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Miner receiving his payment from the office on payday.

1837. Coal Miner's Pay Day

Miner's children in school. Large stove in center of room.

1838. School Room Filled with Children

Miners looking at sign telling them there is no work tomorrow.

1839. No Work Tomorrow

Caption on back reads, 'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 00, 1945...Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner, and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry, are World's most prosperous coal miners.  (See lead off story for additional data.) Photo shows: Joe Akers' house. He bought it in 1943 for $5000. There is plenty of ground-100'x 110' and he has a nice vegetable garden in the back. Attached to this garage is a warm water shower where he washes up after work. The house is located on one of the principle streets of Shinnston and the mine is at Owings, only 6 miles away. The house has two downstairs bedrooms and two small bedrooms and bath upstairs. Joe's car is a 1940  model. From Hamilton Wright Org For: Bituminous Coal Industry Photo Gratis'

1840. Day in the Life of a Coal Miner

1841. Miner's Children Standing in the Road of a Coal Camp

African-American miner holding a wooden cart and two children stand below their home.

1842. African-American Miner and Children in front of Their Poorly Constructed Shanty

Wooden house on a hill.

1843. Dunn Loop Miners' Housing

Group of people wait at the train station as a train comes in.

1844. White Oak Railway Station at Scarbro, W. Va.

1845. Original Mount Hope Hotel, Later Called the Mountainaire Hotel

1846. Scarbro Amusement Hall which Contains the Theatre, Barber Shop, and Pool Room

Beckley Fire Creek Coal Company.

1847. Miner's Homes Along a Tree Lined Road in Penman, W. Va.

1848. Episcopal Church, Glen Jean, W. Va.