Miner's at Paymaster's Window at Osage Mine of Consolidation Coal Co., Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1948/08/26
Description:
Photo description reads,"Vacation pay-- These miners, shown at paymaster's window at Osage Mine of Consolidation Coal Co., today started 10-day vac ation one day after union and operators reached contract agreement. They are picture as they lined up for $100 vacation pay."
Peanuts, Popcorn and Root Beer Cart on Corner of Walnut and High Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1926-1948
Description:
Back of the photo reads mention of Mr. & Mrs. Rosie Shanks and two friends, Jim Shanks and Clarence Shanks. From the estate of George W. Cunningham.
Harold M. Forbes Sr. was the manager of the Streamline Market, located at the present site of Wings Ole on the Morgantown side of the Westover Bridge. He was manager in the late 1930's and early 1940's.
Harold M. Forbes Sr. was the manager of the Streamline Market, located at the present site of Wings Ole on the Morgantown side of the Westover Bridge. He was manager in the late 1930's and early 1940's.
Harold M. Forbes Sr. was the manager of the Streamline Market, located at the present site of Wings ole on the Morgantown side of the Westover Bridge. He was manager in the late 1930's and early 1940's.
Harold M. Forbes Sr. was the manager of the Streamline Market, located at the present site of Wings Ole on the Morgantown side of the Westover Bridge. He was the manager in the late 1930's and early 1940's.
Jack Ward Sr. Labor Leader at Sterling Faucet Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Ward was the labor leader at Sterling Faucet, a Morgantown company that made plumbing fixtures. Information on p. 158 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr.".
The Woodgrove Furnace was built, three miles from Ice's Ferry, between 1822 and 1824 by Josiah Jackson, son of Samuel Jackson. This furnace was used to make pig-iron.
Central Auto Corporation Ford Dealership and Garage, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
Ford Garage located in Morgantown, W. Va., at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Kirk Street. Large trucks parked near garage. Sign also advertises Mercury.
Wilson Chevrolet Company located in Morgantown, W. Va. across from the Standard Esso Dealer. Tow truck located in front of the building. Automobiles line the street.
Boys and Teddy Bear Outside George W. Davis' Shop in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca 1900
Description:
Several boys hanging out in front of a shop/bar in Morgantown, West Virginia, enjoy the teddy bear dressed up as a baseball player sitting on the shop's steps. The word printed on the bear's uniform is "Alunini".
'West brickyard looking toward north Morgantown Hill, showing a part of Sunnyside, an uninhabited Wiles Hill, and Lough Brothers Carriage Factory on the west side of Beechurst.'
Four men are standing in front of Dawson's News Stand in Morgantown, West Virginia. There are: (right) Grover 'Coopeye' Rice, H. Ott Garrison 'Hog' (middle), ? Fox 'Foxy' (left) and Fenton Rice (rear) High and Fayette Streets. Centennial edition of Morgantown Post.
Employees of Wilson Chevrolet in Morgantown, West Virginia. Back Row: left to right: M. R. Moore, Buck Core, Lemley T. Jamison, John Lough. Front row: Earl Metseller, Okey Dewitt, Mac McGinnis, and Dave Wilson.
Beaumont's Union Stopper Factory, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Beaumonts's Union Stopper Company. Road leading to factory in Morgantown, W. Va. Baltimore and Ohio rail cars near the right side of building. To the extreme left, another company is visible.
Interior of American Sheet and Tin Mill, Morgantown, W.Va.
Description:
'This picture shows the spare rolls ready to take the place of those constantly in use in the hot mills. This mill uses 50 or 60 of them and they are relieved from duty once a week and sent to a roll turner who redresses each and again makes it ready for duty in some one of the many hot mills where it does another dollars work. One on the extreme right is the barshear which easily cuts the cold steel shown in the upper part of this picture and allows the pieces 15 to 30 inches (in length) to fall at it's side ready for the furnace where they are heated before bringing them into the hot mills. In the lower center the doubling shears are shown.'
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company, Sabraton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
American Sheet and Tin Mill looking South East. Located in Morgantown, W. Va. Men and children sitting on fence located near Mill. Houses located near Mill.
'Dupont Chemical Company, now Morgantown Ordnance Works.' A few houses surround the plant. The river is located on the far side of the plant. Automobiles can be located in the parking lots.
Performing Maintenance on a Gas Turbine at the Coal Research Bureau, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1960-1970
Description:
Coal Research Bureau (Bureau of Mines). Charles N. Resenecker of the Bureau's gas turbine staff checks assembly of the bearing between the turbine and compressor rotors. The large bladed rotor at the left contains the new blades, and is the heart of the gas turbine plant. The air compressor is the bladed unit at the right. Hot high-speed gases from the combustion of coal spin the rotor at the left and then leave through an exhaust stack (not shown). The air compresor, rotated by the turbine, supplies air needed to burn the coal. The turbine also drives electric generators (not shown in this photograph).