soldiers Encampment on Paint Creek
Description:
Tents set up for militia at Paint Creek.
Tents set up for the militia at Paint Creek.

37. Militia Encampment at Paint Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
004255
Title:
Militia Encampment at Paint Creek, W. Va.
Description:
Tents set up for the militia at Paint Creek.
'Group of strikers sent to the Penitentiary by the Military Court, and who testified before the United States Senate Committee.'

38. Mug Shots of Striking Miners

IDNO:
004256
Title:
Mug Shots of Striking Miners
Description:
'Group of strikers sent to the Penitentiary by the Military Court, and who testified before the United States Senate Committee.'
'Bill Blizzard, Left, and the Charles Town courthouse where old John Brown and 'General' Bill Blizzard were tried for treason.'

39. Blizzard, 'General' Bill

IDNO:
004257
Title:
Blizzard, 'General' Bill
Description:
'Bill Blizzard, Left, and the Charles Town courthouse where old John Brown and 'General' Bill Blizzard were tried for treason.'

40. Train Travelling Through the Mountains

IDNO:
004258
Title:
Train Travelling Through the Mountains
Miners and troopers standing around a pile of guns. National Geographic. Do not copy.

41. Armed Miners and Troopers

IDNO:
004261
Title:
Armed Miners and Troopers
Date:
1921
Description:
Miners and troopers standing around a pile of guns. National Geographic. Do not copy.
Headhouse and conveyor on hillside burning after an attack on Cliftonville. 'Picture used on pg. 195 of [Lee's] book.'

42. Headhouse and Conveyor Burning after Attack on Cliftonville, W. Va.

IDNO:
004262
Title:
Headhouse and Conveyor Burning after Attack on Cliftonville, W. Va.
Description:
Headhouse and conveyor on hillside burning after an attack on Cliftonville. 'Picture used on pg. 195 of [Lee's] book.'
Strikers' forts made of logs in Marion county during the 1925-29 strike. ' Picture used on pg. 149 of[Lee's] book.'

43. Strikers' Makeshift Fortifications at Grant Town, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004263
Title:
Strikers' Makeshift Fortifications at Grant Town, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1925-1929
Description:
Strikers' forts made of logs in Marion county during the 1925-29 strike. ' Picture used on pg. 149 of[Lee's] book.'
'View of Saledka Mine of Cliftonville Monday 10:30 am, 5 hours after battle. X shows where Sheriff Duval was located. The encline [sic] was dynamited by guards after the battle to save entire structure from flames.'

44. Saledka Mine of Cliftonville after the Battle

IDNO:
004264
Title:
Saledka Mine of Cliftonville after the Battle
Description:
'View of Saledka Mine of Cliftonville Monday 10:30 am, 5 hours after battle. X shows where Sheriff Duval was located. The encline [sic] was dynamited by guards after the battle to save entire structure from flames.'
Portraits of Don Chafin, "The Czar" left, and Mastin White, a victim with injuries on his face, right.

45. Chafin, Don and Mastin White

IDNO:
004265
Title:
Chafin, Don and Mastin White
Description:
Portraits of Don Chafin, "The Czar" left, and Mastin White, a victim with injuries on his face, right.
Men standing in front of Matewan Hardware and Furniture Company Inc. building.

46. Union Relief Day for Strikers at Matewan, W. Va.

IDNO:
004266
Title:
Union Relief Day for Strikers at Matewan, W. Va.
Description:
Men standing in front of Matewan Hardware and Furniture Company Inc. building.
A flying squad of Mingo Militia holding guns while standing in front of a car. "Picture used on page 588 of book."

47. Flying Squad of Mingo Militia

IDNO:
004267
Title:
Flying Squad of Mingo Militia
Description:
A flying squad of Mingo Militia holding guns while standing in front of a car. "Picture used on page 588 of book."
Mine guards sitting around in a group. 'Old Tony' sitting beside machine gun on right.

