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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

IDNO:
039157
Title:
Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
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.
Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

2. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

IDNO:
039159
Title:
Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

3. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

IDNO:
039162
Title:
Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.
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.

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

IDNO:
039163
Title:
Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
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.
Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.

5. Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039167
Title:
Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.
Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.

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

IDNO:
039168
Title:
Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.
Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.

7. Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
039169
Title:
Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.
Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.

8. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039170
Title:
Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension, part of Norfolk & Western Railroad. None of the individuals are identified.

9. Painter Creek Camp Meeting

IDNO:
039172
Title:
Painter Creek Camp Meeting
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension, part of Norfolk & Western Railroad. None of the individuals are identified.
An unidentified woman, wearing a matching sun-bonnet and dress, holding a little girl on her lap.

10. 'Rene', Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

IDNO:
039174
Title:
'Rene', Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
An unidentified woman, wearing a matching sun-bonnet and dress, holding a little girl on her lap.
A small split-logged cabin with a stone chimney, surrounded by a vegetable garden.

11. Home of Rene Bailey, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

IDNO:
039175
Title:
Home of Rene Bailey, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
A small split-logged cabin with a stone chimney, surrounded by a vegetable garden.
Elevated view of the Short Pole Creek, a tributary of the Tug Fork River.

12. Short Pole Creek, McDowell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039176
Title:
Short Pole Creek, McDowell County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Elevated view of the Short Pole Creek, a tributary of the Tug Fork River.
Squire Murphy, 2nd from the left and four unidentified children.

13. Squire Murphy and Company, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

IDNO:
039181
Title:
Squire Murphy and Company, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Squire Murphy, 2nd from the left and four unidentified children.
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.

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

IDNO:
039182
Title:
Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
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.
Unidentified engineers stand outside their icicle covered cabins with a team of oxen.

15. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039183
Title:
Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified engineers stand outside their icicle covered cabins with a team of oxen.
The subject's full name is most likely Selkirk McCoy, the son of Asa McCoy and a member of the West Virginia branch of the McCoy family in Logan County. This photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

16. Kirk McCoy, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039184
Title:
Kirk McCoy, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
The subject's full name is most likely Selkirk McCoy, the son of Asa McCoy and a member of the West Virginia branch of the McCoy family in Logan County. This photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

17. Ham Williamson Dwelling, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039185
Title:
Ham Williamson Dwelling, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Photograph taken of several unidentified civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

18. Engineers Hunting Trouble, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039187
Title:
Engineers Hunting Trouble, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph taken of several unidentified civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
View of the Tug Fork River, looking from the Civil Engineers' Camp 6. The photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

19. Looking Down River From Camp 6, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039189
Title:
Looking Down River From Camp 6, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
View of the Tug Fork River, looking from the Civil Engineers' Camp 6. The photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Completed cut-roadbed for the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

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

IDNO:
039190
Title:
Redrock Roadbed Complete, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Completed cut-roadbed for the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Two unidentified civil engineers in camp during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

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

IDNO:
039191
Title:
'Some of the Boys' in Camp, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Two unidentified civil engineers in camp during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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.

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

IDNO:
039192
Title:
Ned & Ran, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
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.
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.

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

IDNO:
039193
Title:
Group Portrait of Civil Engineers Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
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.
Cabins and structures on the far river bank, occupied by the Norfolk and Western railroad civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension.

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

IDNO:
039194
Title:
Civil Engineers Camp 6 on Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Cabins and structures on the far river bank, occupied by the Norfolk and Western railroad civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension.
The new extension was part of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

25. Tunnel No. One of Ohio Extension, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039195
Title:
Tunnel No. One of Ohio Extension, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
The new extension was part of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Four unidentified workers stand along the tracks in camp. The photograph was taken during the construction of Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

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

IDNO:
039199
Title:
Group of Railroad Workers,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Four unidentified workers stand along the tracks in camp. The photograph was taken during the construction of Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Unidentified man sitting on the edge of the bridge.

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

IDNO:
039200
Title:
Bridge 5 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified man sitting on the edge of the bridge.
Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.

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

IDNO:
039206
Title:
Group Portrait of Civil Engineers and Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.
Civil Engineers working along the river, left to right: C. H. Read; B. Large; A. C. Rapelje; H. S. Perry; K. Plympton.

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

IDNO:
039269
Title:
Survey Crew on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Civil Engineers working along the river, left to right: C. H. Read; B. Large; A. C. Rapelje; H. S. Perry; K. Plympton.
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Left to Right: A. L. Flint; S. Z. Earle; J. Lacy; S. P. Daniel.

30. Group of 'Sports', Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039270
Title:
Group of 'Sports', Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Left to Right: A. L. Flint; S. Z. Earle; J. Lacy; S. P. Daniel.
Snow-covered mountains and terrain along Elkhorn Creek, a tributary of Tug Fork River. The photograph was taken during the construction on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

31. Winter View of Elkhorn Creek, McDowell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039273
Title:
Winter View of Elkhorn Creek, McDowell County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Snow-covered mountains and terrain along Elkhorn Creek, a tributary of Tug Fork River. The photograph was taken during the construction on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.