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This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

325. A Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050816
Title:
A Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1915
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
An unidentified man, likely a logger, takes a swig from a jug as he sits on newly cut trees.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

326. Unidentified Man Takes a Drink While Balancing on a Log Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050818
Title:
Unidentified Man Takes a Drink While Balancing on a Log Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1915
Description:
An unidentified man, likely a logger, takes a swig from a jug as he sits on newly cut trees.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
Four unidentified boys pose together on a log. Other logs are visible in the background, possibly from a logging company.

327. Four Boys on Log in Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051490
Title:
Four Boys on Log in Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Four unidentified boys pose together on a log. Other logs are visible in the background, possibly from a logging company.
Three women sit by a wooden railroad track, used for logging and lumbering, in Wyoming County, W. Va.

328. Group of Women in Pineville, W. Va.

IDNO:
051522
Title:
Group of Women in Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Three women sit by a wooden railroad track, used for logging and lumbering, in Wyoming County, W. Va.
A group of men and women stand on a pile of lumber next to the Guyandotte River. A wooden railroad track is to the right.

329. Logging Scene on Guyandotte River, Wyoming County W. Va.

IDNO:
051527
Title:
Logging Scene on Guyandotte River, Wyoming County W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
A group of men and women stand on a pile of lumber next to the Guyandotte River. A wooden railroad track is to the right.
A man uses his ax to tip over a tall tree on the highest point of the South Pennsylvania line, just above the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

330. Logger on Top of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.

IDNO:
052535
Title:
Logger on Top of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A man uses his ax to tip over a tall tree on the highest point of the South Pennsylvania line, just above the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Logging camp, likely near Mullens, W. Va.

331. Logging Camp

IDNO:
052689
Title:
Logging Camp
Date:
undated
Description:
Logging camp, likely near Mullens, W. Va.