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'American Coal Company formed in 1852, James Otis Watson, President. First bituminous coal mine to ship commercial coal west of the Alleghany Mountains. Gabled home in the background was the Ogden home.'

49. American Coal Company Buildings

IDNO:
002596
Title:
American Coal Company Buildings
Description:
'American Coal Company formed in 1852, James Otis Watson, President. First bituminous coal mine to ship commercial coal west of the Alleghany Mountains. Gabled home in the background was the Ogden home.'
'Eckhart mine located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. This was the first railroad shipping mine in America. it was opened in 1842 when the B&O railroad reached Cumberland, Maryland's George's Creek Coal field. This mine and James Otis Watson's mine opened at Fairmont, Virginia in 1852 were the nucleuses of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. This was the first mine in America to be located on a railway.'

50. Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.

IDNO:
002623
Title:
Eckhart Mine Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.
Description:
'Eckhart mine located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. This was the first railroad shipping mine in America. it was opened in 1842 when the B&O railroad reached Cumberland, Maryland's George's Creek Coal field. This mine and James Otis Watson's mine opened at Fairmont, Virginia in 1852 were the nucleuses of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. This was the first mine in America to be located on a railway.'
Coal town with Company building in the center. Sign on front of building says 'Safety The First Consideration.'

51. Coal Company Building Surrounded by Houses, Itmann. W. Va.

IDNO:
003128
Title:
Coal Company Building Surrounded by Houses, Itmann. W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Coal town with Company building in the center. Sign on front of building says 'Safety The First Consideration.'
'Picture taken from 'The West Virginia Review', Vol. 4, Oct. 1926-Sept. 1927. Article 'The Winding Gulf Coal Fields' by C.H. Mead. April, 1927 issue. Picture is on page 213 of the April 1927 issue.'

52. Community Building, C.C.B. Smokeless Coal Co., Winding Gulf District

IDNO:
003132
Title:
Community Building, C.C.B. Smokeless Coal Co., Winding Gulf District
Description:
'Picture taken from 'The West Virginia Review', Vol. 4, Oct. 1926-Sept. 1927. Article 'The Winding Gulf Coal Fields' by C.H. Mead. April, 1927 issue. Picture is on page 213 of the April 1927 issue.'
People stand outside of a Pocahontas Fuel Co. building that houses the Post Office.

53. Pocahontas Fuel Company Building, Jenkinsjones, W. Va.

IDNO:
003182
Title:
Pocahontas Fuel Company Building, Jenkinsjones, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
People stand outside of a Pocahontas Fuel Co. building that houses the Post Office.
Portrait of men standing on and around a porch.

54. General Office Staff of the New River Coal Company

IDNO:
003240
Title:
General Office Staff of the New River Coal Company
Date:
1913
Description:
Portrait of men standing on and around a porch.
Breaking ground at Williams Mine.

55. Williams Mine Executives

IDNO:
003265
Title:
Williams Mine Executives
Description:
Breaking ground at Williams Mine.
'Front- H.L. Kirkpatrick, S.A. Hunt, E.V. Bowman and S.E. Sparks. Back- Donald M. Reedy (V.P. Planning and Development), O.T. Carr (Secretary and Treasurer), Norville L. Ellison (mgr. stores) and J.M. Wade (Consultant).

56. New River Coal Company Administrative Team

IDNO:
003269
Title:
New River Coal Company Administrative Team
Description:
'Front- H.L. Kirkpatrick, S.A. Hunt, E.V. Bowman and S.E. Sparks. Back- Donald M. Reedy (V.P. Planning and Development), O.T. Carr (Secretary and Treasurer), Norville L. Ellison (mgr. stores) and J.M. Wade (Consultant).
Inspection party standing next to a Pullman train near Somerset Pennsylvania.

57. Inspection Party near Somerset, Pennsylvania

IDNO:
003273
Title:
Inspection Party near Somerset, Pennsylvania
Date:
ca. 1918-1919
Description:
Inspection party standing next to a Pullman train near Somerset Pennsylvania.
Visitors eat lunch at Hanna Coal Co. while one man stands and talks.

58. Lunch Courtesy of Hanna Coal Company

IDNO:
003275
Title:
Lunch Courtesy of Hanna Coal Company
Description:
Visitors eat lunch at Hanna Coal Co. while one man stands and talks.
Executives breaking ground at Williams Mine.

59. Williams Mine Executives

IDNO:
003277
Title:
Williams Mine Executives
Description:
Executives breaking ground at Williams Mine.
Breaking ground at Williams Mine.

60. Williams Mine Executives

IDNO:
003283
Title:
Williams Mine Executives
Description:
Breaking ground at Williams Mine.