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A road separates rows of company houses built into the hillside.

2845. Coal Company Houses in Northern West Virginia

IDNO:
002854
Title:
Coal Company Houses in Northern West Virginia
Description:
A road separates rows of company houses built into the hillside.
Caption on back reads, 'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 00, 1945...Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner, and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry, are World's most prosperous coal miners. (See lead off story for additional data.) Photo shows: Joe Akers' house. He bought it in 1943 for $5000. There is plenty of ground-100'x 110' and he has a nice vegetable garden in the back. Attached to this garage is a warm water shower where he washes up after work. The house is located on one of the principle streets of Shinnston and the mine is at Owings, only 6 miles away. The house has two downstairs bedrooms and two small bedrooms and bath upstairs. Joe's car is a 1940 model. From Hamilton Wright Org For: Bituminous Coal Industry Photo Gratis'

2846. Day in the Life of a Coal Miner

IDNO:
002855
Title:
Day in the Life of a Coal Miner
Date:
1945/01
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 00, 1945...Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner, and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry, are World's most prosperous coal miners. (See lead off story for additional data.) Photo shows: Joe Akers' house. He bought it in 1943 for $5000. There is plenty of ground-100'x 110' and he has a nice vegetable garden in the back. Attached to this garage is a warm water shower where he washes up after work. The house is located on one of the principle streets of Shinnston and the mine is at Owings, only 6 miles away. The house has two downstairs bedrooms and two small bedrooms and bath upstairs. Joe's car is a 1940 model. From Hamilton Wright Org For: Bituminous Coal Industry Photo Gratis'

2847. Miner's Children Standing in the Road of a Coal Camp

IDNO:
002856
Title:
Miner's Children Standing in the Road of a Coal Camp
African-American miner holding a wooden cart and two children stand below their home.

2848. African-American Miner and Children in front of Their Poorly Constructed Shanty

IDNO:
002857
Title:
African-American Miner and Children in front of Their Poorly Constructed Shanty
Description:
African-American miner holding a wooden cart and two children stand below their home.
Wooden house on a hill.

2849. Dunn Loop Miners' Housing

IDNO:
002858
Title:
Dunn Loop Miners' Housing
Date:
ca. 1950-1970
Description:
Wooden house on a hill.
Tipple and General Store in the Background

2850. Miners' Houses, Beckley Coal and Coke Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
002859
Title:
Miners' Houses, Beckley Coal and Coke Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Tipple and General Store in the Background
Group of people wait at the train station as a train comes in.

2851. White Oak Railway Station at Scarbro, W. Va.

IDNO:
002860
Title:
White Oak Railway Station at Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Group of people wait at the train station as a train comes in.

2852. Original Mount Hope Hotel, Later Called the Mountainaire Hotel

IDNO:
002861
Title:
Original Mount Hope Hotel, Later Called the Mountainaire Hotel
Date:
ca. 1910

2853. Scarbro Amusement Hall which Contains the Theatre, Barber Shop, and Pool Room

IDNO:
002862
Title:
Scarbro Amusement Hall which Contains the Theatre, Barber Shop, and Pool Room
Date:
ca. 1908
Clusters of miner's houses in the distance at Sprague, W. Va.

2854. Bird's Eye View of Sprague, W. Va.

IDNO:
002863
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Sprague, W. Va.
Date:
1930-1940
Description:
Clusters of miner's houses in the distance at Sprague, W. Va.

2855. White Oak Country Club on Summerlee Road

IDNO:
002864
Title:
White Oak Country Club on Summerlee Road
Beckley Fire Creek Coal Company.

2856. Miner's Homes Along a Tree Lined Road in Penman, W. Va.

IDNO:
002865
Title:
Miner's Homes Along a Tree Lined Road in Penman, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Beckley Fire Creek Coal Company.