Search Results
IDNO:
045622
Title:
Train Coming Out of Big Bend Tunnel near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
C&O Telegraph Cabin replaced in 1930 during construction of the new Big Bend Tunnel.
IDNO:
045624
Title:
Construction at Big Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
1932
Description:
Construction site on the east portal of the tunnel near Hinton, W. Va.
IDNO:
045625
Title:
Construction at Big Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
1932
Description:
View of the construction site on the east portal of the tunnel near Hinton, W. Va.
IDNO:
045627
Title:
C&O Telegraph Cabin on Top of the Great Bend Tunnel, near Hinton W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Structure on top of the tunnel built from 1870-1872. Man posing in front of the tunnel unidentified.
IDNO:
045628
Title:
Construction at Big Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the construction site near Hinton, W. Va.
IDNO:
045632
Title:
Bluestone Reservoir near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Aerial view of the reservoir shows cars lined along the river that continues on through the mountains in the distance.
IDNO:
045634
Title:
Bluestone Dam near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
From below what is seen, gates are shut.
IDNO:
045635
Title:
Boats at Bluestone Lake's Pipestem Creek Cove, near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca, 1958
Description:
Boats float on the water under the shade of trees.
IDNO:
045636
Title:
Boat Dock #2 at Bluestone Reservation, near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Dock located at the mouth of Pipestem Creek.
IDNO:
045637
Title:
Bluestone Dam Under Construction, near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
View of the dam's construction site.
IDNO:
045638
Title:
Bluestone Dam Construction Site near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
IDNO:
045639
Title:
Bluestone Dam Construction Site near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View of the construction from mid-level. Unidentified workers can be seen in the distance.
IDNO:
045640
Title:
Bluestone Dam Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
View of the construction site at ground level.
IDNO:
045641
Title:
Bluestone Dam Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
IDNO:
045773
Title:
Engine 233 on Freight House Hill, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
View from behind the Hinton roundhouse. Subject unidentified.
IDNO:
045774
Title:
Preaching at the Old Machine Shop, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
From lower left is Rev. Eddie Martin, "YMCA Director: Mr. Harris, John Bartgis, KD Lane, Charlie Comer, Bill Ellison, Clayton Lester, Charley Norris, Tom Price, "Skip" Price, Fred Buckland, Rev. H. Thompson, Earl Maddy, CH (Doc) Davis, Rev. Bill Apostolon, WA Arrington, Russell Carper, Cecil Lilly, CC Curtis, Nathan Bowling, EH Ellison, John Boggs, KK Reed, Bob Womack, Bill Fitzsimmons, Dorsey Maddison, Bill Stone, Frank Jones, Earl Lilly, Paul Simms, Hugh Johnson, Mr. Tyree, Cecil Graham, AP Terry, Jimmy Richmond, AC Via, "Slim" Hayes, Ernest Plumly, Mr. Lawrence, Charlie Cheetham, Carl Maddy, Ed Gibson, Frank Brightwell, Jess Woodrum, Elmer Lester and two unidentified.
IDNO:
045775
Title:
Preaching at Old Machine Shop, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
Close-up of the original photo show men sitting as they listen to the Reverend.
IDNO:
045776
Title:
Preaching at Old Machine Shop, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
Close-up from the original photo showing a large group of men listening intently to the Reverend.
IDNO:
045777
Title:
Preaching at Old Machine Shop, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
Close-up from the original photo showing men listen on as the Reverend speaks.
IDNO:
045778
Title:
C&O Shop's Christmas Party, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1957
Description:
A group of people stand around the large, decorated holiday tree. Subject unidentified.
IDNO:
045779
Title:
Hinton Shop Apprentices, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
Photo of Machinists, electricians, carman, etc. Front row, left to right: Jack Wicker; "Dec" Meadows; Jim Lindsay; Lynn W. McMann; Ted Haythe; Charley Young. Middle row, left to right: Hershel Gilpin; Raymond Thornton; Bill Lovelace; Bob Terry; Norvel "Dink" Reid; Charlie Norris. Back row, left to right: Ferrell Harford; Ike Bowman; Merritt Reid; Moody Burdette; EK "Toots" Rogers; Merridith Nicely; Chris Baer; WA "Fatty" Arrington; "Blu Jay" Nicely; JD "Dizzy Turner.
IDNO:
045780
Title:
Shop Track Crew, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
Only identified persons are Jake Whanger, Sr. Willey (Betty Clinebell's grandfather pictured on the 2nd row, 5th man from the left), and Joe Briers.
