Mines And other Gary area and Coaldigger Photos       UPDATED 7 - 4- 2008 

This was not a job for an old man or one with a weak back!!

Can you identify the miner or the machine?

Mining was a tough way of life.

Date unknown, photo contributed by Noah "Bugs" Robinson Jr. Probably taken in 20`s or 30`s.

These WERE the good old days, remember those band trips!!    This photo contributed by Ina Lee Brindle Meadows

The Principal and teachers at Gary High School, any one that attended GHS know who they were.

First Holy Communion, 1951, the two girls in second to last row on the right are Carmen and Donna (BeBe) Martinez. Can anyone name any of the others? Who was the Priest in 1951?....!!!   This photo contributed by Noah "Bugs" Robinson Jr., said he found it in his Barn!!  //////  OK I enlarged the photo so that the faces are more clear!.....Bugs has Identified somemore of them , the names may be wrong or the spelling could be off, feel free to correct me....uumm I mean Bugs!/////////////   Front row girl on left B. Grealow, girl on right Rosie Marinelli; 2nd row 2nd boy from left H. Yost, 3rd boy from left ? Pinter, boy on far right Joe Spichek; 3rd row first boy on left Dan Pisano, 2nd boy from left Sandy Perfin, 3rd boy from left Mike Fitchko;  4th row boy at far left Larry popovich,boy 2nd from left Paul Haynes, boy 3rd from left Noah "Bugs" Robinson Jr.; 5th row two girls on right are Carmen and BeBe Martinez;back row girl on left Betty Lustic,girl 3rd from left is Janet Cape......If you can correct this or identify more of these please let me know .    Joe Gergerly is in there somewhere?

Noah Bugs" Robinson Jr., and Gene Cox , 1965, in a Gary Hollow house. Photo contributed by Bugs

The three original Elbert Red Dots , from L to R Roger "Stikes" Yates, Noah "June Bug" Robinson Jr., Louis "Buddy" Garay. All three are still around, Roger and Noah live in Princeton, Wv. and Buddy is in Belen , NM and the webmaster of this site.  All three of us are still friends, we were reunited at the 2009 Miracle Mountain . Photos to be posted on the Mircle Mtn Reunion Page. It took 49 years for us to stand together again.

1962, Andrew "Pooley" Toth from Church Row Filbert. an official Red Dot, Pooley passed away several years ago. Take care Bro.

Mr. Pete Leo was the Principal at Elbert- Filbert Elementary school during the 1950`s and 60`s. A lot of us remember him, he was a good man.   Photo contributed by his granddaughter Marian.

Safety became more of a concern in mining operations as mines expanded and went deeper into the mountains. This accident board was erected at the Gary, McDowell County operations of U.S. Steel in the 1920`s.

Someone please educate me I can`t remember the Name of # 10. Notice the nursing home that has been added on the old ball field. What year ??