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Unidentified field engineer rides his horse over a county road near Tug Fork River.

49. County Road, Section 50, Tug Fork River District of Norfolk & Western Railroad, West Virginia

IDNO:
039161
Title:
County Road, Section 50, Tug Fork River District of Norfolk & Western Railroad, West Virginia
Date:
ca.1892
Description:
Unidentified field engineer rides his horse over a county road near Tug Fork River.
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

50. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

IDNO:
039162
Title:
Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.
A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.

51. Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
039163
Title:
Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.
Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.

52. Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039167
Title:
Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.
Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.

53. Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039168
Title:
Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.
Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.

54. Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
039169
Title:
Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.
Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.

55. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039170
Title:
Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.
Taken during the construction of the Ohio extension.

56. Looking East Toward Camp Six for Norfolk & Western Railroad Workers, Tug Fork River Valley, W. Va.

IDNO:
039171
Title:
Looking East Toward Camp Six for Norfolk & Western Railroad Workers, Tug Fork River Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1892
Description:
Taken during the construction of the Ohio extension.
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension, part of Norfolk & Western Railroad. None of the individuals are identified.

57. Painter Creek Camp Meeting

IDNO:
039172
Title:
Painter Creek Camp Meeting
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension, part of Norfolk & Western Railroad. None of the individuals are identified.
Photograph taken during the construction on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers. None of the family members are identified.

58. Jim Mounce & Family, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

IDNO:
039173
Title:
Jim Mounce & Family, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1892
Description:
Photograph taken during the construction on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers. None of the family members are identified.
Unidentified man sitting on top of a culvert. Several supports use to shape the culvert are lying in the foreground. This image is probably a pinpoint photograph.

59. Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039182
Title:
Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified man sitting on top of a culvert. Several supports use to shape the culvert are lying in the foreground. This image is probably a pinpoint photograph.
Unidentified engineers stand outside their icicle covered cabins with a team of oxen.

60. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039183
Title:
Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified engineers stand outside their icicle covered cabins with a team of oxen.