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Hefner is pictured holding tools and a horseshoe at the entrance of his shop. A horse is seen inside his shop.  The Carroll Comedy Company broadside likely advertises a June 10, 1900 performance.

1. Blacksmith B. L. Hefner, Burnsville, W. Va.

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

2. Store Interior, Watson, W. Va.

An unidentified man stands at the building's entrance.

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

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

4. C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

9. Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio

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

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

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

11. Mount Hope High and Elementary School, Mount Hope, 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.

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.

13. Monongah Store, Marion 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.

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

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

15. Oxen Hauling Coal at Crumpler Mine, McDowell County, 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.

16. Company Store, Kilsyth, W. Va.

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

17. Interior of a Saloon, 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.

18. 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.

19. Charley Ash's Saloon, 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.

20. Thomas McKell's K. G. J. and E. Railway near Glen Jean, 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.

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

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

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

Several horse and buggies stopped outside of buildings on left.

23. Main Street, Enterprise, W. Va.