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Loomis pictured in overalls standing next to wooden crates.

1. W.M. Loomis In Front of His Marble Works Shop, Hinton, W. Va.

The building, located on the corner of Temple Street and 3rd Avenue, is decorated in American flags.

2. First National Bank of Hinton, Hinton, W. Va.

Family pictured in front of the house. Subjects unidentified.

3. Miller Home, Hinton, W. Va.

House located on Ballengee Street in the Hinton Historical District.

4. Miller Home, Hinton, W. Va.

A Sunday School teacher poses with twelve young girls on the outside steps. Subjects unidentified.

5. First Baptist Church Sunday School, Hinton, W. Va.

Interior of the hotel. An unidentified employee stands behind the counter next to a schedule of trains.

6. McCreery Hotel Lobby, Hinton, W. Va.

Two undientified employees sit behind a desk in the lobby of the hotel.

7. Opening Night at the McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.

Colored drawing of the government building. Published by Beckley News Co. of Beckley, W. Va.

8. U. S. Post Office, Hinton, W. Va.

A crowd gathers on the street in front of the building to watch the ceremony.

9. Hinton Post Office Dedication, Hinton, W. Va.

Colored drawing depicting the church building and grounds. Published by Beckley News Co. of Beckley, W. Va.

10. First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hinton, W. Va.

Six unidentified men wearing quarantine masks due to a death from spinal meningitis. The quarantine lasted 30 days for all personnel at the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. The CCC constructed projects including bridges, buildings, overnight cabins, retaining walls, roads, dams, towers, picnic areas, and drainage systems.

11. Quarantine at Bluestone Reservoir C.C.C. Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

12. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).

13. C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

14. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.

15. Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

Photo caption reads, "Coahes & K. P.'s or dishwashers and dining room orderlies". Subjects unidentified.

16. Civilian Conservation Corps Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

Th men in army uniforms were in control of the (approximately) 175 men at the camp. The other men were from the U.S. Forest Service and were in charge of men at work clearing the right of way for the dam. No funds were appropriated for the construction of Bluestone Dam, so the C.C.C.  Co. 524 was cancelled and all men were transferred to other C.C.C. camps in West Virginia

17. High-ranking Civilian Conservation Corps Members In Charge of Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

Civilian Conservation Corps members on the way to clear heavy timber for the Bluestone Dam right of way.

18. Connell Finnell Timber Cutting Crews, Summers County, W. Va.

A dog sits on top of the structure that is the insignia of the Corps of Engineers. This is the only Civilian Conservation Corps camp that the engineers were involved in.

19. Foundation at the Entrance to Camp Bluestone, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of young men stand behind surveying equipment. Subjects unidentified.

20. Surveyors Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

Six young men sit behind typewriters. The class cost 50 cents a month to participate in. Subjects unidentified.

21. Typing Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

Automobiles belonging to the army, forest service personnel, and corps engineers are parked along the dirt road. The insignia formation is pictured on the left.

22. Entrance to the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

Members of the C.C.C. play a game of tennis. Stephen D. Trail, later an employee at Hinton Daily News, pictured shirtless on the right.

23. Tennis Court at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

Football players sit along the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

24. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Football players sit on the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

25. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

The Bobcats pose for their team photo. Subjects unidentified.

26. Hinton High School Basketball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Kyle Gwinn,right, and Howard Williams,left, pose together on a field.

27. Hinton High School Tackles, Hinton, W. Va.

The high school football team plays an unidentified team. Players also unidentified. A referee looks on as a player runs with the ball.

28. Hinton High School Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

The band plays on the field while spectators watch from the bleachers. Referees pictured in conversation on the bottom right.

29. Hinton High School Marching Band at Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

The high school's football team takes on an unidentified opponent. View from the bleachers show spectators lining the field on all sides.

