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View from across the tracks of the mine facilities.

1. Whipple Colliery Company Shaft Mine, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052232
Title:
Whipple Colliery Company Shaft Mine, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View from across the tracks of the mine facilities.
The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.

2. White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052231
Title:
White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.
Men stand around the "Whipple Tipple."

3. White Oak Fuel Company Tipple, Whipple, W. Va.

IDNO:
052230
Title:
White Oak Fuel Company Tipple, Whipple, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men stand around the "Whipple Tipple."
Three men stand beside the tracks while steam pours out of the building's many chimneys.

4. White Oak Fuel Company Facilities, Whipple, W. Va.

IDNO:
052229
Title:
White Oak Fuel Company Facilities, Whipple, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three men stand beside the tracks while steam pours out of the building's many chimneys.
The store was built prior to 1890 and was used until 1951.

5. Store Interior, Watson, W. Va.

IDNO:
052219
Title:
Store Interior, Watson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The store was built prior to 1890 and was used until 1951.
A power shovel dumps dirt into a truck.

6. West Virginia Turnpike Construction

IDNO:
052218
Title:
West Virginia Turnpike Construction
Date:
1953/09/10
Description:
A power shovel dumps dirt into a truck.
Standing at the gate are Mother, Emma and Andy Oschlager.

7. Home of Turkey Knob Company Coal Miner, Turkey Knob, W. Va.

IDNO:
052217
Title:
Home of Turkey Knob Company Coal Miner, Turkey Knob, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Description:
Standing at the gate are Mother, Emma and Andy Oschlager.
A group of miners sit inside the Ford bus that will take them to the Wenonah Mine.

8. Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company Bus No. 1, Dott, W. Va.

IDNO:
052216
Title:
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company Bus No. 1, Dott, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of miners sit inside the Ford bus that will take them to the Wenonah Mine.
On the left, a man stands at the window of New River Banking & Trust Co. On the right is Mankin Drug Co.

9. Mankin Building, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052215
Title:
Mankin Building, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
On the left, a man stands at the window of New River Banking & Trust Co. On the right is Mankin Drug Co.
An unidentified man stands at the building's entrance.

10. National Bank of Thurmond, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052214
Title:
National Bank of Thurmond, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
An unidentified man stands at the building's entrance.
P. H. Kelly and a colleague stand outside of a dog wagon--a small restaurant often specializing in short orders that occupies a converted vehicle or that is built to suggest such a vehicle.

11. Dog Wagon at Depot, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052213
Title:
Dog Wagon at Depot, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1916
Description:
P. H. Kelly and a colleague stand outside of a dog wagon--a small restaurant often specializing in short orders that occupies a converted vehicle or that is built to suggest such a vehicle.
From left to right are C. C. Beury, unidentified, C. L. Garvin, Sr., Paddy Ryan, unidentified, and unidentified. The men are coal operators and are posing on the south side of the train platform.

12. Coal Operators on Southside Train Platform, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052212
Title:
Coal Operators on Southside Train Platform, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
From left to right are C. C. Beury, unidentified, C. L. Garvin, Sr., Paddy Ryan, unidentified, and unidentified. The men are coal operators and are posing on the south side of the train platform.
The walk way on the right is identified as leading to the Dun Glen Hotel. Wallace Bennett lived in the first house from 1918 to 1922, and the second house from 1925 to 1933.

13. Railroad Section Houses, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052211
Title:
Railroad Section Houses, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
The walk way on the right is identified as leading to the Dun Glen Hotel. Wallace Bennett lived in the first house from 1918 to 1922, and the second house from 1925 to 1933.
A group of men are pictured on and beside a locomotive. Subjects unidentified.

14. Round House Crew, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052210
Title:
Round House Crew, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of men are pictured on and beside a locomotive. Subjects unidentified.
The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

15. C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052209
Title:
C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.
Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.

16. Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052208
Title:
Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.
A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car. A bridge in the background crosses the New River.

17. Railroad Bridge and Turntable, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052207
Title:
Railroad Bridge and Turntable, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car. A bridge in the background crosses the New River.

18. Railroad Station, Thayer, W. Va.

IDNO:
052206
Title:
Railroad Station, Thayer, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Beside the building and the railroad is a mail crane.

19. Coal Company Club House, Thayer, W. Va.

IDNO:
052205
Title:
Coal Company Club House, Thayer, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Beside the building and the railroad is a mail crane.
A group of miners sit on a hill with their mining equipment. One of the miners holds a small boy on his lap.

