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'Looking south at mile 17.7. Coal Run at right; Manns Creek at left; Sewell just beyond center of picture.'

97. New River Near Sewell, West Virginia

IDNO:
026513
Title:
New River Near Sewell, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Looking south at mile 17.7. Coal Run at right; Manns Creek at left; Sewell just beyond center of picture.'
'Fayette at left. South Fayette at right. Looking southeast at mile 12.'

98. New River Near Fayette, West Virginia

IDNO:
026514
Title:
New River Near Fayette, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Fayette at left. South Fayette at right. Looking southeast at mile 12.'
'Hawks Nest and mouth of Mill Creek. Below here the two tracks of the Chesapeake and Ohio are together on west side of river. Looking east southeast at mile 7.4.'

99. New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia

IDNO:
026515
Title:
New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Hawks Nest and mouth of Mill Creek. Below here the two tracks of the Chesapeake and Ohio are together on west side of river. Looking east southeast at mile 7.4.'
'Diversion dam under construction by New Kanawha Power Company at Hawks Nest. Tunnel enters mountain at left of dam. Looking northeast at mile 6.3.'

100. New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia

IDNO:
026518
Title:
New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Diversion dam under construction by New Kanawha Power Company at Hawks Nest. Tunnel enters mountain at left of dam. Looking northeast at mile 6.3.'
'Looking southeast at mile 5.4. Bridge at Cotton Hill on U.W. Highway No.19, Highway extends down Laurel Creek from west (left) follows down New River canyon for about two miles, then turns east.'

101. New River Near Cotton Hill, West Virginia

IDNO:
026523
Title:
New River Near Cotton Hill, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Looking southeast at mile 5.4. Bridge at Cotton Hill on U.W. Highway No.19, Highway extends down Laurel Creek from west (left) follows down New River canyon for about two miles, then turns east.'
'Looking east northeast at mile 3.2. Adit to Hawks Nest tunnel near center of picture. Route U.S. 60 on side of canyon. Route No. 19 joins it near right, coming up from Cotton Hill bridge.'

102. New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia

IDNO:
026524
Title:
New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Looking east northeast at mile 3.2. Adit to Hawks Nest tunnel near center of picture. Route U.S. 60 on side of canyon. Route No. 19 joins it near right, coming up from Cotton Hill bridge.'
'Bridge at Gauley Junction in foreground. Hawks Nest power house, under construction a short distance upstream; cleared strip indicates tunnel line. Looking southeast at mile 1.0 (one mile above Gauley River).'

103. New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia

IDNO:
026527
Title:
New River Near Hawks Nest, West Virginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Bridge at Gauley Junction in foreground. Hawks Nest power house, under construction a short distance upstream; cleared strip indicates tunnel line. Looking southeast at mile 1.0 (one mile above Gauley River).'
'Marmet Lock under construction by U.S. Engineers, just above Lock 5 which it is designed to replace. Marmet, West Virginia, in foreground. Platt cross Kanawha River. Looking east northeast 28 miles below mouth of Gauley River. Taken about 1:30 p.m., April 28, 1932.'

104. New River Near Marmet, West Virginia

IDNO:
026530
Title:
New River Near Marmet, West Virginia
Date:
1932/04/28
Description:
'Marmet Lock under construction by U.S. Engineers, just above Lock 5 which it is designed to replace. Marmet, West Virginia, in foreground. Platt cross Kanawha River. Looking east northeast 28 miles below mouth of Gauley River. Taken about 1:30 p.m., April 28, 1932.'
'Looking north at junction of the New and Gauley Rivers, forming the Kanawha River. Town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.'

105. New River Near Gauley, West V irginia

IDNO:
026531
Title:
New River Near Gauley, West V irginia
Date:
1932
Description:
'Looking north at junction of the New and Gauley Rivers, forming the Kanawha River. Town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.'
Post card sent on August 27, 1906.

106. Chesapeake and Ohio Bridge across the New River, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
027910
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Bridge across the New River, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1906
Description:
Post card sent on August 27, 1906.

107. Horse Shoe Bend at Hawks Nest on New River, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034455
Title:
Horse Shoe Bend at Hawks Nest on New River, Fayette County, W. Va.
A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

108. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047479
Title:
C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.