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Unidentified workers use a pulley to move huge blocks of stone during the building of a bridge on the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

1. Construction of Abutment on Ohio Extension, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039240
Title:: Construction of Abutment on Ohio Extension, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1893
Description:: Unidentified workers use a pulley to move huge blocks of stone during the building of a bridge on the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

Unidentified workers building an abutment for a railroad bridge.

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

IDNO:: 039243
Title:: Construction on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1893
Description:: Unidentified workers building an abutment for a railroad bridge.

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

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

IDNO:: 039265
Title:: Railroad Trestle Bridge Under Construction, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1893
Description:: This photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

Several unidentified people stand near an abutment of a new bridge during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

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

IDNO:: 039266
Title:: Railroad Trestle Bridge Under Construction, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1893
Description:: Several unidentified people stand near an abutment of a new bridge during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

Two unidentified men stand under a partially built trestle bridge during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

5. Ground View of Trestle Bridge Under Construction, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039267
Title:: Ground View of Trestle Bridge Under Construction, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1893
Description:: Two unidentified men stand under a partially built trestle bridge during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.