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IDNO:
040737
Title:
W. Lloyd Elkins Restaurant, Blair, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
Description:
Unidentified man stands outside of the W.L. Elkins Restaurant.
IDNO:
040738
Title:
People Outside of Blair Train Depot, Blair, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
Description:
Blair Train Depot (on right) saw lots of use during the battle at Blair Mountain.
IDNO:
040740
Title:
Railroad Track Through The Town of Blair, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
Description:
Unidentified man stands on the railroad track in Blair. Angry miners used these tracks to run hijacked trains loaded with thousands willing to fight in the Battle of Blair Mountain.
IDNO:
040739
Title:
People Sitting on Bench in Town of Blair, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
Description:
Identified in the photograph, sitting on the right are W.L. Elkins and Lloyd Elkins.
IDNO:
040741
Title:
Schoolhouse at Hewitt Creek on Missouri Fork Near Blair Mountain, Logan County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
Description:
Hewitt Creek was the home to the miner's headquarters during the Battle for Blair Mountain. Homemade bombs were dropped near the headquarters by the defensive militia, missing their targets.
IDNO:
040742
Title:
Miners in Charleston Prison, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
Description:
Miners that were a part of the Battle for Blair Mountain imprisoned in Charleston, West Virginia.
IDNO:
040743
Title:
People Gathered In Streets of Blair, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920's
IDNO:
040680
Title:
Shells Found In Fox Holes, North Crest, Blair Mountain, Logan Co., W. Va.
Date:
1991/10
Description:
Bullet shells that remain from the Battle of Blair Mountain.
IDNO:
040679
Title:
Fox Holes at North Crest, Blair Mountain, Logan Co., W. Va.
Date:
1991/10
Description:
Fortification for those fighting in the Battle of Blair Mountain.
IDNO:
040659
Title:
Semi Automatic Smith and Wesson, Blair Mountain, Logan Co., W. Va.
Date:
1991/09
Description:
Old Smith and Wesson likely from the Battle of Blair Mountain.
IDNO:
040662
Title:
Stone Mine Supply House; Ethel Hollow at Blair Mountain, W. Va.
Date:
1991/08/08
Description:
Northwest exterior view of a ca. 1914 structure built by Italian masons for the Dingess-Rum Coal Company.
IDNO:
040663
Title:
Stone Mine Supply House; Ethel Hollow, Blair Mountain, Logan Co., W. Va.
Date:
1991/08/08
Description:
North facade of the structure built in 1914.
