Claire and Anne Murphy in the living room of their home.
Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting retired towel factory worker Anne Murphy and her daughter Claire at their home in Totowa, New Jersey.
Nick Doris stands in front of The Hot Grill holding tray of food; he i...
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at The Hot Grill, a hot Texas wiener restaurant located at 669 Lexington Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey.
Richie Takach, Bob Dale and John Weatherwacks with the planetary stran...
Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 17, documenting scenes at Watson Machine International, 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey.
Knockouts Bar, which also advertises for go go girls.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the area of Madison and Getty avenues, and extending south along Getty to the Railway Avenue market area, and north toward St. Joseph's Medical Center. This bar is in... More
Contestants on stage in evening gowns.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual banquet and beauty pageant sponsored by "The Dominicans of New Jersey," held at "The Fiesta," Route 17, Woodridge, New Jersey.
Dyer Nick Velardo matches dyed silk with color specified in customer's...
Forms part of a group of images taken in the dye house adjacent to the main Joseph Teshon, Inc. building on September 12, 1994.
A moment in the cutting operation.
The pace on the floor is very fast. The photographs provided here display some aspects of the process, and reveal the workers at work. Forms part of a group of images documenting cutting and spreading operatio... More
Interior of restaurant with customers sitting at tables; murals on the...
Forms part of a group of images of the Tierra Colombianas resturant taken on September 12, 1994.
Doug Owens poses for photos at store counter.
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at L & B Food Center, near Rosa Parks Blvd., Paterson, New Jersey on September 13, 1994.
"Rainbow Market" sign; words in Arabic also appear on the sign.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the area around the Railroad Avenue market in Paterson.
Doug Owens waits on customer. Paterson New Jersey
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at L & B Food Center, near Rosa Parks Blvd., Paterson, New Jersey on September 13, 1994.
Party photos and announcements on the bulletin board located in the lo...
Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 15, 1994.
Jimmy Cobianci, the color mixer, mixes dyes.
Forms part of a group of images taken in the dye house adjacent to the main Joseph Teshon, Inc. building on September 12, 1994.
Ed Ramsey, owner of the Sweet Potato Pie Company at his desk.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the Sweet Potato Pie Company at 140 Auburn Street.
Exterior of Madison Apparel Outlet, 297 21st Avenue; close-up of hand-...
Forms part of a group of images documenting businesses along 21st Avenue in Paterson.
Woman uses computer to design fabric pattern.
Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey on the morning of August 15, 1994.
Exterior of front of Giannella's Bakery, 298 21st Avenue.
Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes along 21st Avenue, Paterson.
Nurse's aide Carol Brown changes a pillow case.
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at St. Joseph's Hospital, 703 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 14, 1994.
Coal river. John August, Stickney, WV. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Interview with John August. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Workers wrapping cooked pies with plastic wrap.
Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 17, documenting scenes at Sweet Potato Pie, Inc., 140 Auburn Street, Paterson.
Worker holds garment pieces. Paterson New Jersey
Forms part of a group of images taken on September 14, 1994, documenting scenes VBF Trim Company, a garment-making shop located at 404 Grand Street, Paterson, New Jersey.
Florence DiStefano in her basement sewing shop where she makes and alt...
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at the home of retired ladies garment worker Florence DiStefano, Paterson, New Jersey, September 15, 1994. Here she is operating a "Merrow machine" (manufactured... More
David Henderson, Central Sterile Supply unit supervisor, at his desk; ...
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at St. Joseph's Hospital, 703 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 14, 1994.
Several workers take break near plant doorway.
Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 17, documenting scenes at Watson Machine International, 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey.
Salesman Steve Hess, salesman, in his office at Watson.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 15, 1994.
George and Martha Jiggetts stand on the steps of one of their school b...
Forms part of a group of images documenting Jiggetts Transportation. Public domain photograph - law enforcement, police, troopers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Doug Owens waits on customer. Paterson New Jersey
Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at L & B Food Center, near Rosa Parks Blvd., Paterson, New Jersey on September 13, 1994.
View of Paterson from Garret Mountain.
Forms part of a group of images recorded on August 15, documenting views of downtown Paterson as seen from Garret Mountain.
Dominican American Contestants, onstage, wearing evening gowns.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual banquet and beauty pageant sponsored by "The Dominicans of New Jersey," held at "The Fiesta," Route 17, Woodridge, New Jersey.
Fieldworkers Tom Carroll (left) and David Taylor pose in front of mura...
Forms part of a group of images depicting graffiti murals that were painted on walls near School Number 15 as part of an organized, city-approved demonstration by graffiti artists from the metro area; School Nu... More
Warper Yefim Goldiner at work. Paterson New Jersey
Forms part of a group of images documenting scenes at Kalkstein Silk Mills, Inc., 75 Wood Street, Paterson, New Jersey.
Front of procession turns onto Beech Street from 21st Avenue.
Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual San Rocco procession, sponsored by the Montescaglioso Club of Paterson, as it passes through the People's Park neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey.
