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"Where our houses Start from." Logging crew at Tucker County, W. Va.

1. Spudders Peeling Bark

IDNO:
000010
Title:
Spudders Peeling Bark
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
"Where our houses Start from." Logging crew at Tucker County, W. Va.

2. Loggers Charles Thomas and Sid Fisher with their Log Skidding Team, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015360
Title:
Loggers Charles Thomas and Sid Fisher with their Log Skidding Team, Tucker County, W. Va.

3. 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
Sections 12 Switchback Railroad Clover Run to Brown Siding

4. Lumber Crew, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034755
Title:
Lumber Crew, Tucker County, W. Va.
Description:
Sections 12 Switchback Railroad Clover Run to Brown Siding
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.The crew takes a meal break from building the Stringer Rail Road.

5. "Crew Building Stringer Rail Road" in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050615
Title:
"Crew Building Stringer Rail Road" in 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.The crew takes a meal break from building the Stringer Rail Road.
The overhead, or cableway skidder, used several different cables raised at both ends, from the skidder to trees above the loading area. It allowed loggers to raise log loads above ground obstructions in order to move them. The skidder in this image is covered in ice.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.

6. Loggers Pose Beside an Overhead Skidder, Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
050706
Title:
Loggers Pose Beside an Overhead Skidder, Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
The overhead, or cableway skidder, used several different cables raised at both ends, from the skidder to trees above the loading area. It allowed loggers to raise log loads above ground obstructions in order to move them. The skidder in this image is covered in ice.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.