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Members of the family pictures on the porch and steps of the house.

1. Flannagan and Murrell Home, Hinton, W. Va.

The jail served as the "lockup" for unruly citizens for many years after its construction in 1868. The old jail was located at the Avis Crossing on the location where the Richmond building now stands. The building was later converted into a store.

2. First Jail in Avis Crossing, W. Va.

A group of six unidentified men are pictured outside the building.

3. Old Telegraph Office at Hilldale, W. Va.

The sitting reverend and his wife pose at Jumping Ranch area.

4. Portrait of Reverend and Mrs. Green F. Meador of Summers County, W. Va.

Pictured is: 1. G. D. Elmore; 2. F. M. Gallagher; 3. S. B. Hamer; 4. W. F. Echols; 5. O. D. Bobbett; 6. T. Jackson; 7. L. M. Woolwine; 8. E. L. Nichell; 9. R. H. Smith; T. T. Huddleston; G. Cowhard; 12. J. F. Smith; 13. D. H. Meredith; 14. D. H. Hardy; 15. J. G. Bond; 16. E. R. Earley; 17. W. F. McFadden; 18. B. S. Smith; 19. J. W. Goodwin; 20. W. B. Strickler; 21. T. H. Boley; 22. J. R. Hardy; 23. J. M. Carter; 24. R. B. Huddleston; 25. Wm. Humphries; 26. James Hess; 27. A. A. Riddleberger; 28. C. L. Bugg; 29. J. L. Craven; 30. H. J. Reece; 31. S. R. Faulconer; 32. C. C. Brown; 33. F. A. Perkins; 34. W. S. Blankenship; 35. L. W. Hill; 36. F. L. Cox; 37. C. V. Pollock; 38. P. C. Courtney; 39. C. Farley; 40. G. Wood; 41. L. J. Payne; 42. E. J. Barger; 43. S. T. Hamilton; 44. J. J. Clifford; 45. J. C. Chambers.

5. Group of Men at the Hinton Masonic Lodge, Summers County, W. Va.

Goff, daughter of Mandeville and Marry Cook, married George Goff.

6. Emily Cook Goff at New River, W. Va.

An unidentified man climbs on wooden structures still above water. James House pictured on the hill.The flood came about after Greenbrier and New Rivers combined. The flood spilled into the Hinton residential area through Main and Pleasant Streets.

7. Flooded Town of Avis near Hinton, W. Va.

View looking at the city of Hinton.

8. Looking Across the River at Hinton, W. Va.

A water wheel is pictured beside a building.

9. Charlton's Mill, Madam's Creek, W. Va.

The church, built in 1897-98, was later moved in its present location on Temple Street and Fifth Avenue in 1907. A ferris wheel sits outside of the building while unidentified subjects gather on the lawn.

10. Episcopal Church on Third Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.

Wyatt Morris pictured inside the cabin located on the west end of the city.

11. Telegraph Operator Inside C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Engine No. 7 sitting beside stall No. 1 of the roundhouse. A group of unidentified workers stand on along the tracks and sit on the train.

12. C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.

See original for correspondence.

13. The Sulpho Alkaline Spring, Pence Springs, W. Va.

Street view of the construction site.

14. Hotel McCreery Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of men pose together at the ceremony. Third from left is Herald Eagle. The city is pictured in the background.

15. Sunset Hill Dedication near Hinton, W. Va.

The boat traveled on New River from Hinton to Bull Falls.Pictured from left to right, an unidentified boy, , Ernest Bond, Harriett Campbell Hall, Mrs. W. H. Gwinn, W. H. Gwinn, Mrs. S. W. Poore, S. W. Poore, Oliver Graham, Mattie Graham Humphrey, Charlie Poore, Jim Gwinn, and F. H. Jennings.

16. Group on Steamboat Cecilia, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

View from Summers Street. People line the sidewalks while a horse-drawn carriage makes its way across the road. Subjects unidentified.

