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Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.

1. Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va

IDNO:
039288
Title:
Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.
Large three story, clapboard building with a wrap around porch and several unidentified people gathered on the porch, including one woman wearing a white uniform.

2. Boggs Hospital & Sanitarium, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039292
Title:
Boggs Hospital & Sanitarium, Gassaway, W. Va.
Description:
Large three story, clapboard building with a wrap around porch and several unidentified people gathered on the porch, including one woman wearing a white uniform.
Several unidentified people, some wearing Masonic aprons, watch as the cornerstone of the new church is put in place during a ceremony.

3. Laying Cornerstone of United Methodist Church in Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039293
Title:
Laying Cornerstone of United Methodist Church in Gassaway, W. Va.
Description:
Several unidentified people, some wearing Masonic aprons, watch as the cornerstone of the new church is put in place during a ceremony.

4. Placing Cornerstone of United Methodist Church in Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039294
Title:
Placing Cornerstone of United Methodist Church in Gassaway, W. Va.
Several ladies gather around a table set for tea and two children sit in front wearing colonial-era costumes. Back row, l to r: Mrs. Baker; unknown; unknown; Mrs. Carl Walker; and Mrs. Welch. End of table, l: Mrs. Helen Camp; other end, Mrs. W. B. Bartlett. In front on left: Alece Fisher.

5. Gassaway Celebration, Braxton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039295
Title:
Gassaway Celebration, Braxton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
Several ladies gather around a table set for tea and two children sit in front wearing colonial-era costumes. Back row, l to r: Mrs. Baker; unknown; unknown; Mrs. Carl Walker; and Mrs. Welch. End of table, l: Mrs. Helen Camp; other end, Mrs. W. B. Bartlett. In front on left: Alece Fisher.
Dr. James A. Rusmisell came to Gassaway in 1905 and later moved to the Buckhannon hospital. He used horses to make rounds, to see the patients.

6. Dr. James A. Rusmisell With His Horses, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039296
Title:
Dr. James A. Rusmisell With His Horses, Gassaway, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Dr. James A. Rusmisell came to Gassaway in 1905 and later moved to the Buckhannon hospital. He used horses to make rounds, to see the patients.
The Drs. Rusmisells used horse transportation to make visits to patients and settled in Gassaway in 1905.

7. Horses Belonging to Dr. James 'Jim' Rusmisells and Dr. Charles C. Rusmisell, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039297
Title:
Horses Belonging to Dr. James 'Jim' Rusmisells and Dr. Charles C. Rusmisell, Gassaway, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
The Drs. Rusmisells used horse transportation to make visits to patients and settled in Gassaway in 1905.
Unidentified man shows a horse on a dirt road in downtown Gassaway.

8. Street Scene, Elk Street, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039298
Title:
Street Scene, Elk Street, Gassaway, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Unidentified man shows a horse on a dirt road in downtown Gassaway.
Unidentified man shows a horse on the sidewalk next to Elk Street in Gassaway.

9. Street Scene, Elk Street, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039299
Title:
Street Scene, Elk Street, Gassaway, W. Va.
Date:
ca.. 1910
Description:
Unidentified man shows a horse on the sidewalk next to Elk Street in Gassaway.
Boggs Hospital and Sanitarium was located on Braxton Street. Identified are: Gay Rusmisell (2nd from left) and Dr. C. C. Rusmisell holding the dog. This building became a Y.M.C.A. (Young Men's Christian Association) and was later torn down.

10. Boggs Hospital & Sanitarium, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039414
Title:
Boggs Hospital & Sanitarium, Gassaway, W. Va.
Description:
Boggs Hospital and Sanitarium was located on Braxton Street. Identified are: Gay Rusmisell (2nd from left) and Dr. C. C. Rusmisell holding the dog. This building became a Y.M.C.A. (Young Men's Christian Association) and was later torn down.
Neighborhood on Braxton Street. The house, owned by Ruth Skidmore on the right, was built by a Mr. Patterson, ca 1905-10. Ms. Skidmore still lived in in the house in 2011.

11. Braxton Street, Gassaway, W. Va.

IDNO:
039415
Title:
Braxton Street, Gassaway, W. Va.
Description:
Neighborhood on Braxton Street. The house, owned by Ruth Skidmore on the right, was built by a Mr. Patterson, ca 1905-10. Ms. Skidmore still lived in in the house in 2011.
Left to right: 1. Gay Rusmisell; 2. Dr. C. C. Rusmisell; Other subjects are not identified. This building became a Y.M.C.A. before being torn down.

12. Boggs Hospital and Sanitarium, Braxton Street, Gassaway, W. Va

IDNO:
039416
Title:
Boggs Hospital and Sanitarium, Braxton Street, Gassaway, W. Va
Description:
Left to right: 1. Gay Rusmisell; 2. Dr. C. C. Rusmisell; Other subjects are not identified. This building became a Y.M.C.A. before being torn down.