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Father and son standing next to a large snow bank.

1. Father Holding Son Roger Perkins, Point Mountain, W. Va.

Portrait of workers in front of shelves of groceries.

2. Workers at Dana Martin's Store at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

"Lady is a Hyatt, in front where Callahan's Grocery was before the town burned in early 1930's."

3. Lady with a Hat

Thought to be taken by Paul "Dutch" Brake of Webster Studios.

4. View of Webster Springs, W. Va.

5. Backside of Tioga Sawmill and Part of its Log Pond

"Town had its own electric taken about 1924-1932."

6. Three Forks of Williams River

"Notice some of the buildings were just being rebuilt after 1911 fire, notice the brick high school building is not in photo, I'm assuming it hadn't been built yet."

7. Bird's Eye View of Cowen, W. Va.

Four men are posed next to a train.

8. Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Tioga Lumber Company, Tioga, W. Va.

"Notice the roof of the depot, it is different than present depot, the town burned on May 30, 1911 the night of the first graduating class, the building on the top left is the hospital, later dorms, later grade school, later Brinson furniture, to the far right on hill is wooden high school before brick building built."

9. Hilltop View of Cowen, W. Va.

10. Bird's Eye View of Tioga, W. Va.

Hotel on the left.

11. Tioga Hotel

Women and children in the middle of with various household chores such as laundry, and filling kerosene lanterns. The structure is believed to be a boarding house near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

12. Family Chores, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Farrell was the sheriff of Webster County at the time of portrait. Taken near Hacker valley.

13. Sheriff Jake Farrell on his Motorcycle

"Middle Fork for Sun Lumber Company."

14. Lumber Crew with Horse Team Skidding Logs

Man is thought to be Dan Snyder. "Diana went to different places to show movies."

15. Travelling Film Projector Dan Snider

Two man standing on the dock of a lumber yard. Thought to be Mayton Lumber Co., Hacker Valley, W. Va.

16. Lumber Crew in Mayton Lumber Company Yard, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

A man and a woman are posed at the gate which helped keep animals out of the Webster Springs Hotel bottom.

17. Young Couple Posed at the Gate at the End of the Boardwalk at Webster Springs Hotel

18. Group Photo at the Webster Springs Hotel

The hotel manager at the time of the picture was George A. Hechmer.

19. New Webster Springs Hotel

Side view of the bridge and new hotel.

20. Bridge to the New Webster Springs Hotel

Men posed for a portrait in front of a train.

21. Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Bergoo, W. Va.

The barn is the location "where the first Church services in Webster County were held in 1833."

22. Hamrick Barn

Railroad at Skyles near Birch River.

23. Shay Locomotive No. 1 and Crew, Erbacon and Summersville

Outing probably around Birch River.

24. Deer Hunters with their Take

Portrait of group in front of the hotel. Later became the Clifton Hotel.

25. Some of the Residents on the Porch of Gauley Central Hotel Camden on Gauley

Picture of a wooden building next to the Birch River.

26. Small Water Fall on the Birch River

27. Mechanics in Long Airdox Building beside of Beryl Lanhams Garage at Camden on Gauley

Camden on Gauley was first known as Lanes Bottom.

28. Counter Men in a Store in Camden on Gauley

"This mill was for the Cherry River Boom Lumber Co., Gauley Mills was first known as Camden on Gauley."

29. Bird's Eye View of Gauley Lumber Mill

30. Stored Lumber at the Gauley Lumber Mill

31. Bird's Eye View of Gauley Lumber Mill

Workers of Gauley Mills posed for a group portrait.

32. Gauley Lumber Mill Crew

33. Interior of Gauley Lumber Mill

34. Interior of Gauley Lumber Mill

35. Crew Inside Gauley Lumber Mill

36. Gauley Lumber Mill, Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

37. Gauley Lumber Mill Crew in front of Precariously Stacked Wood

38. Gauley Lumber Mill Crew

Girl standing in between tall corn stalks.

39. County 4-H Corn Champion

Three musicians seated next to each other playing instruments. From left to right: Dan Friend (?), Grafton Lacey (?), Jack McElwain.

40. Glade District Fiddlers

Portrait of a posed group in the store that is currently Minnichs Florist. One daughter is Opal Williams, longtime teacher of Webster County.

41. Customers and Employees Inside the Case Store, Cowen W. Va.

The Church is located "where road leads to town park."

42. M. E. South Methodist Church, Cowen W. Va.

Group portrait in front of the hotel. The Cowen Hotel was located "opposite of the Depot and below present-day Minnichs Florist."

43. Residents on the Porch and Veranda of the Cowen Hotel, Cowen W. Va.

Portrait of Lula Rose and a man on a carriage behind the Lemley Mills building and the Central Hotel.

