We do not know where this was taken. Possibly in the Fayette county coal mines in southern West Virginia? Kanawha County? This is supposed to be Ivy Stover. It is in pretty good condition. She was married to or was the sister to Vernally Stover.
Photos of the harsh living and working conditions of miners and prospectors and of the men who endured this life.
The lives of miners and prospectors involved grueling, backbreaking, and dangerous work with long hours and low pay. Especially in coal mining: workers and their families lived in company housing, sh...