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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.
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.
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
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.
Horse Team Skidding Logs on Cheat Mountain
Team of horses and three lumberjacks skidding logs on Cheat Mountain
Logging Train Wreck, Unidentified
Unknown logging train wreck. Shows men with wreck and Shay engine. Historical Society Card File Record says: Unamis, Penn.
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
The Raine-Andrews Lumber Company, Triple Shays
The Raine-Andrews Lumber Company. Lumber yard in background. Triple Shay Engines, No. 5 at front.
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.
Range Lumber Co. at Deer Creek, W.Va.
Looking west at Range Lumber Co. mill and houses at Deer Creek, near Arbovale, W.Va.
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.
Original Cass Depot
View of the original Cass Station with millyard of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company in the background.
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.
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
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
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.
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 with Tools Peeling Bark
Groups of nine loggers with their tools in the woods. View shows log with bark peeled and man with cross-cut saw over his shoulder.
Group of Loggers at Little River on East Fork of the Greenbrier River at Thornwood
Group of twelve loggers at Little River on the East Fork of the Greenbrier River at Thornwood. First Row left to right: (2)Low, (4)Jornal Low,(5)Astin Sharp, (6)Buster Bowers. Second Row left to right: (5)Jess Irvine, (7)Lou Morgan
Logging Crew at Little River on East Fork of the Greenbrier River at Thornwood
Logging Crew at Little River on East Fork of the Greenbrier River at Thornwood. Views show loggers with tools and large logs. Left to right: Astin Sharp,Galford,Lewis Galford,Russ Gum sitting on log,unknown,Burley Williams,Roy Syder,Roy…