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

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

IDNO:
000141
Title:
Deforestation at Dobbin, Grant County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Lumber train on tracks moving through heavily lumbered area.
Cut trees in a forest.

2. Waste in Lumbering

IDNO:
000142
Title:
Waste in Lumbering
Date:
undated
Description:
Cut trees in a forest.
Near Davis, Tucker Co.-- Geological Survey.

3. Destruction of Vegetation and Soil by Fires Following Lumber Operations

IDNO:
000143
Title:
Destruction of Vegetation and Soil by Fires Following Lumber Operations
Date:
1912/09
Description:
Near Davis, Tucker Co.-- Geological Survey.
The 'Lucy Belle' named after the engineer's girl. On Hill's Creek near Lobelia, Pocahontas Co., WV.

4. Wreck of the Lucy Belle, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000144
Title:
Wreck of the Lucy Belle, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The 'Lucy Belle' named after the engineer's girl. On Hill's Creek near Lobelia, Pocahontas Co., WV.
Portrait of men and crane lifting train.

5. Logging Scene in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000145
Title:
Logging Scene in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1900-1910
Description:
Portrait of men and crane lifting train.
The wood of blight killed chestnut if used within five years is suitable for ties or lumber. Narrow and standard guage railroads constitute the farmers market for his tie timber.

6. Forest Road

IDNO:
000146
Title:
Forest Road
Date:
undated
Description:
The wood of blight killed chestnut if used within five years is suitable for ties or lumber. Narrow and standard guage railroads constitute the farmers market for his tie timber.
Collapsed bridge and wreck of train box cars.

7. Collapsed Railroad Bridge, Babcock L. SB. Company

IDNO:
000148
Title:
Collapsed Railroad Bridge, Babcock L. SB. Company
Date:
undated
Description:
Collapsed bridge and wreck of train box cars.
Heavily logged area near train tracks.

8. Wasteful Deforestation on Cheat Mountain.

IDNO:
000149
Title:
Wasteful Deforestation on Cheat Mountain.
Date:
undated
Description:
Heavily logged area near train tracks.
Men working on wrecked train.

9. Wreck of Eva Lee

IDNO:
000150
Title:
Wreck of Eva Lee
Date:
undated
Description:
Men working on wrecked train.

10. Spruce Forest Cut Over and Destroyed by Fire Near Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
000151
Title:
Spruce Forest Cut Over and Destroyed by Fire Near Davis, W. Va.
Date:
undated
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.This image shows an area of land with trees "After Cutting and Burning" and "Before Cutting and Burning"

11. Trees Before and After Cutting and Burning Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050607
Title:
Trees Before and After Cutting and Burning Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
1913-1914
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.This image shows an area of land with trees "After Cutting and Burning" and "Before Cutting and Burning"
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A forest fire near Davis, W. Va in the Spring of 1914.

12. A Forest Fire Near Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050608
Title:
A Forest Fire Near Davis, W. Va.
Date:
Spring 1914
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A forest fire near Davis, W. Va in the Spring of 1914.