Title

Beckley, West Virginia, Historic buildings are on display in the Coal Camp at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. This was a company-owned school in Helen, WV, built in 1925. It enrolled African-American students, with a separate school for white students. Only residents of the coal camp could attend

Caption

Beckley, West Virginia, Historic buildings are on display in the Coal Camp at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. This was a company-owned school in Helen, WV, built in 1925. It enrolled African-American students, with a separate school for white students. Only residents of the coal camp could attend

Date

Sep 27, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK23B69_105

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,7Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,4in x 11,6in / 5205 x 3470 (300dpi)

Keywords

African American African-American African-American Ethnicity Afro-American Afro-Americans Historic building Historic buildings Historic district Historic quarter Historic quarters Human being No People North America People US-American West Virginia black American building buildings dark skinned dark-skinned deserted education educational institution educational institutions empty heritage building historic historical no one nobody person persons pupil pupils resident residents school schools structure student travel photography uninhabited white America American US-America USA United States United States of America educational system field of education fields of education