Inscribed on the bottom of the postcard: "Two or three days of a miner's work pays his monthly fixed charges. Can you do as well?" See the original image for the list of charges. The advertisement was used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

Miner's Rental House With Rates Listed, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Identifier:: 039043
Collection Number:: A&M 3708
Title:: Miner's Rental House With Rates Listed, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: Inscribed on the bottom of the postcard: "Two or three days of a miner's work pays his monthly fixed charges. Can you do as well?" See the original image for the list of charges. The advertisement was used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Subjects:: Coal miners--Dwellings--West Virginia--Beckley., Coal Mines and Mining--Miners and Miners' Families' Daily Lives.
Corporate Names:: C.H. Mead Coal Company.
Acquisition Source:: Laing, Tom
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView