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Group of lumberjacks removing bark from a fallen tree in northern Pocahontas County. In picture: Ed Galford, Bill Malcomb, Carl Arbogast, Jim Wenger, Sherm Bright, a Rexrode, Morgan Rader, a Phillips

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Young teamsters with two white work horses at unknown logging site in Pocahontas County, W.Va.

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Two unknown men on train car with log loader at the mill at Watoga, Sawmill and buildings can be seen in the photo.

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Otter Creek Boom and Lumber Co. log loader #2, Hambleton, Tucker County. View shows 3 men and logs on a rail car

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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.

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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

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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…

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Otter Creek Boom and Lumber Co. log loader, operated by Lem Shrader seen in the cab. George Carpenter is at right on the log. Otter Creek Boom and Lumber was based in Hambleton, Tucker County. Location of photo is unknown.

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Six men on Chesapeake and Ohio Section Crew posed on a handcar on the railroad track near Sitlington, south of Cass, W.Va.

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Two story hotel at Sitlington, south of Cass, W.Va. Owner and his family, Mr. and Mrs. North Nottingham and son Carl, are seen in the front yard

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Campbell Lumber Company log loader 8 miles east of Days Run on the Williams River. Loading peeled hemlock logs onto flat cars. Howard Hakins is standing on the log in black. John Campbell the top loader is in white shirt with pipe in hand. Not…

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Large log drive on flooded creek, possibly Knapps Creek, near Huntersville. Shows large number of logs, men riding the logs on the water and teams of horses moving logs in the water. Covered bridge in the distance.

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Aretos Phelps Arbogast timbering with tools in the forest of northern Pocahontas County with 5 young men, probably 4 are his sons. Left to right: Aretos Phelps Arbogast (1854-1915), Lelan Arbogast, Lawrence Arbogast, Cecil Arbogast (1891-1950), Don…

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Group of loggers with cross cut saws near Green Bank, W.Va. Shows Odie Wooddell peeling bark from a tree. Standing, l-r: Odie Wooddell, Hoxie Pugh. Seated, l-r: Claude Tracy, Lawrence Conrad, Fred Conrad, Arch Pugh, Clyde Tracy, Willie Sheets. Laying…

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Aerial view of sawmill operations at Watoga, located on the Greenbrier River near Seebert, W.Va. Mill first operated by J. R. Droney Lumber Co., then W. A. Tombs Lumber Co., then Watoga Lumber Company. Company houses in background.

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Board house at Warntown. Warn Lumber Company located at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va. Men standing around, track in front.

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Warn Lumber Company Engine No. 1. The engineer is Earl McComb. Warn Lumber Company, located at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va. Their railroad had two engines.

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Large groups of workers on tracks leading into the Warn Lumber Company Mill at Warntown, at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va.

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Lower row of house and church at original location in Warntown. Warn Lumber Company operation located at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va. Also shows lumber and raised railroad tracks.
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