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View of the construction of a new road in Tucker County, West Virginia. '29 Tramroad.'

49. Digging a Road, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015090
Title:
Digging a Road, Tucker County, W. Va.
Description:
View of the construction of a new road in Tucker County, West Virginia. '29 Tramroad.'
'One of the first lawyers in Tucker County, W. Va. Lloyd Hansford secured a good common school education and in 1879 graduated from the State Normal School at Fairmont with a degree in Law, being the first graduate from Tucker County from any State institution. His first office was in St. George, W. Va., then moved to Parsons when it became the county seat. His office was on Main Street called the Hansford Building, and the Opera House of Parsons. He was born in 1857 and died in 1916. Biographical information from the Book "Men of West Virginia, Biographical Publishing Co., 1903.'

50. Lawyer Lloyd Hansford, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
015091
Title:
Lawyer Lloyd Hansford, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
'One of the first lawyers in Tucker County, W. Va. Lloyd Hansford secured a good common school education and in 1879 graduated from the State Normal School at Fairmont with a degree in Law, being the first graduate from Tucker County from any State institution. His first office was in St. George, W. Va., then moved to Parsons when it became the county seat. His office was on Main Street called the Hansford Building, and the Opera House of Parsons. He was born in 1857 and died in 1916. Biographical information from the Book "Men of West Virginia, Biographical Publishing Co., 1903.'

51. Mary Wamsley Hansford with Son Lloyd Jr., Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015092
Title:
Mary Wamsley Hansford with Son Lloyd Jr., Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
'Daughter of Lloyd and Mary Hansford of Parsons, W. Va. She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.'

52. Nest Hansford of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015093
Title:
Nest Hansford of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
'Daughter of Lloyd and Mary Hansford of Parsons, W. Va. She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.'
She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.

53. Hansford, Nest of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015094
Title:
Hansford, Nest of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.

54. Hansford, Lloyd and Mary Wamsley, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015096
Title:
Hansford, Lloyd and Mary Wamsley, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Oliver Kalar Dumire & Sophia Ann Landsberry Dumire pictured with their children Leota Gretia Dumire and Abraham Orvis Dumire.

55. Dumire Family Portrait, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015097
Title:
Dumire Family Portrait, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Description:
Oliver Kalar Dumire & Sophia Ann Landsberry Dumire pictured with their children Leota Gretia Dumire and Abraham Orvis Dumire.
John Wesley Landsberry and Mary Ann Dumire Landsberry.

56. John and Mary Ann Landsberry, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015098
Title:
John and Mary Ann Landsberry, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Description:
John Wesley Landsberry and Mary Ann Dumire Landsberry.
Child pictured is Leota Gretia Dumire, born 1879.

57. Baby Portrait, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015099
Title:
Baby Portrait, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Description:
Child pictured is Leota Gretia Dumire, born 1879.
'The Dorman Woolen Mill in Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va., built in 1922, is one of only two industries left in Tucker Co., the other is a tannery at Parsons. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W. Va. is written on the back of the photo.'

58. Dorman Woolen Mill in Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015100
Title:
Dorman Woolen Mill in Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Description:
'The Dorman Woolen Mill in Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va., built in 1922, is one of only two industries left in Tucker Co., the other is a tannery at Parsons. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W. Va. is written on the back of the photo.'
Winter scene at the Blackwater Lodge.

59. Blackwater Lodge at Blackwater Falls State Park, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015101
Title:
Blackwater Lodge at Blackwater Falls State Park, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
1957
Description:
Winter scene at the Blackwater Lodge.
There is a woman on a diving board beside the falls. 'Photograph by courtesy of United States Forest Service.'

60. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015102
Title:
Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
1939/07
Description:
There is a woman on a diving board beside the falls. 'Photograph by courtesy of United States Forest Service.'