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1. New Bridge Over Monongahela River, Fairmont, W. Va.

Palatine Park can be seen in the distance.

2. Overhead View of Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by A.G. Martin Company.

3. Catholic Church, Fairmont, W. Va.

4. Overhead View of Monongahela River Separating Two Sides of Fairmont, W. Va.

View of buildings in Fourth Ward of Fairmont, West Virginia.

5. Fourth Ward, Fairmont, W. Va.

Several men stand in between lines of cars in a garage.

6. Central Garage, Madison St., Fairmont, W. Va.

7. Man Holding Onto His Two Horses Attached to Buggy, Fairmont, W. Va.

8. Fairmont and Clarksburg Traction Co. Trolley on Jefferson St., Fairmont, W. Va.

9. View of Greater Fairmont Day at Races, Fairmont, W. Va.

10. Fairmont Courthouse and Main Street From Watson's Office Building, Fairmont, W. Va.

11. Clark Festus Ballah Doing Medical Work on Horse; Fairmont, W. Va.

The Black Hand was an underworld society of Italians that thrived in Sicily in the late 19th century. After the great migration, immigrants of the group settled in West Virginia and sought to extort money from other Italian immigrants to the area. Several members of the Black Hand were successfully prosecuted for murder and extortion in the early 20th century.

12. Members of Black Hand Arrested, Fairmont, W. Va.