Winter View of Elkhorn Creek, McDowell County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Snow-covered mountains and terrain along Elkhorn Creek, a tributary of Tug Fork River. The photograph was taken during the construction on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
West Abutment, Bridge #37, Ohio Extension: Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Unidentified workers stand among cut stones used in the construction of bridge abutments (such as one in the background). The poles in the photograph are part of the pulley used to place the stones.
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Left to Right: A. L. Flint; S. Z. Earle; J. Lacy; S. P. Daniel.
Woman in Front of Spring on John Brown's Farm, Sharpsburg, Md.
Date:
undated
Description:
Known as the Kennedy Farm, John Brown rented the homestead using the name "Issac Smith", in the summer of 1859. Located across the Potomac River from Virginia, it was here Brown finalized his plans to raid the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry. The woman in the photograph is not identified.