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The boat traveled on New River from Hinton to Bull Falls.Pictured from left to right, an unidentified boy, , Ernest Bond, Harriett Campbell Hall, Mrs. W. H. Gwinn, W. H. Gwinn, Mrs. S. W. Poore, S. W. Poore, Oliver Graham, Mattie Graham Humphrey, Charlie Poore, Jim Gwinn, and F. H. Jennings.

1. Group on Steamboat Cecilia, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047519
Title:: Group on Steamboat Cecilia, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:: 1906/10
Description:: The boat traveled on New River from Hinton to Bull Falls.Pictured from left to right, an unidentified boy, , Ernest Bond, Harriett Campbell Hall, Mrs. W. H. Gwinn, W. H. Gwinn, Mrs. S. W. Poore, S. W. Poore, Oliver Graham, Mattie Graham Humphrey, Charlie Poore, Jim Gwinn, and F. H. Jennings.

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".

2. View of New River Bridge and Brooklyn Hotel from C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048338
Title:: 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".

View of the site where the engine blew up at C. W. Cabin. Parts of the damaged engine can be seen at the bottom of the photo.

3. Site of Engine 1642 Explosion Along River, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048641
Title:: Site of Engine 1642 Explosion Along River, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: 1953/06/09
Description:: View of the site where the engine blew up at C. W. Cabin. Parts of the damaged engine can be seen at the bottom of the photo.

View of the city across the river.

4. City of Hinton on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048695
Title:: City of Hinton on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Description:: View of the city across the river.

View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.

5. Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048697
Title:: Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: 1907
Description:: View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.

View from across the river looking at the west side of the city.

6. West End of Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048699
Title:: West End of Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1940
Description:: View from across the river looking at the west side of the city.

View overlooking New River and the city of Hinton.

7. Aerial View Looking Southwest over Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049921
Title:: Aerial View Looking Southwest over Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1950
Description:: View overlooking New River and the city of Hinton.

View overlooking the winding New River and the city of Hinton.

8. Aerial View Looking North over Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049922
Title:: Aerial View Looking North over Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1950
Description:: View overlooking the winding New River and the city of Hinton.

Murrell and her two dogs are pictured at the Bluestone River Canyon near Hinton, W. Va.

9. Mrs. Robert Murrell and the Murrell Dogs Beside a River in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049985
Title:: Mrs. Robert Murrell and the Murrell Dogs Beside a River in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900
Description:: Murrell and her two dogs are pictured at the Bluestone River Canyon near Hinton, W. Va.

View overlooking the Bluestone River where a dam is to be constructed.

10. Site of the Bluestone River Dam, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050088
Title:: Site of the Bluestone River Dam, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1940
Description:: View overlooking the Bluestone River where a dam is to be constructed.