Surveyor Camp "Carnifax" near Carnifax Ferry on Gauley River, Summersville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Surveyors for the B. & O. Railroad set up camp by the Carnifax Ferry.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
A group of men are pictured performing various tasks. The men are identified, from left to right, as "Coe"; "Sandy"; "Rat"; "Dobbie"; and Heinie Miller.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
"Camp Sang Camp" Surveyors Camp, Somewhere on Gauley River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
The tents are identified as "the Boers Nest" (left), "the Queen's Tent" (center), and "the office tent" (right).This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
The Cherry River is a tributary of the Gauley River.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
A man identified as "Dobbie" stands on top of a raft as he makes his way across the river.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
