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1. Sahara Coal Company Machine Shop Cave-In During Harrisburg Flood

IDNO:
004604
Title:
Sahara Coal Company Machine Shop Cave-In During Harrisburg Flood
Date:
1937/01/31

2. Cave Explorers Taking a Break, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012065
Title:
Cave Explorers Taking a Break, Morgantown, W. Va.
Man in a cave with a gun, satchel, and light.

3. Cave Explorer, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012175
Title:
Cave Explorer, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Man in a cave with a gun, satchel, and light.

4. Unidentified Man and Woman in a Cave near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012181
Title:
Unidentified Man and Woman in a Cave near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910

5. Fetty's Cave on the Left Fork of Steer Creek near Shock, W. Va.

IDNO:
012446
Title:
Fetty's Cave on the Left Fork of Steer Creek near Shock, W. Va.
Date:
1968/11/19
View of the mouth of Fetty's cave on the left fork of Steer Creek near Shock, W. Va.

6. Fetty's Cave on the Left Fork of Steer Creek near Shock, W. Va.

IDNO:
012447
Title:
Fetty's Cave on the Left Fork of Steer Creek near Shock, W. Va.
Date:
1968/11/19
Description:
View of the mouth of Fetty's cave on the left fork of Steer Creek near Shock, W. Va.
This cave was mined during the Civil War by Confederate soldiers for nitre, which was used to make gunpowder.

7. Entrance to Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012532
Title:
Entrance to Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Description:
This cave was mined during the Civil War by Confederate soldiers for nitre, which was used to make gunpowder.
'Destroyed by State Road Commission.'

8. Lelia Keiter in Front of Rock House Below Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
012680
Title:
Lelia Keiter in Front of Rock House Below Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
'Destroyed by State Road Commission.'
View of a small group of people standing by the Rock House in Petersburg, W. Va. 'Mrs. Annie Smith with guitar.'

9. Rock House in Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
012682
Title:
Rock House in Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
View of a small group of people standing by the Rock House in Petersburg, W. Va. 'Mrs. Annie Smith with guitar.'
Photo from 1968 Christmas Calendar, scenes taken from the Greenbrier Valley. Printed by the Fairlea Print Shop Inc. The hopper was used by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War to mine nitre.

10. Hopper Inside Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012760
Title:
Hopper Inside Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
1968
Description:
Photo from 1968 Christmas Calendar, scenes taken from the Greenbrier Valley. Printed by the Fairlea Print Shop Inc. The hopper was used by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War to mine nitre.

11. Interior of a Cave in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012825
Title:
Interior of a Cave in Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Unidentified man standing at the mouth of Organ Cave. Organ Cave is the second largest commercial cave in the United States. During the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered the Organ Cave, among others, to be mined for nitre, which was needed to make gunpowder.

12. Entrance to Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013523
Title:
Entrance to Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Description:
Unidentified man standing at the mouth of Organ Cave. Organ Cave is the second largest commercial cave in the United States. During the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered the Organ Cave, among others, to be mined for nitre, which was needed to make gunpowder.