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Reverend Lee Klaer, top of photo at right

1. Klaer, Reverend Lee with Group of Miners

2. Scott's Run Children Playing

3. Miners in front of Coal Tipple and Post Office at Pursglove, W. Va.

'1946 Pursglove memorial Pool-Rev. Richard Smith, Director, 1956 Pursglove Memorial Center-Rev. Walter Case, Director'

4. Miners Memorial Center Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Miners' families with belongings in front of their former houses.

5. Union Miners Evicted by Liberty Fuel Company

Picture of a child dressed for Sunday School.

6. Evelyn's First Pair of Shoes and Stockings Were Worn to Sunday School

Picture of an evicted coal miner with his belongings.

7. Evicted Coal Miner

Picture of Mrs. Marin preparing a meal in her outdoor oven.

8. Outdoor Oven of Mrs. Maurin

Picture of three children cooking inside the Shack.

9. Chef's Club at the Shack

Picture of three men standing in front of a building.

10. Sequence, John, George Lay, and Mike Petsko

11. Painting of the Shack

A portrait of Rev. Violet L. Petso, Director of Scott's Run Settlement House, 1964-1978.

12. Petso, Rev. Violet L.

13. Teacher Nelle Dulaney with a Group of her Students at Scott's Run

Picture presents unidentified girls near a creek.

14. Miner's Children at Scott's Run

Picture presents unidentified girls playing in a wrecked car.

15. Miner's Children Playing in a Car

Eugene Collings standing on a dirt road.

16. Collins, Eugene

17. Collins, Audrey, Room Scout in 1929

18. Room Scout in 1928

Portrait of Arabelle G. Crothers, Director of Scott's Run Settlement, 1926-1931. 'I went to Scott's Run, W. Va., Sept. 1, 1926.'

19. Crothers, Arabelle G.

A portrait of Arabelle G. Crothers, Director of Scott's Run Settlement, 1926-1931.

20. Crothers, Arabelle G.

21. Scott's Run School Boys

Picture presents unidentified childen at playground.

22. African-American Girls at Scott's Run Playground

23. Pursglove, Scotts Run, W. Va.

A portrait of Megan Pinkhard, Director of Scott's Run Settlement, 1943-44.

24. Pinkhard, Megan

View of miners homes along a hillside at Scott's Run.

25. Pursglove, Scotts Run, W. Va.

A portrait of Megan Pinkhard, Director of Scott's Run Settlement, 1943-44.

26. Pinkhard, Megan

27. Tipple, Shaft, and Shops at Scott's Run, W. Va.

28. Pursglove Coal Mine, Scott's Run, W. Va.

Two unidentified men standing in front of the Shack building on a winter day.

29. Shack Community Center

30. African-American Family With Donated Clothing in Scott's Run, W. Va.

Group portrait of kitchen staff at Scott's Run in the winter of 1932-1933.

31. Kitchen Staff for 200 School Children

Group in front of the Shack community center on a winter day.

32. Shack Community Center

Mary Behner(later Christopher)and George Lay painting the name on the building's facade.

33. Painting of the Name 'The Shack' by Mary Behner and George Lay, Custodian

34. Family Dressed Up for Sunday School

Two men unloading a truck delivery to the Shack.

35. Red Cross Relief at the Shack

Portrait of Marie Button, Director of Scott's Run Methodist Settlement House 1930-1933.

36. Button, Marie

Portrait of Marie Button, Director of Scott's Run Methodist Settlement House 1930-1933.

37. Button, Marie

Portrait of Katherine Estenline, Director of Scott's Run Methodist Settlement House 1939-1941 standing outside a building near a flower garden.

38. Estenline, Katherine

Portrait of Katherine Estenline, Director of Scott's Run Methodist Settlement House 1939-1941.

39. Estenline, Katherine

Portrait of Frances Kruger, Director of Scott's Run Settlement House 1929-1933 standing beside tree and in front of large brick building.

