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'Thousands upon thousands of wagon loads of tan bark were hauled in to this old tanyard before the modern methods of tanning leather came with their acid and other quick imperfect methods of tanning out inferior leather, both upper and cole leather.

1. Old Tanyard, Lewisburg, W. Va.

'Corner of Main and Jefferson Street.  Chas. H. Dennis, Editor, Samuel C. Bright, Edward Luther Warner, Geo. Tayler Argabrite, M. W. Zimmerman, Unknown Name.'

2. Independent Printing Office Force, Lewisburg, W. Va.

3. Bank of Greenbrier, Lewisburg, W. Va.

Rubble from Ford's Store and the Bank of Greenbrier after the Fire of Aug. 3rd, 1897.

4. Ruins of Ford's Store and the Bank of Greenbrier, Lewisburg, W. Va.

'Corner of Court and Main Streets.  Drafted by Major James M. Lee Arch.'

5. Bank of Greenbrier, Lewisburg, W. Va.

Three men stand beside a large printing machine.

6. Staff of the Independent, Lewisburg, W. Va.

Debris and partially standing buildings after the fire in Lewisburg on Aug. 3rd, 1897.

7. Ruins of Rittenhouse's Store and Stratton's Hotel, Lewisburg, W. Va.

'Thomas H. Dennis, 'Editor', Walter Dyches, Jess L. Hem, Mr W. Zimmerman.'

8. Greenbrier Independent Office Staff, Lewisburg, W. Va.

'Henry Wilson, the Independent's Office Force, 1909.'

9. Greenbrier Independent Office Staff, Lewisburg, W. Va.

'1. B. F. Warlow, 2. M. W. Zimmerman, 3. Sam'l C. Bright, 4. Ed S. Warren, 5. George F. Argabrite, 6. Floyd G. Warren, 7. James G. Hudson, 8. Robert L. Warren.'

10. Greenbrier Independent Corps, Lewsiburg, W. Va.