17. Looking Up 3rd Ave, Hinton, W. Va.

View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.

18. Hinton, W. Va.

Miller is pictured in an oval-shaped portrait.

19. Portrait of James H. Miller of Summers County, W. Va.

The hog pictured weight 550 lbs. The butchers were L. A. Meadows, John Shumate, Henry Miller, and Alfred Ballard. The young boy is Hobart Shumate.

20. Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va.

Railroad employees inspect the damage.

21. Train Wreck of the 'Fast Flying Virginian' at Wiggins, Summers County, W. Va.

Drawing depicts a group riding past the hotel building in an old-fashioned automobile.

22. Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.

Drawn depiction of parade participants marching down the street while spectators stands on by the sidewalks. Note the bricks on the side of the street, meant for construction of new roads.Published by Laing, Humphries and Co. of Hinton, W. Va.

23. Elks Parade Proceeding Down Temple Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Postcard print of the theatre building.

24. Mason Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.

Street view of the building located on 2nd Avenue.

25. Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.

The two pictured on their wedding day.

26. Samuel & Virginia Carson Keffer, Buck, W. Va.

The Lilly's are pictured with furniture between them.

27. Thomas Wellington Lilly and Lila Lilly at Home in Bluestone River near Pipestem Park Tramway, Summers County, W. Va.

View of the newly constructed church building.

28. Buena Vista Church of the Brethren, Summers County, W. Va.

First row, from left to right, is L. C. Davis; Lomer Davis; Charley Davis; Kinna Maddy.Second row, from left to right, is Jess Perdue; Charles W. Garten; Ose (?) Garten; Pearl Garrison; Floyd Belcher.Back row, from left to right, is Mr. Grant (organizer of lodge at Marie); W. T. Maddy; Haron Michael; Elmer or Emer Davidson; Hubert Light; Oscar Hutchinson.

29. Modern Woodmen Group, Summers County, W. Va.

In the very front of the photo is Naomi Ruth Dennis, age 2. Seated from left to right is Walter T. Lilly, Mary E. "Molly" Lilly, Margarette Louise Whitten Lilly, and James L. Lilly holding Aubrey C. Lilly, age one.Standing in the back is Emberry S. Taylor, Verlie Lilly Taylor, Clarence W. Dennis, Josie Lilly Dennis, Margaret E. Lilly, Charles Edgar Pitzer, and Nelly Lilly Pitzer holding Margaret Pitzer, age 2.

30. James L. & Mary E. Lilly Family Portraits, Madams Creek, W. Va.

Photograph of a postcard picturing a young Mr. Milhollin, left, and Mr. McDonald, right.

31. Pence Spring House, Pence Springs, W. Va.

In the front row, from left to right, is Terrence Moorefield, Fred Brown, and Boyd Brown.In the second row, from left to right, is Christian Hetzel, George Griffith, Clemmer Peck, Mrs. Carrie B. Mahon (teacher), Reese Capeller, and Stanely Butler.In the back row, from left to right, is William Moorefield, Cecil Hinton, Julian Fredeking, Roy Mann, Oswald Blackwilder, Leo Ross, and Fred Flanagan.

32. First Presbyterian Church Sunday School Class in Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

Front row, from left to right, is Edna Powers and Lula Cook. In the back is Mrs. Dunckle and Cynthia Shelton.

33. Women Outside of Mrs. Sharpe's Boarding House, Summers County, W. Va.

Pictured is Henrietta Sheller Ellison, Winnie Roles, Ora Ferrell Allen, Miss Selfomridge, Goldie Light, Celia Ferrell Cavandish, Blanche Meadows Bartgis, Fannie Lowery, Frank Crawford, Em Ryan, Nian Garten, Oakley Hutchison, Miss Early, Maura Hutchison, Mr. Clark, Cardie Ferrell, Hester Michael Akers, Blanhce M. Shumate, Ernest Allen, Fay Long Mann, Emmett Hutchison, Miss Clark, Professor J. E. Keadle and the Carden boy.

