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1. Chesapeake and Ohio Station, Montgomery, W. Va.

IDNO:
053798
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Station, Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
undated
The workers and caboose belong to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.

2. Railroad Workers in front of a Caboose

IDNO:
053533
Title:
Railroad Workers in front of a Caboose
Date:
undated
Description:
The workers and caboose belong to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.
Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.

3. Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.

IDNO:
052195
Title:
Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.
The former employees pose for a group portrait. Pictured is Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock, Henry Lee, Thomas Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Krim Bess, Mr. King, J. W. McCallister, Jr., D. B. Murphy of Clifton Forge, Va., E. L. Wiseman, Mr. Reese, and W. L. Taylor. The group was attending the 38th convention of the Veterans' association held in Greenbrier Valley Fair Grounds.

4. Retired Employees of the C. & O. Railroad in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049903
Title:
Retired Employees of the C. & O. Railroad in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The former employees pose for a group portrait. Pictured is Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock, Henry Lee, Thomas Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Krim Bess, Mr. King, J. W. McCallister, Jr., D. B. Murphy of Clifton Forge, Va., E. L. Wiseman, Mr. Reese, and W. L. Taylor. The group was attending the 38th convention of the Veterans' association held in Greenbrier Valley Fair Grounds.
Smoke pours from the fast moving engine as it pulls the train cars across the rails.

5. C. & O. Railroad Locomotive and Train, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049900
Title:
C. & O. Railroad Locomotive and Train, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Smoke pours from the fast moving engine as it pulls the train cars across the rails.
Daughter of Jeremiah Mills and Louisa Elva Cassell (Mills). Grace had one brother, Jeremiah IV, and four sisters, Mabel, Elizabeth, Susie, and Louisa Elva.Grace was born December 3, 1871. She was employed by the C. & O. Railroad as a telegraph operator from July 1, 1893 to August 11, 1942. She died July 8, 1958.

6. Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049255
Title:
Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Daughter of Jeremiah Mills and Louisa Elva Cassell (Mills). Grace had one brother, Jeremiah IV, and four sisters, Mabel, Elizabeth, Susie, and Louisa Elva.Grace was born December 3, 1871. She was employed by the C. & O. Railroad as a telegraph operator from July 1, 1893 to August 11, 1942. She died July 8, 1958.
A group of unidentified workers and what appears to be their African-American cook gather for a picture. Behind them are Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars.

7. Railroad Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049085
Title:
Railroad Workers in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of unidentified workers and what appears to be their African-American cook gather for a picture. Behind them are Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars.
View of the mill located outside of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.

8. Mills and Yard of Sandstone Planing Mill Co., New Richmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
049070
Title:
Mills and Yard of Sandstone Planing Mill Co., New Richmond, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View of the mill located outside of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.

9. C. & O. Engine No. 500 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048848
Title:
C. & O. Engine No. 500 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.
The C. & O. Railway Company test-runs its experimental engine, part of its "500 series".

10. Experimental Steam/Electric Locomotive on First Trial Run, Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
048845
Title:
Experimental Steam/Electric Locomotive on First Trial Run, Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The C. & O. Railway Company test-runs its experimental engine, part of its "500 series".
Looking at the engine sitting on the tracks, following by train cars reading, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

11. C. & O. Engine No. 128, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048813
Title:
C. & O. Engine No. 128, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking at the engine sitting on the tracks, following by train cars reading, "Chesapeake & Ohio".
Huntington was the president of the C. & O. Railway when the line moved, in 1972, into what would later become Hinton and Summers County, W. Va.Huntington purchased, for the railroad, all the land where the City of Hinton now stands at public auction. He later purchased from the railroad all the land that would not be used by the railroad.

12. Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

IDNO:
048700
Title:
Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Date:
undated
Description:
Huntington was the president of the C. & O. Railway when the line moved, in 1972, into what would later become Hinton and Summers County, W. Va.Huntington purchased, for the railroad, all the land where the City of Hinton now stands at public auction. He later purchased from the railroad all the land that would not be used by the railroad.
Engine No. 2101, named "Chessie Steam Special", is pictured on the C. & O. track.

13. Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048650
Title:
Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Engine No. 2101, named "Chessie Steam Special", is pictured on the C. & O. track.
A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.

14. C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048574
Title:
C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.
One of the earliest baseball teams known to Hinton.Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Edgar Noel, "Bootie" Brown, C. Templeton, Bob Hoover, Owen Miller, Ernest Bond, Ott Morton, Charlie Kline, Frank Sweeny, Forest Bradenberg, and Irvin Maxwell.

15. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045549
Title:
Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
One of the earliest baseball teams known to Hinton.Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Edgar Noel, "Bootie" Brown, C. Templeton, Bob Hoover, Owen Miller, Ernest Bond, Ott Morton, Charlie Kline, Frank Sweeny, Forest Bradenberg, and Irvin Maxwell.
Located in Kanawha County, W. va.

16. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cabin Creek Junction, W. Va.

IDNO:
025892
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cabin Creek Junction, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Located in Kanawha County, W. va.
'Exact date is unknown but picture is over 50 years old.'

17. Construction of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Bridge, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015280
Title:
Construction of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Bridge, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Exact date is unknown but picture is over 50 years old.'

18. First Chesapeake and Ohio Round House on River Bank in Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015279
Title:
First Chesapeake and Ohio Round House on River Bank in Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated

19. Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014954
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Kanawha Coal Co. tipple loading Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars.

20. Tipple of Kanawha Coal Company

IDNO:
004556
Title:
Tipple of Kanawha Coal Company
Date:
undated
Description:
Kanawha Coal Co. tipple loading Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars.
Men standing amongst the remains of a Chesapeake and Ohio railraod car and other train wreckage on hte railway between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.

21. Train Wreckage on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
004500
Title:
Train Wreckage on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men standing amongst the remains of a Chesapeake and Ohio railraod car and other train wreckage on hte railway between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.
Four horses pulling a large log. Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.

22. 10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.

IDNO:
000647
Title:
10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.
Date:
undated
Description:
Four horses pulling a large log. Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.
Deer Creek sign to the right, houses sit on the left side of the tracks.

23. House and Deer Creek Town Sign on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tracks.

IDNO:
000417
Title:
House and Deer Creek Town Sign on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tracks.
Date:
undated
Description:
Deer Creek sign to the right, houses sit on the left side of the tracks.
Cass Mill in Backround (6 Stacks).

24. Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Train at Depot

IDNO:
000249
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Train at Depot
Date:
undated
Description:
Cass Mill in Backround (6 Stacks).
Shay No. 6 engine on tracks. Published by C.E. Armstrong.

25. Shay No. 6 (Mountain Locomotive) New River Coal Field, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad

IDNO:
000248
Title:
Shay No. 6 (Mountain Locomotive) New River Coal Field, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Date:
undated
Description:
Shay No. 6 engine on tracks. Published by C.E. Armstrong.