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.
C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).
Two Men on Ice-Packed New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Jim Harvey, right, and man labeled as "Dad", left, are pictured on top of the ice between Crump's Bottom and Forest Hill District. The ice, sawed and removed, was stored in a sawdust shed and would last into the summer.
Group Portrait of New River & Bluestone River Community Members, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
Pictured, from left to right, is Mary Bradberry, Mrs. Houchins and daughter, John Bradberry, Pearl Bradberry, Kenney Houchins, unkownn, and Fannie Bradberry.
View of New River Bridge and Brooklyn Hotel from C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
The hotel, pictured on the right, was built in 1907 and burned shortly after on November 8, 1908 at approximately 1:45 a.m. The loss was estimated at $7,000 at the time. The fire was so intense that it "lit up the streets like day".
Drawn, colored depiction of the city set beside New River.Postcard postmarked January 22, 1933 was published by Dolin Bros. of Hinton, W. Va. See original for correspondence.
'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 into Virginia 237.8 miles above junction of New and Gauley Rivers. Virginia-North Carolina State line in immediate foreground; this is the second crossing of State line by New River. Cox ferry in center; foot of Buck Mountain in background. Taken about 11:30 a.m., April 27, 1932. All views are looking upstream unless otherwise noted. Mileage is by river above junction of New River with Gauley River to form Kanawha.'
'Looking south opposite mile 233 across Virginia-North Carolina line, which river crosses for third and fourth time about the middle of the picture. State line runs through island at right. Bridge on U.S. Highway No. 1 running south from Independence.'
'Looking southwest at mile 230.5 across State line into North Carolina; fifth and last crossing in middle ground just above long riffle; Spurlin Ford just below.'
'Looking south southwest at mile 208.5. New steel bridge on State Highway no. 12 in left center. Dam site of Eastern States Development Company (Project No. 575) just below bridge. Recording gauge installation of Geological Survey at right end of bridge (New River near Galax, Virginia).'
'Looking southwest at mile 201.3 about one mile below dam at Fries. Blair ferry in middle ground. Branch of Norfolk & Western Railroad on west side of river.'
'Looking south southwest at mile 198.2. Tobys Knob in left center. State Highway No. 116 crosses right half of picture. Foreground is on Max Meadows quadrangle.'
'Looking east southeast at mile 192.5. Buck hydroelectric plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company; Poplar Camp Mountain on left; on right slopes of Round Top which are included in Unaka National Forest.'
'Looking south southeast at mile 190.4. Carbide plant in foreground; Buck hydroelectric plant in background; substation in center; Unaka National Forest at right, gaging station of Geological Survey at Ivanhoe just to left of picture.'
'Bridge on Norfolk & Western Railroad about a mile below Ivanhoe, looking southeast at mile 187.5. Prospecting shaft for zinc on point beyond railroad.'
'Zinc mines at Austinville (mile 185.4); old tailings dump in center; old smelter just beyond; present main workings and mill buildings are just off picture to right. Operatives' cottages in left foreground. Office of Bertha Mineral Company, a subsidiary of New Jersey Zinc Company, post office and Austinville ferry to right of tailings. Iron Mountain in left background.'
'Austinville and zinc mines in middle distance; present tailings dump to left; mill buildings in center just beyond town; looking southwest at mile 184.6.'
'Bridge in foreground on U.S. Highway No. 121, which was constructed in 1930 and 1931 to replace Jacksons ferry; old ferry-boat still visible. About an inch above left end of bridge is old shot tower about 100 feet in height. Austinville in left distance. Looking west at mile 182.2.'
'Foster Falls at mile 180.7, the most decided concentrated drop on the portion of New River between North Carolina line and Hinton, West Virginia. Jackson ferry bridge and shot tower in middle distance. Looking south about noon. Patch of old growth pine to left.'
'Looking up Big Reed Island Creek. Dry Pond Mountain to left; Macks Mountain to right. Branch of Norfolk & Western extends up Little Reed Island Creek in right center of picture.'
'Looking northwest at mile 174.4 about 1 p.m. Barren Springs and ferry in middle; Reed Creek in upper left entering river just to left of picture; several wet-weather ponds in limestone sinks.'
'Looking west at Allisonia, mile 170.2 about 4 p.m., April 27, after landing to refuel and change film. Big Reed Island Creek entering under railroad bridge from left. Excavations to left of river are old iron workings. Recording gage installation of Geological Survey on bank of river near lower right-hand corner.'
'Looking west southwest; foreground at mile 161.3 about a mile below Macks Creek which enters from left in middle ground; Owens ferry at mouth of Creek. Pictures 30 to 37 show lands within backwater of project no. 739 of the Appalachian Electric Power Company; Nos. 28 to 40 are located on "General Map of Project" (F.P.C. No. 739-9).'
'Looking across New River at mile 149 and up Little River. Dam site of Appalachian Electric Power Company near right edge of picture of upstream end of limestone quarry. road in lower right corner built by company to give access to site.'
'East Radford, Virginia, division point on the Norfolk and Western; Old Radford and railroad bridge in distance; Highway bridge in middle distance on U.W. Highway No.11. Gaging station of Geological Survey located at this bridge from 1898 to 1915. Looking southwest toward sun.'
'Looking southeast at mile 138; bend in river just below Radford; 'Y' on Norfolk and Western in left background; line from east through Roanoke branches, one line extending up-river to Padford, Pulaski, and Bristol, the other down-river to Glenlyn, Bluefield, and Ohio points; Peppers ferry in foreground.'
'Looking east northeast along second big bend of river below Radford. Virginian Railway reaches river from Roanoke and east near upper right-hand corner and follows down east bank of river; Norfolk and Western has crossed to west side and is about under plane.'
'Looking southeast at mile 1191; Eggleston, Virginia, new steel highway bridge; recording gage installation of Geological Survey just downstream from lower abutment of bridge.'
'Looking nearly east at mile 113.3 River visible almost to mile 121 just above Eggleston; Pembroke just off left edge of picture; limestone quarry in foreground.'