34. Professor Keadle's School, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

The photo is captioned, "3 Crooks."

35. Three Men Posing Beside Railing of Bridge Outside of Hinton, W. Va.

Located on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Ballengee Street, a group of church members pose in front of the building and on the steps. The reverend at the time the picture was taken was Rev. Gates. Subjects unidentified.

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

Steam billows from a train crossing over a creek beside a river.Published by J. A. Graham & Co.

37. Buffalo Green near Sandstone, W. Va.

"Big" George Lilly and his students pose outside of the schoolhouse.

38. Class of Pack's Ferry School, Summers County, W. Va.

Frank Kesler pictured in a dark suit standing in the back row, on the right between a group of ladies. Other subjects unidentified.

39. Keller Presbyterian Church, Lowell, W. Va.

The newlyweds are pictured in the wagon that will lead the parade. Subjects unidentified.

40. Newlyweds Participate in Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

A. S. O. students march alongside the wagon of newlyweds. Subjects unidentified.

41. Parade Marchers in Hinton, W. Va.

View of the building from down the street. A horse drawn carriage are pictured outside.

42. McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.

The square, to the left, is comprised of scattered trees and park benches. In the background is McCreery Hotel.

43. Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

The oil well towers over wooden buildings beneath.Published by H. Gwinn & Co., Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va. See original for correspondence.

44. Well No. 1 at Green Sulphur Oil and Gas Co., Summers County, W. V.

The family, originally from Kentucky, moved to the Sandstone area. Joe timbered for work. By the 1980's, Roy was employed at the Summers County Citizens Center in Hinton, W. Va.

45. Joe Jones and Son, Roy, Traveling by Horse-Drawn Wagon, Summers County, W. Va.

Mr. McDonald is pictured on the staircase leading up to the office entrance.

46. Telegraph Operator at GN Station, Lowell, W. Va.

Pettrey, left, is pictured with his step son, Houston Cook.

47. Lou Pettrey and Step Son at River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.

48. Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.

Bleau, a telegrapher and cousin to W.J.B. Gwinn of Meadow Creek, is pictured on top of a railroad bicycle, or "velosipede", in order to get him to the different telegraph offices that he had to work at on the New River Division.

49. Ernest Bleau on a Railroad Bicycle by New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Uniformed men march down Temple Street as spectators watch from the sidewalks.

50. Possibly a World War I Victory Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Young children run back and forth between the crowd to pick up and drop objects off at their marking spots. Subjects unidentified.

51. Parade Relay Race during World War I in Hinton, W. Va.

Mr. Welfrey, left, and Leo Poteet, right, stand behind the counter of the store located inside the McCreery Hotel.

52. McCreery Cigar Store, Hinton, W. Va.

Mary Dolin holding football in the front.Front row, left to right: Voile Turner; Harold McNeer; Ashly Eubanks; "Ram" Harford; Jim Anderson; Warren Holbert; and Sam Bess.Middle row, left to right: Ford Wauhop; Milton Bean; John Faulconer; Herman Fredeking; Jack Hayes; Alton Riddlebarger; and Hobart Foster.Back row, left to right: J. S. "Cowboy" Duncan; Coach (and Principal) Theodore Martufi; Norman Wilson; Buster Coleman; Bob Harford; Coleman Hank; Carthon Haythe; and Frank Tomkies (superintendent).

53. Hinton High School Football Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

Looking at the mill which was located on the Greenbrier River.

54. Bacon's Grist Mill, Talcott, W. Va.

Jim Richmond home pictured on the upper left of the photograph. The large building in the center is W.m. Simmons Store. Small white building to the left is Dr. Lemon's office.

