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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Hal Scrugham, Collector, Photographs of Town of Gary and of Local Coal and Coke Plant, A&M 4306, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Thirteen black and white photographs collected by Hal Scrugham, a Lexington, Kentucky native and an engineer with U.S. Steel who lived briefly in Gary, WV. Most show images of Gary, West Virginia (in McDowell County) or exterior views related to the United States Coal and Coke Company, which was a subsidiary of US Steel that operated out of Gary.

Photos 1-7 have printed area of 4 5/8" h x 6 5/8" w.
Photos 1-4 stamped on back: "Photograph made by United States C. & C. Co. Gary, W. VA."
Photos 9-12 are wideangle [panoramic] views, printed by Colt Printing Co., Columbus, Ohio; undated.

Contents list:

1. No. 9 Works House No. 100 Alex Windriff;
2. Gary, West Virginia Looking South-west from grape Vinyard [sic] 7/25/1925;
3. Power Plant, looking north-east, Number Three Works Gary West Virginia 8-5-1925;
4. View at Gary Club House, side view looking west (dated 8-1928);
5. Number Nine mine entrence [sic], Filbert, W. Va.;
6. No. 4 W[or]ks looking up Harman Branch 7 31 20/26 B;
7. unattributed mine entrance;
8. View of commercial area in Wilcoe, W. Va., printed area 3 1/8" w x 5 3/8" h.
9. No. 4 Tipple. U.S. C. & C. Co., Gary, W. Va.;
10. No. 8 Plant, U.S. C. & C. Co., Gary, W. Va.;
11. (only 2 full panels and a partial panel) No. 11 tipple & Plant, U.S. C. & C. Co., Gary, W. Va.;
12. (only 2 panels) No. 10 plant, U.S. C. & C. Co., Gary, W. Va.;
13. Three panels, each 4 3/8" h x 6" w, taped together to show wide-angle view of Gary from near water tanks.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Coal mining.
• Gary (W. Va.)
• United States Coal and Coke Company