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Mower Lumber Company train engine. In doorway: Granville Barkley. In Window: Guy Stanley.

1. Shay No. 12 (R.O. 6) in front of Pulp Shed, Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
000524
Title:
Shay No. 12 (R.O. 6) in front of Pulp Shed, Cass, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mower Lumber Company train engine. In doorway: Granville Barkley. In Window: Guy Stanley.
Side view of train engine.

2. Shay No. 12 Rear View Showing Added Trucks and Water Tank

IDNO:
000345
Title:
Shay No. 12 Rear View Showing Added Trucks and Water Tank
Date:
undated
Description:
Side view of train engine.
Train engine on tracks with engineer looking back out of the window.

3. Shay No. 4 with Gondola Back View, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000302
Title:
Shay No. 4 with Gondola Back View, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
undated
Description:
Train engine on tracks with engineer looking back out of the window.
Unidentified man stands on a pier in the sawmill "pond".

4. Logs and Log Cars at Mower Lumber Company, Cass, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015851
Title:
Logs and Log Cars at Mower Lumber Company, Cass, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Unidentified man stands on a pier in the sawmill "pond".

5. Pond of Mower Lumber Company, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015862
Title:
Pond of Mower Lumber Company, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900- 1905
Type: 3-Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: Dec. 1922; Builder's No. 3189. Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber co., their No. 4.

6. Shay No. 4, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, W.Va.

IDNO:
025669
Title:
Shay No. 4, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, W.Va.
Date:
1975/08/20
Description:
Type: 3-Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: Dec. 1922; Builder's No. 3189. Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber co., their No. 4.
'Heisler No.6 built as Bostonia Coal and Clay Product Co., New Bethlehem, Pa. No.20. Sold to Meadow River Lumber co., their No.6. Shay No.4 built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber Co., their No.4. Type: 3 Truck Heisler, 3 Truck Shay. Builder: Heisler, Lima Locomotive. Year: 10/29, 12/22. Builders No. 1591, 3189.'

7. Shay No. 6-4, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, W.Va.

IDNO:
025663
Title:
Shay No. 6-4, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, W.Va.
Date:
1975/08/19
Description:
'Heisler No.6 built as Bostonia Coal and Clay Product Co., New Bethlehem, Pa. No.20. Sold to Meadow River Lumber co., their No.6. Shay No.4 built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber Co., their No.4. Type: 3 Truck Heisler, 3 Truck Shay. Builder: Heisler, Lima Locomotive. Year: 10/29, 12/22. Builders No. 1591, 3189.'
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: Dec. 1922; Builder's No. 3189. Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. In 1943 became Mower Lumber Co. No.4.

8. Shay No. 4, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, W.Va.

IDNO:
025670
Title:
Shay No. 4, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, W.Va.
Date:
1975/08/19
Description:
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: Dec. 1922; Builder's No. 3189. Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. In 1943 became Mower Lumber Co. No.4.
Where tracks to Cass took off in the Mower Lumber Days.

9. Western Maryland Railroad Tracks, Spruce, W. Va.

IDNO:
000405
Title:
Western Maryland Railroad Tracks, Spruce, W. Va.
Date:
1970/10/04
Description:
Where tracks to Cass took off in the Mower Lumber Days.
In front, Mower Lumber Company skidder on yard siding.

10. Caboose No. 12 in Cass Shop Yard

IDNO:
000366
Title:
Caboose No. 12 in Cass Shop Yard
Date:
1960/10
Description:
In front, Mower Lumber Company skidder on yard siding.

11. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052577
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959

12. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052575
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959

13. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052576
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959

14. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052579
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959

15. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052578
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959
.

16. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052580
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
.

17. West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
052581
Title:
West Virginia University Forestry Students Visit Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Shay No. 1 train engine on tracks. Cass Yard coal dock.

18. Shay No. 1, Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
000080
Title:
Shay No. 1, Mower Lumber Co., Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1958/04
Description:
Shay No. 1 train engine on tracks. Cass Yard coal dock.
Three men sorting lumber. L to R, 1. Alex Duncan 2. Sherwin Lambert 3. Cammern Ware.

19. Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Company, Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
000200
Title:
Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Company, Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Three men sorting lumber. L to R, 1. Alex Duncan 2. Sherwin Lambert 3. Cammern Ware.
Mower Lumber Company.

20. Loggers at Dinner in Railroad Camp

IDNO:
000005
Title:
Loggers at Dinner in Railroad Camp
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Mower Lumber Company.

21. Log Loader Loading Flat Cars, Note Logs Lifted by Skidder, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000176
Title:
Log Loader Loading Flat Cars, Note Logs Lifted by Skidder, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Men working with mill equipment. L to R 1. Setter, William Simmons (sawed the last log at Cass July 1, 1960) 2. Oliver Tyson 3. unknown.

22. Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000186
Title:
Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Men working with mill equipment. L to R 1. Setter, William Simmons (sawed the last log at Cass July 1, 1960) 2. Oliver Tyson 3. unknown.

