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Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, Hillsboro W.Va.
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro, W.Va. Building dedicated in 1911, cost of construction was $13,000. Built on site of original 1880's wooden building on a lot given by Sherman H. Clark.
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Academy W.Va.
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Hillsboro, W.Va., then named Academy. Church is now Wesley Chapel United Methodist, represents the oldest continuing congregation West of the Allegheny Mountains.
Students and Teacher Jake McClure at Brushy Flat School
Students and teacher Jake McClure at the Brushy Flat School on the Brush Country Road north of the Central Union Church (north of Marlinton). Established about 1919. Closed in 1956.
Marlinton Main Street after Halloween 1906
Two blocks of Main Street in Marlinton, W.Va. After Hallow"eve" in 1906. Hand drawings on photo
Unidentified Family Portrait
Portrait of unknown family. Man, woman and baby.
Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church on Bruffey's Creek
Color photo of Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church, South, established in 1889. In use through the 1980's, the building still stands on Bruffey's Creek.
Little Boys in Sailor Suits
Portrait of two little unknown boys dressed in sailor-type suits.
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Marlinton, W.Va. Shows old cars parked on street.
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.
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.
Log Train Wreck in Blue Jay, W.Va.
Blue Jay Lumber Company railroad cars of logs overturned in Blue Jay, W.Va.
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.