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Two story, segregated "Colored" Graded school near the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

1. Colored Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039023
Title:: Colored Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: Two story, segregated "Colored" Graded school near the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

Front view of brick high school with seven, ca. 1930 cars parked outside.

2. High School Near Mead-East Gulf Coal Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039024
Title:: High School Near Mead-East Gulf Coal Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: Front view of brick high school with seven, ca. 1930 cars parked outside.

Pool Room with pot-belly stove at the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

3. Pool Room, East Gulf No. 2, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039028
Title:: Pool Room, East Gulf No. 2, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: Pool Room with pot-belly stove at the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

A two story graded school near C.H. Mead Coal Company.

4. Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039030
Title:: Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: A two story graded school near C.H. Mead Coal Company.

A two story African-American High School near C.H. Mead Coal Company.

5. Colored High School, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039035
Title:: Colored High School, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: A two story African-American High School near C.H. Mead Coal Company.

East Gulf Store Deli for miners at C.H. Mead Coal Company town near Beckley, West Virginia.

6. East Gulf Store Deli, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039039
Title:: East Gulf Store Deli, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: East Gulf Store Deli for miners at C.H. Mead Coal Company town near Beckley, West Virginia.

Inscribed on the bottom of the postcard: "Two or three days of a miner's work pays his monthly fixed charges. Can you do as well?" See the original image for the list of charges. The advertisement was used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

7. Miner's Rental House With Rates Listed, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039043
Title:: Miner's Rental House With Rates Listed, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930s
Description:: Inscribed on the bottom of the postcard: "Two or three days of a miner's work pays his monthly fixed charges. Can you do as well?" See the original image for the list of charges. The advertisement was used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.