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"No Time for School in 1911- Shown is a typical group of youngsters, aged nine to fourteen, at the end of a ten-hour shift in a W. Va coal mine in 1911. A day's wages averaged 50-75 cents. Known as 'breaker boys,' these children worked six days a week breaking up large chunks of coal, picking out slate and other impurities, and greasing coal cars. The A.F. of L. fought for passage of effective child labor laws to prohibit such exploitation of youthful workers in many mines, mills and factories."

1. No Time for School in 1911- Child Miners Group before Child Labor Laws

2. Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.

3. Charles Sattler, Ned Sims and Jack B. Easton of the West Virginia Federation of Labor

4. Unidentified State Federation of Labor Member

A photograph of Governor Patteson (seated) signing a piece of paper, with Eugene Carter (left), President of the West Virginia Federation of Labor, and another man standing behind him.

5. Governor Okey Patteson and Labor Leaders

6. Group Portrait of State Federation of Labor Officials

'Ed. Reed, Huntington Bldg. Trades B. A. and 1953 President SFL; Bill Kirk; Bill Worley, Charleston Pipefitters B. A.'

7. West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

Secretary Andrews (left), Pritchard Dillon--President Huntington CLU (center) and President Carter (right) at Huntington Convention in 1951.

8. Secretary Andrews, Pritchard Dillon and President Carter at the West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

President Carter on left and Secretary Andrews on right.

9. President E. A. Carter and Secretary Volney Andrews, West Virginia Federation of Labor

10. West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

11. President Carter and Sceretary Andrews of the West Virginia Federation of Labor

12. Group Portrait at West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention, Huntington, W. Va.

13. Secretary Andrews, Pritchard Dillon and President E. A. Carter of the West Virginia Federation of Labor

'Left to right: Ollie Martin, delegate from Charleston Stereotypers local; Bruce Campbell, Southern W. Va. AFL Organizer; Mrs. Campbell, Vice Pres of Kanawha Valley Central Labor Union Auxiliary; Volney Andrews, State Sec-Treas, and E. A. (Gene) Carter, named to a new term as state AFL president.  All are Charleston residents.

14. West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

'Re-elected AFL officers are congratulated moments after the vote at the closing session yesterday of the West Virginia State Federation of Labor convention in Huntington, Left to right are Ollie Martin, delegate from Charleston Stereotypers local; Bruce Campbell, southern West Virginia AFL organizer; Mrs. Campbell, vice president of Kanawha Valley Central Labor Union Auxiliary; Volney Andrews, State Secretary-Treasurer, and E. A. (Gene) Carter, named to a new term as state AFL president.  All are Charleston residents.'

15. West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

16. Visiting Austrian Labor Union Officials

17. Unidentified State Federation of Labor Convention Speaker

18. James Papas, Allen Hudkins, and Guy Hoffman

19. Group of People at Federation of Labor Dinner or Meeting

20. Walter Bill Hart at Podium

21. State Federation of Labor Convention Newspaper Panel

Frank Knight- Gazette (Chas.); Bill Evans- Fairmont Times; John Amos- Moderator; Walter Hart- Morgantown Dominion News

22. Newspaper Panel at a State Federation of Labor Convention

Standing left to right : Guy Hoffman (6th District), William J. Staddon (2nd District), James Q. Papas (4th District), Allen Hudkins (4th District), Rene Zabeau (3rd District). Seated: Ruth Ann White (5th District), C.V. Baumann (1st District).

23. West Virginia Federation of Labor Executive Board

Left to right: Guy Hoffman (6th District), Ruth Ann White (5th District), William J. Staddon (2nd District), James Q. Papas (4th District), Allen Hudkins (4th District), C.V. Baughman (1st District), Rene Zabeau (3rd District).

24. West Virginia State Federation of Labor Executive Board

25. E. A. Carter and Benjamin W. Skeen

Back Row:  Brewer, Holbert, Papas, Heury, Zabeau, Kennell, Hoffman; Middle Row: Skeen, Armstrong; Front Row:  Carter, Quinet?

26. State Federation of Labor Members at Convention in Clarksburg, W. Va

'William Hornsby (center) being interviewed by Rene Zabeau (left) and Glen Armstrong, Educ. Dir. W. Va. SFL.'

27. Rene Zabeau, William Hornsby, and Glen Armstrong, West Virginia State Federation of Labor

Former Vice President of Federation, Charleston City Building Inspector, 1957.

28. William Kirk of Charleston, W. Va.

Replaced Richard Kennett, who resigned April 15, 1957.

29. Harry Howell, Second District Vice President

Replaced H. R. Kennett who resided to become Labor Com. April 15, 1957.

30. Harry Howell, Second District Vice President, Morgantown, W. Va

31. State Federation of Labor Group Portrait

32. Thomas Cairns, President, West Virginia State Federation of Labor, 1938-1945

33. Volney Andrews, Secretary--Treasurer, West Virginia State Federation of Labor, 1938-1954

Back row on the further left: E. A. Carter, President W. Va. State Federation of Labor, second from the right on the back row is John Dean--winner of the Essay contest.  Also included State Superintendent of Schools Dr. W. W. Trent, County Superintendent of Schools, Virgil L. Flinn; Principal of Stonewall Jackson High School Professor Horner.   Ronald Bowley, David McClure, Dane Bogges and Theodore Smith are runner ups.

34. Winner of Essay Contest and Members of State Federation of Labor

'Federations prize essayist meets President Truman--John Dean, 16, Charleston's Stonewall Jackson high school student who submitted prize-winning composition in the federation's 1947 essay contest, visits President Harry Truman at the White House in company with President E. A. Carter (left) and West Virginia Senator Harley M. Kilgore (right).

35. West Virginia Federation of Labor Essay Contest Winner, John Dean, with President Truman

36. Group Portrait at West Virginia Federation of Labor Gathering

37. Member of West Virginia Federation of Labor Speaking

38. Members of West Virginia Federation of Labor

39. Frank W. Snyder, Typographical Union 146 (1939-1941)

William Hornsby (center)interviewed by Rene Zabeau and Glen Armstrong, Educ.  Dir. W. Va. SFL.

40. Rene Zabeau, William Hornsby, and Glen Armstrong, West Virginia State Federation of Labor

41. W. E. Reed, West Virginia State Federation of Labor President (1952-1953)

42. Thomas Cairns, President, West Virginia State Federation of Labor, 1938-1945

Resigned August 1957; Replaced by Jess Shumate, Ironworkers 301, Charleston.

43. Guy Hoffman, Sixth District Vice President

"The full membership of the Editorial Board, which includes Maurice Fancher and Rene V. Zabeau, and the authors discuss the first chapter of the book."

44. Editorial Board for Book on the History of the W. Va. State Federation of Labor

"Evelyn L. K. Harris and Frank J. Krebs are shown in April, 1958 signing a contract for preparation of manuscript for the book, 'From Humble Beginnings, W. Va State Federation of Labor, 1903-1957.' E. A. Carter, Benjamin W. Skeen and Glen Armstrong (standing, left to right), members of the Trustees and Editorial Board of the W. Va Labor History Publishing Fund, look on."

45. Authors Sign Contract for Book about History of the W. Va. State Federation of Labor

46. Benjamin W. Skeen

47. Unidentified State Federation of Labor Member

48. Member at State Convention in Wheeling, W. Va.

49. Katherine Snyder

50. State Federation of Labor Group Portrait

51. State Federation of Labor Group Portrait