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During Unionization of Coal Company workers, miners' families were evicted from Company owned houses.  The Union supplied building material and land and the miners plus others constructed temporary barracks until the labor trouble was settled. Beside the barracks, there was room for small garden plots and here they are shown working in them. See New York Times Sunday Sept. 5th Picture Section.

1. Women Working in Garden at Barrack Village Near Fairmont, W. Va.

Garden plot in front of barracks at Adamston, W. Va.

2. Garden Plot and Barracks at Adamston, W. Va.

Group of men working in a vegetable garden.

3. Subsistence Garden and Workers

A view of vegetable garden and its fruits.

4. Subsistence Garden

View of vegetable garden.

5. Subsistence Garden

A view of vegetable garden.

6. Subsistence Garden

Group of unidentified people besides garden storage.

7. Subsistence Garden Work Crew

'Left: Violet Molisee Croston; Right: Francis Molisee, Cousin of Violet; 2 Mules: Violet is on Jack, Francis is on Jerry'

8. Violet Molisee Croston and Francis Molisee at Scott's Run Reciprocal Economy Garden

Unidentified man maintaining garden.

9. Worker at Scott's Run Reciprocal Economy Gardens

Men and women hoeing a field.

10. Work Crew at Scott's Run Reciprocal Economy Gardens

A view of two men standing by tool storage.

11. Father Molisee and Friend by Tool Cabin At Scott's Run Reciprocal Economy Garden

A group sitting on the outskirts of a garden, possibly American Friends Service Committee workers.

12. American Friends Service Committee Workers Sitting Beside Gardens