Continuous feed belt that moves the coal from one mine to another to b...
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Russell, of Montcoal, reading a poem entitled "Keeper of the Fore...
Event: Musical Tribute and Testimonial to John Flynn and the mixed mesophytic forest.
Asbury cemetery on Montcoal Mountain
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Bucket of black walnuts in their green hulls
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
Coal river. Black walnuts on the tree. Southern West Virginia.
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
Black walnuts with and without their characteristic green hull
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
Walter Bailey (of Pettry Bottom) and his sister, Delcie, in front of a...
"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."
Juddy Allen with Mary Hufford and Lyntha Eiler reflected in his glasse...
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Asbury cemetery on Montcoal Mountain. Southern West Virgin...
Event: Trip to Montcoal Mountain. The Asbury Cemetery is one of several located on Montcoal Mountain. Jewel Rorrer, of Naoma, recalled that another cemetery which had been used by the immigrant community, was e... More
"Sneaky Pete," a coal truck parked outside the United Mine Workers of ...
The driver of the truck stopped to patronize the hot dog sale next door to the Union Hall at the Assembly Church of God. Note the name of the truck.
Sign at the entrance to the community of Montcoal: "Performance Coal ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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
Continuous belt feeder running through Montcoal, West Virginia
"One of the earliest coal camps on Coal River was established at Montcoal, shown on early maps as "Hecla." In the 1930s the Colcord Coal Company operated mines at Montcoal. In the 1930s, John L. Lewis came to M... More
Montcoal at twilight, from Cigar Hill
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Miners preparing to start their shift
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Continuous feed belt that moves the coal from one mine to another to b...
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miners preparing to start their shift
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph of quarry workers, mining, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Mantrip approaching the mine entrance. Southern West Virgi...
The mantrip is a battery-powered vehicle used, in this case, to transport miners. Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine.
Coal river. House in Montcoal, West Virginia. Southern West Virginia.
"One of the earliest coal camps on Coal River was established at Montcoal, shown on early maps as "Hecla." In the 1930s the Colcord Coal Company operated mines at Montcoal. In the 1930s, John L. Lewis came to M... More
Aerial view of Montcoal, including continuous belt feeder coming down ...
"When the mines opened in the 19th century were worked out on New River, they began to open on the Allegheny Plateau, where railroad companies built lines along the rivers. In the 1910s the railroad made its wa... More
Continuous feed belt that moves the coal from one mine to another to b...
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mantrip leaving for the coal face of the mine
The mantrip is a battery-powered vehicle used, in this case, to transport miners. Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine.
Red mulberry tree on Montcoal Mountain, near site of former settlement
Jewel Rorrer, of Naoma, a descendant of George Asbury's, reported in 2001 that this tree had been cut down and that it was being used as a road block. She pointed out that the tree, which was still bearing, had... More
Coal river. John Russell, Montcoal, WV. Southern West Virginia.
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
Montcoal at twilight, from Cigar Hill
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Corn crib at the homestead of Jim and Margaret Bailey, Woody Boggs' gr...
"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."
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) building in Montcoal display...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Coal river. Miners loading into the mantrip. Southern West Virginia.
The mantrip is a battery-powered vehicle used, in this case, to transport miners. Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine.
Corn crib at the homestead of Jim and Margaret Bailey, Woody Boggs' gr...
Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of Montcoal, showing Performance Coal Company offices and ...
"When the mines opened in the 19th century were worked out on New River, they began to open on the Allegheny Plateau, where railroad companies built lines along the rivers. In the 1910s the railroad made its wa... More
Aerial view of Montcoal, looking down on bridge, tipple, Coal River an...
"When the mines opened in the 19th century were worked out on New River, they began to open on the Allegheny Plateau, where railroad companies built lines along the rivers. In the 1910s the railroad made its wa... More
Aerial view of Coal Camp at Montcoal, showing railroad tracks, church,...
"When the mines opened in the 19th century were worked out on New River, they began to open on the Allegheny Plateau, where railroad companies built lines along the rivers. In the 1910s the railroad made its wa... More
An old chestnut fence post marks the site of a former settlement on Mo...
Event: Trip to Montcoal Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old building with cellar on the farm of Arnold Bailey
"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."
6:30 a.m. shift change at the coal mine.
Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic photo, property of Cody Dickens: undated photograph of Montc...
Event: Visit to the home of Cody Dickens. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of Montcoal, with Cigar Hill visible across Coal River and...
"When the mines opened in the 19th century were worked out on New River, they began to open on the Allegheny Plateau, where railroad companies built lines along the rivers. In the 1910s the railroad made its wa... More
Miners riding in the mantrip return to wash house at shift change
The mantrip is a battery-powered vehicle used, in this case, to transport miners. Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine.
6:30 a.m. shift change at the coal mine.
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Richard C Hutchens at the Upper Big Branch Mine
Event: Trip to Upper Big Branch Mine. Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dave Bailey collecting black walnuts that have fallen to the ground
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