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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

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.

Mine guards carrying guns at Paint Creek.

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

'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

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

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.

'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.

Portrait of Don Chafin, 'The Czar.'

8. Chafin, Don

Portrait of Maston White, 'victim of the 'Czar', Don Chafin.'

9. White, Maston

'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.

Circles show the bullet scars. Bottom picture shows police in the streets after the massacre.

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

Circles show the bullet scars. Bottom picture shows police in the streets after the massacre.

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

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

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.

'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

'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

Officers stand with many homemade stills that were confiscated.

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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