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Logging camp, likely near Mullens, W. Va.

1. Logging Camp

IDNO:
052689
Title:
Logging Camp
Date:
undated
Description:
Logging camp, likely near Mullens, W. Va.
A man uses his ax to tip over a tall tree on the highest point of the South Pennsylvania line, just above the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

2. Logger on Top of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.

IDNO:
052535
Title:
Logger on Top of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A man uses his ax to tip over a tall tree on the highest point of the South Pennsylvania line, just above the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
A group of men and women stand on a pile of lumber next to the Guyandotte River. A wooden railroad track is to the right.

3. Logging Scene on Guyandotte River, Wyoming County W. Va.

IDNO:
051527
Title:
Logging Scene on Guyandotte River, Wyoming County W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
A group of men and women stand on a pile of lumber next to the Guyandotte River. A wooden railroad track is to the right.
Three women sit by a wooden railroad track, used for logging and lumbering, in Wyoming County, W. Va.

4. Group of Women in Pineville, W. Va.

IDNO:
051522
Title:
Group of Women in Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Three women sit by a wooden railroad track, used for logging and lumbering, in Wyoming County, W. Va.
Four unidentified boys pose together on a log. Other logs are visible in the background, possibly from a logging company.

5. Four Boys on Log in Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051490
Title:
Four Boys on Log in Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Four unidentified boys pose together on a log. Other logs are visible in the background, possibly from a logging company.
An unidentified man, likely a logger, takes a swig from a jug as he sits on newly cut trees.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.

6. Unidentified Man Takes a Drink While Balancing on a Log Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050818
Title:
Unidentified Man Takes a Drink While Balancing on a Log Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1915
Description:
An unidentified man, likely a logger, takes a swig from a jug as he sits on newly cut trees.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 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.

7. A Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050816
Title:
A Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1915
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 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.From Dobbin House, Davis, W. Va

8. Blackwater Canyon Before Logging, Davis W. Va

IDNO:
050812
Title:
Blackwater Canyon Before Logging, Davis W. Va
Date:
ca. 1899-1900
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.From Dobbin House, Davis, W. Va
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.View of Lumber Railroad near Blackwater Falls covered in snow.

9. Lumber R.R., Blackwater Falls, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050634
Title:
Lumber R.R., Blackwater Falls, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
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.View of Lumber Railroad near Blackwater Falls covered in snow.
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.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.

10. Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.

IDNO:
050633
Title:
Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.
Date:
1907
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.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.
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."Pulp job in Stark, New Hampshire, 1895. Near state road above Abbott House."

11. Pulp Job, Stark, N. H.

IDNO:
050631
Title:
Pulp Job, Stark, N. H.
Date:
1895
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."Pulp job in Stark, New Hampshire, 1895. Near state road above Abbott House."
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.View of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

12. C & O Canal, Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
050628
Title:
C & O Canal, Cumberland, Md.
Date:
1907
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.View of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
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 skidder set, used for logging and lumber production, can be seen here overlooking the Blackwater Canyon.

13. View of Skidder Set in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050624
Title:
View of Skidder Set in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
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 skidder set, used for logging and lumber production, can be seen here overlooking the Blackwater Canyon.
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.The location of the photograph is likely to be Blackwater River near Canaan Valley, W. Va.

14. River and Trees, Likely Near Canaan Valley, W. Va

IDNO:
050612
Title:
River and Trees, Likely Near Canaan Valley, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
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.The location of the photograph is likely to be Blackwater River near Canaan Valley, W. Va.
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"

15. 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"
A man, who is likely a member of the Shumate family, poses on top of a log that is ready to be hauled off by two horses.

16. Men Logging in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049910
Title:
Men Logging in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A man, who is likely a member of the Shumate family, poses on top of a log that is ready to be hauled off by two horses.
A saw cutting lumber can be seen under the roof. None of the men are identified.

17. Lumber Operation, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041617
Title:
Lumber Operation, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
A saw cutting lumber can be seen under the roof. None of the men are identified.
Transporting huge felled trees with a team of two horses.

18. Mrs. Ida Smith's Son and Log Skidding Team

IDNO:
040392
Title:
Mrs. Ida Smith's Son and Log Skidding Team
Date:
Undated
Description:
Transporting huge felled trees with a team of two horses.

19. Lumbering in W. Va.

IDNO:
037553
Title:
Lumbering in W. Va.
On the front: "Sawmill, which has capacity of 30,000 feet per day."

20. View of Sawmill

IDNO:
036204
Title:
View of Sawmill
Date:
1914
Description:
On the front: "Sawmill, which has capacity of 30,000 feet per day."

21. Lumber Crew Looking out Windows of Mayton Lumber Co. Sawmill, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

IDNO:
035176
Title:
Lumber Crew Looking out Windows of Mayton Lumber Co. Sawmill, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Men posed for a portrait as horses pull a log.

22. Log Skidding Crew with Horses, Hacker Valley, W. Va

IDNO:
035160
Title:
Log Skidding Crew with Horses, Hacker Valley, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men posed for a portrait as horses pull a log.
Two man standing on the dock of a lumber yard. Thought to be Mayton Lumber Co., Hacker Valley, W. Va.

