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Wood and debris surrounding the motor barn at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

1. Motor Barn and Bad Cars at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Wood building which was the blacksmith shop at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

2. Blacksmith Shop at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Wood building which served as the blacksmith shop at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

3. Blacksmith Shop at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Anterior view of wood tipple at Mine No. 35 in Thomas, W. Va.

4. Tipple at Mine No. 35, Thomas, W. Va.

Smoke coming from the power house at Thomas, W. Va.

5. Power House at Thomas, W. Va.

Smoke coming out of the power house at Thomas, W. Va.

6. Power House at Thomas, W. Va.

Brick engine house at mine in Thomas, W. Va.

7. Engine House at Thomas, W. Va.

Wooden planks make up a railroad platform.

8. Railroad Tracks at Thomas, W. Va.

Dilapidated fan house at mine no. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

9. Fan House at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Mine No. 36 motor barn with broken mine cars outside of it.

10. Motor Barn and Bad Cars at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Dilapidated harness shop at the No. 36 Mine in Thomas, W. Va.

11. Harness Shop, Thomas, W. Va.

12. Headframe of a Coal Mine

13. Fan House at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Motor barn with broken mine cars outside at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

14. Motor Barn and Bad Cars at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Wooden barn sitting along hillside.

15. Barn at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Water tank and wooden framework over a building in winter.

16. Water Tank at Thomas, W. Va.

Water tank in the winter.

17. Water Tank

18. Headframe of a Coal Mine

Probably Davis Coal and Coke Company buildings in Tucker County.

19. Coal Mine Facilities at Thomas, W. Va.

Wooden barn amongst foliage.

20. Barn at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Tipple and preparation plant at Mine No. 32, Fairmont, W. Va.

21. Tipple at Old Consolidation Coal Coal Mine No. 32, Fairmont, W. Va.

'American Coal Company formed in 1852, James Otis Watson, President. First bituminous coal mine to ship commercial coal west of the Alleghany Mountains. Gabled home in the background was the Ogden home.'

22. American Coal Company Buildings

Coal mine facilities on a hillside.

23. Coal Mine Facilities at Interstate No. 1

Main mine fan at Jamison No. 9 with field in the background.

24. Jamison No. 9 Mine Fan Assembly

Coal facility with many cars parked outside at Jamison No. 9 Mine

25. Plant and Parking Lot at Jamison No. 9 Mine

People swimming with coal buildings in the background.

26. Swimming Near Coal Mine

Loaded railroad cars on the tracks at Skelton show the famous White Oak Smokeless Coal.

27. Loaded Railroad Cars at Skelton Hauling White Oak Smokeless Coal

Picture was taken from the West Virginia Review, Vol. 4, Oct. 1926 - Sept. 1927. The article was titled 'Building a Mining Community' by C.A. Cabell, President of Carbon Fuel Company, April, 1927. The picture is on page 209, April 1927 issue.

28. Loaded Coal Cars

Thickener and settling tank with houses in the background.

29. Thickener and Settling Tank

A pond surrounded by trees and foliage.  Water source for the tipple at Jamison No. 9 mine and mine water-supply dam.

30. Jamison No. 9 Mine Water Supply Dam, Water Source for the Tipple

Postcard showing train cars and facilities at the Buxton Mine near Piedmont, W. Va. Message on back is as follows: 'My Dear Mrs. Hardesty, I was mighty glad to get your postal. Came again. I'm spending this Thanksgiving in Piedmont. Came down here last evening. With lots of love, Ed Shelb Varne.'

31. Buxton Mine Near Piedmont, W. Va.

Man standing next to a scraper used for coarse mine waste disposal. Thickener and settling tank in the background.

32. Scraper Used for Coarse Mine Waste Disposal

Truck parked next to the berm of a dam supplying mine's water needs.

33. Berm of Dam Supplying a Coal Mine's Water Needs

Top view of the transformer at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.

34. Jamison No. 9 Mine Transformer

View of buildings at the Cushwahs Coal Yard and Miller Bros. Lumber Yards, Williamsport, Md.

35. Cushwahs Coal Yard and Miller Bros. Lumber Yards, Williamsport, Md.

Group walking on railroad tracks with coal buildings all around them. None of the subjects are identified.

36. Miners' Children Walking on Railroad Tracks Near Coal Tipple and Miner's Houses

Jamison No. 9 Mine refuse belt on stilts with a man walking the length of it.

37. Jamison No. 9 Mine Refuse Belt on Stilts

Side shot of the transformer at Jamison No. 9 Mine.

38. Jamison No. 9 Mine Transformer

39. Coal Facility in the Winter

Coal buildings and a conveyor are shown in this panoramic view of the Williams Preparation Plant.

40. Williams Preparation Plant, Consolidation Coal Company

Coal facilty with wheel axel in front of the building.

41. Coal Facility

42. Edison Self Service Lamp Room at the Jamison No. 9 Mine

43. Day Shift Miners Leaving the Elevator at Jamison No. 9 Mine

'Eckhart mine located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. This was the first railroad shipping mine in America. it was opened in 1842 when the B&O railroad reached Cumberland, Maryland's George's Creek Coal field. This mine and James Otis Watson's mine opened at Fairmont, Virginia in 1852 were the nucleuses of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. This was the first mine in America to be located on a railway.'

44. Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.

New River Siltix Mine next to road.

45. New River Siltix Mine Entrance

Buildings outside of a coal mine. There are small houses in the background.

46. Coal Mine Facilities

Man examines White Oak coal after delivery in the dealers yard in Indianapolis.

47. White Oak Coal

An older tipple at Consol. Coal Co. mines 210, 211, 212.

48. Consolidation Coal Company Tipple Built Prior to the Use of Metal Siding