Life in Company Towns
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Beckley Coal at Tams, Raleigh County, W. Va. Filled Chesapeake and Ohio coal car in front of a group of houses at Tams, W. Va. -
Coin Scrip Coal company scrip was once common -
[Untitled] Paper scrip from the Ethel Coal Mines -
Railroad Tracks and Houses Near Mine No. 17, Island Creek Coal Company Railroad Tracks and Houses Near Mine No. 17, Island Creek Coal Company -
Town of Rosemont, W. Va. The photo is taken from the top of Rosemont plane. Delmar #4 Coal Mine Entrance visible at top center. -
No Time for School in 1911- Child Miners Group before Child Labor Laws "No Time for School in 1911- Shown is a typical group of youngsters, aged nine to fourteen, at the end of a ten-hour shift in a W. Va coal mine in 1911. A day's wages averaged 50-75 cents. Known as 'breaker boys,' these children worked six days a week breaking up large chunks of coal, picking out slate and other impurities, and greasing coal cars. The A.F. of L. fought for passage of effective child labor laws to prohibit such exploitation of youthful workers in many mines, mills and factories." -
Town of Gassaway on Elk River Looking Southeast, Braxton Co., W. Va. Showing the Town of Gassaway of Elk River looking southeast, and topography of Monongahela and Conemaugh series. Coal and coke Railroad shops in the foreground in Braxton County, W. Va. -
Fetching Water from a Well One woman pumping water from a well and one holding a bucket. -
Miners' Children and Miner in front of their Tent during the Ludlow Strike Miners' Children and Miner in front of their Tent during the Ludlow Strike -
Miners' Children Dredging Coal Out of the Lackawanna River Miners' Children Dredging Coal Out of the Lackawanna River -
Mine Guards at Paint Creek, W. Va. Mine guards carrying guns at Paint Creek. -
Arrested Miners Under Guard Part of the 42 men taken in the raid on Lick Creek Tent Colony by W. Va. State Police to find parties guilty of firing on automobiles passing the colony on public highway. -
National Guard at Sarita Mine, Cabin Creek, W. Va. The National Guard stands behind a row of rifles. -
Union Miners Evicted by Liberty Fuel Company Miners and their belongings line the street below company houses. -
Evicted Coal Miner Picture of an evicted coal miner with his belongings. -
Union Miners Evicted by Liberty Fuel Company Miners' families with belongings in front of their former houses. -
Striking Miners and their Families People are mingling between the barracks. -
Women Working in Garden at Barrack Village Near Fairmont, W. Va. During Unionization of Coal Company workers, miners' families were evicted from Company owned houses. The Union supplied building material and land and the miners plus others constructed temporary barracks until the labor trouble was settled. Beside the barracks, there was room for small garden plots and here they are shown working in them. See New York Times Sunday Sept. 5th Picture Section. -
Miner's Wife and and a Group of Children with Strike Sign Children holding signs in the street. -
Striking Miner's Families Outside Barracks Portrait of children and some women and men gathered outside a barracks. -
Coal Company Building Surrounded by Houses, Itmann. W. Va. Coal town with Company building in the center. Sign on front of building says 'Safety The First Consideration.' -
Aerial View of Welch, McDowell County, W. Va. Good view of the town of Welch, McDowell County, W. Va. -
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company, Tams, W. Va., Winding Gulf District Picture taken from West Virginia Review, Vol. 4, Oct. 1926 - Sept. 1927. Article, 'The Winding Gulf Coal Fields' by C.H. Mead, April 1927 issue. Picture is on page 212. -
Miner's Children Three children of a mining family stand in front of a fireplace. -
Wives Waiting for Husbands at Mine No. 8 after Monongah Mine Disaster Wives and family members wait for men outside Monongah No. 8 mine. A. G. Martin and Company, Fairmont, W. Va.