A&M 3708James Laing, Collector, Photographic Postcards Issued by C.H. Mead Coal Company, ca. 1930-1935 A&M 3708Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:22:58 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center James Laing, Collector, Photographic Postcards Issued by C.H. Mead Coal Company C.H. Mead Coal Company A&M 3708 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2147 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case) ca. 1930-1935 Photographic postcards documenting the C.H. Mead Coal Company, a mining company located in the Winding Gulf Coalfield in western Raleigh County and eastern Wyoming County, southern West Virginia. Includes 72 postcards issued by the Company in the 1930s in a numbered series to publicize their facilities and activities. Subjects of images include industrial infrastructure, equipment, offices, coal transport, housing, schools, stores, hospital, and portraits of managers. Some facilities are specifically identified for African-Americans. Of the numbered series of 77 postcards in this collection, numbers 1, 5, 13, 29, and 40 are missing. There are also seven photographs of similar subject matter, including one group portrait of an African-American family. These materials were collected by James Laing in connection with his 1933 dissertation "The Negro Miner in West Virginia" (available for check out in West Virginia University's Downtown Library). West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 Raleigh County (W. Va.) Wyoming County (W. Va.) Coal mining - Winding Gulf field. Winding Gulf (W. Va.) -- coalfields C.H. Mead Coal Company