48. Mine Guards on Cobine Creek

IDNO:
004268
Title:
Mine Guards on Cobine Creek
Description:
Mine guards sitting around in a group. 'Old Tony' sitting beside machine gun on right.
Top photo is of 'a typical Mining camp of fifty years ago.' Bottom photo is of 'a modern mining town today.'

49. Typical Mining Town of Yesterday and Today

IDNO:
004269
Title:
Typical Mining Town of Yesterday and Today
Description:
Top photo is of 'a typical Mining camp of fifty years ago.' Bottom photo is of 'a modern mining town today.'
'Some of the munitions taken from men who marched...'

50. Munitions Used during the Armed March of 1921

IDNO:
004270
Title:
Munitions Used during the Armed March of 1921
Date:
1921
Description:
'Some of the munitions taken from men who marched...'
'Top Row: W.W. Phaup, Robert Stringer Bottom Row: J.H. Hines, D.C. Slater. The last three killed at the Battle of Mucklow. Picture used on pg. 28 of [Lee's] book.'

51. Baldwin-Felts Detectives

IDNO:
004271
Title:
Baldwin-Felts Detectives
Date:
undated
Description:
'Top Row: W.W. Phaup, Robert Stringer Bottom Row: J.H. Hines, D.C. Slater. The last three killed at the Battle of Mucklow. Picture used on pg. 28 of [Lee's] book.'
'Top, Left: W.W. Phaup, wounded; and Right, Robert Stringer, killed, near the village of Pratt. Bottom, left: J.E. Hines, killed in "Battle of Mucklow"; and Right, D.C. Slater, killed at village of Eskdale. The 4 pix used on p. 28 of [Lee's] book.'

52. Baldwin-Felts Detectives

IDNO:
004272
Title:
Baldwin-Felts Detectives
Description:
'Top, Left: W.W. Phaup, wounded; and Right, Robert Stringer, killed, near the village of Pratt. Bottom, left: J.E. Hines, killed in "Battle of Mucklow"; and Right, D.C. Slater, killed at village of Eskdale. The 4 pix used on p. 28 of [Lee's] book.'
'Don Chafin (marked with an X) and a number of his company-paid deputies. Pix used on p. 88 of [Lee's] book.'

53. Chafin, Don and a Number of His Company's Paid Deputies

IDNO:
004273
Title:
Chafin, Don and a Number of His Company's Paid Deputies
Description:
'Don Chafin (marked with an X) and a number of his company-paid deputies. Pix used on p. 88 of [Lee's] book.'
'Top row, left to right: C.T. Higgins, Albert Felts, and Lee Felts; Bottom Row, left to right: C.B. Cunningham, A.J. Booher, E.O. Powell, and J.W. Ferguson. Group pix used on page 56 of [Lee's] book.'

54. Baldwin-Felts Detectives Killed in Matewan Massacre

IDNO:
004274
Title:
Baldwin-Felts Detectives Killed in Matewan Massacre
Date:
undated
Description:
'Top row, left to right: C.T. Higgins, Albert Felts, and Lee Felts; Bottom Row, left to right: C.B. Cunningham, A.J. Booher, E.O. Powell, and J.W. Ferguson. Group pix used on page 56 of [Lee's] book.'
'Showing where encline [sic] was dynamiteed to save lower part of encline [sic]and tipple.

55. Damaged Coal Mine Incline

IDNO:
004275
Title:
Damaged Coal Mine Incline
Description:
'Showing where encline [sic] was dynamiteed to save lower part of encline [sic]and tipple.
'Brooke County Courthouse where trials of miners will be held. Grand jury meets August 14th. Deputies autos in waiting. Wednesday Night 10 P.M. Deputies just called out at time of mailing these photos other trouble brewing is belief here.'

56. Brooke County Courthouse, Wellsburg, W.Va.

IDNO:
004276
Title:
Brooke County Courthouse, Wellsburg, W.Va.
Description:
'Brooke County Courthouse where trials of miners will be held. Grand jury meets August 14th. Deputies autos in waiting. Wednesday Night 10 P.M. Deputies just called out at time of mailing these photos other trouble brewing is belief here.'