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Unidentified location, likely West Virginia.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924  until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."
Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to bottom of mine.
Information with print includes "Electric Mining, Rope and Electric Haulage, Capacity 750 Tons". Print published in a book titled, "Properties Owned and Controlled By the Consolidated Coal Company West Virginia Properties Inspected By Directors And Their Guests Aug. 2-3, 1907".
Photograph postcard from C.H. Mead Coal Company of transportation of coal from the mine.
The "W.A. Shepard" and the "Duncan Bruce" race down the Monongahela River carrying 6,100 tons of coal.
On the back: " #9 at 7."
Starting work on the center pier of river plant.
A photograph of coal mine train cars with men in the background.
A photograph of two men inspecting a coal mine train.
'Island Creek Coal Sales Co.; Cincinnati, Ohio;  4-Point Pocahontas Coal'
A photograph of open train cars being loaded with coal.

47. Coal Cars

'Island Creek Coal Sales Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; The following cars of Pocahontas coal were shipped today for account of; P.C. Pocahontas Coal'