40. Kruger, Frances

Portrait of Frances Krurger, Director of Scott's Run Settlement House 1929-1933 standing beside tree in front of large brick building.

41. Kruger, Frances

Portrait of Jenny Yoder, Director of Scott's Run 1941-1942.

42. Yoder, Jenny

Jenny Yoder, Director of Scott's Run 1941-1942.

43. Yoder, Jenny

Helen Digit (standing) and John Digit III at 2 years old(sitting on a riding toy), Children of Luella Digit, Director of the Settlement House, 1936-1938.

44. Children of Luella Digit, Helen and John III

Helen Digit (standing) and John Digit III at 2 years old(sitting on a riding toy), Children of Luella Digit, Director of the Settlement House, 1936-1938.

45. Children of Luella Digit, Helen and John III

Goldie Zane Brooks standing on steps of barracks in Ft. Oglethorpe.  Director of Settlement House, 1942-1943.

46. Brooks, Goldie Zane on Steps of Barracks in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.

Goldie Zane Brooks on steps of barracks in Ft. Oglethorpe. Director of Settlement House 1942-1943.

47. Brooks, Goldie Zane on Steps of Barracks in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.

Luella Digit (worker at Scott's Run) and husband standing in yard of house 1936-1938.

48. Digit, Luella and Husband

Luella Digit (worker at Scott's Run) and husband 1936-1938.

49. Digit, Luella and Husband

Scott's Run Directors, Laura Robbins, 1944 and Edwards, 1945.

50. Scott's Run Directors, Laura Robbins and Edwards

Scotts Run Directors, Laura Robbins, 1944 and Edwards, 1945.

51. Scott's Run Directors, Laura Robbins and Edwards

Taken December 25, 1922 at Morgantown, W. Va.

52. Director of Scott's Run Edna Leona Muir

Taken December 25, 1922 in Morgantown, W.  Va.

53. Director of Scott's Run Edna Leona Muir

Grace E. Yoakem, director at Scott's Run 1925-1928.

54. Yoakem, Grace

Grace E. Yoakem, Director of Scott's Run Settlement House 1925-1928.

55. Yoakem, Grace

Julia A. Lakey, Director of Scott's Run 1924-1925 standing in front of hedges and wooden fence.

56. Lakey, Julia A.

Julia A. Lakey, Director of Scott's Run 1924-1925 standing in front of hedges and wooden fence.

57. Lakey, Julia A.

Helen Digit (age five), Luella Digit's daughter, standing in front of building with the number 504 above the door.

58. Digit, Helen at Age Five, Luella Digit's Daughter

Helen Digit (Age Five), Luella Digit's daughter standing in front of a building with the number 504 above the door.

59. Digit, Helen at Age Five, Luella Digit's Daughter

'Front Row: Mary Behner(Christopher) and Dave French, Second Row: Anna Santore(Delaney), Jeanine Watson, Mary Low Flesher(Frantz), Margaret French (Clink), Margaret Brooks(Wright), and Bates Butler.

60. First Group of Sunday School Teachers at Scott's Run

Unidentified family with their pet in front of a house in Scott's Run, W. Va.

61. Family in Scott's Run, W. Va.

Titled 'Juvenile Delinquent' of Fain Family.

62. James Fain at Scott's Run

Car trapped in flood waters.

63. High Water at Jimtown, W. Va.

Group portrait of the Mary Behner Christopher family in front of a painting of the Shack.

64. 25th Anniversary, Mary Behner Christopher Family

Artist Margaret Anne Christopher(left) and her Mother Mary sit in front of a painting of the Shack.

65. Painting of The Shack

The picture presents a group of children in the first Nutrition Nursery School in Monongalia County, W. Va. directed by Dr. Stalnaker's class in Child Psychology.

