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The building was later replaced by a brick building after it burned.

97. Summerlee Company Store, Summerlee, W. Va.

A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.

98. 1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.

Automobiles are parked around the company building where a crowd is gathered, likely to collect paychecks.

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

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

New River Collieries Company Sun Mines No. 2 tipple.

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

A group of miners sit on the hoist cart.

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

A group of miners sit on a hill with their mining equipment. One of the miners holds a small boy on his lap.

103. Miners at Terry, W. Va.

Beside the building and the railroad is a mail crane.

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

105. Railroad Station, Thayer, W. Va.

A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car.  A bridge in the background crosses the New River.

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

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.

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

The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

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