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1. Logging Crew at Work in a Deforested Area of Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015380
Title:: Logging Crew at Work in a Deforested Area of Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:: 1916

2. Deforested Area in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034749
Title:: Deforested Area in Tucker County, W. Va.

Sections 12 Switchback Railroad Clover Run to Brown Siding

3. Railroad Tracks through Deforested, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034757
Title:: Railroad Tracks through Deforested, Tucker County, W. Va.
Description:: Sections 12 Switchback Railroad Clover Run to Brown Siding

4. Railroad Tracks through Deforested Area, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034988
Title:: Railroad Tracks through Deforested Area, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A skidder set, used for logging and lumber production, can be seen here overlooking the Blackwater Canyon.

5. View of Skidder Set in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050624
Title:: View of Skidder Set in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1880-1930
Description:: This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A skidder set, used for logging and lumber production, can be seen here overlooking the Blackwater Canyon.