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Arminius Mines
This image shows the daily operations of the Arminius mines as ore is transported over a cable using a skip and dumped to be crushed. In the background, managers' housing can be seen. The managers of the Arminius Mines, especially superintendent…
Arminius Mines
This image displays the daily operations of the Arminius mines. It includes a man transporting supplies across the mines by a skip. Skips were capable of moving three to four tons of ore across short distances at the mine.
Arminius Mines Housing
This image is of a home at the Arminius Mines, one of the largest mines in the area. Families of miners lived on the property and created their own distinct culture that altered the entire town. The miners were rowdier than Mineral's previous…
Arminius Mines
This image is of the daily operations of the Arminius mines, one of the largest mines in the area. A skip is seen in many of the images of the mines. It was used to transfer three to four tons of ore which are then dumped into big crushers before…
Arminius Mines Shafts
This image shows miners working in three shafts as a part of the daily operations of the Arminius Mines. A skip is pulling materials from across the shafts and miners can be seen doing manual labor in the first shaft.
Miners at Arminius Mines
This image is of miners at the Arminus Mines posing together. A clergyman is present in the middle and it is evident how many children grew up around and worked in the mines. Frequently, the miners weren’t steady long-term employees. They worked…
Arminius Mines
Aerial image of the railroad coming into the Arminius Mines. Caption states that it is "from shaft 3." Each railroad car would carry twenty five tons of ore.The railroad transported ore from the mines to numerous locations east of the Mississippi…
Arminius Mines Shaft 3
This image is of miners standing in front of the building beside shaft number 3 at the Arminius Mines. The Arminius Mines workforce was always changing, creating a stream of labor coming in and out of the Mineral area. A large portion of the workers…
Arminius Mines Shafts 1 and 3
This image displays a man standing by a wheel near shafts number 1 and 3 at the Arminius Mines. The Arminius Mines had approximately three hundred employees, many of which lived in residences on the property. At the turn of the century, salaries of…
The Kennedy Sisters
From left to right sit Lucy Carter, Mary Alice, and Fannie Tyree Kennedy. Along with a younger and older brother, the girls were the children of John Henry and Capitola Bowles Kennedy. At the young age of 22, Mary Alice died in an “accident, 
Kate Towsey Butler
Kate Towsey Butler wife of John Hugh Butler
Picture of Lucy Carter Kennedy, Mary Alice Kennedy, and Fannie Tyree Kennedy
This is a photograph of sisters Lucy, Mary, and Fannie Kennedy of Louisa County, Virginia. Mary Kennedy passed away not too long after this photo was taken in an accident, however her two sisters Lucy and Fannie both later attended Mary Washington…
Mrs. Eugenia Mallory and Children
This is a photograph of Eugenia Mallory, wife of Alva Mallory, and her seven children. There are no records that Eugenia ever registered to vote.
Carrie Milhado and Mildred Jennings at Mineral School
This is a photograph of Carrie Milhado and Mildred Jennings at the Mineral School
Maggie Mae Lavinia Butler
Maggie Mae Lavinia Butler of Louisa County was born in 1879. The full body photograph was taken at the home of her grandparents, Louis H. and Lavinia Louisa Butler. Maggie was a school teacher and married George Edgar Kiblinger.
Mrs. G. E. Kiblinger and Children Wm. Henry and Sarah Elizabeth
Photo of Mrs. G. E. Kiblinger and Children William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth
Sarah Jane Butler Whitlock
Sarah Jane Butler Whitlock was the wife of John Henry Whitlock, the sister of William Samuel Butler, and the daughter of Lewis Henry Butler and Lavinia Louisa Butler.
Sarah "Sadie" Moore Butler
Sarah "Sadie" Moore Butler of Mineral, Virginia was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Butler.
Sarah Kennedy Butler
Sarah Kennedy Butler
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, wife of Hugh Alexander Moore