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Men working inside Seneca Glass Factory. Photography by Richard Phillips, Morgantown, West Virginia.

1. Glassblowing at Seneca Glass Factory, Morgantown, W. Va.

Miners help a pony out of the mine.

2. Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County

Men leaving an elevator after a mine accident in Monongalia County.

3. Mine Accident, Monongalia County

Miners working with machinery near coal preparation plant. There is a church visible in the background.

4. Eastern Coal Company Miracle Run Mine, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Stream, coal piles, and buildings at the Eastern Coal Co. Miracle Run Mine in Monongalia County.

5. Eastern Coal Company Miracle Run Mine, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Construction of a building at Miracle Run Mine.

6. Eastern Coal Company Miracle Run Mine, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Two men working with cables while a crane is being used in the background.

7. Christopher Coal Company Mine

'A small portion of the hot ash-laden gas stream entering the turbine is continuously removed by this ash-sampling unit. Data from the operation of this unit is analyzed to determine the concentration, size, and composition of the ash in the hot gases entering the turbine.'

8. Sampling Hot Ash-Laden Gas

Coal crushed to 3/16-inch by 0 is pumped to a pulverizer that grinds it to 90-per cent hrough 200-mesh. The product is mixed with air and burned in the combustors. Hot high-speed gas from the ash separators drives the turbine, air compressor, and electric generators. Exhaust from the turbine passes through a regenerator that preheats compressed air to the combustors. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.

9. Schematic Diagram of Coal-Fired Gas Turbine

Mechanic working on what appears to be a turbine.

10. Mechanic Working on Mining Machinery

C.W. Halstead, C and P Telephone Company, Charleston, W. Va., demonstrates sound transmission on a laser beam at Morgantown Research Center, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Morgantown, W. Va.

11. C and P Telephone Company Employee, C. W. Halstead, Morgantown

12. C and P Telephone Company Garage, Sabraton, W. Va.

Interior of shirt factory at Marilla in Morgantown, W. Va. Workers are busy on their machines.

13. Marilla Shirt Factory Employees at Work, Morgantown, W. Va.

Storage tanks from Morgantown Ordnance Works taken at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Large bridge seen behind the storage tanks.

14. Storage Tanks from the Morgantown Ordnance Works on the Mississippi River

Aerial view of Morgantown Ordnance Works located in Morgantown, W. Va. River seen near plant.

15. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

Storage tank from Morgantown Ordnance Works being transported. Preparation for lifting may be in progress.

16. Storage Tanks from the Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

Houses surround loading site along the Monongahela River.

17. Green Bag Cement Company Barge Loading Site, Morgantown, W. Va.

18. Construction of a Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

19. Choir Practice , Morgantown, W. Va.

Construction workers are digging out the foundation for the Reserve Center on the Mileground in Morgantown, West Virginia.

20. Site of the National Guard Armory on the Mileground, Morgantown, W. Va.

Instructor seen to the right of the choir.

21. Children's Choir at the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, W. Va.

Some of the members include: front row:'Martha Jones, Francie Rowan, Dixie Casteel, Sharon Gregory, Dixie Downes, Nancy Maier, Barbara Adams'. Middle row: 'Lee Ann Fizer, Carolyn Devault, Susuan Field, Unknown, Patty Nine'. Back row: 'John Blosser, and Richard Ault, Unknown'.

22. Church Choir, Morgantown, W. Va.

Firefighters outside the Old Elks Club building.  Smoke is coming from the building.

23. Fire at the Old Elks Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

Possibly clearing land for a new home. 'This was a period of a fantastic boom in construction.'

24. Liston Construction Company Dozer at Work in Morgantown, W. Va.