Building Contract for Company Store in Wayland
Contract dated September 30, 1926 between J.J. West and Elk Horn Coal Corporation for the erection of a Store Building in Wayland.
September 30, 1926
Wayland Historical Society
Campbell's Grocery Store
Garrett, KY
2014
Randy Bentley / Garrett Historical
Collins Grocery Store
Picture 1: Carol Collins holding Bonnie Collins in front of Collins Grocery Store, located in West Garrett, KY
Picture 2: Weddle Hicks standing in front of Collins Grocery Store
Picture 1: ca 1950s
Randy Bentley / Brenda Bolding / Garrett Historical
Company Store at David
David had a Commissary in town and a Service Station in Permel that were part of the Mallory Stores (James and David Francis). At the very end they were run by Island Creek Coal. This store at David was the very last in Floyd County. The Company last operated in 1972 as Patsy Development.
There is no institution more symbolic of the coal company town than the commissary or company store. Used by the coal company that built the town and ran the mine to recoup miner's wages, miners were either required to trade at the company store out-right through the use of company money called scrip or were enticed to do so by the use of liberal credit terms, chargeable against future wages. If you needed groceries, clothes, or a refrigerator, you walked into the company store, gave your (or your father's) payroll number and walked out with what you wanted. If you got too deeply in debt, you were put on an allowance until you paid your way out.
circa 1971
Submitted by Floyd D. Davis
Crit and Minnie Conley's Store
Crit and Minnie Conley's store located in Garrett, KY
ca 1930s
Randy Bentley / Minnie B. Conley / Garrett Historical
<a href="http://history.fclib.org/items/show/6252" title="Crit and Minnie Conley's Home" target="_blank">Crit and Minnie Conley's Home</a>
Elkhorn Coal Company Store (Martin)
Picture 1: Pictured is Johnnie B. Stephens and child in front of Elkhorn Coal Company Store in Martin
Picture 2: Inside of store, woman unknown.
Submitted by Richard Salisbury
Floyd County Sesquicentennial 1800-1950 Program
Written by Henry Preston Scalf. Includes essays concerning the history of Floyd County, photograph reproductions, tributes, and advertisements.
Submitted by Alma Ruth Salisbury Edwards and Richard Salisbury
Francis Cash Store
Also called: Bill Francis General Store, The Francis Building, Francis Hotel
Picture 2 was taken during the May 1927 flood.
Picture 2: May 1927
Picture 3: Taken in 1970s
Submitted by Randy Bentley/Garrett Historical.
<a title="Francis Cash Store Advertisement" href="http://history.fclib.org/items/show/104" target="_self">Francis Cash Store Advertisement</a> <br /><a title="Interview with Winchester Francis (1926-2010)" href="http://history.fclib.org/items/show/103" target="_self">Interview with Winchester Francis (1926-2010)</a>
Francis Cash Store Advertisement
Also called: Bill Francis General Store, The Francis Building, Francis Hotel
Submitted by Randy Bentley/Garrett Historical.
<a title="Francis Cash Store" href="http://history.fclib.org/items/show/48" target="_self">Francis Cash Store</a> <br /><a title="Interview with Winchester Francis (1926-2010)" href="http://history.fclib.org/items/show/103" target="_self">Interview with Winchester Francis (1926-2010)</a>
Frank Hayes Store
Picture 1: Back row, left to right: Lincoln Sexton, Edgel Jones, Erman "Decon" Jones, Walker D. Craft. Front, left to right: Rondal Hayes, Murph Allen, Al Patton, Gordon Hayes, Pudge Centers. F. P. Hayes standing in doorway. Photo taken by Charles "Berry" Patton in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Picture 2: Store front
Picture 3: Rondal Hayes, at store
Submitted by Susan Salisbury
<a title="Interview with Rondal Hayes" href="http://history.fclib.org/items/show/8" target="_blank">Interview with Rondal Hayes</a>