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661. Side View of Company Store, Sun, W. Va.

A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car.  A bridge in the background crosses the New River.

662. Railroad Bridge and Turntable, Thurmond, W. Va.

Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.

663. Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.

The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

664. C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.

An unidentified man stands at the building's entrance.

665. National Bank of Thurmond, Thurmond, W. Va.

The store was built prior to 1890 and was used until 1951.

666. Store Interior, Watson, W. Va.

Hefner is pictured holding tools and a horseshoe at the entrance of his shop. A horse is seen inside his shop.  The Carroll Comedy Company broadside likely advertises a June 10, 1900 performance.

667. Blacksmith B. L. Hefner, Burnsville, W. Va.

668. Portrait of Cornelius Carhart Lazzell, Father of Blanche Lazzell

The "I. C. Woodward," launched in 1898 for the Pittsburgh, Brownsville, and Geneva Packet Company, and traveled between Pittsburgh and Morgantown. Woodburn Hall and Martin Hall can be seen on the bank in the background.

669. Steamboat on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of the smoldering ruins of the Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad repair shops in Sabraton.

670. Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Shops After Fire, Sabraton, W. Va.

People climb on the wreckage of the Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad repair shops in Sabraton after a fire.

671. Aftermath of Fire at Morgantown and Kingwood Shops, Sabraton, W. Va.

A class of the Second Ward School with their teachers.

672. Second Ward School, Morgantown, W. Va.