30. Hinton High School Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

First row, left to right: David Westfall; Pete Meador; Milton Haskins; Jurd (?); David Medly; Lyn Goins; Eddie Carson; Jack Harvy; and David Meadows.Second row, left to right: Rickie Ratcliff; Beetle Baily; Robbie Ratliff; Buggie Richmond; Mike Rhodes; Sarge Banks; Parker (?); Harold Buckland; Larry Meador; Terry Hamgan; and David Meador.Third row, left to right: unidentified; Lee Smith; Doug Epperly; Stoddard; Bobb Parker; Tom Woodrum; Tom Light; Atkins; Dennis Lindsy; Neal Grimmett; Bobby Joe Johnson; Bobby Brightwell.

31. Hinton Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Writing on back of photo reads, "First church in Forest Hill district was Forest Hill Methodist Church. Erected on this site was a one room log structure used until 1860. This picture presents Forest Hill Methodist Church but on the same site as log church."

32. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking at the farm house and grounds from a hill beyond the property.

33. Jake Keatley Farm, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

Mother of Elvera Fox Porterfield from the top of Pie Hollow. The Roach house is located in Talcott, W. Va.

34. Portrait of Effie Fox Roach

Father of Elvera Fox Porterfield from top of Pie Hollow. The Roach house is located in Talcott, W. Va.

35. Portrait of E. B. Roach

View of one of the oldest homes in West Virginia located near the banks of the Greenbrier River. The home was the sight of a Shawnee Indian attack in 1777.

36. Graham Home, Lowell, W. Va.

Old Kozy Cove, an establish beer joint, is pictured mostly submerged in flood waters. To the right is Route 3.

37. Tavern Flooded by Greenbrier River Flood, Summers County, W. Va.

Creekman, left, is the boss on the Tallery Mountain Road construction. Greene, pictured right, is from the Luther Greene Hollow Surveryor Branch.

38. Oren Creekman and Lonnie Greene Pose Together in Blueston River Country, W. Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Gwinn sit in front of their standing sons and daughters.Mr. Gwinn was a native of Summers county who died suddenly at his home on August 17, 1934. Mrs. Gwinn died after long complications and ailments on June 30, 1937. The Gwinns were devout Catholics and survived by their children: Mrs. Frances Kincaid, of Hinton; Mrs. A. F. Campbell, of Raleigh; Mrs. J. L. Hurley, of Sandstone; J. A. Gwinn, of Sandstone; H. S. Gwinn, of Thurmond; E. W. Gwinn and George Gwinn.

39. Gwinn Family Portrait, Sandstone, W. Va.

Family members pose outside of their log home with a horse. Subjects unidentified.

40. Family Outside of Home on New River Flood Plain, Forest Hill, W. Va.

Keatley, to the left, is the wife of Sheriff Keatley. The two women stand on the sidewalk outside a home.

41. Lennie Keatley and Associate Pictured in West End of Hinton, W. Va.

A man with his hair slicked back stands behind a young girl in a dress, gripping her shoulders. The two unidentified persons stand in front of floral pots arranged outside a house's balcony.

42. A Man and Young Girl Pictured in West End of Hinton, W. Va.

Keatley, pictured in the back, is the wife of Sheriff Keatley of Summers county. In the front wearing glasses is Phillips.

43. Portrait of Linnie Keatley and Blanche Phillips of Hinton, W. Va.

Edgar Bowles, Harvie Fox, and Mr. Mullins pictured with company employees and horses.

44. Anchor Lumber Company at Keeney's Mountain near Sandstone, W. Va.

Picture of an old log home.

45. Log Cabin in Summers County, W. Va.

Houses scatter across the valley.

46. Aerial View of Bluestone, W. Va.

Cranes are positioned at the bottom of the construction site. Houses can be seen in the background.

47. Bluestone Dam Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

Train tracks head toward the mountain which divides Virginia and West Virginia.

48. Alleghany Station Looking East at the Summit of the Alleghany Mountains, Alleghany, Va.