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Tents set up at the base of a mountain at Paint Creek, W. Va. 'Pix used on page 34 of [Lee's] book.'

961. 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 photo show tent colonies from a distance. Bottom photo shows a group of children stand with miners for a picture.

962. 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.
'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.'

963. 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 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.'

964. 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.'
"Thug" leaning against a tree trunk holding a gun, saloon in background.

965. 'Typical Thug Before His Favorite Resting Place, in Colorado'

IDNO:
004294
Title:
'Typical Thug Before His Favorite Resting Place, in Colorado'
Date:
undated
Description:
"Thug" leaning against a tree trunk holding a gun, saloon in background.

966. Coal Miners at Price Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
004345
Title:
Coal Miners at Price Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
View of Highwall: Many feet of overburden are removed by the large electric shovels to expose the coal seam. After completion of mining operations, the land is graded. It is then planted in forage crops, and beef cattle graze on it. Many trees have also been planted on lands affected by open-cut mining operations. At approximately the vertical center of the picture is a stratum of limestone which is quarried for use as road aggregate, track ballast and agricultural meal. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

967. Results of Open Cut Mining

IDNO:
004353
Title:
Results of Open Cut Mining
Date:
undated
Description:
View of Highwall: Many feet of overburden are removed by the large electric shovels to expose the coal seam. After completion of mining operations, the land is graded. It is then planted in forage crops, and beef cattle graze on it. Many trees have also been planted on lands affected by open-cut mining operations. At approximately the vertical center of the picture is a stratum of limestone which is quarried for use as road aggregate, track ballast and agricultural meal. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Two cranes surface mining a gorge. Dump trucks taking away hillside ruble.

968. Strip Mining Operation, Georgetown No.12 Mine

IDNO:
004364
Title:
Strip Mining Operation, Georgetown No.12 Mine
Date:
undated
Description:
Two cranes surface mining a gorge. Dump trucks taking away hillside ruble.
Miners on the K. G. J. & E. tunnel construction crew stand at the tunnel entrance between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.

969. Kanawha Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Tunnel Construction Crew Working on Tunnel between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.

IDNO:
004496
Title:
Kanawha Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Tunnel Construction Crew Working on Tunnel between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Miners on the K. G. J. & E. tunnel construction crew stand at the tunnel entrance between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.
Men standing amongst the remains of a Chesapeake and Ohio railraod car and other train wreckage on hte railway between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.

970. Train Wreckage on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
004500
Title:
Train Wreckage on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men standing amongst the remains of a Chesapeake and Ohio railraod car and other train wreckage on hte railway between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.
Young boy holding two copies of the newspaper The Miner's Herald. Headline reads: 'Miners! Do Not be deceived. Terrible strike is in Colorado.'

971. Young Boy Holding Miner's Herald Newspapers Announcing Strike

IDNO:
004501
Title:
Young Boy Holding Miner's Herald Newspapers Announcing Strike
Date:
undated
Description:
Young boy holding two copies of the newspaper The Miner's Herald. Headline reads: 'Miners! Do Not be deceived. Terrible strike is in Colorado.'
Professor G.R. Spindler, formerly with Engineering Dept. of West Virginia University and S.S. Clarke. Photo taken at Williams River Mine, Gauley Mountain Coal Company.

972. Spindler, Professor G.R., and S.S. Clarke at Williams River Mine, Webster County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004537
Title:
Spindler, Professor G.R., and S.S. Clarke at Williams River Mine, Webster County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Professor G.R. Spindler, formerly with Engineering Dept. of West Virginia University and S.S. Clarke. Photo taken at Williams River Mine, Gauley Mountain Coal Company.