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  2. Grafton, WV

Historical Photographs of Taylor County, WV

In about 1980 I began collecting old photographs of my hometown of Grafton, WV. Over the years I have collected from various sources and many hours have been burned restoring these images to the best of my abilities using Photoshop. Some are very high quality and some are just low quality internet size images, but all document the history and lifestyle of the town and surrounding area I grew up in and love. Enjoy!
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Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, W. Va. Boy with mule was afraid at first to be in the picture: another boy said he feared we might make him go to school. Location: Grafton, West Virginia. Date: 1908 September. Photos of child labour by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, W. Va. Boy with mule was afraid at first to be in the picture: another boy said he feared we might make him go to school. Location: Grafton, West Virginia. Date: 1908 September. Photos of child labour by Lewis Wickes Hine.

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  • 'Second home of M. H. Dent family - facing Barrett St. in Grafton, W. Va. - directly behind and above first home. Judge Dent & Herbert on steps - Mrs. Dent & Carrie under tree. Probably taken around 1890-95. He later built a large brick house on Washington Street uphill from Post Office.
  • Family Home of Marmaduke Dent, Front Street, Grafton, W. Va. (Facing Creek) late 1800's
  • 'First home of M. H. Dent and family--located on Front Street Grafton, W. Va., facing creek - at end of present South Side bridge. Mrs. Dent, Carrie & Herbert in foreground - unidentified girl at corner of house. Probably taken around 1885.'
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  • 'Mary Jones Warder Dent, wife of M. H. Dent, born Feb. 14, 1855, daughter of Sarah Irwin and Abram Warder, M. D. married Oct. 11, 1876 to M. Dent - two children: Carrie Louise, Oct. 12, 1877 - Feb. 5, 1903; Herbert Warder, April 16, 1880 - Apr. 2, 1945. I believe Mrs. M. H. Dent died in 1921 - after 10 years as an invalid due to her heart. The daughter died in the "great" typhoid epidemic of the time. They are buried in the family plot at Bluemont Cemetery -Grafton, W. Va.
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  • Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, W. Va. Boy with mule was afraid at first to be in the picture: another boy said he feared we might make him go to school. Location: Grafton, West Virginia. Date: 1908 September. Photos of child labour by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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