IDNO:
045786
Title:
Yard Crew with Engine No. 5, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Second man from the left is Hayes Foster. The rest are unidentified.
IDNO:
045787
Title:
C&O Yards, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
A train occupies the tracks of the yard near Hinton, W. Va.
IDNO:
045788
Title:
C&O Hinton Shop Track Fire Department, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Group of men pose by the hose wheel. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045789
Title:
C&O Business Car No. 7 at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
On the back of the car is President Jim Stevens. The car inspector is Jim Doyle's father. The rest remain unidentified.
IDNO:
045790
Title:
C&O Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Unidentified workers pose by the train.
IDNO:
045793
Title:
Train Wreck Near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
A look at the damage. The wreck occurred as a result of hitting a rock slide.
IDNO:
045794
Title:
Wreck No. 474 at Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1935
Description:
Unidentified workers inspect the damage.
IDNO:
045795
Title:
Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1945/06/06
Description:
View of the damage by the derailed C&O train.
IDNO:
045796
Title:
Train Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1945/06/06
Description:
View of the damage from behind the parked automobile.
IDNO:
045797
Title:
Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1967/03/15
Description:
View of the derailed C&O train car.
IDNO:
045798
Title:
Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1967/03/15
Description:
View from farther down the C&O railroad tracks of a group examining the wreck's damage.
IDNO:
045799
Title:
Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1967/03/15
Description:
View from the tracks of the damage on the C&O railroad.
IDNO:
045800
Title:
Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1967/03/15
Description:
A group examines the damage of the wreck along the C&O railroad.
IDNO:
045801
Title:
Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1967/03/15
Description:
Unidentified workers examine the damage along the C&O railroad.
IDNO:
045802
Title:
Derailment at Sandstone, W. Va.
Date:
1976
Description:
View of the damage from the bridge.
IDNO:
045803
Title:
Derailment at Sandstone, W. Va.
Date:
1976
Description:
View of the damage overlooking the river.
IDNO:
045832
Title:
Esso Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View from across the lot. Two workers pose in front of the shop.
IDNO:
045833
Title:
Hinton Family's Ferry, Avis. W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
A family poses on the ferry boat docked by the river bank. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045834
Title:
Hinton Ferry, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Passengers and an automobile are loaded onto the boat as workers move to send it on its way.
IDNO:
045835
Title:
Sitting on Old Hinton Ferry, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
George Hoover pictured on the ferry's rail traveling across New River.
IDNO:
045836
Title:
Old Hinton Ferry Landing at 1st Street, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Workers move to steady the ferry as it approaches its destination while passengers standby with their livestock. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045837
Title:
Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Water levels rise to rooftops and fence lines. In the distance are shacks nearly submerged.
IDNO:
045838
Title:
L.T. Anderson & Wife, Jean, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Anderson was a nationally known columnist for the Charleston Gazette and later the Daily Mail. He started his career with the Hinton Daily News.
IDNO:
045839
Title:
Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
1916/07
Description:
A group of boys wade in the knee-high flood water. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045840
Title:
Old General Store in Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Site of the earliest general store built in town. It was owned by a Hinton family. It has since been converted into an apartment complex.
IDNO:
045841
Title:
Swimming in New River Between Coney Island & Avis, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Description:
"Ram" Harford & "Moody" Burdette pictured in the water.
IDNO:
045883
Title:
Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
A row of houses with the Greenbrier School in the background to the left.
IDNO:
045884
Title:
Swope Home, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
The family poses on the porch. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045885
Title:
Sitting on a Porch in Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
A man and his two children relax on the porch swing. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045887
Title:
Clinton Baber, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Baber dressed in a winter coat poses by a tree outside of a home.
IDNO:
045888
Title:
Nellie Keller & Mrs. Baber, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
The photographer's wife Nellie pictured on the left and Mrs. Baber is on the right.
IDNO:
045890
Title:
Nellie Ruth Hoover Keller, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
The photographer's wife holding a camera.
IDNO:
045891
Title:
Learning to Ride A Bike in Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Henry & Clinton pictured with a bicycle.
IDNO:
045893
Title:
Two Boys in Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Two young boys pictured in front of a fence. The two-story house is catacorner to H&N Ford Co.
IDNO:
045906
Title:
On A Main Street Lawn, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Tommy Smith Trail & Edith J. Adkins are pictured on the yard.
IDNO:
045909
Title:
Old Jess Wise Home in Lower Avis, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1980
Description:
Old home located on the corner of Pleasant Street and 4th Street. Jehovah's church was built on the lot in 2000.
