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West Virginia Collection

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Mine Striker with Family in Front of Tent

Mine Striker with Family in Front of Tent
(Original Caption) 12/8/1920-Red Jacket, WV-A miner poses with his wife and four children in front of their tent at the striker's camp

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Map of Northeast United States, published in 1882

Map of Northeast United States, published in 1882
Map of the Northeast United States of America. Wood engraving, published in 1882

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: 1883 Ohio State Map

1883 Ohio State Map

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: 1883 United States Map

1883 United States Map

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Group Portrait of The Hatfield Family

Group Portrait of The Hatfield Family
Group portrait of the Hatfield clan in 1899. The famous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys became legendary

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Workmen Shooting Craps

Workmen Shooting Craps
(Original Caption) West Virginia- Picture shows workman shooting craps in front of a country store in the coal district. Undated photo circa 1930s

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Man Shoveling

Man Shoveling
(Original Caption) District 17, Accoville, West Virginia: Company-owned home of Robert L. Hutchinson, (colored), rent $13.00 per month. 13 in family. They get water from community pump

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Hollis Brothers Being Executed

Hollis Brothers Being Executed
(Original Caption) Judge Lynch's Vengeance. The Hollis brothers, murderers of Mrs. Gillis and her daughters, hung by the heels and shot to death, in M'Dowell County, W. VA

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Steam Engine Arriving with Passengers

Steam Engine Arriving with Passengers
(Original Caption) Railroad station with steam train pulling in with fourth of July passengers. Montgomery, West Virginia

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Schoolchildren Outside Their Classroom

Schoolchildren Outside Their Classroom
(Original Caption) School children of coal miners posed in front of their school at Rock Lick, West Virginia. ca. 1920

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Red Jacket, West Virginia, Coal miners wives holding children

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Four members of the posting guard at Williamstown

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Red Jacket, West Virginia. Miner and wife with 5 children outside of tent

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Scene in West Virginia during a coal strike

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Sid Hatfield

Sid Hatfield of Matewan, West Virginia, now under indictment for his part in shooting

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: People and Tents in Striking Miners Camp

People and Tents in Striking Miners Camp
(Original Caption) 12/6/1920- Red Jacket, WV- Scene in the tent city at Red Jacket, West Virginia. Photo shows adults and children

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Miner'S Children In Pose For Picture

Miner'S Children In Pose For Picture
(Original Caption) 12/7/1920-Lick Creek, WV-View of African American children in a tent colony of miners

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Red Jacket, West Virginia. View of tent colony of striking miners

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Posting guard during miners strike

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Strike in West Virginia

Coal Strike in West Virginia
Posting guard at Williamstown, West Virginia during a coal strike

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Socialite Woman Posing with Dog on Balcony

Socialite Woman Posing with Dog on Balcony
(Original Caption) Hot Springs. Mrs. Brady Harriman of Newport, Rhode Island is shown

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Socialite Friends on Golf Course

Socialite Friends on Golf Course
(Original Caption) Mr. E. B. Clark and Mr. Allen Ripley of Chicago are pictured on the Golf course at Hot Springs

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Young Socialite Women Posing Near Hillside

Young Socialite Women Posing Near Hillside
(Original Caption) Miss Florence Burkhard of Chicago, Miss Kathryn Gardner of New York, and Miss Kathryn Prest of Chicago, are photographed at Hot Springs

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Profile Pose of Mathilde McCormick Near Fountain

Profile Pose of Mathilde McCormick Near Fountain
(Original Caption) Miss Mathilde McCormick, seventeen year old heiress, daughter of Mr. Harold F. McCormick, President of the International Harvester Corporation, and granddaughter of Mr. John D

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Mathilde McCormick Relaxing on Park Steps

Mathilde McCormick Relaxing on Park Steps
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Female Toddler in Park Near Small Bridge

Female Toddler in Park Near Small Bridge
(Original Caption) Bubbles Luckenbach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luckenbach of new York, is shown at Hot Springs

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Female Socialite Posing Outdoors

Female Socialite Posing Outdoors
(Original Caption) Miss Erma Brand of Chicago in light grey riding habit, with sport cap to match at Hot Springs

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: United Mine Worker President Frank Keeney

United Mine Worker President Frank Keeney
(Original Caption) West Virginia leaders. C

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Glenna Collett Receiving Trophy

Glenna Collett Receiving Trophy
(Original Caption) White Sulphur Springs, W. VA: Miss Glenna Collet being congratulated by Mrs. William A. Gavin and the cup in the background

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Glenna Collett Standing Beside Trophy

Glenna Collett Standing Beside Trophy
(Original Caption) White Sulphur Springs, W. VA: Miss Glenna Collet, holder of the north and south and eastern title with the cup she won by defeating Mrs. William A

