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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 80th Division 7th Annual Reunion ribbon inscribed to Raymond Matts of the 319th Infantry, correspondence from Fort Dix and Fort Bliss dated 1952, and Fraternal Order of Eagles membership materials for Athens Aerie Number 529. The collection also contains an R. G. Dun Admirals cigar box, various grocery receipts from Clover Farm Stores, personal correspondence, a 1929 birth announcement, and a vintage horse-drawn streetcar ticket for the Citizens Street Rail Way Company of Indianapolis. Writing implements including wooden pencils and a gold-toned fountain pen with a black barrel are present, along with a small plaid textile square. Paintings approximately 8 by 10 inches. Ledger sheets approximately 11 by 14 inches. Pay stubs approximately 3 by 8 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Thursday, May 28 from 11 am to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB281
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