Deeds Home at Jumping Branch, Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Home of Thomas Marvin Deeds, standing far right. Built by Joseph Deeds around 1820, this was the first brick house built in Summers County. The bricks used in its construction were made on the property.The people in the photo, from left to right:Clarence DeedsNancy Milburn Hinton DeedsTilda ParkerLina Deeds ParkerOna ParkerThomas Marvin Deeds
Interior of the store located at the corner of Temple Street and 3rd Avenue. Two employees are pictured in the back by the counter. Subjects unidentified.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Gwinn sit in front of their standing sons and daughters.Mr. Gwinn was a native of Summers county who died suddenly at his home on August 17, 1934. Mrs. Gwinn died after long complications and ailments on June 30, 1937. The Gwinns were devout Catholics and survived by their children: Mrs. Frances Kincaid, of Hinton; Mrs. A. F. Campbell, of Raleigh; Mrs. J. L. Hurley, of Sandstone; J. A. Gwinn, of Sandstone; H. S. Gwinn, of Thurmond; E. W. Gwinn and George Gwinn.
A Man and Young Girl Pictured in West End of Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A man with his hair slicked back stands behind a young girl in a dress, gripping her shoulders. The two unidentified persons stand in front of floral pots arranged outside a house's balcony.
Bluestone Bridge Steel Bent and Collapsed, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A close-up look at the bent bridge steel.A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the mouth of Bluestone River.
Postcard published by Tom Jones of Cincinnatti, Ohio. Three unidentified men stand behind the counter on the left while a group of men sit at a table in the background.
Vida Pearl Lilly Plumley as a Young Girl, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Plumley pictured in a nice dress and bow holding a bouquet of flowers. She married John H. Plumley, a sheet metal worker for the C. & O. Railroad, in 1928. In 1930, she began to work for the railway, as well, and in 1948 became the Chief Operator. She has one son, John Jr. Plumley.
A Large Crowd of People Gather Along the Balconies of a Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
People are crowded along the balconies and staircase of the building. The atmosphere of the photo suggests an excitement in the air, perhaps in anticipation of a parade.
