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Betty Bonds of Drews Creek, West Virginia, in Syble's Restaurant

Event: Interview with Betty Bonds and Lucy Cabell about Aspects of Woods.

Syble Pettry, proprietor of Syble's Bed and Barn in Naoma, West Virginia

Event: Interview with Syble Pettry. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lucy Cabell of Cabin Creek, West Virginia, in Syble's Restaurant

Event: Interview with Betty Bonds and Lucy Cabell about Aspects of Woods.

Names of Pettry family members on a sign hanging on the "Barn", a dormitory next to the restaurant at Syble's Bed and Barn

Event: Scenes around Coal River. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sign in front of Syble's Bed and Barn, a boarding house and restaurant operated by Syble (Halstead) Pettry

Event: Scenes around Coal River. Public domain photograph of movie theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Leather Britches (dried beans) simmering on the stove in the kitchen of the Back Porch Restaurant at Syble's Bed & Barn

Event: Visit to Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christmas display in front of Syble's Bed & Barn

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Syble Pettry unpacking Leather Britches (dried beans)

Event: Visit to Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Syble Pettry, owner and proprietor of Syble's Bed & Barn

The Back Porch is a gathering place where locals come for coffee, a meal, or to take home some "fast food." Out-of-state miners and contractors stay at Syble's and eat all their meals here.

Barbecue at Syble's Bed and Barn

Event: Barbecue at Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Syble Pettry and her grandson, Rusty, unpacking Leather Britches

Event: Visit to Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Johnny Howerton, coal miner, eating breakfast at Syble's Bed & Barn, following the "hoot owl" shift at the Upper Big Branch Mine

At 22 years of age, Johnny Howerton is the youngest mine boss in this area. Event: Breakfast at Syble's Bed & Barn.

Boarders at Syble's Bed & Barn playing "Pass the Trash," a low-stakes poker game

The men playing cards were staying at Syble's while working on contract for Performance Coal, an A.T. Massey subsidiary at Montcoal.

Boarders at Syble's Bed & Barn playing "Pass the Trash," a low-stakes poker game

The men playing cards were staying at Syble's while working on contract for Performance Coal, an A.T. Massey subsidiary at Montcoal.

Crystal Meadows, Syble Pettry and Bob Daniel having coffee in the morning at the Back Porch Restaurant

The Back Porch is a gathering place where locals come for coffee, a meal, or to take home some "fast food." Out-of-state miners and contractors stay at Syble's and eat all their meals here.

Syble Pettry talks about Leather Britches (dried beans)

Event: Visit to Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dena Williams making dumplings at Syble's Bed & Barn in Naoma, West Virginia

Event: Cooking at Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of restaurant chef, culinary, food preparation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christmas display in front of Syble's Bed & Barn

Public domain photograph - Merry Christmas or Happy New Year, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sign in front of Syble's Bed & Barn congratulating Crystal Pettry and Bruce Ramsey on their wedding

Event: Crystal Pettry and Bruce Ramsey's Wedding. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crystal Pettry and Bruce Ramsey's wedding ceremony in the restaurant at Syble's Bed & Barn. The room was rearranged to accommodate wedding guests seated in rows bisected by an aisle.

Event: Crystal Pettry and Bruce Ramsey's Wedding. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guests attending a baby shower held in the dining room of Syble's Bed & Barn

Event: Baby Shower. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description