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Young Bill Blizzard at the age of about 16 on Cabin Creek, WV. By this time Blizzard had already been a miner and active in union affairs for several years.
Photo courtesy of William Blizzard

Mr. and Mrs. William Blizzard and children William and Marguerite. This photo was taken around the time of the Charles Town treason trial.
Photo courtesy of William Blizzard

United Mine Worker officials on their way to trial at Lewisburg. L-R William Blizzard, Frank Keeney, Harold Houston (lead counsel UMW) Bill Petry, Fred Mooney, and Andy Porter

United Mine Worker officials charged with treason. L-R William Blizzard, President of subdistrict 2, Fred Mooney, Sec.-Tres. District 17, William Petry, VP District 17 (and the man who shot Sheriff Don Chafin), and Frank Keeney, President of District 17.
Photo courtesy of Dana Spitzer

A packed courtroom watches proceedings during the Bill Blizzard Treason trial in the Jefferson County Courthouse.
Photo courtesy of Dana Spitzer

Bill Blizzard and his wife stand outside the Jefferson County Courthouse during his trial for treason.
Photo Courtesy of William Blizzard

The Reverend J.E. Wilburn, a miner convicted of murder, sits outside his cell at the Jefferson County Jail. Wilburn, who lived at Blair in Logan County, initially stayed out of the fight but when a bullet smashed through his house he reputedly said "it is time for me to lay down my bible and pick up my rifle and fight for my rights."
Photo courtesy of Dana Spitzer