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Aeriel view of the logging town of Cass, W.Va. Wide view shows company store, churches, company houses.

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Elmer Burner House on top of the hill at left, overlooking a section of the town of Cass, W.Va.

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"Slough" (wetland,shallow lake) in front of the Allen Blackhurst home in Cass, W.Va. Shows group of small houses on the other side.

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Group of fourteen ice skaters on the Greenbrier River in Cass, W.Va.

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Four couples ice skating on the Greenbrier River in Cass, W.Va.

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Men of the Cass Presbyterian Church posing in front of the church in Cass, W.Va. In the picture: Rev. Harry Blackhurst and Allen Jabez Blackhurst.

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Five men standing on floor of a house being built in Cass, W.Va. Shows man with horse and wagon and small houses in the background.

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Men standing on top of the studded structure of the Neighbors house being built in Cass, W.Va. In picture: Amos Doyle, Lem Walker, Farmer Blackhurst, Henry Blackhurst and unknown.

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Aftermath of large flood of the Greenbrier River in Cass, W.Va. Shows stores, street and steel bridge.

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Allen Jabez Blackhurst (1894-1977) with his mother Lula May Burner Blackhurst. Shown standing in the yard on Burner Hill at Cass, W.Va. Both had just survived typhond fever. Allen was the son of Rev. Harry Blackhurst and married Bessie Alice Kee…

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Elmer Davis Burner (1874-1952) posing outside during winter in suit and hat.. Lived on Burner Hill in Cass, W.Va. Son of George and Sarah Warwick Burner. Grandson of Abraham Burner, the Pioneer. Married Mary Louise Gillispie. Later lived in…

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Elmer Davis Burner (1874-1952) posing in uniform. Lived on Burner Hill in Cass, W.Va. Son of George and Sarah Warwick Burner. Grandson of Abraham Burner, the Pioneer. Married Mary Louise Gillispie. Later lived in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Students at recess at the Spruce School in the lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va. Shows children, school, outhouse.

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Western Maryland Train is parked on the track in front of company houses in the lumber town of Spruce, on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Six older students at Spruce School. Teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. In the picture: Bob Nelson, Oneda Powers, Barbara Nelson and Butch Cousins. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Ruth Blackhurst, 19 years old, teacher at Spruce School in the lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain, above Cass, W.Va. Shown with dog in front of company houses.

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Students at Spruce School during recess. Grades 1 through 8, teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. Shows students looking out of windows. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.

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Students exiting the Spruce School for recess. Grades 1 through 8, teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.
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