44. Teacher Lula Rose with Unidentified Man in their Horse and Buggy, Cowen W. Va.

45. Blacksmith William F. Smith, Cowen, W. Va.

46. Mail Carrier beside his 1927 Chevrolet Roadster, Cowen, W. Va.

Crew is posed in front of the locomotive.

47. W. Va. Midland Locomotive and Crew at Diana

Crew is posed behind the locomotive.

48. Shay Locomotive No. 2, Log Train and Crew

49. W. Va. Midland Railroad Train on the Clifton Trestle near Diana, W. Va.

The large Weese family is posed outside for their portrait between Cowen and Erbacon, W. Va.

50. Weese Family Reunion

51. Erbacon Train Depot

This portrait was probably taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

52. Transporting Logs Across a Wooden Rail Bridge

53. Portable Log Crew Housing in Hacker Valley or Diana, W. Va.

Taken near or at Hacker Valley, W. Va.

54. Group Playing Cards

Taken in the Hacker Valley vicinity.

55. Men Posed on a Large Carriage

56. Family Group Portrait near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Women posed in front of an automobile.

57. Young Women on an Outing in their 1926 Chevrolet Roadster

Man in the portrait is either "carrying mail or is a salesman."

58. Young Man on a Horse

59. Logging Crew and Horse Teams at Mayton Lumber Camp near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

60. Locomotive and Crew of a Log Train

61. Loading Logs on a Train near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Train carrying hundreds of logs.

62. Loading Logs on a Train near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Men, women, and men on horses pose for the portrait that is thought to be of Mayton Lumber Co.

63. Large Mayton Lumber Company Logging Crew with Horse Teams and Portable Housing Units

Men posed for a portrait as horses pull a log.

64. Log Skidding Crew with Horses, Hacker Valley, W. Va

Men posed in a portrait with various logging tools. Man on far right is holding onto an ax that is in the process of cutting down a tree. Portrait taken near the Hacker Valley area.

65. Lumber Crew

Logging crew uses a machine to aid in the logging process. Taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

66. Log Loader at Work in Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Portrait taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

67. Loggers on Log Loader

68. Train Derailment near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

69. Man and Woman with a Zonophone Phonograph, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Men sitting on a log behind a large pile of logs.

70. Loggers Sitting on a Huge Pile of Logs

71. String Band, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Family posed with pitchforks. Man and woman at each end are holding hats.

72. Hacker Valley Farmers

73. Blacksmith, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Portrait of two hunters with a dog. Man on the right is holding a gun, a raccoon, and a lantern. The man on the left is holding an ax.

74. Coon Hunting near Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Portrait of the band playing their instruments.

75. Hacker Valley Band

Portrait of a group standing on the ledge of a storefront as flood water surrounds them.

76. Flood near or at Hacker Valley, W. Va.

77. Lumber Crew Looking out Windows of Mayton Lumber Co. Sawmill, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

78. Ira Norris and Fellow Drummer at Hacker Valley, W. Va.

Team posed with baseball gloves, bats, and umpire gear.

79. Hodom Baseball Team

80. Unidentified Men Posed with a Horse, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

81. Shay Locomotive No. 3, Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad on Cheat Mountain

82. Log Loader and Two Man Crew

Large group posed with cars and large stacks of lumber. A portrait of a "log job close to Jerryville on Gauley River".

83. Lumber Yard Crew

84. Locomotive No. 482 of the Cherry Boom and Lumber Co., Jerryville, W. Va.

85. Locomotive No. 3 of the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co., Jerryville, W. Va.

86. Tioga Sawmill

87. Compass Mine at Tioga, W. Va.

Portrait of the storefront once ran by Alva "Pus" Woodall.

88. Woodall's Studio, Richwood, W. Va.

89. Shay Locomotive, Log Train, and Peerless Crew

In the portrait, Dyer is holding animal skins and a gun. The town of Dyer in Webster County was named after him.

90. George Dyer with Furs and Rifle

Group posed by railroad tracks. The shanty cars in the background were used by the workers.

91. Logger Families in front of their Portable Homes at Three Forks of the Williams River

92. Winter View of Train Shop at Three Forks

93. Ku Klux Klan Rally in Webster County

Portrait thought to be "at twenty mile, Nicholas County. The fifth over hands crossed, mustache, Neil Romano, the fifth over back row with white shirt and hat Augostino Romano."

94. Logging Crew

Portrait of men posing with a logging train.

95. Pickens and Hacker Valley Railroad Locomotive and Crew

Portrait of two men with guns and a dog looking up into a tree at three possums.

96. Hunters with Three Possums in a Tree near Hacker Valley, W. Va.