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Portrait of John William Davis

Portrait of John William Davis
(Original Caption) Lawyer and politician, John William Davis, waving his hat

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Aerial View of Twin Branch

Aerial View of Twin Branch
(Original Caption) Henry Ford, a coal mine owner and operator. Here is a panoramic view of Twin Branch, West Virginia, Henry Ford's coal town, where miner's average $7 to $8 per day in wages

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Striking Miners Hold Sign & Us Flag

Striking Miners Hold Sign & Us Flag
(Original Caption) 8/4/31-Ward, W

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: President Hoover Speaking at Microphone

President Hoover Speaking at Microphone
(Original Caption) West Virginians Meet the President and First Lady. When the special train carrying President and Mrs. Hoover to Cleveland, O

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Herbert Hoover Speaking

Herbert Hoover Speaking
(Original Caption) Hoover Speaks at Parkersburg

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Group of Workers Stricken with Disease

Group of Workers Stricken with Disease
(Original Caption) In the Village of Living Dead Men. There can be no reprieve for the men of Gauley Bridge, W. Va

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Entrance of Tunnel Through Mountain

Entrance of Tunnel Through Mountain
(Original Caption) In the Village of Living Dead Men. There can be no reprieve for the doomed men of Gauley Bridge, W.Va

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Mine Workers Reading About End of Strike

Mine Workers Reading About End of Strike
(Original Caption

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Help Not Wanted Sign in West Virginia

Help Not Wanted Sign in West Virginia
(Original Caption) 1942-West Virginia: Employment office in West Virginia lumber firm. sign is explicit: "NO MEN WANTED." Photograph, 1942. BPA2 #2794

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: War Veteran and Miner Wearing Helmet

War Veteran and Miner Wearing Helmet
(Original Caption) Getting the Coal Out. Al Hatfield, 41-year-old miner, employed by the West Virginia Coal and Coke Co. at Omar, West Virginia, knows what war is

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Coal Miners File Out Of Mine

Coal Miners File Out Of Mine
(Original Caption) 8/31/44-Bishop, WV- Bituminous coal miners inspired by overseas victories of their sons & brothers

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Railroad Strikers Displaying Negative Actions

Railroad Strikers Displaying Negative Actions
(Original Caption) Strikes. West Virginia: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Strike. The disaffected workman dragging fireman and engineers from a Baltimore freight train

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Young Mine Helpers

Young Mine Helpers
(Original Caption) Ca. 1900-West Virginia-Close up of a group of young boys who work as mine helpers. They are warmly dressed, bundled up in wool coats and caps. Photographed by Lewis Hine

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Lumberjacks Posing with Tools

Lumberjacks Posing with Tools
(Original Caption) Webster Springs, WV: Group of lumberjacks posing with their tools near Webster Springs, West Virginia. Photograph, ca. 1890's

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Prisoners Returning To Their Cells

Prisoners Returning To Their Cells
(Original Caption) Moundsville, WV- Photo shows prisoners returning to cells voluntarily after more than 1, 300 men staged a mutiny here and spent the night sleeping and mulling around the prison yard

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Horseback Riders In The Distance

Horseback Riders In The Distance
(Original Caption) Greenbrier, West Virginia: Four people (models: F. Liptrap, G. Tuke, H.Agner and K. Rowe) on horseback, shown in the distance. Undated photograph

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Horseback Riders In The Distance

Horseback Riders In The Distance
(Original Caption) Greenbrier, West Virginia: Four people (models: F. Liptrap, G. Tuke, H.Agner and K. Rowe) on horseback, shown in the distance. Undated photograph

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: People Working in Business Office

People Working in Business Office
(Original Caption) Business office of the early 1900's. Parkerburg, West Virginia

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Business Band Members

Business Band Members
(Original Caption) Members of Business Band in top hats. Parkersburg, West Virginia, early 1900s

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Strikers Threaten Railroad Workers

Strikers Threaten Railroad Workers
(Original Caption) 7/1877-Martinsburgh

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: P.O.S.'S At A Communist Prison Camp

P.O.S.'S At A Communist Prison Camp
(Original Caption) 11/03/1952-Korea: Pictured at a Communist Prison camp somewhere in Korea are these American P.O.W.'s from West Virginia. Left to right: PFC. Orville Jones, Charleston; PVT

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Mine and Union Officials Watching a Mine Sealing

Mine and Union Officials Watching a Mine Sealing
(Original Caption) John L

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Workers of the Follansbee Steel Corporation

Workers of the Follansbee Steel Corporation
(Original Caption) Four workmen with more than 20 years service in the Follansbee Steel Corporation rejoice after a last minute move to keep the plant in their community December 4th

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Inspecting Bombed School

Inspecting Bombed School
(Original Caption) A fireman examines the debris in the hallway of a junior high school in Osage, WV, which was dynamited early that morning

