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Meadow River Lumber Company.

1. Kitchen of Dining Hall at Lumber Camp

2. Lumber Crew at Diana, W. Va.

Information on the back of the photograph includes, "Austin J. Sharp, Huntersville".

3. Spruce Lumber Company Woods Crew at Camp, Cass, W. Va.;

The Glady and Alpena R.R. between Gladwin in Tucker Co. and Alpena in Randolph Co., ca. 1910.  Ths was a lumber road built for the purpose of removing logs, lumber, tanning bark, and pulpwood. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.V.

4. Glady and Alpena Railroad

Train on railroad tracks.

5. Glady & Alpena Railroad

Cheat Mountain (library note says at Spruce); Cass, WV; Austin Sharp, Huntersville.

6. Logging Crew in Cheat Mountain Forest

Original Source:  Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, West Virginia

7. High-Lift near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

Original source:  Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, West Virginia

8. Sawmill at Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

Group portrait of logging crew in woods. From Marshall Blizzard, Bayard, W.Va.

9. Logging Crew

Made on Cheat Mountain, Pocahontas County, WV, which was operated by the Spruce Lumber Company, at Cass, WV. From Austin J. Sharp, Huntersville, W.V.

10. Spruce Lumber Company Woods Crew at Camp

O. Homer, Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.

11. Log Train Near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

Track of Logs through the forest. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.

12. Logging near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.

13. High-Lift Near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

Lumber train on tracks moving through heavily lumbered area. <br />

14. Deforestation at Dobbin, Grant County, W. Va.

Log train passing across timbered hillside.

15. Deforestation at Dobbin, Grant County, W. Va.

16. Lumber Mill at Curtin, W. Va. Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company

17. Class Photo Unidentified School

Lumber mill in operation on edge of log pond.

18. Lumber Mill at Dobbin, W. Va.

Railroad tracks and Pardee and Curtin Mill in Curtin, W.V.

19. Lumber Town, Curtin, W. Va.

Lumber mill and lumber pond, Pardee and Curting Lumber Company.

20. Mill at Curtin, W. Va.

Mill crew at Glen Ray, W.Va. (Near Aldersonn).  Man in left background, John Rossi.

21. Employees of Commonwealth Lumber Company, Glen Ray, W. Va.

Loggers standing on log pile.  Mill located at Glenray - 1 mile west of Alderson, W.Va.

22. Glenray Lumber Company Loggers on Keeney's Knob

Mill was located at Glenray, W. Va.- one mile west of Alderson, W. Va.  Alderson is located in Greenbrier County on the Summer and Monroe County Borders.

23. Glenray Lumber Co. Teamsters and Crew Skidding Logs on Keeney's Knob

Two horse drawn carts.  Oil tanks and derrick in the background.

24. Oil Tanks to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1 Phila Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2

Man and horses standing over near the trees.

25. Temporary Oil Reservoir to E. E. Swiger Well No. 1, Shinnston, W. Va., Phila. Company

Buildings and oil storage tanks.

26. Petton Pump Station, Eureka Pipeline Company, Shinnston, W. Va., No. 1

27. Adamsville No. 2 Oil Well, Shinnston, W. Va.

At least seven oil derricks in an oil field.

28. Mudlick Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va. No. 1

Team of Six Horses Hauling an Oil Storage Tank to Oil Field No. 27

29. Teaming in Oil Field No. 27, Shinnston, W. Va.

Three men changing bits on an oil well drilling rig.

30. Changing Bits at L. .A. Martin Well No. 1, H. C. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

Team of six horses pulling a wagon through mud. Oil derricks in the background.

31. Teaming in Oil Field No. 9, Shinnston, W. Va.

32. Horse Teams and Teamsters Transporting Engine Bed-Plate for Peora Gas Pumping Station. H. C. Co. Shinnston, W. Va. No. 2.

Swabbing is the act of pulling fluid from the well bore through the use of wire rope and cup assembly. Swabbing equipment includes a swabbing assembly, lubricator with an oil saver, and shut-off valve on the well, also called a swabbing valve.

33. Breaking Swab - Two Crewmen at T. L. Swiger Well No. 6, Phila. Co. Shinnston, W.Va.

34. Teaming in Oil Field No. 7, Shinnston, W. Va.

35. Hugh Jarvis Well No. 1, Trees Benedum Co. Shinnston, W.Va.

Oil rig and derrick in the countryside.

36. William Fencher Well No. 1, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil rig and derrick.

37. Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil rig derrick in winter.

38. J. B. Swiger Well No. 8, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

39. Bushnell Kennedy Well No. 4, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

Oil gushes from well at Shinnston.

40. Second Shooting at H. H. Swiger Well No. 1, B. A. Co., Shinnston, W. Va.

Team of eight horses pulling oil equipment up a muddy hill.

41. Teaming in Oil Field No. 10, Shinnston, W. Va.

Team of six horses pulling pipes up a hill.

42. Teaming in Oil Field No. 26, Shinnston, W. Va.

Team of horses pulling a large piece of equipment.

43. Teaming in Oil Field No. 3, Shinnston, W. Va.

Line of horizontal engines.

44. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

Line of horizontal engines with big fly wheels.

45. Horizontal Engines with Big Fly Wheels

Team of eight horses pulling a cart with oil equipment and crew.

46. Teaming in Oil Field No. 38, Shinnston, W. Va.

Teams of horses hauling pipe through the mud.

47. Teaming in Oil Field No. 2, Shinnston, W. Va.

48. J. E. Shreves No. 2 Changing Tower and Casing Crew, Shinnston, W.Va.

Six men standing on top of an oil tank.

