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Paperback, 6" x
9", 176 pages
Over 250 representations of vintage postcards
ISBN 0-9724765-1-2
Clinch Mountain Press, 2004
$20.00
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Vintage postcards take
the reader on a
fascinating journey through Far Southwest
Virginia.
The cards come from the collection of St. Paul attorney
Frank Kilgore, a native of the area and
long-time memorabilia collector.
Over 250 vintage
postcard scenes of gently rolling mountains
and valleys, bustling market towns, coal
camps, and strong people illustrate the
beauty and the challenges of life in this
corner of Central Appalachia during the
first half of the 20th century.
Informative
captions by Kathy Shearer place the
postcards in their historical settings as
life moved from the cornfields to the
coalfields.
Russell, Lee,
Tazewell, Scott, Wise, Buchanan, and
Dickenson Counties, and the City of Norton
are featured. Postcard views include steam trains,
coal camps, county seats, panoramas of
scenery such as Burke's Garden and Powell
Valley, and real photos of individuals.
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Clinchfield Coal
Corporation baseball team, 1915. Baseball was
the
favorite sport in the coalfields and miners
were often hired
because of their skills on
the field. According to the message on the
card,
this team won the cup after beating the Gary,
West Virginia,
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Young boy tending the coke ovens at the Norton Coal
Company, 1908. Child labor was common in and around the
coal mines. |