23. Lumber Crew in Mayton Lumber Company Yard, Hacker Valley, W. Va.

IDNO:
035158
Title:
Lumber Crew in Mayton Lumber Company Yard, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Two man standing on the dock of a lumber yard. Thought to be Mayton Lumber Co., Hacker Valley, W. Va.

24. Locomotive Transporting Logs Near Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
035046
Title:
Locomotive Transporting Logs Near Elkins, W. Va.

25. Snow Covered Spruce and Laurel Near Forest, Blackwater Falls

IDNO:
035045
Title:
Snow Covered Spruce and Laurel Near Forest, Blackwater Falls

26. Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
035044
Title:
Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.
'This reproduction of Stanley Arthur's painting depicts the stirring scene of Woodstock on January 28, 1776, when Rev. Peter Muhlenburg, at the close of a patriotic sermon, threw aside his clerical robe and revealed the uniform of a Continental colonel. His text was from Eccl. 3: 1-8, "There is a time to every purpose under heaven..time of war, and a time of peace." While holding forth his commission in the army he declared the time to fight had come. He then raised the English Virginia Regiment, famous as the German Regiment, and served conspicuously throughout the Revolutionary War.'

27. Stanley Arthur's Painting of Muhlenberg, the Preacher-Patriot, Woodstock, Va.

IDNO:
035043
Title:
Stanley Arthur's Painting of Muhlenberg, the Preacher-Patriot, Woodstock, Va.
Date:
1776/01/28
Description:
'This reproduction of Stanley Arthur's painting depicts the stirring scene of Woodstock on January 28, 1776, when Rev. Peter Muhlenburg, at the close of a patriotic sermon, threw aside his clerical robe and revealed the uniform of a Continental colonel. His text was from Eccl. 3: 1-8, "There is a time to every purpose under heaven..time of war, and a time of peace." While holding forth his commission in the army he declared the time to fight had come. He then raised the English Virginia Regiment, famous as the German Regiment, and served conspicuously throughout the Revolutionary War.'

28. Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
035042
Title:
Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.
Date:
undated

29. Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
035039
Title:
Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

30. Unidentified Lumber Company Building Under Construction

IDNO:
035038
Title:
Unidentified Lumber Company Building Under Construction
'Mr. Veach filing saw where he was clearing land about 1898 across River near Saw Mill of Blackwater Lumber Company, Davis, W. Va.'

31. Mr. Veach Filing His Saw

IDNO:
035037
Title:
Mr. Veach Filing His Saw
Date:
ca. 1898
Description:
'Mr. Veach filing saw where he was clearing land about 1898 across River near Saw Mill of Blackwater Lumber Company, Davis, W. Va.'

32. Interior View of Cass Mill, Cass, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
035036
Title:
Interior View of Cass Mill, Cass, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
'Engine of First passenger Train into Elkins. Picture taken at Oxley, W. Va., on Durbin branch.'

33. First Passenger Train into Elkins, Oxley, W. Va.

IDNO:
035035
Title:
First Passenger Train into Elkins, Oxley, W. Va.
Date:
1889/08/18
Description:
'Engine of First passenger Train into Elkins. Picture taken at Oxley, W. Va., on Durbin branch.'

34. Sawmill Employee in Filing Room at Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
035034
Title:
Sawmill Employee in Filing Room at Cass, W. Va.

35. Machine Shop at Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
035033
Title:
Machine Shop at Cass, W. Va.

36. Interior View of Power House at Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
035032
Title:
Interior View of Power House at Cass, W. Va.
'5/4" Spruce from Cass, W. Va.'

37. Portable Basketball Floor at Boston Garden Made of Spruce from Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
035031
Title:
Portable Basketball Floor at Boston Garden Made of Spruce from Cass, W. Va.
Description:
'5/4" Spruce from Cass, W. Va.'

38. Jenningston, W. Va. After the Fire

IDNO:
035030
Title:
Jenningston, W. Va. After the Fire

39. Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
035029
Title:
Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

40. Forest in Blackwater Canyon Below the Falls

IDNO:
035028
Title:
Forest in Blackwater Canyon Below the Falls
Date:
ca. 1900

41. Loggers and Women Friends atop a Pile of Logs

IDNO:
035027
Title:
Loggers and Women Friends atop a Pile of Logs

42. Sawmill After the Fire, Jenningston, W. Va.

IDNO:
035026
Title:
Sawmill After the Fire, Jenningston, W. Va.
'Near Douglas'

43. Loggers with Log Loader and Locomotive

IDNO:
035025
Title:
Loggers with Log Loader and Locomotive
Date:
1912/01
Description:
'Near Douglas'

44. Logging Train Derailment

IDNO:
035024
Title:
Logging Train Derailment

45. Unloading Logs, Horton, W. Va.

IDNO:
035023
Title:
Unloading Logs, Horton, W. Va.

46. Forest

IDNO:
035022
Title:
Forest

47. Splinter Aircraft of the Mower Lumber Company with F. Edwin Mower and His Pilot

IDNO:
035021
Title:
Splinter Aircraft of the Mower Lumber Company with F. Edwin Mower and His Pilot

48. F. Edwin Mower and Ben Alley in Front of the Mower Lumber Company's Plane, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
035020
Title:
F. Edwin Mower and Ben Alley in Front of the Mower Lumber Company's Plane, Charleston, W. Va.