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Wrecked locomotive on the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railroad, a coal feeder line between Swiss, Nicholas County and Rainelle.

1. Train Wreck on Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railroad, Southern W. Va.

Film negative of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad track running parallel to the New River, leading into the Shoo Fly Tunnel.

2. Shoo Fly Tunnel and New River, Near Gauley, W. Va.

Photograph taken in front of the Railroad Section House, where Frank Long, uncle of Roy Long, lived.

3. Benjamin Franklin Long, Marlinton, W. Va.

Train maintenance workers L to R : A. C. Via, Noah Richmond, "Big Boy" Karnes

4. Shop Track, East Yard, Hinton, W. Va.

Preacher Eddie Martin delivers a sermon outside the locker room.

5. Preacher Eddie Martin, East Yard Shop Track, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified railroad workers pose on a locomotive.

6. East Yard Shop Track Crew, Hinton, W. Va.

L to R: Tim Young; Clyde Shorter; Onva Gill; Kyle Davis; Ed Harris; unidentified; Joe Meadows; Ote Gill; Carl Edwards; Charlie Harvey; Raymond Shorter; A. C. Via; Clifford Harvey; Emmett Shirley; Charles Turner; Erskine Richmond; Bob Richmond; Basil Martin; Noah Richmond; Roy Snidow; Bill Richards; Howard Harford; Dempsey Plumley; Talmadge Reed; Paul York; Jack Breen; Jake Bennett; Wendell Bowles; Delmer Thurman Parker; Dewey Lester

7. Listening to Minister Eddie Martin Preach, East Yard Shop Track, Hinton, W. Va.

C & O Railroad's mallet engine on track in Mount Hope, West Virginia.

8. Chesapeake & Ohio's Mallet Engine No. 1332, Mount Hope, W. Va.

A portrait of Father Jenkens of St Patrick's Catholic Church. The church was located in Summers County, West Virginia.

9. Father Jenkens of St Patrick's Catholic Church, Hinton, W. Va.

A family photograph of Jake Keatley's family on Keatley Farm, no members are identified. The farm was located in the Forest Hill District. Inscribed on the back of the photograph: "Hinton Daily News Collection from Jim Pettrey to Stephen Trail 11/16/1996".

10. Jake Keatley's Family Near Bozoo, Monroe County, W. Va.

Left to right: Wild Balland, Geo Meadows, Ed Cunsh, Bill Cunsh, Mr. Balleneng, J. L. Keatley and John Cunsh. Shows the men with several hunting dogs and their hunted rabbits.

11. Hunting Party, Forest Hill, W. Va.

Pictured are Ed Dyke, Shan Rose, Ed Rose and W. J. Taylor. The men caught 38 black bass. Dyke and the two Roses are from Hinton, West Virginia and Taylor is from Cincinnati, Ohio. Inscribed on the back: "from Miller Murrel to Stephen Trail 2009."

12. Two Hours Fishing Near Pences Springs, W. Va.

All of the persons in the photograph are unidentified, including the hotel. Possibly a Chesapeake & Ohio  (C & O) industrial style architecture in the background in Hinton. Inscribed on the back is "Purchased by Stephen Trail in Hinton West Virginia."

13. Dining Room/ Hotel Staff, W. Va.

Inscribed on back: "Believed to be early hotel (on the corner of 5th Avenue and Front = conjecture) in Hinton. Possibly Rudisell 2nd from L, standing [All other persons are unidentified]. Hotel staff is posed in front of the entrance steps,leading to a wide wrap-around porch with double door entrance.Tall multi-story masonry bldgs appear in R beyond porch. Purchased by Stephen Trail in Hinton West Virginia."

14. Potrait of Hotel Staff, Hinton, W. Va.

All persons in the picture are unidentified and believed to be the staff of a hotel dining room. The woman in the bow-tie and the man in the lapel jacket are also pictured another portrait of the staff (id # 039226). Inscribed on the back "Possibly C & O architecture in background; Purchased by Stephen Trail in Hinton, West Virginia."