IDNO:
045910
Title:
MX Cabin in Avis Yard, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Photo taken north from Foss Bridge near Bellepoint. The cabin served as a telegraph office.
IDNO:
045912
Title:
Coney Island near Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A man holds a woman's hand on the bank of New River. Avis can be seen in the background.
IDNO:
045914
Title:
New River Shore, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Photo from Avis looking at Coney Island. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045916
Title:
Barbara Wyant Powell Home, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1970
Description:
Ground view of the house.
IDNO:
045918
Title:
Avis, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
Aerial view of the riding ring, ballpark, and stock pens. George Ballengee log cabin can be seen within the ring.
IDNO:
045920
Title:
Bud Shanks
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Portrait of Shanks in uniform.
IDNO:
045921
Title:
Small Sawmill in Forest Hill, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Father of Bud Shanks pictured at the mill.
IDNO:
045947
Title:
Avis School, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
School teacher and students gather for school photo. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045948
Title:
Avis School Cheerleaders, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Peggy Waddel (left) and Wilma Shirey (right) are pictured at the Avis Football Field, later known as Stokes Stadium.
IDNO:
045949
Title:
Avis Tennis Courts, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Spectators watch on the court from behind the tennis player. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
045950
Title:
Avis Tennis Court, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Bill Berry pictured on the court mid-serve. Avis baseball field in the background.
IDNO:
045951
Title:
Greenbrier Valley Tennis
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Twink Starr, O. Revter, H. Stansbury, Malcolm Lilly and Aubrey Smith pictured by the courts.
IDNO:
045952
Title:
Turner Residence, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Home of Ed & Lena Turner in the Avis section of town.
IDNO:
045953
Title:
Ed Turner of Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
Portrait of Turner in WWII uniform.
IDNO:
045954
Title:
Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1954
Description:
Vana & Stephen D. Trail play in the snow at the foot of the Avis Overhead Bridge.
IDNO:
045955
Title:
Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1954
Description:
Vana Trail on a sled at the foot of Avis Overhead Bridge.
IDNO:
045956
Title:
First Day of School, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953
Description:
Stephen D. Trail pictures at the foot of Avis Overhead Bridge and intersection of First Street and Pleasant Street. An old service station is in the background.
IDNO:
045957
Title:
Chess Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The snow-covered street where the house of Mr. & Mrs. F. S. Jackson is now located where this little building was then. These were the vacant lots owned by Nanie Lynes. The Lynes house set on the corner of Chess & Main Streets where the American oil-filling station now is located.
IDNO:
045958
Title:
Lawrence Willy, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Willey pictured with his motor bike in the Avis section of town.
IDNO:
045959
Title:
Bellepoint, near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Published by Hinton Picture Co., scene at the confluence of New River and Greenbrier River.
IDNO:
045960
Title:
Bellepoint Baptist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the building from down and across the street.
IDNO:
045961
Title:
Bellepoint Methodist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the building from across the intersection.
IDNO:
045962
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View from across the river.
IDNO:
045963
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Snow-covered mountains tower over the town.
IDNO:
045964
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
An automobile drives toward the concrete bridge that crosses the mouth of the Greenbrier River and the Railroad bridge that transported material for the Bluestone Dam construction.
IDNO:
045965
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View from Zion Mountain overlooking the rivers.
IDNO:
045966
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View overlooking the town and the river.
IDNO:
045967
Title:
Upper Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Large square house at left center is present day 510 Greenbrier Drive. View of upstream Greenbrier River from Foss Bridge location.
IDNO:
045968
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Judge Miller's home in the background. View from the Avis side of Greenbrier River on Foss Bridge.
IDNO:
045969
Title:
Upper Bellepoint, Hinton, W. va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
View from across the river.
IDNO:
045970
Title:
The Keller Family, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Ada, Ben, and Virginia Keller pictured on the porch.
IDNO:
046073
Title:
Dr. Chafin, Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Chafin pictured on a horse outside a building.
IDNO:
046074
Title:
Clear Fork, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Aerial view of a farm house and grounds.
IDNO:
046075
Title:
Clear Fork, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
View of the house from across the Guyandotte River.
IDNO:
046076
Title:
Clear Fork, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Looking down the Guyandotte River.
IDNO:
046077
Title:
Clear Fork, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Looking down the Guyandotte River.
IDNO:
046080
Title:
Mrs. Herndon M. Cline & Children, Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Alice Cline pictured with her three children
IDNO:
046081
Title:
Mary & Nina Cook, Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Nina, pictured on the left, and Mary pose on the porch of the Cook home.
