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Loggers at Logging Camp on Cheat Mountain, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
A group of loggers at a logging camp on Cheat Mountain in northern Pocahontas County. Camp belonged to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.
Logging Crew on Cheat Mountain, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Logging Crew in woods on Cheat Mountain in northern Pocahontas County. Loggers were from camp belonging to West Virginai Pulp and Paper Co.
Crew Laying 1st Switch for West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Railroad
Crew laying the first switch for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Railroad near Cass, W.Va. Charles Adams, Foreman
Log Loader, Otter Creek Boom and Lumber Co.at Hambleton
Otter Creek Boom and Lumber Co. log loader #2, Hambleton, Tucker County. View shows 3 men and logs on a rail car
Early View of Cass, W. Va.
An early view of the town of Cass, W.Va. Taken from the east side of the Greenbrier River. Shows company houses, company store, church, school.
Original Cass Depot
View of the original Cass Station with millyard of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company in the background.
Company House at Spruce, W.Va.
Row of 5 company houses in the lumber town of Spruce, W.Va. near Cass. Shows wooden walkways and outdoor toilets. Mill barely visible in background.
Range Lumber Co. at Deer Creek, W.Va.
Looking west at Range Lumber Co. mill and houses at Deer Creek, near Arbovale, W.Va.
Log Landing at Wildell
Log landing at Wildell on the west fork of the Greenbrier River in upper Pocahontas County. Shows three men with horse team skidding logs. Over 1,000,000 board feet at this landing in 1912.
The Raine-Andrews Lumber Company, Triple Shays
The Raine-Andrews Lumber Company. Lumber yard in background. Triple Shay Engines, No. 5 at front.
Men in front of C&O Station at Winterburn
Four men standing in front of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station at Winterburn. Clarence Livesay, Agent. Shows signage for Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office, and Adams Express Company
Logging Train Wreck, Unidentified
Unknown logging train wreck. Shows men with wreck and Shay engine. Historical Society Card File Record says: Unamis, Penn.
Horse Team Skidding Logs on Cheat Mountain
Team of horses and three lumberjacks skidding logs on Cheat Mountain
Track Crew with Speeder at Cass
Track Crew of 5, probably C&O, with speeder on track by lumber yard at Cass. Worked for the first mill at Cass.
C&O Crew with First Motorcar Used on Greenbrier Sub-Division
C&O Crew of six on the first motorcar in use on the Greenbrier Sub-Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio, probably near Cass
C&O Track Crew at Stony Bottom
C&O Track Crew at Stony Bottom, W.Va. Shows six young men on small car in front of what appears to be a store. Sign on left says "Agent for Long Wear Shoes." Part of Stony Bottom rail sign visible at right of photo.
Shay Engines at Mill Operation in Davis, W.Va.
Unknown saw mill operation in Davis, W.Va. View of train track, Shay engines, workers and mill yard.
Log Train Wreck in Blue Jay, W.Va.
Blue Jay Lumber Company railroad cars of logs overturned in Blue Jay, W.Va.
Sweet and Lily Lumber Camp at Braucher near Durbin, W.Va.
Sweet and Lily Lumber Camp at Braucher, located on the West Fork of the Greenbrier River 3 miles north of Durbin, W.Va. Shows men, women and children with baskets, sacks and banjo standing in front of two-story camp. Lumber stacked to the side.
Workers Laying Steel for Railroad on the Greenbrier Near Seebert
Workers laying steel for railroad on the Greenbrier north of Seebert, W.Va. African-American workers standing at left. Whites, one with rifle on shoulder, standing at right.