Hardy Coal Mine Camp, October 1923
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Artifact Overview
The Pond Creek Coal Company established the company town of Hardy, Kentucky -- located five miles southeast of Williamson, West Virginia -- in 1914. Henry Ford's Fordson Coal Company purchased the Pond Creek firm in 1922 to supply coal to Ford Motor Company. Fordson sold its Pond Creek properties to Eastern Coal Corporation in 1936.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 October 1923
Subject Date
24 October 1923
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.35799
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11.125 in
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