An Assortment of Early to Mid 20th Century Ohio...

Mining Ephemera Personal Documents and Original Oil Paintings. This lot comprises an extensive archival collection centered on the Krivusti family of The Plains and Athens, Ohio, spanning from approximately 1911 through the 1960s. Included are two original oil on board paintings depicting hunting dogs in field settings, both signed L. J. McKibben with a dated 1911. An accompanying envelope attributes these works to Jennie McKibben. Industrial history is represented by ledger sheets from the Pittsburgh Coal Company dated 1917 and a substantial group of semi-monthly pay stubs from The Hocking Valley Mining Company of Nelsonville, Ohio, primarily from the 1940s. These documents detail wages and deductions for workers including Andy and Joe Krivusti. Military and fraternal items include a 1926...