66. First Nutrition Nursery School in Monongalia County, W. Va. Directed by Dr. Stalnaker's Class in Child Psychology

67. Sunday School Teacher David French With His Class at Scott's run

Built in 1938, Reverend Franklin Trubee was the Director.

68. Second Shack in Monongalia County, W. Va.

Food line next to train cars.

69. Miner's Children Lined Up for a Meal at Scott's Run

70. Group of Unidentified Women with Quilt

71. Picket Line at the Pursglove Mine, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County

'For more information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission see A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

72. Glenna Williams Talking to Two Mining Community Children at Bertha Hill, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Three men stand outside Canyon Chapel church building. One of the Mountaineer Mining Mission Chapels, Monongalia County, W. Va. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (SC).'

73. Canyon Chapel

Miners eviction at Osage or Pursglove, Monongalia  County, W. Va. Miners things are just sitting in a pile in the road.  Mountaineer Mining Mission later became  Presbyterian Neighborhood Service (PNS0 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (SC).'

74. Eviction of Miners at Osage or Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Loading barges for shipment on the Monongalia River. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (SC).'

75. Jordan Mine in Marion County, W. Va.

Consol. Coal Co. Mine No. 93. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

76. Jordan Mine in Marion County, W. Va.

Mine car traveling up hill to waste dump. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

77. Jordan Mine Waste Dump, Marion County, W. Va.

Boys playing baseball. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A & M 2491 (S.C.).'

78. Jordan Mine Playground, Marion County, W. Va.

Group portrait of children outside of schoolhouse. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

79. Class Photo Stumptown School, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Group portrait of boys in front of 'The Shack'. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

80. Boys Sunday School Class at 'The Shack,' Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County, W. Va.

Men putting up sign. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

81. Miners Memorial Pool Dedication at the Shack at Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Group portrait of children near the shack. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

82. Miners' Children at the Shack in Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Group of boys probably near the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

83. Miner's Children

Group portait of boys at Pursglove. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A and M 2491 (S.C.).'

84. Pursglove Boys, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Dr. and Mrs. French, Presbyterian Minister to the students of WVU and the Mountaineer Mining Mission. He was the first minister at 'The Shack.' For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

85. French, Dr. & Mrs.

'Rev. Del. Swartz. To his left Glenna Williams. WVU students pastor and Mountaineer Mining Mission Pastor. The WVU Presbyterian Fellowhip students were also helpers at the Shack. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

86. Westminster House, WVU Presbyterian Student Center on Willey Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Rev. Lee Klaer, Presbyterian Student Minister and the Mountaineer Mining Mission Minister. He came after Rev. French retired. Westminister Fund Poster.  Founder of Chestnut Ridge Camp. First named Mountaineer Mining Mission or later the Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, P.N.S. For History See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

87. Klaer, Reverend Lee

Group of children in front of the Shack for Christmas Party, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, later the Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

88. Shack Community Center Christmas Party

Rev. Walter Case leading choir in song at the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

89. Goodwill Choir Led by Rev. Walter Case

Two men and a lady hanging clothes to dry in Marion County, W. Va. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

90. Jordan Mine and Home in Marion County, W. Va.

Painting the Shacks name on the building are Miss Behner and George Lay. She was an early director of the Presbyterian 'Shack'. Later on she became director of the Scotts Run Settlement House near Osage, W. Va., which was a Methodist Settlement house. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

91. Painting of the Name 'The Shack' by Mary Behner and George Lay, Custodian

Men sitting on logs during the 1931 coal strike at Scott's Run, W. Va.

92. Coal Strike Picket Line at Scott's Run, W. Va.

93. African-American Family Standing Beside a Car with Boxes of Clothing at Scott's Run, W. Va.

Possibly at Scott's Run, W. Va.

94. Row of Miner's Houses along a Road

'Cassville Continental beyond the underpass.' Possibly miners homes before they were moved to Arthurdale.

95. Miner's Housing at Cassville, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Group of men working in a vegetable garden.

96. Subsistence Garden and Workers