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Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.

1. Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.

2. Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia

Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.

3. Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.

Unidentified man sitting on top of a culvert. Several supports use to shape the culvert are lying in the foreground. This image is probably a pinpoint photograph.

4. Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Completed cut-roadbed for the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

5. Redrock Roadbed Complete, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Two unidentified civil engineers in camp during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

6. 'Some of the Boys' in Camp, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Ned is probably the one sitting with Ran in his lap. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

7. Ned & Ran, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Some of the engineers working on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Left to Right: S. P. Daniel; J. Rapelje, W. A. Doane, J. B. Rohrer, S. S. Earle.

8. Group Portrait of Civil Engineers Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Cabins and structures on the far river bank, occupied by the Norfolk and Western railroad civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension.

9. Civil Engineers Camp 6 on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

Huge rocks lay along side the track with an unidentified man standing on one boulder in the center of the photograph.

10. New Section of Ohio Extension for Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Four unidentified workers stand along the tracks in camp. The photograph was taken during the construction of Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

11. Group of Railroad Workers,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Unidentified man sitting on the edge of the bridge.

12. Bridge 5 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio Extension. Only Ned and his dog "Ran", on the left are identified.

13. Civil Engineers, Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Two unidentified engineers in a casual, cigar chewing pose. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in Southern West Virginia.

14. Civil Engineers During Construction Project, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified workers building an abutment for a railroad bridge.

15. Construction on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified African-American youth happily poses, taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

16. African-American Youth, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified worker stands next to an engine run by steam.

17. Engine Used During Construction of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Southern W. Va.

Unidentified workers use molds to form the arch in a culvert during the construction of the Ohio extension.

18. Building Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

The molds hold the shape of a culvert during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

19. New Culvert on Ohio Extension Line, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified woman and little girl sit in the doorway, while a man wearing a bowler hat sits outside holding a baby, with several onlookers behind them. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

20. Portrait of Family in Front of Their Log-Split Cabin, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified man stands with his arms crossed over his chest and three pistols held in a sash around his waist. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

21. Pistol Packing Man Strikes a Determined Pose, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

This photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

22. Railroad Trestle Bridge Under Construction, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Civil Engineers working along the river, left to right: C. H. Read; B. Large; A. C. Rapelje; H. S. Perry; K. Plympton.

23. Survey Crew on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.