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Railroad in front of a mining community.

25. Mine Run, White Oak Coal Company

The Lochgelly Church was dedicated on July 12th, 1931.

26. Lochgelly Church, Lochgelly, W. Va.

Houses around a railroad in a mining town. Mabscott and Wickham workers were close neighbors.

27. Mabscott and Wickham, W. Va., Mining Towns

Mining town of Lochgelly in the Winter.

28. Winter Scene at Lochgelly, W. Va.

The usual number of shoppers cars in front of Whipple Store.

29. Cars Parked in front of the Whipple Store

Scenic view of Isabella mine and the town around her.

30. Isabella Mine, Weirton Coal Company

Houses behind railroad at Cranberry mine.

31. Virginian Railroad Car Filled with Coal Passes Miner's Homes at Cranberry, W. Va.

'The one grade White Oak is mighty proud of, is its Domestic Mine Run. Here yousee twenty-two cars of this grade at our Cranberry No. 3 Mine. This Mine Run is very coarse; free from impurities; has a bright shiny appearance and we ship a million tons of it every year. Just think of it, 20,000 cars of this fine fuel shipped to satisfied customers each year. We also want you to notice the background of the picture, showing the neat homes occupied by the men who mine White Oak coal. Notice also how neat the surroundings are. Houses are kept neatly painted; yards fensed; grounds kept clean and everything possible done to provide a nice place for employees to live.'

32. Railroad Cars Filled with Domestic Mine Run Grade Coal at White Oak Coal Company's Cranberry No. 3 Mine

Pciture taken from West Virginia Review, Vol. 4, Oct. 1926 - Sept. 1927. Article, 'The Winding Gulf Coal Fields' by C.H. Mead, April 1927 issue. Picture is on page 212.

33. Gulf Smokeless Coal Company, Tams, W. Va., Winding Gulf District

Railroad and houses at the Summerlee Mine.

34. Summerlee Mine

Miners log cabins built up next to the railroad.

35. Miners' Housing

Mining homes with rubble in the streets.

36. Miners' Housing