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The collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Gary Restaurant and Railroad Crossing Photograph, Ms2010-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Gary Restaurant and Railroad Crossing photograph was donated to Special Collections in 2005.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Gary Restaurant and Railroad Crossing photograph commenced and was completed in February 2010.
The restaurant featured in the photograph was built in 1913, and is located in Gary Township, West Virginia. By 1920, the restaurant underwent extensive expansion.
Gary Township was a McDowell company-run town; it was the center of a booming steel and coal camp that operated until the 1970s. The town's prep plant was once the largest in the world.
External source:
GARY, WV. Southern West Virginia Coalfields. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/gary/gary.htm .
This photograph features Gary Restaurant, a railroad, and a horse-drawn wagon. It was taken in the early 1990s.
The guide to the Gary Restaurant and Railroad Crossing Photograph by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).