15. Dining Room/ Hotel Staff, Summers County, W. Va.

Group of Confederate Veterans at Forest Hill Primitive Baptist Church. None are identified. Inscribed on the back: "Given to Stephen Trail by Mary Shumate Feb. 1984." Mike Foster belonged to the Monroe Guards, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall" Brigade.

16. CSA Veterans at Michael Foster Dedication, Monroe County, W. Va.

Portrait of Confederate Veterans in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. All persons are identified only as Confederate Veterans. The photograph was donated to Stephen Trail by the Hinton Daily News, 6/17/1996. The photograph was donated to the newspaper by Blanche Callaham, American History teacher at Hinton High School.

17. State Reunion of Confederate Veterans, Beckley, W. Va.

Top Row L to R:1. R. L. Payne; 2. G. W. Coleman; 3. J. W. Bess; 4. C. D. Roberts; 5. E. F. Wicker; 6. C. C. Burk; 7. Robert Jones; 8. J. A. Snead; 9. B. E. Parker; 10. F. Ball; 11. B. H. Fox; 12. M. W. Hughes; 13. J. D. Surber; 14. M. H. McDowell; 15. W. T. Sigler; 16. J. F. Smith; 17. W. B. Ritchie; 18. J. H. Massie; 19. H. P. Youell; 20. J. A. O'Leary; 21. F. C. Utterback; 22. T. H. Viar;  23. W. S. Thomas;   24. J. E. Perkins; 25. W. D. Vallandingham; 26. J. A. Chattin; 27. B. L. Nunnaly; 28. A. R. Sydnor; 29. C. T. Nunnaly; 30. C. E. Glass; 31. E. T. Miles. The photograph belonged to W. W. Jackson

18. Members of Hinton Lodge No. 236 B. of L. F. Attending Funeral of C. F. Humphries

Portrait of the Hinton YMCA, taken outside on porch steps. The man with the beard is John R. Mott and the man in the 2nd row, 1st from right is G. K. Roper. All others are not identified. The photograph was given to Stephen Trail by Melvin Plumley.

19. Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Hinton, W. Va.

Group portrait of the Division Street Group City Water Works, probably in Hinton, West Virginia. No one in the photograph identified. This photograph was purchased by Stephen Trail in Hinton, West Virginia.

20. Division St. Group, City Water Works, Summers County, W. Va.

Graduation photograph from Ethel Maybury Academy. Three girls are identified: Sadie Louise Richards, Winchester, Virginia; Virginia Clyde Joyce, Gambrills, Maryland; Onea Clyde Clatte, Hinton, West Virginia. Inscribed on the back: " From Jim Pettrey of the Hinton Daily News Collection to Stephen Trail."

21. Ethel Maybury Academy, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The group of approximately 60 men, wearing bowler, panama and fedora hats, posing with an Irish harp, fiddles, cooking pots and an 8 foot stove-pipe. It was believed to be taken at the Green Sulphur Annual Fair. The man at the extreme right is Timothy Field but all others are unidentified. Other information inscribed on the back includes: "Suspension construction walled circular tent, 2 poles & 4 guide wires, see tent peg at extreme left, Privy at extreme right ...". The photograph was purchased by Stephen Trail in Hinton, West Virginia.

22. Male Community Song Group, Summers County, W. Va.

Photograph of an unidentified male community song group. Probably taken at the Green Sulphur Annual Fair in Summers County. Two men in sleeveless shirts are pictured in another group photograph (id # 039235). This photo was purchased by Stephen Trail in Hinton, West Virginia.

23. Male Community Song Group, Summers County, W. Va.

Photograph of the Hinton Drug Store on 3rd Avenue. Pictured are Wade H. Gwinn, Ed Rose and Mr. Sawyers. The photograph was given to Stephen Trail by Jim Pettrey from the Hinton Daily News Collection.

24. Hinton Drug Store, Hinton, W. Va.