55. Town of New Richmond, Summers County, W. Va.

Photo of Mrs. Nell Graham's home economics class at Hinton High School. Pictures id Blanch Carden, Bessie Curtis, Mabel Meador, Layton Ellison, Mamie Krise, Daisy Marsh, Cynthia Ann, Letha Harris, and Vernette Berger.

56. High School Home Economic Class, Hinton, W. Va.

Mrs. Nell Graham's home ec class pictured outside of Hinton High School. Subjects unidentified.

57. Mrs. Graham's Home Economics Class, Hinton, W. Va.

Laura Shumate, a teacher at the school, is pictured with an unidentified associate and school children.

58. Students and Faculty Members Outside of Lick Creek School, Pipestem, W. Va.

The baseball coach and players pose outside of the building for a team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

59. Hinton High School Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured is Forward Madeline Carman, Forward Cora Litsinger, Center Rebecca Huffman, Guard Mary Wicker, Guard Fawn Rogers, and Captain Fannie Quisenberry. During the season of 1920-21, the girls finished 4-6.

60. Hinton High School Girls' Basketball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Group portrait of the Hinton High School Boys' Basketball Team, featuring R. Harford (Captain & Forward), C. Harford (Forward), Falconer (Center), Fox (Guard), and Seldomridge (Guard).The team finished the season 9-9, with a total of 646 points scored.

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

The third ever football team of Hinton High School, which finished the season 6-3 with a total of 156 points scored. Subjects unidentified.

62. Hinton High School Football Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the damage after a coal train heading eastbound wrecked.

63. Sewell Valley Railroad Wreck at Fisher's Rock Cut, One Mile West of Meadow Creek, W. Va.

Teacher on right is Mattie Bragg who married Ivid Graham.Front row, from left to right, is unidentified, unidentified, Clytie Cox, Don Cooper, unidentified, Ernest Neely (who married Alice Hedrick), and Edna Wills (who married Joe Lemons).In the back row, the boy in the middle wearing a tie on a white shirt is Carl Meadows. The Boy to the far right, next to the teacher, is Dean Cooper.

64. Lilly School Children and Teacher, Lilly, W. Va.

Davis, from Clarksburg, W. Va., is pictured front and center standing on a train car and addressing the large crowd gathered before him. On the far left, also on the train with Davis, is James Rushford. Remaining subjects are unidentified.

65. Most Likely the Presidential Campaign for Democratic Party Candidate John W. Davis in Summers County, W. Va.

Donald Brightwell pictured on the steps of the train. Mr. McClean is in the window. Standing on the ground beside the train is A. F. Pete Sentz and Fred Worles.

66. Four Men Pose with a Train at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

Pete Sentz pictured on the pole located near the wash pit.

67. Electrician Changing Bulbs on Pole near Roundhouse Building, Hinton, W. Va.

Wilson pictured sitting at a desk writing.

68. Emerson "Windy" Wilson Inside the Old Roundhouse Office, Hinton, W. Va.

Standing from left to right is Clarence E.; B. Frank; Vernal S.; and William G. Front row from left to right is Walter S.; Ellery C.; and Atchless Murat Long.

69. C. & O. Employees and Long Brothers Gather for Mother's Death, Summers County, W. Va.

Six unidentified men are pictured on top of the steaming train.

70. Group of Men On Top of Train Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

A crane lifts new smoke stacks to replace the old ones provided by Erie Iron Works in Erie, Pa. in 1924.

71. Smoke Stack Installation at Power House, Hinton, W. Va.

The two men are pictured outside of the store located in Happy Hollow with two horses pulling a wagon.

72. Truman Johnson and "Happy Jack" Richmond Outside of Jewelry Store in New Richmond, W. Va.

Cars are parked along James Street while people attend the local farmers market.

73. James Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Cars crowd along the street to attend the farmers market.

74. James Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified workers construct a turn table outside of the roundhouse building.

75. Construction Outside of Roundhouse at Hinton, W. Va.

The turn table, 115 feet in length, was installed with a type twin spin-electric drive. The construction workers are unidentified.

