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From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren.

1. Aerial View of Raleigh County, W. Va.

From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren.

2. Aerial View of Raleigh County, W. Va.

3. Coal Miner Operating Machinery Inside of Killarney Mine Owned by Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.

4. Machinery Inside of Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.

5. Support Beams Inside of Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.

6. Several Coal Miners Using Headlamps at Work in Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.

7. Two Coal Miners Operate a Drill Together Inside of Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.

8. Machinery Inside of Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co.

Looking at the station building from below at the tracks.

9. Passenger Station in Beckley, W. Va.

Front row, from left to right, is Piney M. Lilly, Grace B. Lilly, Ernest L. Lilly, and Edward P. Lilly.Pictured in the back row is Thomas W. Lilly, Mary E. Lilly, and her son, Blake Farley.

10. Lilly Family in Blue Jay, W. Va.

Cecil Meador's sons, Nanes and unknown, pose in front of a parked car.

11. Meador Boys in Gradview Park, Raleigh County, W. Va.

View overlooking the farm grounds and river.

12. Richmond Farm Below Town of Sandstone on Raleigh County Side of New River, W. Va.

On the other side of the river is Hinton, W. Va.

13. Raleigh County Side of New River, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Senator Byrd, left, and Randolph, right, are pictured together, looking away from the camera, at the dedication ceremony for the new Mining School with the Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration, or MESA.

14. Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph at the MESA Dedication, Raleigh County, W. Va.

The school is located near Beckley and Beaver, W. Va.

15. Construction of the National Mine Academy in Raleigh County, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right is unidentified, MESA administrator James Day, Raleigh County Airport Authority Paul Hutchinson, Senator Byrd, and unidentified. In the background turned away from the photo is Raleigh Country Airport Authority Charles Lewis. The construction site is located on Airport Road.

16. Visit by Senator Robert C. Byrd to Construction Site of National Mine Academy near Beckley, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right MESA Administrator James Day, Senator Byrd, MESA District 4 Representative Fred Dixon, MESA Academy employee Gordon Skaggs, and superintendent Dr. Michael Zabetakis. MESA stands for Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration.

17. Groundbreaking Ceremony for the West Virginia National Mine Academy in Raleigh County, W. Va.

Zabetakis presents a plaque to Senator and Mrs. Robert Byrd.

18. Dr. Zabetakis Presents Plaque to Senator Byrd at Dedication Ceremony of National Mine Academy, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Established in 1836, it was the first ever church to be organized in what is now Raleigh County.

19. Coal Marsh Baptist Church, Glen Daniel, Raleigh County, W. Va.

View looking at the building from across the tracks.

20. C. & O. Station at Admiralty and Post Office, Eccles, W. Va.

In the front row, from left to right, are Dove Hunohrey, Wallace Craft, Leon Jarvis, and Cris Thompson.Standing, from left to right, are William Craft, Pete Radzue, Eddie Jarvis, Theodore Dixon, Buss Royer, and Virgil Dillon.The "bat-boys" in the forefront of the photograph are Dyke Janeski and Edgar Foster.

21. White Oak Baseball Team, White Oak, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Cars are parked in front of the large stone building. The hospital was later renamed Raleigh General.

22. King's Daughters Hospital, Beckley, W. Va.

Men gather at the store's entrance.

23. The Big Supply Company Store, Dorothy, W. Va.

Town belonging to the miners of the Four States Coal and Coke Company.

24. Mining Town of Dorothy, W. Va.

Eleven miners are pictured outside of a mine entrance.

25. Koppers Coal Division Helen Plant No. 11 Mine, Stotesbury, W. Va.

A group of miners sit on the hoist cart.

26. Dunedin Coal Company Man and Supply Hoist, Terry, W. Va.

A group of miners sit on a hill with their mining equipment. One of the miners holds a small boy on his lap.

27. Miners at Terry, W. Va.

28. Wood-Working Plant of Byus-Mankin Lumber Company

29. Byus-Mankin Lumber Company Offices

30. View of Byus-Mankin Lumber Company's Yard

A panoramic view of the Raleigh Dairy Company, including their new fireproof barn, second building on the left.

31. Model Plant of Raleigh Dairy Company, Beckley, W. Va.

32. Beckley Hospital, Beckley, W. Va.

33. Warehouse and Interior of Hardware Department of Beckley Hardware and Supply Company, Beckley, W. Va.