49. E.E. Swiger Well No. 2, Phila. Co. Oil flowing in tank 12,000 Bbls per day. Shinnston, W. Va.

Seven men on the wrecked oil rig of H.E. Siger.

50. Shinnston Petroleum Co. Casing Crew on Wrecked Rig of H.E. Siger, Shinnston, W. Va.

51. Teamsters Pose with Their Horses, Shinnston, W. Va.

Man on a horse with two men standing beside the horse.

52. Visitor in the Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.

Two men standing with four horses.  Oil well in background.

53. Leslie Vincent's Teams, Adamsville, W. Va.

Oil flows into the air between two oil workers.

54. E.J. Whiteman Well No. 2, S. P. Co. , Changing Tools, Oil Flowing, Shinnston, W. Va.

Group Portrait of five men, two women, and a dog on the porch of a Boiler House.

55. Piled., Boiler House, Shinnston, W. Va.

Three men working on oil equipment.

56. Dressing Bit - B.S. Humphrey Well No. 2, S. P. Co. Shinnston, W. Va.

A distant view of Horton, W.VA. in the early 1900's.  A log pond in the foreground and lumber mill are visible.

57. Horton, W. VA.

View of Dickinson Salt Works from opposite bank of Kanawha River. Made about 1910. This is the only picture in existance showing salt loaded on barge for ferrying across river where it was loaded on C&O Railroad. The New York Central Railroad had served the plant for years before this picture was taken, but due to higher freight rates by the NYC, it was still possible to ship by C&O to some points at a saving.

58. Dickinson Salt Works as Seen from the Opposite Bank of the Kanawha River

Musgrove is third from left.

59. Engineer A. R. Musgrove and Crew Posing in front of Engine No. 1236

Rows of Coke ovens with train in the middle of them.

60. Coke Ovens at MacDonald

61. Original Mount Hope Hotel, Later Called the Mountainaire Hotel

Collins' coal mine and connecting buildings in Fayette County.

62. Collins Colliery Company at Glen Jean, W. Va.

Distant view of White Oak Fuel Company tipple and town at Carlisle, W. Va.

63. Carlisle Mine,Tipple and Portion of Town, White Oak Fuel Company of Fayette County, W. Va.

Side view of the bottling plant at MacDonald.  Barrels stacked beside the plant building.

64. MacDonald Bottling Plant

Hutchinson Mine is located in Marion County.

65. Horse Drawn Coal Car and Miner in Hutchinson Mine, Hutchinson, W. Va.

Cars and people in the streets of Logan.

66. Street Scene in Logan, W. Va.

Thee men standing next to a car equipped to ride on tracks.

67. Railroad Utility Car on Tracks

Five men playing pool.  One man is getting his shoes shined by a young African-American boy.

68. Billiard Parlor

Five men play pool in Glen Jean or Thurmond, W. Va.

69. Billiard Parlor

70. Hunting Dogs, Puppies and their Trainers

Interior of Greenbrier Baptist Church in Alderson. Interior containing pews and floral garlands and floral arches.

71. Interior of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church in Alderson W. Va.

72. Residence of John Alderson on Corner of Monroe St. and Maple Ave., Alderson, W. Va.

73. Unidentified Residence North of Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of men, women and children on Rally Day in front of the Old Methodist Church in Alderson, West Virginia.

74. Rally Day Crowd, Old Methodist Church, Alderson, W. Va.

'Note the unusual camp flag over the tent in the center.'

75. Campers at Camp Greenbrier, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

View of Keeney's Knob from a bridge at Alderson.  Houses by the shore.

76. Looking Toward Keeney's Knob from Bridge at Alderson, W. Va.

A view of North Alderson, looking northwest.

77. North Alderson, W. Va.

Room with empty desks are empty. Math problems are written on the chalk board.

78. Interior of Classroom at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Uniformed cadets standing in line.

79. Cadets at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of club members holding flags indicating their club affiliation.

80. Victorian and Philomathean Club Members at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Buildings lined both sides of Heber Street in Beckley, West Virginia in 1910.

81. Heber Street in Beckley, W. Va.

82. Odd Fellows Lodge Baseball Team, Falls Mill, W. Va.

83. Group in front of John C. Shavers Store in Bulltown, W. Va.

Lockard family members seated in wagon pulled by horses.

84. Lockard Family Outing in Wagon Built at Bulltown, W. Va.

A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Pines.

85. Steamboat Passes under a Bridge in Charleston, W. Va.

Homes and businesses in downtown Clarksburg as seen from Lowndes Hill.  Brick Courthouse in center of photograph.

86. Clarksburg, W. Va.

Cars and their owners are lined up in front of the brick Clarksburg Automobile Company building in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

87. Clarksburg Automobile Company, Clarksburg, W. Va.

View of the entrance to Graceland, in Elkins, West Virginia.

88. Entrance to Graceland Mansion, Elkins, W. Va.

Cars are parked in front of various buildings in downtown Elkins, West Virginia.

89. Downtown Elkins, W. Va.

90. Halliehurst Mansion, Home of Senator S. B. Elkins, Elkins, W. Va.

Postcard 'Made for F. S. Johnston Drug Co., Elkins, W. Va.'

91. Halliehurst Mansion, Home of Senator S. B. Elkins, Elkins, W. Va.

92. Constructing a Wooden Frame Loading Structure, Grafton, W. Va.

93. Horse Drawn Coal Car Underground near Grafton, W. Va.

94. Class Photo Grafton, W. Va.

Ladies pass behind a trolley car in Grafton, W. Va.

95. Street Scene in Grafton, W. Va.

The Potomac River is on the Left.

96. Car on the Roadway Leading into Harpers Ferry, W. Va.