76. Turn Table Under Construction Outside of Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

Farmers and customers interact outside of Courthouse Square.

77. Farmer's Market on James Street, Hinton, W. Va.

In the front is Elvera Roach Porterfield; Effie Fox Roach (mother); E. B. Roach (father). In the rear is Harry Roach; Etta Roach Huston; Alvin Roach; Raymond Roach.

78. Roach Family in Talcott, W. Va.

Alice Neely and Pauline Mansfield pictured.

79. Two Girl Friends in Photo Booth at a Shop in Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified male employees are pictured around a train outside of the roundhouse building.

80. First Shift Crew Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

Charles wears the clothing of his recently deceased grandfather, William Alexander Wood. In the forefront of the photograph is the family dog, "Old Shep".

81. Charles P. Wood Pictured in Grandfather's Clothes near Warford, W. Va.

The ferry, built by Walter Farley, had a floor made of cucumber tree. Doug Cox was the last ferryman to work at the Warford Ferry.

82. Bull Falls Ferry near Falls Gristmill on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Pictured, from left to right, is Madeline Wood, Clarence Wood, Ruby Wood, Billy Wood Noble, Mary Wood, Elmer Noble, Homer Noble, and Fred Noble in the wagon.

83. Children in Warford, W. Va.

Drawn, colored depiction of the city set beside New River.Postcard postmarked January 22, 1933 was published by Dolin Bros. of Hinton, W. Va. See original for correspondence.

84. Bird's Eye View of Hinton, W. Va.

KKK members walk down 2nd Avenue between Ballengee and Temple Streets in their hoods and robes.

85. Ku Klux Klan Parade in Hinton, W. Va.

The building, located on Temple Street, is home to many stores including Dr. Abott's Dentisttry (pictured on the right) and a drug store (pictured on the left). Alderson-Shumate Bootery pictured in the center.

86. Alderson-Shumate Building, Hinton, W. Va.

The building, home to the Alderson-Shumate Bootery, is located on Temple Street. Dr. Abbott dentistry pictured on right.

87. Alderson-Shumate Building, Hinton, W. Va.

Miller store at left across street.

88. Talcott Depot, Summers County, W. Va.

From left to right is Thomas Moody Cooper, owner of Cooper's Mill from 1895-1945; Roy Ellison, husband of Audrey Wills; Elenite, Roy and Audrey Ellison's daughter who later became Mrs. Milton B. Wise.

89. A Remodeled Cooper's Mill, Summers County, W. Va.

Female students and their teachers are pictured in front of the building. Subjects unidentified.

90. School for Girls Outside Pence Springs Hotel, Pence Springs, W. Va.

A group of unidentified school teachers and nurse stand in front of the building holding signs that read a variety of school subjects.

91. School for Girls Teachers Outside Pence Springs Hotel, Pence Springs, W. Va.

Hinton wears what is the oldest wedding dress in Hinton, first worn on December 27, 1871 when Mary Jane Charlton married Galon Silas Hinton.

92. Mary-Avis Hinton wearing Family Wedding Dress, Hinton, W. Va.

Hinton pictured in the oldest wedding dress in Hinton, which was first worn on December 27, 1871 when Mary Jane Charlton married Galon Silas Hinton.

93. Mary-Avis Hinton in Old Wedding Dress, Hinton, W. Va.

Looking east from the M. D. Tower at the center of the passing track. On the west-bound is a pull-off track and connections on the left to the Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier Railway.

94. C. & O. Railway at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

Loomis at work in his shop located on Front Street. Loomis carved most of the stones that grace the graves of pioneer railroaders that settled in Hinton in its infancy. Loomis died in 1936.

95. William Loomis in His Marble Works Shop, Hinton, W. Va.

Loomis sits in the doorway of his shop located on Front Street.

96. W.M. Loomis On Steps of His Marble Works Shop, Hinton, W. Va.