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1. Diamond Street, Sistersville, W. Va.

View of brick paved Charles Street with trolley car tracks running down the middle.

2. Charles Street, Wellsburg, W. Va.

Portrait of the prominent Morgantown attorney and community leader who served in the state legislature from 1792 to 1804, and 1816 to 1817.  Wilson was also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Monongalia Academy in Morgantown, 1814 unitl his death in 1826.

3. Thomas Wilson, Morgantown, Va.

James Cecil "Little Jimmy" Dickens was born and raised in Raleigh County, West Virginia.   In the late 1930's he began performing on WJLS in Beckley while attending West Virginia University.  Soon Dickens quit school and pursued his passion for a career in music. He subsequently became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and  the Country Music Hall of Fame and is credited with introducing live performances into the country music business.

4. Little Jimmy Dickens from Bolt, W. Va.

Portrait of West Virginia politician and industrialist Henry Gassaway Davis. Davis served as the state's United States senator 1871-1883.

5. Henry Gassaway Davis, 1823-1916

Mr. Ennis, the school teacher, stands outside of the old school building. The photograph was taken in the early 1900's.

6. Early School House on Backus Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.

Five unidentified miners pose beside a truck loaded with coal.

7. Alaska Coal Company Miners Somewhere in Pennsylvania

A group of school children pose outside of the school building with their teachers. Subjects unidentified.

8. Glendale School, Backus Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.

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

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

Photograph taken in the early 1900's shows the entrance to the Beckley National Bank, as well as Dr. Sutphin's dentistry.

10. Beckley National Bank and Dentist Office, Beckley, W. Va.

Smoke rises from a coal facility in Carbondale, W. Va., which is located in the valley between the mountains.

11. Carbondale, W. Va.

Photograph of the engine, built in January 1922, belonging to Campbell's Creek Railroad Co.

12. Campbell's Creek Railroad Company Locomotive Number 6

A group of men sit outside of the store's entrance.

13. Clifftop Company Store, Clifftop, Fayette County, W. Va.

Men sit on the side of the locomotive. The Mann's Creek Railroad carried coal from the Babcock Coal and Coke Company in Clifftop, W. Va. to sawmills in Landisburg, Pa.

14. Likely Mann's Creek Railroad Engine and Workers

Photograph from the early 1900's, showing a group of men that are standing on the saloon porch.

15. Saloon, Derryhale, W. Va.

A horse-drawn carriage advertising the company is pictured on the right. A group of men and young boys are pictured in front of the store's entrance.

16. Carver Bros. Co. Building, Eagle, W. Va.

Men carry coal from a railroad car and shovel coal into furnaces.

17. Coke Ovens in Eagle, W. Va.

Mrs. Barney Evans Gore, left, and Dr. A. L. Hunter, right, are pictured inside the store.

18. Evans Store, Pax, W. Va.

Bank building in Fayetteville, Fayette County, W. Va., on the corner of Maple and Court Streets.

19. Bank, Fayetteville, W. Va.

Cars are parked along the sidewalk where men and women walk about. The courthouse is visible to the left.

20. Court Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.

Exterior of the hospital building.

21. Fayetteville Hospital, Fayetteville, W. Va.

A crowd of men are pictured outside of the Fayette County National Bank on Maple Avenue.

22. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, W. Va.

A woman walks by the building entrance, located at the intersection of Court Street and Maple Avenue in Fayetteville.

23. Wendell Brothers Building, Fayetteville, W. Va.

A group of men wait by a car parked beside the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad station. The station was built in 1893.

24. K. & M. Station, Gauley Bridge, W. Va.

Sam Japser, right, and his associate Ty Cobb, center, stand beside gasoline pumps.

25. Sam Jasper at Glen Jean Supply Co. Station, Fayette County, W. Va.

A man in a police uniform sits on top of a horse while holding a gun.

26. Police Officer on Horse, Glen Jean, W. Va.

A woman and two men are pictured at the building's entrance.

27. Glen Jean Cleaning and Dyeing Works, Glen Jean, W. Va.

Three men are pictured at the store's entrance.

28. Davis and Gray Store, Glen Jean, W. Va.

View looking over the pumping station and onto the road.

29. Partial View of Glen Jean, W. Va.

A group of men, women, and children are pictured loitering in front of the store entrance.

30. New River Company Store, Harvey, W. Va.

31. Scene from Hawk's Nest Rock near Ansted, W. Va.

Four unidentified man pose beside engine number 201.

32. Kanawha, Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Engine, Glen Jean, W. Va.

A man leads a horse along the road. Four men stand at the saloon window.

33. Lige Lee's Saloon, Mount Hope, Fayette County, W. Va.

Men and women are pictured outside of the store entrance.

34. Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.

A man stands on the sidewalk beside a telephone pole that indicates the direction of the airport. In the background, a Gulf gasoline pumping station is pictured.

35. Eastern Gas and Fuel Company Office and Koppers Stores, Maitland, W. Va.

From left to right is Marie Shaffer, Gene Lee, Pearl Morris, H. M. Rogers, Bill Tidwell, Tommy and Tommy Leeper. Leeper helped build the store and then spent the rest of his life working in it.

36. Monongah Store, Marion County, W. Va.

A number of automobiles are parked along the street. Visible signs include 'Hardware & Furniture,' an advertisement for Wrigley's gum, an advertisement for a play or movie called 'Baby Mine,' Ford and Chevrolet, and Frigidaire.

37. Main Street, Mount Hope, W. Va.

Horse-drawn carriages are loaded with crates outside of the bakery building, which advertises wholesale goods.

38. Mount Hope Bakery, Mount Hope, W. Va.

A group of men with bottles are pictured in front of the saloon entrance.

39. Need-more Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.

The town is situated on the Fayette County-Raleigh County line. In the rear is the Hatfield Saloon. A barber shop and restaurant are also pictured. Winfred Sheppard was the owner of one of these establishments and is also pictured.

40. Need-More Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.

Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.

41. Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

A group of men wearing hats are pictured beside and inside what appears to be a street train, but is likely an automobile and wagon disguised as a train. Red Devil Post 59 is likely a group within the American Legion.

42. Red Devil Post No. 59, Oak Hill, W. Va.

Several feet of snow cover the sidewalks and street.

43. Snow-Covered Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

Cars are parked outside of the building where a crowd is gathered.

44. Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.

A group of coal miners are pictured around the by the mine's railway tracks. The mine, Prudence No. 1, was owned by the New River Coal Company.

45. Mine Facilities, Prudence, W. Va.

View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.

46. Quinnimont, W. Va.

Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.

47. Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.

Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.

48. Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.