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Cutting machine in operation at the Pocahontas Exhibition mine, Pocahontas Va. on the Norfolk and Western Railway. 'Permission is granted to reproduce this photograph only on condition that all reproduction shall bear the following credit line: Photograph by Norfolk and Western Railway.'

1. Cutting Machine in Operation at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine, Pocahontas, Va.

IDNO:
002982
Title:
Cutting Machine in Operation at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine, Pocahontas, Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cutting machine in operation at the Pocahontas Exhibition mine, Pocahontas Va. on the Norfolk and Western Railway. 'Permission is granted to reproduce this photograph only on condition that all reproduction shall bear the following credit line: Photograph by Norfolk and Western Railway.'
'The Gaston Gas Coal Company, Gaston Mine Plant. Located one half mile South of Hunsaker Bridge on West Fork River. Owned by James Otis Watson and successor to American Coal Company's mining plant, built in 1852 at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot. This mine founded in 1875, closed in 1925. Picture shows 15 drop-bottom railroad cars called 'Hoppers.' These cars average 55 ton coal carrying capacity.'

2. Miners at Gaston Mine Plant

IDNO:
003359
Title:
Miners at Gaston Mine Plant
Date:
undated
Description:
'The Gaston Gas Coal Company, Gaston Mine Plant. Located one half mile South of Hunsaker Bridge on West Fork River. Owned by James Otis Watson and successor to American Coal Company's mining plant, built in 1852 at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot. This mine founded in 1875, closed in 1925. Picture shows 15 drop-bottom railroad cars called 'Hoppers.' These cars average 55 ton coal carrying capacity.'
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cars pass under the preparation plant buildings.

3. Jamison No. 9 Mine Buildings

IDNO:
003401
Title:
Jamison No. 9 Mine Buildings
Date:
undated
Description:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cars pass under the preparation plant buildings.
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.'

4. 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.'
Colo. Fuel and Iron Co. horse drawn cart with a coffin in the back. The cart is parked in front of the Majestic and Fisk Tires buildings.

5. Box for Thug Who Has Suddenly Passed Away

IDNO:
004304
Title:
Box for Thug Who Has Suddenly Passed Away
Date:
undated
Description:
Colo. Fuel and Iron Co. horse drawn cart with a coffin in the back. The cart is parked in front of the Majestic and Fisk Tires buildings.
Norfolk and Western coal car being loaded at a tipple.

6. Coal Tipple

IDNO:
004475
Title:
Coal Tipple
Date:
undated
Description:
Norfolk and Western coal car being loaded at a tipple.
View of Glen Jean Athletic Club building and nearby dentist's office. 'Near Treveys Studio. Trevey's negatives were stored in the attic of this building after he closed his studio. McKell Ballfield on left, famous for a type of softball called Letemhitit. Insurance agency on right operated by James Long. Railroad is the K. G. J. [and] E. (Kanawha, Glen Jean, and Eastern). Athletic building contained a pool room, bowling alley, etc.'

7. Glen Jean Athletic Club, Glen Jean, W. Va.

IDNO:
004488
Title:
Glen Jean Athletic Club, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View of Glen Jean Athletic Club building and nearby dentist's office. 'Near Treveys Studio. Trevey's negatives were stored in the attic of this building after he closed his studio. McKell Ballfield on left, famous for a type of softball called Letemhitit. Insurance agency on right operated by James Long. Railroad is the K. G. J. [and] E. (Kanawha, Glen Jean, and Eastern). Athletic building contained a pool room, bowling alley, etc.'
Men, women, and children standing in front of the H. Fisher and Co. Store. Horse drawn carriages are also in front.

8. H. Fisher and Co. General Store

IDNO:
004506
Title:
H. Fisher and Co. General Store
Date:
undated
Description:
Men, women, and children standing in front of the H. Fisher and Co. Store. Horse drawn carriages are also in front.
Family sitting in front of the Moravics and Co. building which also houses a general merchandise store.

9. Moravics and Co. Building

IDNO:
004507
Title:
Moravics and Co. Building
Date:
undated
Description:
Family sitting in front of the Moravics and Co. building which also houses a general merchandise store.
Large building with the Ellis Drygoods Store, the Smart Clothing and Shoe Store, Dr. D.G. Smallridge Dentist office, the Sub-District Office No. 1 of Dist. 17 U. M. W. A., and the Mecca, J.P Payne Proprieter.

10. Ellis Store and Smart Store Building, Montgomery, W. Va.

IDNO:
004512
Title:
Ellis Store and Smart Store Building, Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Large building with the Ellis Drygoods Store, the Smart Clothing and Shoe Store, Dr. D.G. Smallridge Dentist office, the Sub-District Office No. 1 of Dist. 17 U. M. W. A., and the Mecca, J.P Payne Proprieter.
'Interior of Chesapeake [and] Ohio Railroad Freight Depot at Alderson W. Va. At extreme left, behind counter is the station agent T.L. Dameron and standing on extreme right is freight agent W.A. Hancock (who worked in the Alderson station for fifty years. He was a deaf-mute.)'

11. Interior of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Freight Depot at Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
004737
Title:
Interior of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Freight Depot at Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Interior of Chesapeake [and] Ohio Railroad Freight Depot at Alderson W. Va. At extreme left, behind counter is the station agent T.L. Dameron and standing on extreme right is freight agent W.A. Hancock (who worked in the Alderson station for fifty years. He was a deaf-mute.)'
'Identification given in scrabook - Arthurdale Cabin. [Archives and Manuscripts] 1646 Neg. [and] print. Restored log house on Arthur Farm.'

12. Restored Log House on Arthur Farm, Reedsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
005079
Title:
Restored Log House on Arthur Farm, Reedsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Identification given in scrabook - Arthurdale Cabin. [Archives and Manuscripts] 1646 Neg. [and] print. Restored log house on Arthur Farm.'