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Men and women sit outside store entrances on benches and in parked automobiles. Subjects unidentified.

52177. Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052181
Title:
Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
1913
Description:
Men and women sit outside store entrances on benches and in parked automobiles. Subjects unidentified.
The building on the right is a branch of the Merchants and Miners Bank.

52178. Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052182
Title:
Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The building on the right is a branch of the Merchants and Miners Bank.
Several feet of snow cover the sidewalks and street.

52179. Snow-Covered Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052183
Title:
Snow-Covered Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Several feet of snow cover the sidewalks and street.
A group of men wearing hats are pictured beside and inside what appears to be a street train, but is likely an automobile and wagon disguised as a train. Red Devil Post 59 is likely a group within the American Legion.

52180. Red Devil Post No. 59, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052184
Title:
Red Devil Post No. 59, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men wearing hats are pictured beside and inside what appears to be a street train, but is likely an automobile and wagon disguised as a train. Red Devil Post 59 is likely a group within the American Legion.
Two miners supervise the dogs pulling a cart of coal from the mine entrance.

52181. Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio

IDNO:
052185
Title:
Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Two miners supervise the dogs pulling a cart of coal from the mine entrance.
Cars are parked outside of the building where a crowd is gathered.

52182. Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.

IDNO:
052186
Title:
Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cars are parked outside of the building where a crowd is gathered.
Bank manager Mr. Jeff Tyree is pictured sitting behind a desk inside the bank building.

52183. Bank of Pax, Pax, W. Va.

IDNO:
052187
Title:
Bank of Pax, Pax, W. Va.
Date:
1918
Description:
Bank manager Mr. Jeff Tyree is pictured sitting behind a desk inside the bank building.
Those killed as a result of the accident were William Blankenship, Homer Cart, Thomas W. Craft, James Hunter, Eddie Huelett, Steve Kozma, Everett Leach, John Long, William J. Maynus, Henry McMillian, J. L. "Pat" Murphy, Delmar Oxley, Jesse Persinger, S. L. Runyon, Ray Tartar, William Turner, and Jerome Walters. In addition to those who lost their lives, 43 or 46 were injured. A Chesapeake and Ohio derrick car works to clear the wreckage.

52184. Work Train Explosion in Powellton Hollow, McDunn, W. Va.

IDNO:
052188
Title:
Work Train Explosion in Powellton Hollow, McDunn, W. Va.
Date:
1934/12/27
Description:
Those killed as a result of the accident were William Blankenship, Homer Cart, Thomas W. Craft, James Hunter, Eddie Huelett, Steve Kozma, Everett Leach, John Long, William J. Maynus, Henry McMillian, J. L. "Pat" Murphy, Delmar Oxley, Jesse Persinger, S. L. Runyon, Ray Tartar, William Turner, and Jerome Walters. In addition to those who lost their lives, 43 or 46 were injured. A Chesapeake and Ohio derrick car works to clear the wreckage.
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train moves across the bridge while flood water rushes beneath.

52185. C. & O. Railroad Bridge during Flood, Prince, W. Va.

IDNO:
052189
Title:
C. & O. Railroad Bridge during Flood, Prince, W. Va.
Date:
1940/04
Description:
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train moves across the bridge while flood water rushes beneath.
Store manager W. M. Pifer stands in front of the store entrance while his five employees sit on the stairs. An African-American man is pictured in a horse-drawn carriage to the left.

52186. Prudence Coal Company Store, Prudence, W. Va.

IDNO:
052190
Title:
Prudence Coal Company Store, Prudence, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Store manager W. M. Pifer stands in front of the store entrance while his five employees sit on the stairs. An African-American man is pictured in a horse-drawn carriage to the left.
A group of coal miners are pictured around the by the mine's railway tracks. The mine, Prudence No. 1, was owned by the New River Coal Company.

52187. Mine Facilities, Prudence, W. Va.

IDNO:
052191
Title:
Mine Facilities, Prudence, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of coal miners are pictured around the by the mine's railway tracks. The mine, Prudence No. 1, was owned by the New River Coal Company.
View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.

52188. Quinnimont, W. Va.

IDNO:
052192
Title:
Quinnimont, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.