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Inspecting Bombed School

Inspecting Bombed School
(Original Caption) A state trooper picks up the American flag from amid the debris in the class room of a junior high school in Osage, WV, which was dynamited early that day

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: View of Uncompleted Towers

View of Uncompleted Towers
(Original Caption) Construction of Big Dish at Sugar Grove, West Virginia, had proceeded not much beyond this point - some 400 feet of the two 665-foot towers - when the project was cancelled

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: President Kennedy With Admirers

President Kennedy With Admirers
(Original Caption) 9/28/1962- Wheeling, WV: "Maybe I can be President like you someday, " could be the observation of a boy held up by his father for a glance at Presideny Kennedy

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Rural Town in Appalachian Area

Rural Town in Appalachian Area
(Original Caption) Marrow Bone Creek, West Virginia: Dirt road and run down shacks make up "main street" in this Appalachia town

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Man Resting from Work

Man Resting from Work
(Original Caption) Steep Out Hollow, W.Va.: Typical of thousands of unemployed miners, Virnal Maynard takes a break during temporary job

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Poverty in America 1964

Poverty in America 1964 | Location: Stone Coal Hollow, West Virginia, USA

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Profile of Robert F. Kennedy Next to Bust of John F. Kennedy

Profile of Robert F. Kennedy Next to Bust of John F. Kennedy
(Original Caption) Senator Robert F. Kennedy, in a pensive mood, pauses in front of a bust of his late brother, President John F. Kennedy, following services dedicating the memorial

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Mining Machine Gathering Coal

Mining Machine Gathering Coal
(Original Caption) As much as 12 tons of coal per minute can be scratched out and scooped up by this mining machine from Joy Manufacturing Company

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Blaze Starr and the Possum Hollow Symphony

Blaze Starr and the Possum Hollow Symphony
Blaze Starr, well known stripper and her Possum Hollow Symphony in full swing at her mother's home just before returning to Baltimore to open up her new restaurant

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Union Carbide Miners

Union Carbide Miners
(Original Caption) Miners are shown coming off shift recently at the Union Carbide #7 Mine at Blue Creek. This mine was the scene recently of a wildcat walkout protesting the school textbooks here

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Ronald Reagan Addressing Crowd in West Virginia

Ronald Reagan Addressing Crowd in West Virginia
(Original Caption) Parkersburg, W. Va.: While waiting for primary results in Indiana, Republican presidential hopeful Ronald Reagan campaigns in West Virginia

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Former Government Witness and Suspect Sitting With Her Hands Clasped

Former Government Witness and Suspect Sitting With Her Hands Clasped
(Original Caption) Jan Moore, 48, the onetime FBI informant turned radical who tried to assassinate former President Gerald Ford and another inmate, escaped from a minimum security prison

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Portrait of Dita Beard

Portrait of Dita Beard
(Original Caption) Shepherdstown, West Virginia: Dita Beard, the central figure in the Nixon administration's first major scandal

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Map of Virginia and West Virginia 1883

Map of Virginia and West Virginia 1883
Map of Virginia and West Virginia

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Lindy Point Overlook at sunrise, Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia, USA

Lindy Point Overlook at sunrise, Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia, USA
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Antique Map of Eastern USA

Antique Map of Eastern USA
Antique Map from 1867 of Eastern United States of America

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Map of middle atlantic states USA 1895

Map of middle atlantic states USA 1895
The Rand-McNally Grammar School Geography 1895 - Chicago & New York

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Middle Atlantic states 1889

Middle Atlantic states 1889
Indiana Educational Series The Complete Geography - Indianapolis 1889

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Scenic view of Blackwater Falls in autumn

Scenic view of Blackwater Falls in autumn
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Scenic view of Blackwater Falls in Canaan Valley

Scenic view of Blackwater Falls in Canaan Valley
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Scenic view of Blackwater River seen from Pendleton Point

Scenic view of Blackwater River seen from Pendleton Point
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Epic Landscapes

Epic Landscapes
New River Gorge, WV

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Map Middle atlantic states 1877

Map Middle atlantic states 1877
Warrens Common School Geography 1877

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: West Virginia map 1885

West Virginia map 1885
Encyclopedia Britannica 9th Edition New York Charles Scribners and Sons 1885 Vol XXIV

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Central states eastern division map 1889

Central states eastern division map 1889
Indiana Educational Series The Complete Geography - Indianapolis 1889

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: Map Engravings

Map Engravings
Fine Art Storehouse Maps: Map Engravings

Background imageWest Virginia Collection: USA middle states map 1875

USA middle states map 1875
The Independent Course Comprehensive Geography by James Monteith, A.S. Barnes & Co, New York & Chicago 1875


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