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A small black and white dog looking out on the log pond at the old lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va. Shows company houses, Western Maryland train and train underpass.

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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. Seated on Western Maryland Railroad Bridge with company houses in backgrounds.

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Group of students at the Spruce School In the old lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va. Grades 1-8, Teacher: Ruth Blackhurst who was 19 yrs. Old. Students are Seated outside with house visible in background.

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Two men and small child on stools, man behind counter, inside Shorty's Restaurant in Cass, W.Va.

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View of Cass W. Va. from the east side of the Greenbrier River. Shows foot bridge, old train depot, stores, train cars on track. Company houses on hillside at top of photo.

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Three river arks with crews ready for a log drive in Pocahontas County, W.Va. Back of picture identifies location as the Mouth of Knapps Creek (at Marlinton). W. E. Blackhurst's books says that the arks are located at Cass, on the Greenbrier River.

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Switchboard operator Virginia Terry at the Telephone Utilities of West Virginia office in Cass, W.Va. prior to switch over to rotary dial phone system in 1961.

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Switchboard operator Ramona Summerfield at the Telephone Utilities of West Virginia office in Cass, W.Va. prior to switch over to rotary dial phone system in 1961.

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Switchboard operators at the Telephone Utilities of West Virginia office in Cass, W.Va. prior to switch over to rotary dial phone system in 1961. Left to right: Ramona Summerfield, Virginia Terry and Juanita Ryder

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Small unidentified logging camp with crew in Pocahontas County, W.Va. Two women with children at the right of photo possibly are: Mary Malcom with baby; Perry and Bessie Showalter next to and unknown Malcom.

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W.Va. Pulp and Paper Co. Camp No. 2 near Cass, W.Va. Shows loggers and camp crew with buildings and team of horses. First row sitting left to right: Cam Rider,Johnny Rider,George Curry,Less Kenison,Ernest Rider,Dently Curry,John Collins. Standing…

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Group of people standing around a train engine belonging to the Hosterman Lumber Company. The boiler on the Climax engine exploded on July 26, 1906 coming across the top of Little Mountain near Cass, W.Va. The explosion occurred behind the Uriah…

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W.Va. Pulp and Paper Company's Shay No. 3 with nine cars of logs at the upper switch back on Cheat Mountain near Cass, W.Va.

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Business district on East side of Cass, W.Va. Following Greenbrier River Flood. Visible landmarks include Cooper's Store and the iron bridge crossing the river

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Three men posing on derailed train car on Cheat Mountain near Cass, W.Va.

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Group of men surveying trains cars derailed on Cheat Mountain near Cass, W.Va.
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