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People gathering to look at where the only living man was found from the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.

37. Onlookers looking at a Mine Disaster

Front: "Fan after the Explosion Monongah, W.Va" Back: "See if you can find grandpa on this card. To Fred from Aunt Lessie."

38. Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster

39. WVU Baseball Team at Devil's Den, Gettysburg, P. A.

This column of coal was designed by Neil Robinson of Charleston, W. Va. for the 1907 Jamestown Ter-centennial Exhibition, held in Norfolk, Virginia.

40. West Virginia Coal Column, Jamestown Exposition Grounds, Va.

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

41. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson.

42. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

Photo of students at desks in classroom, likely taken in March, 1907.

43. Students in Classroom

View of what is likely the River Stone Estate near Foxburg, Pa.

44. Likely River Stone Estate near Foxburg, Pa.

View overlooking the mine facilities and miners' village.

45. McKell Coal and Coke Company, Kilsyth, W. Va.

Studio portrait of John Koon

46. Portrait of John Koon, Son of Weedon Koon

Reverse lists names of family members. "Mrs. J. W. Whitt. Mr. J. W. Whitt. Earnest Whitt. Frank Whitt, 15? Hattie Whitt, 11. Stella Whitt, 8. Tracie Whitt, 5."

47. J. W. Whitt, Beaver, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.

48. Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.