Cordage machinery made by Watson; order booklet cover pictured on WIP-...
Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra... More
Exterior, front, of Café Taormina, with signs for Giannella's Bakery a...
Forms part of a group of images documenting businesses along 21st Avenue in Paterson.
Musicians jamming at Frazier Gills' barbershop in Coal City
Throughout southern West Virginia one can find regular jam sessions, which occur in public spaces like the Sophia Fire Hall, the Coal City Barber Shop, and the Beckley Flea Market, as well as in private buildin... More
Martha Pettry serving and joking with patrons at the Sundial Tavern
Event: Saturday night at the Sundial Tavern. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Standing dead hickory. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Documentation of forest health. Alpine Images photograph by Jenny Hager. Used with permission.
Camper's tent on Peach Tree Creek
Event: Driving up of Peachtree with Kenny and Martha Pettry. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pollution haze hanging over the valley
Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Randy Sprouse gathering ginseng ('senging) in Tom's Hollow
Event: Ginsenging in Tom's Hollow. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eunice, West Virginia, with a strip mine on the hillside in the backgr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Coal truck overturned below Pettus and above Montcoal, West Virginia
Event: Driving down Route 3. Public domain photograph of a train accident, railroad, trainwreck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Patrons socializing at the Silver Fox Tavern
The tavern, which closed in the mid-'90s, was owned and operated by Richard Combs and Corina Walker. Event: Socializing at the Silver Fox Tavern.
Homer Pettry and David McMillion picking banjos at Frazier Gills'
Throughout southern West Virginia one can find regular jam sessions, which occur in public spaces like the Sophia Fire Hall, the Coal City Barber Shop, and the Beckley Flea Market, as well as in private buildin... More
The musicians: Dean Bone (bass), Homer Pettry (banjo), Dave Bailey (g...
Event: Music at Dave and Glenna Bailey's House. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Musicians jamming at the Sophia Firehouse (L-R): Melvyn Shumate, Arli...
Throughout southern West Virginia one can find regular jam sessions, which occur in public spaces like the Sophia Fire Hall, the Coal City Barber Shop, and the Beckley Flea Market, as well as in private buildin... More
Examples of ginseng roots laid out on a table in the purchase room at ...
People who harvest wild botanicals from the woods can sell their wares to local brokers like Randy Halstead, the proprietor of Randy's Recycling in Peytona, West Virginia. Halstead annually brokers hundreds of ... More
Sadie Miller in her kitchen canning beets from her garden using the ho...
Big vegetable gardens are a distinctive feature of the landscape on Coal River and throughout the southern West Virginia coalfields. Gardens, together with produce from the woods, have been linked historically ... More
Aerial view of Battle Ridge Coal Pit, in Orgas
To better understand the method of mining known as "mountaintop removal and reclamation," Lyntha Eiler and I visited the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection. There we interviewed Roger Hall, the ... More
Patrons socializing at the Sundial Tavern
Event: Saturday night at the Sundial Tavern. Public domain photograph of a restaurant, tavern interior, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Howard Miller telling a story about his 'coon hounds
In the mountains and elsewhere, hounds have long been used for hunting a variety of game, including fox, raccoon, squirrel, rabbit, and bear. Several well-known American breeds have developed in the mountains, ... More
Garden behind the Rock Creek Post Office
Betty Jarrell tends this garden. Her daughter, Paula Morris, lives in the house behind the post office.
Graves moved from Shumate's Branch, now the site of a sludge pond. Da...
Event: Memorial Day (or Decoration Day) Weekend at Pineview Cemetery. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Coffee Pot, once a favorite gathering place in Edwight, on the eve...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Coal river. Ivan Jarrell, Rock Creek, WV. Southern West Virginia.
We visited Ivan Jarrell's property at the head of Dry Creek in early spring, when the coves were coming to life with wildflowers, greening trees, and blooming dogwoods, redbuds, spicebush, and the songs of bird... More
Coal river. Leather Britches (dried beans). Southern West Virginia.
Event: Visit to Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Headstones inscribed with "Unknown" marking remains moved from the Cla...
Event: Memorial Day (or Decoration Day) Weekend at African American cemetery on Performance Coal Company property.
Roadside mailbox, at a home near Marfork Mine, decorated to look like ...
Public domain photograph of mountains, winter, snow, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Vivian Jarrell canning string beans. Southern West Virgini...
Event: Visit to the Jarrell's. The propane stove Vivian is using is located in the back yard. She only uses this outdoor stove when canning in the heat of summer.
Johnny Howerton, coal miner, eating breakfast at Syble's Bed & Barn, f...
At 22 years of age, Johnny Howerton is the youngest mine boss in this area. Event: Breakfast at Syble's Bed & Barn.
Dorothy Gunnoe picking kale in her garden
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Three large buckets of black walnuts gathered by Dave Bailey and John ...
Event: Black walnut harvesting with Dave Bailey and John Russell. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Dickens and Reverend Larry Brown prepare to baptize Vicky Jarrel...
