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Fire Creek is now a ghost town, located near the New River Gorge, Fayette County, W. Va.

1. Fire Creek C. & O. Station, Fayette County, W. Va.

Men and horses are gathered in front of the buildings. James L. Long, Attorney at Law and Notary Public, advertises fire, life, and accident insurance.  The Photograph Gallery advertises frames and art novelties for low prices.

2. Justice of the Peace Office and Photo Gallery, Glen Jean, W. Va.

Thomas G. McKell built the Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern Railway between Glen Jean, W. Va. and Deepwater, W. Va, a town situated on the Kanawha River. The rail line served as a means to transport coal for the McKell Coal & Coke Company, and made a connection with the C. & O. Railway as well.

3. Thomas McKell's K. G. J. and E. Railway near Glen Jean, W. Va.

The man on the left points a gun at the man on the right, who is also reaching for his gun.  Subjects unidentified.

4. Man Points Gun in Saloon, Glen Jean, W. Va.

A group of men are pictured outside the building on a snowy day.  Several of the men hold rifles and other firearms.

5. Charley Ash's Saloon, Glen Jean, W. Va.

Three men and a young boy are pictured behind the bar. In the background, Magnolia Whiskey is shelved and advertised.

6. Interior of a Saloon, Glen Jean, W. Va.

Men stand beside the bar, holding drinks.

7. Men Inside Saloon, Glen Jean, W. Va.

A crowd is gathered on the steps at the store's entrance. The store is located next to railroad tracks, where C. & O. railroad cars are sitting.

8. Company Store, Kilsyth, W. Va.

Two oxen are hooked to a cart carrying coal inside of a mine.

9. Oxen Hauling Coal at Crumpler Mine, McDowell County, W. Va.

An electric haulage rail system at mine no. 2. An Africa-American miner is pictured in the conductor's seat on the train engine. Miners inspect the coal loaded into the carts before it is transported.

10. Mecca Colliery and Coke Company, Morris Creek, near Montgomery, W. Va.

View of the building's interior, where men and women shop workers pose behind the store counters. The building, believed to be built in 1884, was still standing at the time the caption was written.

11. Monongah Store, Marion County, W. Va.

A horse-drawn carriage is pictured outside of the building's entrance. The saloon sits next to a barber shop, pool parlor, and lunch diner.

12. Scott's Saloon, Mount Hope, W. Va.

Photograph of the school building, which served as both an elementary school and a high school.

13. Mount Hope High and Elementary School, Mount Hope, W. Va.

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

14. Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

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

15. Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio

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.

16. Prudence Coal Company Store, Prudence, W. Va.

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

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

18. 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.

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

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

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

An unidentified man stands at the building's entrance.

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

The store was built prior to 1890 and was used until 1951.

22. Store Interior, Watson, W. Va.