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Piedmont Tobacco card of American League hurler Jack Warhop. He pitched 8 years for the New York Highlanders/Yankees against some of baseball's all time legends during the dead ball era. The Summers County native is  best known for throwing to Babe Ruth, the Babe's first and second major league career home runs.

1. Jack Warhop from Powley's Creek, Hinton, W. Va.

2. Mr. Vass Standing in Avis C & O Yards Next to Train, Summers Co., W. Va.

3. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Cabs 3622, 3215, and 3212, Hinton, W. Va.

4. New River Train Leaving Hinton, W. Va.

5. CPO Coal Bin, Looking Down Stream, Hinton, W. Va.

6. Old Oil House and Machinist Office, Located West Yard Below Sand House, Hinton, W. Va.

Died 1975/07/25.

7. Carman AJ Poff in Machine Shop by Wheel Lathe, Hinton, W. Va.

Freight House Hill in forefront, Hinton Hardware Building to left of photo.

8. Hinton Yards, Freight House Hill and Hinton Hardware Building, Hinton, W. Va.

Cook pictured sitting on a log on the Guyandotte River.

9. Algie Cook, near Pineville, W. Va.

The Guyandotte River runs next to the town.

10. Pineville, W. Va.

A group of unidentified women pictured on the wooden bridge.

11. Foot Bridge Across Guyandotte River, Pineville, W. Va.

A group of unidentified boys play in the river.

12. Gyuandotte River, Pineville, W. Va.

Interior view of what may possibly be the Lee Bailey Store. Two unidentified men are pictured behind a rack of suits.

13. General Store, Pineville, W. Va.

Interior view of the store. An unidentified woman sits at a desk with a newspaper laid out in front of her.

14. General Store, Pineville, W. Va.

Aerial view of the farm grounds.

15. Ballengee Farm, Pineville, W. Va.

An unidentified man stands inside a pig pen with a very large pig sniffing by his feet.

16. Pig Pen, Pineville, W. Va.

An unidentified man prepares the field with the help three mules and a horse.

17. Plowing the Field, Pineville, W. Va.

An unidentified men feeds the small flock of chikcens by his feet.

18. Feeding Chickens, Pineville, W. Va.

An unidentified man holds a plow upright as a team of mules pulls it.

19. Plowing the Field, Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.

An unidentified men stands on top of a tool pulled by horses that creates the rows for planting.

20. Lining the Field, Pineville, W. Va.

The three men pose for the group portrait.

21. Charlie Short, Dr. Early, and Dr. Chafin, Pineville, W. Va.

Dr. Early poses in front of his building.

22. Dr. Early's Dentistry, Pineville, W. Va.

Drumehller leans against the wooden pole.

23. Joe Drumheller, Pineville, W. Va.

Photo showing drilling equipment and work shed.

24. Drilling Rig, Pineville, W. Va.

View of the store from across the street.

25. Cox & Caulk Store, Pineville, W. Va.

Home of John Cooke, Sr., the first permanent settler in Wyoming County. The home is located at the mouth of Laurel (now Hatcher). The home was torn down in 1912.

26. Old John Cooke Home, Oceana, W. Va.

Pictured are the remains of the permanent home of John Cooke, Sr., at the mouth of Laurel (now Hatcher). This cabin was eventually torn down in 1912. Cooke was the first permanent settler in Wyoming County.

27. Old John Cooke Cabin, Oceana, W. Va.

Keller pictured at the old John Cooke Cabin.

28. Robert R. Keller at Cooke Cabin, Oceana, W. Va.

The couple is pictured in front of the old log cabin.

29. Robert & Nell Keller at Cooke Cabin, Oceana, W. Va.

Two boys pictured with bicycles are pictured in front of the river. This picture was taken near Cooke Cabin.

30. On the Banks of Guyandotte River, Pineville, W. Va.

The two sisters, Laura on the left, pose on the front steps of the Cook home.

31. Laura & Nina Cook, Pineville, W. Va.

Nina, pictured on the left, and Mary pose on the porch of the Cook home.

32. Mary & Nina Cook, Pineville, W. Va.

Alice Cline pictured with her three children

33. Mrs. Herndon M. Cline & Children, Pineville, W. Va.

Looking down the Guyandotte River.

34. Clear Fork, W. Va.

Looking down the Guyandotte River.

35. Clear Fork, W. Va.

View of the house from across the Guyandotte River.

36. Clear Fork, W. Va.

Aerial view of a farm house and grounds.

37. Clear Fork, W. Va.

Chafin pictured on a horse outside a building.

38. Dr. Chafin, Pineville, W. Va.

Ada, Ben, and Virginia Keller pictured on the porch.

39. The Keller Family, Bellepoint, W. Va.

View from across the river.

40. Upper Bellepoint, Hinton, W. va.

Judge Miller's home in the background. View from the Avis side of Greenbrier River on Foss Bridge.

41. Bellepoint, W. Va.

Large square house at left center is present day 510 Greenbrier Drive. View of upstream Greenbrier River from Foss Bridge location.

42. Upper Bellepoint, W. Va.

View overlooking the town and the river.

43. Bellepoint, W. Va.

View from Zion Mountain overlooking the rivers.

44. Bellepoint, W. Va.

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.

45. Bellepoint, W. Va.

Snow-covered mountains tower over the town.