The deeper holes of the Coal River have long supported the ritual of baptism by immersion in living waters. At the Crane Hole in Arnett, the bank slopes gently enough to allow wading into deep water. Here the c... More
Front step of George Asbury's house, near the Asbury Cemetery on Baile...
Event: Trip to Montcoal Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Glenna Bailey (Right) serving a slice of her black walnut cake to Mary...
Event: Visit to Dave and Glenna Bailey's home. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Flynn's tombstone, bearing the epitaph he requested: "God rest h...
Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, coffin, grave, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Marie Pettry and Laura Wilson flatfooting (dancing) at the Stanley Hei...
Event: Stanley Heirs Reunion. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
David "Bugs" Stover, park naturalist at Twin Falls State Park
Event: A visit to a State Park in the mixed mesophytic forest.
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
The John Rock, named for John Hunter, near the microwave tower on Bolt...
Event: Tour of rock shelters and camp rocks on Coal River drainage basin. "Archeological surveys on file at the Division of Environmental Protection make note of the "bedrock overhangs," sandstone outcroppings ... More
Coal river. Corn crib on Bailey Mountain. Southern West Virginia.
"Please note that the "date" in this case refers to the date that the historic photos were copied. Bailey Mountain is now known as Montcoal Mountain."
Coal river. Arnold and Esther Bailey. Southern West Virginia.
"Please note that the "date" in this case refers to the date that the historic photos were copied. Bailey Mountain is now known as Montcoal Mountain. Arnold is said to have been the last to move away from the 1... More
Sign at the entrance to the community of Montcoal: "Performance Coal ...
Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Menu board at the Back Porch Restaurant featuring shoe string beans or...
Event: Visit to Syble's Bed and Barn. Public domain photograph of leather object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Group of diners at the Pine Knob Ramp Supper on Drews Creek (L-R): Br...
Event: Annual Pine Knob Ramp Supper on Drews Creek. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Larry Gibson speaking with Mary Hufford
Event: Fourth of July on Kayford Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exterior of church, woven of yarn and plastic, by Calvin Sprouse
Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs in his vegetable garden
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joe, age 11, picking morel mushrooms
Event: Molly mooching with Kay Miller and Joe. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Lilly playing at the Fourth of July celebration on Kayford Moun...
Event: Fourth of July on Kayford Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ray Cottrell and Randy Sprouse (in hat) seine for hellgrammites in the...
Event: Seining for hellgrammites on Coal River. Seining is a technique which involves raising rocks and allowing the water to carry what's underneath into the net held downstream. Hellgramites, also known as gr... More
Combination spoon and fork in Bruce Jarrell's collection of old-fashio...
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. American Folklife Center: Leona McCoy. Southern West Virgi...
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nutting stone with black walnut (Nigra juglans)
Except for the squirrel call, Ray Cottrell found all of these artifacts on the ground while out walking in the mountains around Clear Fork and Marsh Fork. Event: Ray Cottrell's collection of "Indian Tools and W... More
Mark Lilly signing Amanda Lilly Delaware's T-shirt
Event: Stanley Heirs Reunion. Public domain photograph - historical image of Delaware, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of crowd, bride and groom, and car painted with "Just Married" on...
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
Close-up of "field" locust on reclaimed mountaintop removal site, Whit...
Event: ATV tour of Mountaintop Removal and Reclamation on Clear Fork.
Ray Cottrell and Randy Sprouse (in hat) seine for hellgrammites in the...
Event: Seining for hellgrammites on Coal River. Seining is a technique which involves raising rocks and allowing the water to carry what's underneath into the net held downstream. Hellgramites, also known as gr... More
Plaque beside the Beckley Courthouse commemorating the mining disaster...
Text of plaque reads: "In 1891 Royal Mine on the New River was the first to open in Raleigh County. From 1891 to 1991 county mines produced in excess of 791 million tons of coal, while accidents claimed the liv... More
Woody Boggs' homemade cannon, before a celebratory shot
Event: Molly mooching on Lillybrook Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Abandoned power house in ruins. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Tour of Kaymoor, an Early Coal and Coke Community, Now Abandoned.
Woody Boggs claiming a molly moocher under a freshly-sprouted mayapple
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Icon David Mays, Horse Creek, public domain photograph
Event: Visit to the Sundial Tavern. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ramp bottoms, in the summer after the leaves have dried
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Exterior, Tamarack Center. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Visit to Tamarack. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Five-prong ginseng. Southern West Virginia.
Note the green pod of unripe berries on this five-prong specimen.
Coal river. More of the developing kitchen. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Interview with Rosanne Wagner, Naples, Italy, December 2, 2001 (part 2...
Video Recording, Non-Music. Interviewee occupation: Engineer, United States Navy. Summary: Rosanne Wagner talks about the changes she expects to occur in America, her family, flying, the USS Cole bombing, Osama... More
Poetry Left At Memorial
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Wanted, Dead or Alive - Public domain print
September 11 terrorist attacks, 9/11, documentary photographs. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description