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157. Barracks Under Construction at Ida May, W. Va.

Close-up view of Jamison No. 9 barracks taken on a snowy winter day.

158. Barracks at Jamison No. 9

A lone tree stands in front of two barracks in Downs, West Virginia.

159. Barracks at Downs, W. Va.

Sign on barracks that reads, 'Homes of Union Miners who were evicted from the Weaver Coal Co. houses.'

160. Barracks at Irona, W. Va.

Sign on side of building reads, 'The 1917 scale means starvation wages, slavery conditions [and] sacrafice of honor to coal miners.'

161. Barracks at Irona with 1917 Scale Protest Sign, Irona, W. Va.

John L. Lewis standing on a platform decorated in stars and stripes.

162. Lewis, John L. Giving a Speech

163. UMWA Supporters Including Van Bittner and Wife

Sign reads, 'We ar on strike against a reductions in wages. And for an American standard of living. Fill your tank with unionism and step on the gas. We stand for organized labor. If a man owns his own soul, he will "dig" union price coal.'

164. Strike Sign on Barracks at Irona, W. Va.

165. Miner's Families in front of Barracks at Lewistown, W. Va.

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.

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

Sign reads, 'Irona, W. Va. Local Union UMWA. No. 4913 We stand 100% for the Baltimore Agreement. Hamstead's for Meat and Groceries.'

167. UMWA Local No. 4913 Sign at Irona, W. Va.

Marching band in uniform marches down a brick street with people watching from the sides.

168. Marching Band in a Parade