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'Fayette at left. South Fayette at right. Looking southeast at mile 12.'

1. New River Near Fayette, West Virginia

IDNO:
026514
Title:
New River Near Fayette, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Fayette at left. South Fayette at right. Looking southeast at mile 12.'

2. Main Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.

IDNO:
047597
Title:
Main Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
An explosion in the mine killed 115 miners and trapped 41 for five days. Survivors told stories of chewing leather shoelaces and the inner bark on chestnut mine props to stave off hunger. The men in the photo are unidentified.

3. Layland Mine Disaster, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047598
Title:
Layland Mine Disaster, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
1915
Description:
An explosion in the mine killed 115 miners and trapped 41 for five days. Survivors told stories of chewing leather shoelaces and the inner bark on chestnut mine props to stave off hunger. The men in the photo are unidentified.
Three unidentified men observe the old building.

4. Old McKenderee Hospital Building, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047599
Title:
Old McKenderee Hospital Building, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Three unidentified men observe the old building.
Two unidentified employees pictured in the background working the sawmill.

5. Sawmill at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048237
Title:
Sawmill at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Two unidentified employees pictured in the background working the sawmill.
Two unidentified employees add lumber to the large lumber stacks.

6. Workers Stacking Lumber at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048239
Title:
Workers Stacking Lumber at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Two unidentified employees add lumber to the large lumber stacks.
Stacks of lumber tower over a building in the background.

7. Kirby Lumber Company Lumber Yard, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048240
Title:
Kirby Lumber Company Lumber Yard, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Stacks of lumber tower over a building in the background.
Two unidentified employees are pictured inside the company building with sawdust covering the floor.

8. Employees Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048241
Title:
Employees Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Two unidentified employees are pictured inside the company building with sawdust covering the floor.
An unidentified employee watches as the logs are taken into the sawmill.

9. Logs Set on a Conveyor Belt at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048242
Title:
Logs Set on a Conveyor Belt at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
An unidentified employee watches as the logs are taken into the sawmill.
Arthur Harding Radford works the machinery. He is surrounded by blocks of wood.

10. Man Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048243
Title:
Man Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Arthur Harding Radford works the machinery. He is surrounded by blocks of wood.
Three unidentified employees are pictured beside sawing machinery.

11. Sawmill Workers At Work at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048244
Title:
Sawmill Workers At Work at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Three unidentified employees are pictured beside sawing machinery.
Looking from across the street at the company building and sawmill. Logs surround the pond that sits beside the building.

12. Kirby Lumber Company Grounds, Layland, W. Va.

IDNO:
048245
Title:
Kirby Lumber Company Grounds, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Looking from across the street at the company building and sawmill. Logs surround the pond that sits beside the building.