20. Miners at Terry, W. Va.

IDNO:
052204
Title:
Miners at Terry, W. Va.
Date:
1932
Description:
A group of miners sit on a hill with their mining equipment. One of the miners holds a small boy on his lap.
A group of miners sit on the hoist cart.

21. Dunedin Coal Company Man and Supply Hoist, Terry, W. Va.

IDNO:
052203
Title:
Dunedin Coal Company Man and Supply Hoist, Terry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of miners sit on the hoist cart.
New River Collieries Company Sun Mines No. 2 tipple.

22. New River Collieries Co. Mine No. 2, Sun, W. Va.

IDNO:
052202
Title:
New River Collieries Co. Mine No. 2, Sun, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
New River Collieries Company Sun Mines No. 2 tipple.

23. Side View of Company Store, Sun, W. Va.

IDNO:
052201
Title:
Side View of Company Store, Sun, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Automobiles are parked around the company building where a crowd is gathered, likely to collect paychecks.

24. Stonega Coal and Coke Company Building, Sun, W. Va.

IDNO:
052200
Title:
Stonega Coal and Coke Company Building, Sun, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Automobiles are parked around the company building where a crowd is gathered, likely to collect paychecks.
A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.

25. 1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.

IDNO:
052199
Title:
1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.
The building was later replaced by a brick building after it burned.

26. Summerlee Company Store, Summerlee, W. Va.

IDNO:
052198
Title:
Summerlee Company Store, Summerlee, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The building was later replaced by a brick building after it burned.
View from across the railroad tracks at the store entrance which is obscured by overgrown plants and weeds.

27. Babcock Store and Post Office, Sewell, W. Va.

IDNO:
052197
Title:
Babcock Store and Post Office, Sewell, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View from across the railroad tracks at the store entrance which is obscured by overgrown plants and weeds.
Eleven miners are pictured outside of a mine entrance.

28. Koppers Coal Division Helen Plant No. 11 Mine, Stotesbury, W. Va.

IDNO:
052196
Title:
Koppers Coal Division Helen Plant No. 11 Mine, Stotesbury, W. Va.
Date:
1946
Description:
Eleven miners are pictured outside of a mine entrance.
Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.

29. Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.

IDNO:
052195
Title:
Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.
Four horses pull a cart of three men from the saloon, which is pictured in the background on the left. .

30. Horse-Drawn Carriage Leaving White Oak Saloon, Scarbro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052194
Title:
Horse-Drawn Carriage Leaving White Oak Saloon, Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Four horses pull a cart of three men from the saloon, which is pictured in the background on the left. .
Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.

31. Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.

IDNO:
052193
Title:
Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.
View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.

32. 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.
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.

33. 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.
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.

34. 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 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train moves across the bridge while flood water rushes beneath.

35. 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.
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.

36. 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.
Bank manager Mr. Jeff Tyree is pictured sitting behind a desk inside the bank building.

37. 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.
Cars are parked outside of the building where a crowd is gathered.

38. 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.
Two miners supervise the dogs pulling a cart of coal from the mine entrance.

39. 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.
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.

40. 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.
Several feet of snow cover the sidewalks and street.

41. 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.
The building on the right is a branch of the Merchants and Miners Bank.

42. 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.
Men and women sit outside store entrances on benches and in parked automobiles. Subjects unidentified.

43. 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.
Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.

44. Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
052176
Title:
Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.
The town is situated on the Fayette County-Raleigh County line. In the rear is the Hatfield Saloon. A barber shop and restaurant are also pictured. Winfred Sheppard was the owner of one of these establishments and is also pictured.

45. Need-More Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052175
Title:
Need-More Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The town is situated on the Fayette County-Raleigh County line. In the rear is the Hatfield Saloon. A barber shop and restaurant are also pictured. Winfred Sheppard was the owner of one of these establishments and is also pictured.
A group of men with bottles are pictured in front of the saloon entrance.

46. Need-more Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052174
Title:
Need-more Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men with bottles are pictured in front of the saloon entrance.
Men and children stand in front of the remains of the First National Bank building. Large swaths of town were destroyed during the fire.

47. First National Bank, Mount Hope, W. Va.

IDNO:
052173
Title:
First National Bank, Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
1910/03
Description:
Men and children stand in front of the remains of the First National Bank building. Large swaths of town were destroyed during the fire.
Horse-drawn carriages are loaded with crates outside of the bakery building, which advertises wholesale goods.

48. Mount Hope Bakery, Mount Hope, W. Va.

IDNO:
052172
Title:
Mount Hope Bakery, Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Horse-drawn carriages are loaded with crates outside of the bakery building, which advertises wholesale goods.