Image Mixing straw with mud to make the plaster which is used to replaster the house once year. Chamisal, New Mexico
Image Once a year the women in the Spanish American families replaster the adobe houses. Neighboring women are hired to help with the work. Chamisal, New Mexico
Image Wife of Spanish American family, arranging things in adobe cupboard which she designed and built, Chamisal, New Mexico
Image Double row houses; garbage and trash are disposed of in this meager stream of water; there is a well and pump at each end of the row of houses. Panther Red Ash Coal Corporation, Douglas Mine, Panther, McDowell County, West Virginia
Image James Robert Howard asks the blessing before eating supper. Gilliam Coal and Coke Company, Gilliam Mine, Gilliam, McDowell County, West Virginia.
Image Daughter of Elgie Hicks washing in the kitchen of their four room house for which they pay $10.50 monthly. They have running water but no sink, no bath, no faucet. Southern Coal Corporation, Bradshaw Mine, Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia
Image Children of miners on the fence in front of the Howard house. Gilliam Coal and Coke Company, Gilliam Mine, Gilliam, McDowell County, West Virginia