Children living in the coal mining town of Kempton, Maryland-West Virginia had difficulty finding a place to play as these photographs taken May 1939 by photographer John Vachon reveal.
Children playing in street of company town. Kempton, West Virginia
Children playing in street of company town, Kempton, West Virginia. Note open ditches
Children playing in street gutter in front of their home. Company coal town
Even the school playground was not very inviting next to the train tracks.
Playground, Kempton, West Virginia
School grounds in company-owned coal town Kempton, West Virginia
But as everywhere, the children still managed a smile for the camera and have fun as seen in these photographs.
Schoolboys in coal town, Kempton, West Virginia
Schoolchildren in company-owned coal town, Kempton, West Virginia
The Cemetery was on top of the hill behind the houses. The infant mortality rate was high 
Grave. Kempton, West Virginia
SOURCE
- Library of Congress
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Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) A novel inspired by the experiences of the Cottingham family who immigrated from the Eastern Shore of Virginia to Bibb County, Alabama
Filled with drama, suspense, humor, and romance, DISCORDANCE continues the family saga from the Tapestry of Love series with the children of Mary Dixon who married Thomas Cottingham.
Inspired by true events and the Cottingham family that resided in 17th century Somerset, Maryland, and Delaware, colonial America comes alive with pirate attacks, religious discord, and governmental disagreements in the pre-Revolutionary War days of America.
Orphaned at an early age, the Cottingham siblings face pirate attacks, illness, injuries, and the disappearance of a loved as they try to establish their lives in the wilds of early America. Will they prevail or be torn apart over the issue of slavery?
As in the Tapestry of Love series, the author takes the reader back in time to the beginning days of America. DISCORDANCE: The Cottinghams will appeal to a wide-range audience.
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