23. Clearing Trees for Mower Lumber Co. Railway (Starting Grade Up Shavers Fork of Cheat River)

IDNO:
000175
Title:
Clearing Trees for Mower Lumber Co. Railway (Starting Grade Up Shavers Fork of Cheat River)
Date:
1946/08/07
Two men cutting wood. L to R 1. Arthur White 2. Marvin Moss

24. Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000201
Title:
Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Two men cutting wood. L to R 1. Arthur White 2. Marvin Moss
Men direct floating logs on the pond as a log train passes.

25. Cass Mill Log Pond, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000189
Title:
Cass Mill Log Pond, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Men direct floating logs on the pond as a log train passes.
Floor Machine Operator, John Warner.

26. Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000202
Title:
Cass Mill Interior, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Floor Machine Operator, John Warner.

27. Benjamin Jackson Measures Log at Cass Mill, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000188
Title:
Benjamin Jackson Measures Log at Cass Mill, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
L.O.6; Cheat Mountain; Cass, WV; D.D. Brown Collection

28. Log Loader Loading Flat Cars, Note Logs Lifted by Skidder, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000090
Title:
Log Loader Loading Flat Cars, Note Logs Lifted by Skidder, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
L.O.6; Cheat Mountain; Cass, WV; D.D. Brown Collection
Starting up Shavers Fork (Shay in woods at end of tracks); Walter Good 'Bluejay' Tumblin on flatcar (maybe not Walter Good - maybe Barney Showalter); D.D. Brown Collection.

29. Mower Construction Train, Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
000112
Title:
Mower Construction Train, Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Starting up Shavers Fork (Shay in woods at end of tracks); Walter Good 'Bluejay' Tumblin on flatcar (maybe not Walter Good - maybe Barney Showalter); D.D. Brown Collection.
Log train passing logging camp. Note Log Dump in Foreground, Mower Lumber Co.

30. Railroad Logging Camp,

IDNO:
000173
Title:
Railroad Logging Camp,
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Log train passing logging camp. Note Log Dump in Foreground, Mower Lumber Co.
Train engine on tracks in forest.

31. Shay in Woods Near End of Track, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000185
Title:
Shay in Woods Near End of Track, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/08/07
Description:
Train engine on tracks in forest.
Log train passing log pond.

32. Cass Mill Log Pond, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000187
Title:
Cass Mill Log Pond, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1946/05/20
Description:
Log train passing log pond.
Train engine and crane working in log yard.

33. Shay No. 4 in Woods with Log Crane, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000190
Title:
Shay No. 4 in Woods with Log Crane, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1945/11/10
Description:
Train engine and crane working in log yard.
Crane loading logs onto train.

34. Shay No. 4 in Woods with Log Crane, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000174
Title:
Shay No. 4 in Woods with Log Crane, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1945/11/10
Description:
Crane loading logs onto train.
Loader placing logs on lumber cars.

35. Mower Lumber Company Loader & Engine at Landing.

IDNO:
000489
Title:
Mower Lumber Company Loader & Engine at Landing.
Date:
1945/11/10
Description:
Loader placing logs on lumber cars.
Mower Lumber Company log loader loading logs onto train; Cass, W.V.<br />

36. Log Loader on Cheat Mountain

IDNO:
000086
Title:
Log Loader on Cheat Mountain
Date:
1945/11/10
Description:
Mower Lumber Company log loader loading logs onto train; Cass, W.V.
Shay No. 4 train engine pushing/pulling a lumber loading cart.

37. Shay No. 4 with Loader in Woods, Mower Lumber Co.

IDNO:
000474
Title:
Shay No. 4 with Loader in Woods, Mower Lumber Co.
Date:
1945
Description:
Shay No. 4 train engine pushing/pulling a lumber loading cart.

38. Logging Truck Pulling Crane Gathers Logs for Transportation Back to Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047061
Title:
Logging Truck Pulling Crane Gathers Logs for Transportation Back to Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05
Pond jockey would walk out on ramp as seen in middle of pond and push logs, using a long pike, towards the sawmill.

39. Log Pond at Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047060
Title:
Log Pond at Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05
Description:
Pond jockey would walk out on ramp as seen in middle of pond and push logs, using a long pike, towards the sawmill.

40. Crane Gathers Logs for Transportation to Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047062
Title:
Crane Gathers Logs for Transportation to Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05

41. Stacks of Planed and Processed Timber on Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047063
Title:
Stacks of Planed and Processed Timber on Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05

42. Stacks of Planed Timber and Part of Factory in Distance on Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047064
Title:
Stacks of Planed Timber and Part of Factory in Distance on Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05

43. Truck Carrying Timber From Logging Site to Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047065
Title:
Truck Carrying Timber From Logging Site to Mower Lumber Co. Plant, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05

44. Mower Lumber Co. Employee Pushing Planed Log Through Machinery, Omar, W. Va.

IDNO:
047066
Title:
Mower Lumber Co. Employee Pushing Planed Log Through Machinery, Omar, W. Va.
Date:
1942/06/05

45. F. Edwin Mower and Ben Alley in Front of the Mower Lumber Company's Plane, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
035020
Title:
F. Edwin Mower and Ben Alley in Front of the Mower Lumber Company's Plane, Charleston, W. Va.

46. Splinter Aircraft of the Mower Lumber Company with F. Edwin Mower and His Pilot

IDNO:
035021
Title:
Splinter Aircraft of the Mower Lumber Company with F. Edwin Mower and His Pilot