Rim Camp in Fourmile Kentucy ~1945

RIM camp about 1945

Typical kitchen in Fourmile Hollow (RIM Camp in this case).

Family cat checking out the drinking water. Rim camp families got their water from a community well...

Charlie and Minnie Brock Lingar with baby Shirley.

Charlie Lingar and his son Luis tuning in the battery radio (there was no electricity in the camp)

Ersa Jena Lingar folding the wash in the bedroom. All washings were hung on the clothes line for dr...

John Arthur Lingar, son of Charlie. He was next eldest before shirley.

Left is Charles Miller, son of Sillus and Leanner Miller. His dad was shot & killed by Pelly Hubbar...

Harold and Shirley Jones; children of Monroe Jones

Junior and Harold Jones; sons of Monroe Jones

Black Child in left of photo is Elmer Hill and those in swing are Luis, Mable, John, Ursa Jean and S...

loaded cars from J ew mine awaiting pick-up. and Joe Mart Lewis' truck mine. Coal would be sent dow...

Dillard Eldridge and his children.

Mrs. Dillard Eldridge and two of her children.

Mrs. Eldridge churning milk. Those who had cows would save their milk in churns until it clabbered ...

Dillard Eldridge family at the dinner table.

This is the Office of Dr. Pierce Martin, who was the only doctor in the area. He traveled up fourmi...

Dr. Martin in his Office. His home and office were just below the Lone Jack High School Yard.

Dr. Martin visiting Marie West and daughter . Her husband was Belvin West and they lived in Raven C...

Leanner Miller on left with Edna Lingar (Charlie's Sister)

Edna Lingar getting creek water for wash tub.

Edna Lingar on Leanner Miller's porch scrubbing clothes. with Jimbo Lawson (l) and Charles Miller (...

Mrs. Bessie (Tom) Fisher and children LtoR - Charles - Dorothy - Wanda Dola Faye (in Mom's lap). Bes...

view of Rim Camp from highway above school.

This is probably Mr. William H. Lawson "Bill" home. He had been a miner until unable to work then h...

Oliver Hinkle at the community well. This was the only water available except for mountain springs ...

Mr. Hinkle's home. it could easily have been any home in Rim as they were all made of unfinished wo...

Mr. Hinkle sitting on his front porch.

Mr. Hinkle in his bedroom. The walls were papered with Knoxville News Centinel newspapers. Sometime...

Mr. Hinkle washing up for supper. (to them Dinner was the noon meal)

Hinkle family on porch (children were Patsy, Lois & Marvin)

Home of Hobart Sulfridge - later lived in by Irvine Wilson. These were all company houses and were ...

Home of Shiloh "Shike" Nantz and later home of Ida Lovell. The building on left is the company ware...

A view of Rim from below the camp. Leanner Miller's home in foreground and warehouse in center. Be...

Back view of Leanner Miller's home and Belva Straight Creek Coal Company Commissary Store. They car...

HAROLD AND lUCILLE jONES

jOE, hAROLD AND jUNIOR JONES - sons of Monroe Jones

Harold Jones in parents Bedroom

Jessie Webb Jones and Lucille in kitchen. She is probably making cobbler or something with dumpling...

Monroe's children Harold, Junior, Lucille & Joe Albert.

A view of Monroe Jones' home with Lucille and Harold in window. Could be Shirley Jean and Albert on...

Uncle Bill and Effie King Lawson with their granddaughter Lucille Jones on his front porch. Mr. Law...

Shirley Jones and Effie Miller (Huey Miller's Daughter)

mr. Lawson working in his shop. He made bread pans and other utnisils and sold them to the communit...

Effie Miller and chicken

Mrs. Lawson at her piano

Leanner Miller in her home - photo of husband Sillus who was killed by Mr. Edward Hubbard a couple o...

Leanner in her kitchen window holding Shirley Jones.

An aerial view of Rim camp with #1 mine pointed out about the time of the explosion. some newspaper...

JoeAlbert, Harold & Junior Jones

Jessie Webb Jones and Lucille in kitchen - Notice corn growing outside door in yard.

Typical outhouse - this one was used by two families at one time. May have been Mr. Hinkle/s and his...

Serena Gambrell (Eliza Hatfield's brother Robert's great granddaughter) enrolled at LMU made thesis ...

Aerial view of Raven Camp. Below the tracks was 2Story boarding house and building to right was th...

Dr. Martin & Ed Derossett. Ed was in slate fall in JB mine with Harve Hatfield and had his back bro...

Sizemore home

Ken Sulfridge home at time of explosion.

Theo Sizemore Family L to R - Yvonne - Merrill (holding baby) - Theo - unknown - Brother Hoover

No1 Mine Tipple with school kids on railroad track and a view of Rim Camp on left.

Tipple for "JB" and "New" mines, New Mine in foreground

Fisher Family - Don't know where she got the pretty suit because we didn't wear fine & fancy clothin...

This photo was not taken in Fourmile; may have been in Arjay.

Shirley Miller (Huey's daughter)

Jessie Webb Jones, Rhoda Webb Hendrickson(sitting) herson, Fred Ernest, Maude Webb w/baby (shirley L...