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Agricultural land being stripped by the C and P Coal Company in Taylor County. After mining, this land will be leveled and sloped for drainage, then restored to productive farm cover.

1. C and P Coal Company Strip Mine; Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053324
Title:
C and P Coal Company Strip Mine; Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Agricultural land being stripped by the C and P Coal Company in Taylor County. After mining, this land will be leveled and sloped for drainage, then restored to productive farm cover.
Ground view of the tipple structure.

2. Hump Mountain coal Company Tipple, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048167
Title:
Hump Mountain coal Company Tipple, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Ground view of the tipple structure.
Houses lined in distinct rows cover the hillside.Bobby Meadows, son of Ramona and Robert Meadows, had grandparents that lived here. His grandmother's name was Edna Meadows.

3. Hump Mountain Coal Company Housing, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048166
Title:
Hump Mountain Coal Company Housing, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Houses lined in distinct rows cover the hillside.Bobby Meadows, son of Ramona and Robert Meadows, had grandparents that lived here. His grandmother's name was Edna Meadows.
Looking down the tracks that lead to the tipple.

4. Hump Mountain Coal Company Railroad Track, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048165
Title:
Hump Mountain Coal Company Railroad Track, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Looking down the tracks that lead to the tipple.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad carts seen on the tracks waiting to load up on coal.

5. Coal Tipple and Mining Operations on a Snowy Winter Day

IDNO:
047608
Title:
Coal Tipple and Mining Operations on a Snowy Winter Day
Date:
Undated
Description:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad carts seen on the tracks waiting to load up on coal.
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.

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

IDNO:
047549
Title:
Looking Down From Top of Hill at Unidentified Coal Mining Operations
Date:
Undated
Description:
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.