46. Bellepoint, W. Va.

View from across the river.

47. Bellepoint, W. Va.

View of the building from across the intersection.

48. Bellepoint Methodist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.

View of the building from down and across the street.

49. Bellepoint Baptist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.

Published by Hinton Picture Co., scene at the confluence of New River and Greenbrier River.

50. Bellepoint, near Hinton, W. Va.

Willey pictured with his motor bike in the Avis section of town.

51. Lawrence Willy, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

52. Chess Street, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

53. First Day of School, Hinton, W. Va.

Vana Trail on a sled at the foot of Avis Overhead Bridge.

54. Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Vana & Stephen D. Trail play in the snow at the foot of the Avis Overhead Bridge.

55. Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Portrait of Turner in WWII uniform.

56. Ed Turner of Hinton, W. Va.

Home of Ed & Lena Turner in the Avis section of town.

57. Turner Residence, Hinton, W. Va.

Twink Starr, O. Revter, H. Stansbury, Malcolm Lilly and Aubrey Smith pictured by the courts.

58. Greenbrier Valley Tennis

Bill Berry pictured on the court mid-serve. Avis baseball field in the background.

59. Avis Tennis Court, Avis, W. Va.

Spectators watch on the court from behind the tennis player. Subjects unidentified.

60. Avis Tennis Courts, Avis, W. Va.

Peggy Waddel (left) and Wilma Shirey (right) are pictured at the Avis Football Field, later known as Stokes Stadium.

61. Avis School Cheerleaders, Avis, W. Va.

School teacher and students gather for school photo. Subjects unidentified.

62. Avis School, Avis, W. Va.

Father of Bud Shanks pictured at the mill.

63. Small Sawmill in Forest Hill, W. Va.

Portrait of Shanks in uniform.

64. Bud Shanks

Aerial view of the riding ring, ballpark, and stock pens. George Ballengee log cabin can be seen within the ring.

65. Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

Ground view of the house.

66. Barbara Wyant Powell Home, Avis, W. Va.

Photo from Avis looking at Coney Island. Subjects unidentified.

67. New River Shore, Hinton, W. Va.

A man holds a woman's hand on the bank of New River. Avis can be seen in the background.

68. Coney Island near Avis, W. Va.

Photo taken north from Foss Bridge near Bellepoint. The cabin served as a telegraph office.

69. MX Cabin in Avis Yard, Hinton, W. Va.

Old home located on the corner of Pleasant Street and 4th Street. Jehovah's church was built on the lot in 2000.

70. Old Jess Wise Home in Lower Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

Tommy Smith Trail & Edith J. Adkins are pictured on the yard.

71. On A Main Street Lawn, Hinton, W. Va.

Two young boys pictured in front of a fence. The two-story house is catacorner to H&N Ford Co.

72. Two Boys in Avis, W. Va.

Henry & Clinton pictured with a bicycle.

73. Learning to Ride A Bike in Avis, W. Va.

The photographer's wife holding a camera.

74. Nellie Ruth Hoover Keller, Avis, W. Va.

The photographer's wife Nellie pictured on the left and Mrs. Baber is on the right.

75. Nellie Keller & Mrs. Baber, Avis, W. Va.

Baber dressed in a winter coat poses by a tree outside of a home.

76. Clinton Baber, Avis, W. Va.

A man and his two children relax on the porch swing. Subjects unidentified.

77. Sitting on a Porch in Avis, W. Va.

The family poses on the porch. Subjects unidentified.

78. Swope Home, Avis, W. Va.

A row of houses with the Greenbrier School in the background to the left.

79. Avis, W. Va.

"Ram" Harford & "Moody" Burdette pictured in the water.

80. Swimming in New River Between Coney Island & Avis, W. Va.

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.

81. Old General Store in Avis, W. Va.

A group of boys wade in the knee-high flood water. Subjects unidentified.

82. Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.

Anderson was a nationally known columnist for the Charleston Gazette and later the Daily Mail. He started his career with the Hinton Daily News.

83. L.T. Anderson & Wife, Jean, Charleston, W. Va.

Water levels rise to rooftops and fence lines. In the distance are shacks nearly submerged.

84. Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.

Workers move to steady the ferry as it approaches its destination while passengers standby with their livestock. Subjects unidentified.

85. Old Hinton Ferry Landing at 1st Street, Avis, W. Va.

George Hoover pictured on the ferry's rail traveling across New River.

86. Sitting on Old Hinton Ferry, Hinton, W. Va.

Passengers and an automobile are loaded onto the boat as workers move to send it on its way.

87. Hinton Ferry, Avis, W. Va.

A family poses on the ferry boat docked by the river bank. Subjects unidentified.

88. Hinton Family's Ferry, Avis. W. Va.

View from across the lot. Two workers pose in front of the shop.

89. Esso Station, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the damage overlooking the river.

90. Derailment at Sandstone, W. Va.

View of the damage from the bridge.

91. Derailment at Sandstone, W. Va.

Unidentified workers examine the damage along the C&O railroad.

92. Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.

A group examines the damage of the wreck along the C&O railroad.

93. Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.

View from the tracks of the damage on the C&O railroad.

94. Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.

View from farther down the C&O railroad tracks of a group examining the wreck's damage.

95. Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.

View of the derailed C&O train car.

96. Unit 4011 Wrecked at Fire Creek, W. Va.