Search Results
- IDNO:
- 039162
- Title:
- Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Description:
- Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.
- IDNO:
- 039167
- Title:
- Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Description:
- Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.
- IDNO:
- 039169
- Title:
- Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Description:
- Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.
- IDNO:
- 039199
- Title:
- Group of Railroad Workers,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Description:
- Four unidentified workers stand along the tracks in camp. The photograph was taken during the construction of Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
- IDNO:
- 039203
- Title:
- Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1893
- Description:
- A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
- IDNO:
- 039206
- Title:
- Group Portrait of Civil Engineers and Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Description:
- Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.
- IDNO:
- 039254
- Title:
- Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1893
- Description:
- Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.
- IDNO:
- 039257
- Title:
- African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1893
- Description:
- Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
- IDNO:
- 039258
- Title:
- Anderson Hatfield Family, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1891
- Description:
- Identified, back row: Troy; Elliott; Betty; Robert E.; Elias; Joe D. Front row: Mary; Rose; Anderson; Willis; Levicy Chafin Hatfield; Tennyson. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in southwest West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 039259
- Title:
- Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1893
- Description:
- Hatfield stands in the snow with a rifle in hand outside a cabin. The photo was taken during construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western railroad.
- IDNO:
- 039261
- Title:
- Pistol Packing Man Strikes a Determined Pose, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1893
- Description:
- Unidentified man stands with his arms crossed over his chest and three pistols held in a sash around his waist. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
- IDNO:
- 039272
- Title:
- 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.