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W.Va. Pulp & Paper Co. Camp No.2 near Cass, W.Va.
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…
Loggers from Camp 9 and Horses with Logs Beside Track in Northern Pocahontas County, W.Va.
Three loggers from Camp 9 with horse team and logs beside railroad track in Northern Pocahontas County,W.Va. Man in black suit standing at back left in photo.
Hosterman Lumber Company Climax Locomotive Boiler Exploded Near Cass, W.Va.
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…
Families with Children at Northern Pocahontas County Log Camp
Two families with children standing in front of large building at a log camp in northern Pocahontas County, W.Va. Possibly Camp No. 4 on North Fork of Deer Creek.
Large Group on Last Day of School at Browns Creek School near Huntersville, W.Va.
Large group of children and adults on the last day of school at the Browns Creek School north of Huntersville, W.Va. School opened in 1895 and closed in 1920. Building later became Browns Creek Church.
Winter Scene of Portable Saw Mill on Brown's Creek near Huntersville, W.Va.
Winter scen of a portable saw mill on Brown's Creek near Huntersville, W.Va. Shows stacks of lumber and two teams of horses. Pictured left to right: Austin Sharp, Collins, Jim Collins, Joe Webb, Harry Pritt, Ed McLaughlin (holding horse), Luther…
Men Running a Portable Steam Engine on Farm near Huntersville, W.Va.
Men running a portable steam engine on farm near Huntersville, W.Va. Standing left to right: Wallace McLaughlin,Charles Moore, Joe Phillips, Walter Grimes, George Ginger, French Moore, A.P. McLaughlin, Paul Crummet (owner of machine). Young boys left…
Group of Men, possibly Loggers, Eating on Field Near Knapps Creek in Marlinton, W.Va.
Group of Men, possibly Loggers, Eating on Field Near Knapps Creek in Marlinton, W.Va. Marlinton Grade School can be seen in background.
Cut for the Railroad between the Town of Spruce and Slaty Fork, W.Va.
Constructing the cut for the logging railroad between the old Town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain and Slaty Fork, W.Va. Men working on the left, machines in the distance.
First Mallet Engine on Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio at Ronceverte, W.Va.
First Mallet Engine on Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio at Ronceverte, W.Va. Two train men with Ronceverte Depot at the right.
Large Crowd Celebrates Arrival of the Greenbrier River Railroad Company's Construction Train in Marlinton, W.Va.
Large crowd of townspeople seen on both sides of the track in Marlinton, W.Va. Celebrating the arrival of the Greenbrier River Railroad Company's Construction Train.
Greenbrier River Railroad Company's Construction Train and Spectators in Marlinton, W.Va.
Greenbrier River Railroad Company's Construction Train with a large crowd of spectators in Marlinton, W.Va. Clown standing in front of crowd is Asby Slavins.
Warn Lumber Company Cutting Timber on Bird Run in Frost, W.Va.
Warn Lumber Company Cutting Timber on Bird Run in Frost, W.Va. Logging crew standing on large felled tree with logs on the hillside.
Warn Lumber Company Log Camp on Bird Run in Frost, W.Va.
Warn Lumber Company log camp on Bird Run east of Frost, W.Va. Shows buildings, train track and skidded logs on hillside.
Small Log Train in Pocahontas County, W.Va.
Small log train with five men and three cars loaded with logs in Pocahontas County, W.Va. Possibly on Thorny Creek.
Inside an Unidentified Portable Saw Mill in Pocahontas County, W.Va.
Inside of an unidentified portable saw mill in Pocahontas County, W.Va. Shows steam boiler and four men working.
Portable Saw Mill with Men and Horses in Pocahontas County, W.Va.
Unidentified portable saw mill on side of a hill in Pocahontas County, W.Va. Shows saw blade, men and teams of horses.
W.Va. Pulp & Paper Co. Shay No. 3 on Cheat Mountain
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.
Logging Crew in Northern Pocahontas County, W.Va.
Logging crew in northern Pocahontas County, W.Va. Number marker on photo: 1. Bland Nottingham, 2. Lewis Collins, 3. Charley Nottingham, 4. Cook, James Kirkpatrick
W.Va. Spruce Lumber Company Log Loader and Men on Track
West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company log loader with men loading logs on track. In loader with hat on: Ed Hudson. On right end of log: Austin Nottingham. 2nd from right end: Lewis Collins.