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97. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Marching Band on Sidewalk in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

98. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Football Team in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

99. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Trojans Marching Band on Sidewalk in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

100. Library at Shepherd State Teacher's College, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989.

101. Looking Down the Long Brick Building of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989. As you can see, there was originally no fencing around the building separating patients from the town, and patients were even allowed free access to and from the town and building.

102. Aerial View of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

Podium and piano are the focal point of the room in front. Spencer State Hospital was primarily a hospital for the insane and those suffering from mental illness. It opened in 1893 to take on patients from Weston State Hospital which was overpopulated at the time. The hospital remained in use until June of 1989.

103. Gathering Room Inside of Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va.

Building was constructed in 1923, originally founded as the West Virginia Normal and Industrial School for Colored Children. The building was closed in 1956 and was transferred to Marshall University in 1961, where it was used as college owned apartments. The apartments were later demolished in 2011.

104. West Virginia Colored Children's Home Sun Parlor, Near Huntington, W. Va.

105. Mining Machinery Traveling Down Railroad

106. Long Dump Truck Travels Down Dirt Road Through Clinchfield Mine, McClure, Va.

Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to bottom of mine.

107. Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Tipple and Mining Operations

Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to the bottom of mine. Coal town and mining operations can be seen in far distance.

108. Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Mining Operations