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["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com"]%

1. Railroad tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.044.6.6.16
Title:
Railroad tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Railroads--Equipment and supplies, Antique collecting for men, Collectors and collecting, Railroads
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com"]%

2. Railroad hammers in Jim Costa's collection, 19th century

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.045.6.6.16
Title:
Railroad hammers in Jim Costa's collection, 19th century
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Collectors and collecting, Railroads--Equipment and supplies, Antique collecting for men, Railroads
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["These photos of Milton, West Virginia were taken on a tour lead by Milton native Rick Wilson, of sites in the life of and that inspired stories by hometown writer Breece DJ Pancake. State folklorist Emily Hilliard wrote about the experience for the Fall 2021 issue of Oxford American, adapted from a chapter in her forthcoming book to be published by the University of North Carolina Press. Read the essay here: https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-114-fall-2021/something-deeply-rooted"]%

3. The old foundation of the depot thought to have been the inspiration for the setting of Breece D'J Pancake's "Trilobites"

Identifier:
4224.MiltonBreecePancakeTour.Photo.014.10.14.19
Title:
The old foundation of the depot thought to have been the inspiration for the setting of Breece D'J Pancake's "Trilobites"
Date:
2019-10-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Milton (W. Va.), Railroads, Pancake, Breece D'J, 1952-1979
Location:
Milton (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

4. Railroad tracks in Thurmond, which were once part of the C&O line, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.001.3.9.16
Title:
Railroad tracks in Thurmond, which were once part of the C&O line, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Railroads, Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices (Thurmond, W. Va.), New River Gorge National River (W. Va.)
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

5. Railroad tracks in Thurmond, which were once part of the C&O line, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.002.3.9.16
Title:
Railroad tracks in Thurmond, which were once part of the C&O line, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices (Thurmond, W. Va.), Railroads, New River Gorge National River (W. Va.)
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

6. New River Banking and Trust building in Thurmond, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.005.3.9.16
Title:
New River Banking and Trust building in Thurmond, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Railroads
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

7. New River Banking and Trust building in Thurmond, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.006.3.9.16
Title:
New River Banking and Trust building in Thurmond, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Railroads
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

8. National Bank of Thurmond building

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.007.3.9.16
Title:
National Bank of Thurmond building
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Railroads, Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices (Thurmond, W. Va.)
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

9. Thurmond coal tipple in black and white

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.008.3.9.16
Title:
Thurmond coal tipple in black and white
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Railroads
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

10. Coal tipple and railroad tracks in Thurmond

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.009.3.9.16
Title:
Coal tipple and railroad tracks in Thurmond
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Railroads, Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices (Thurmond, W. Va.), New River Gorge National River (W. Va.)
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

11. Railroad tracks in Thurmond

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.010.3.9.16
Title:
Railroad tracks in Thurmond
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices (Thurmond, W. Va.), New River Gorge National River (W. Va.), Railroads
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)
["Thurmond is a former boom town on the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia. The town is on the National Register of Historic Places, is part of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, and is an Amtrak stop. In 1986, the John Sayles film Matewan was filmed in Thurmond. Learn more about Thurmond on the New River National Park and Preserve website: https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond.htmAnd via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/721"]%

12. Thurmond town hall

Identifier:
4224.Thurmond.Photo.011.3.9.16
Title:
Thurmond town hall
Date:
2016-03-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
City halls, Railroads, New River Gorge National River (W. Va.)
Location:
Thurmond (W. Va.)