'Looking west at mile 21.9. Berry in left foreground. Settlement of Rush Run near center of picture. Tracks of Chesapeake and Ohio railroad on both sides of river.'
'Hawks Nest and mouth of Mill Creek. Below here the two tracks of the Chesapeake and Ohio are together on west side of river. Looking east southeast at mile 7.4.'
'Looking southeast at mile 5.4. Bridge at Cotton Hill on U.W. Highway No.19, Highway extends down Laurel Creek from west (left) follows down New River canyon for about two miles, then turns east.'
'Looking east northeast at mile 3.2. Adit to Hawks Nest tunnel near center of picture. Route U.S. 60 on side of canyon. Route No. 19 joins it near right, coming up from Cotton Hill bridge.'
'Bridge at Gauley Junction in foreground. Hawks Nest power house, under construction a short distance upstream; cleared strip indicates tunnel line. Looking southeast at mile 1.0 (one mile above Gauley River).'
'London Lock under construction by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, to replace Lock 2, two miles upstream. Handley, West Virginia, at right, London at left. Chesapeake and Ohio in foreground. New York Central and route 60 beyond river. Looking east southeast 14 miles below mouth of Gauley River.'
'Marmet Lock under construction by U.S. Engineers, just above Lock 5 which it is designed to replace. Marmet, West Virginia, in foreground. Platt cross Kanawha River. Looking east northeast 28 miles below mouth of Gauley River. Taken about 1:30 p.m., April 28, 1932.'
Unidentified girl with a bucket on her arm, looks toward the open fields. The print at the bottom of the photograph includes, "Made with Anthony's 2 B Equipment." and "Printed with N. P. A. Extra brilliant Albumen Paper".
Group of University High Students and Faculty, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Inscription with the photograph:"A group of University High School boys and faculty men cleared underbrush from new school site. The girls served refreshments." Names included under the photograph: Dorsey, Calvert, Hill, Clark, Deahl, Stample, Federer, and Colebank. All other persons are unidentified.
Photograph taken from an airplane, part of the support piece for the wing can be seen on the left. The Marion County Courthouse is seen below, center right.