Bluefield, West Virginia

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Bluefield, West Virginia

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Article - "Full Steam Ahead" Sarah Ponder, Engineer
Article in publication "West Virginia: It's People, Places & Stories" highlighting Sarah Ponder's life and career as an African American Woman engineer with Norfolk Southern railroad's Pocahontas division. She was the first Black Female conductor…

Taylor Family Collection
Taylor family photographs from Bluefield, West Virginia native Danielle Taylor consisting of school and informal images.
Individuals included:Daniel Joshua Taylor, Melba Sue Smith, Marshall Ray Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Robert "Bob" Taylor, Geraldine…

"The History of Transportation" - George T. Anderson Jr.
Photographs and newspaper articles chronicling the work of craftsman George T. Anderson Jr. (1922 - 2008). Mr. Anderson had a 3rd grade education, but was expertly skilled in the handcrafting of models detailing modes of transportation across time…

Hotel Thelma, Green Book Site
Historic narratives, newspaper articles & Green Book clippings of Hotel Thelma, it's proprietor Thelma Stone. Associated family information is also included.
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