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'Operated by the White Oak Fuel Co. of Fayette County.'

1. Tipple and Power House at Early Whipple Mine, White Oak Fuel Company, Fayette County, W. Va.

White Oak Railway Co. built this Oak Hill Station to serve the area.

2. Oak Hill Station, White Oak Railway Company

Caption reads, 'There are over 500 schools of this size and smaller in West Virginia.  Consolidation would make better schools and save money.'

3. Class Photo Unidentified School

Picture of a stone crusher and storage bins in the city of Charleston, W. Va. The crusher is back in the shadow to the right. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.

4. Stone Crusher and Storage Bins in Charleston, W. Va.

5. Steel and Suspension Bridge at Wheeling, W. Va.

Station of the Piney River and Paint Creek Railroad Co. at Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.

6. Piney River and Paint Creek Railroad Station at Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.

View of Westover Bridge from Westover bank of the Monongahela River. The Bridge is decorated with flags and banners.

7. River Bridge during Dedication, Morgantown, W. Va.

Postcard of High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia. People are walking on the sidewalks of High Street while a trolley is heading toward South High Street and a horse-drane carriage is parked near an unidentified store.

8. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Picture of a boy standing next to the Cut No. 16 Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.  before the organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association. See photograph number 001695 for a view after improvement.  From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.

9. Cut No. 16 in Monongalia County Before the Organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association

Picture of a road intersection. Cut No. 19 was the same as No. 18 after improvement. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.<br />

10. Cut No. 19

See original for correspondence. Published by C.E. Gerkins. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. Masonic Temple and Hotel Danley, Fairmont, W. Va.

Klondyke Mine, Dunn Loop was the largest producer in the field. 'Dunn Loop Coal and Const. Chartered in W. Va. on Feb. 16, 1893.'

12. Klondyke Mine, Dunn Loop, 'Largest Producer in the Field'

13. Eureka Mine Tipple and Power House, Eureka Colliery Company, Kanawha County, W. Va.

14. WVU Track Team Manager Sheppard

See original for correspondence. Published by The A.G. Martin Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

15. Masonic Temple; Fairmont, W. Va.

Cut No. 5. National road Ohio Co., where macadam has been replaced with brick paving.

16. National Road in Ohio County

View of houses and fence at Bruceton Mills.

17. Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.

Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Nicholas County.

18. Loggers Operating a Log Crane

19. Scarbro Coal Tipple

The logger identified in this image, John Hinkle was born August 23, 1856 in Braxton County, W. Va. and later moved to Webster County where he married his wife Eliza Ann Anderson on August 19,1876.  They established their home on Holly River, which would later be known as Wheeler.  John Hinkle was reported to have been a businessman, farmer, jeweler, and photographer.  He also started a general store, A.J. Hinkle and Son, in Wheeler, and was Postmaster at Wheeler Post Office from 1905 until 1913 when his son, Perry, succeeded him.  John Hinkle died October 8, 1930 in Webster County, W. Va. and is buried at the Alexander Anderson Cemetery.(source: genealogy research of Sherry P. Gallagher-Jaffre)

20. Logger, John Hinkle, Posing with a Large Poplar Log Near the Holly River, Webster County, W. Va.

21. Thomas Leahy, Captain of West Virginia University Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Children of Charles and Laura Core- 1. Jessie Core 2. Rose Core 3. Bart Core- killed in W. W. I 4. Earl Core 5. Bill Core; June Houston, teacher; 6. Lenna Core- daughter of Ross and Victoria Core.

22. Class Photo Cassville School, Monongalia County, W. Va.

23. Casino, Brookside, Preston County, W. Va.

The River Bridge during construction.

24. Construction of the River Bridge over the Monongahela River at Morgantown, W. Va.

Tipple and General Store in the Background

25. Miners' Houses, Beckley Coal and Coke Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.

26. Class Photo Cassville School, Monongalia County, W. Va.

27. Courthouse and Soldiers Monument at Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

28. Portrait of James Jenkins, Manager of WVU BasketballTeam

29. Side View of Casino, Brookside, Preston County, W. Va.

Collins Operation - tipple and coke ovens.  Collins Colliery Co., Fayette County.  Daily capacity 1200 tons, 125 tons.

30. Collins Colliery Company Tipple and Coke Ovens, Fayette County, W. Va.

View of a portion of the stone quarry in the city of Charleston, W. Va., showing cliff of over 50 ft. high. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.

31. Stone Quarry Cliff over 50 Feet High in Charleston, W. Va.

Birds eye view of Summerlee Mine, shows railroad leading to the tipple.

32. Bird's Eye View of a Part of Summerlee, W. Va.

Panoramic view of the town of MacDonald with tipple on the hillside.

33. Town of MacDonald, MacDonald Colliery Company, Fayette County, W. Va.

Picture of Cut No. 17 which was the same as Cut. No. 16 after improvement. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.  See photograph number 001699 for view of road before improvement.

34. Cut No. 17, Brick Paved Road Winding Up a Hill in Morgantown

Men and horses stand in cut in hillside.  This construction work done by the White Oak Railway Co. was the Carter's Branch Cut to connection with the Virginia Railway.

35. Construction Work on the Carters Branch Cut to Connection with the Virginia Railway

'Probably Irene Bucher Gorby on the porch.  This home was sold to Wilbur Jacob McColloch and Mildred Gorby McColloch in 1929.  The house to the left was owned by J. W. Postlethwaite.  It was later raised by 8-10 feet to be out of floods which plagued New Martinsville in the early 20th Century.  Flood waters never invaded the Poslethwaite living area, but reached to 8 feet in the living room of 714 Maple Ave., the window behind Mrs. Gorby.  This photo is about 1908 when the Gorby's were married.'

36. John Gorby's Home at 714 Maple Avenue, New Martinsville, W. Va.

Schoolhouse in Marion County.

37. First Consolidated School in West Virginia at Seven Pines, Marion County

Picture of Cut No. 18 road in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va. before the organization of W. Va. Good Roads Association. Picture has one man standing on the side walk and another man driving a horse drawn wagon in the street. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908

38. Cut No. 18. Road in Morgantown, Monongalia County Before the Organization of the W. Va. Good Roads Association

39. WVU Baseball Team Manager T. B. Foulk

40. Lincoln County School Group, Lincoln Co. W. Va.

Cut No. 1, This is a photograph of the immense combination bridge across the Kanawha River in South Charleston, now in process of Construction.  This bridge is made to accomodate both the steam and trolley traffic and also foot-passengers.  The illustration here given, shows the Concrete Piers which are nearly 20 feet thick and 90 feet high.  It also shows the wooden superstructure necessary in the process of erecting the middle span of the bridge.

41. Bridge Under Construction in South Charleston

View of tipple, coke ovens, and surrounding buildings.

42. Harvey Operation Tipple, Coke Ovens and Part of Town

43. WVU Football Team

44. Pietro Company Road Crew at Work , Morgantown, W. Va.

45. Lockard Home and Shop, Bulltown, W. Va.

Passenger Train of White Oak Railway Co. with a line of people outside of it.

46. Passenger Train, White Oak Railway Company

'Operated by Cranberry Fuel Company of Raleigh County. Daily capacity was 1000 tons.'

47. Skelton Mine Tipple and Power House, Cranberry Fuel Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'

48. Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement