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View overlooking the winding New River and the city of Hinton.

1. Aerial View Looking North over Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049922
Title:
Aerial View Looking North over Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View overlooking the winding New River and the city of Hinton.
View overlooking New River and the city of Hinton.

2. Aerial View Looking Southwest over Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049921
Title:
Aerial View Looking Southwest over Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View overlooking New River and the city of Hinton.
View of the farm ground located on the banks of New River.

3. Harvey's Farm of Harvey's Falls, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049674
Title:
Harvey's Farm of Harvey's Falls, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View of the farm ground located on the banks of New River.
Smith and Alley pose outside of the home which overlooks New River and the C. & O. Railroad Yard on the West End of Hinton, W. Va.

4. Pat Smith and Sarah Pauline Alley Outside of Alley Home, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049653
Title:
Pat Smith and Sarah Pauline Alley Outside of Alley Home, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
Smith and Alley pose outside of the home which overlooks New River and the C. & O. Railroad Yard on the West End of Hinton, W. Va.
Smith rows the canoe across the water.

5. Johnny Smith Rowing Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049652
Title:
Johnny Smith Rowing Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Smith rows the canoe across the water.
The home, located on Summers Street, looks over the river as well as the C. & O. Hinton West Yard.

6. Young Pat Smith at Alley Home Overlooking New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049651
Title:
Young Pat Smith at Alley Home Overlooking New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
The home, located on Summers Street, looks over the river as well as the C. & O. Hinton West Yard.
On the back of the photo, the couple is identified as "Young and Lula". The town of Bellepoint is pictured in the background.

7. Couple Pictured by New River, Bellepoint, W. Va.

IDNO:
049613
Title:
Couple Pictured by New River, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
On the back of the photo, the couple is identified as "Young and Lula". The town of Bellepoint is pictured in the background.
The ferry, built by Walter Farley, had a floor made of cucumber tree. Doug Cox was the last ferryman to work at the Warford Ferry.

8. Bull Falls Ferry near Falls Gristmill on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049546
Title:
Bull Falls Ferry near Falls Gristmill on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1932
Description:
The ferry, built by Walter Farley, had a floor made of cucumber tree. Doug Cox was the last ferryman to work at the Warford Ferry.
On the other side of the river is Hinton, W. Va.

9. Raleigh County Side of New River, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049386
Title:
Raleigh County Side of New River, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
On the other side of the river is Hinton, W. Va.
Three cows graze over the rock and litter by the river.

10. New River Drainage System, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049338
Title:
New River Drainage System, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Three cows graze over the rock and litter by the river.
Photo taken on an airplane above the city.

11. View from Above Hinton, W. Va. Looking Up New River

IDNO:
049312
Title:
View from Above Hinton, W. Va. Looking Up New River
Date:
ca. 1957
Description:
Photo taken on an airplane above the city.
View from an airplane of the river as it is situation below the city.

12. Aerial View of New River below Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049311
Title:
Aerial View of New River below Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1957
Description:
View from an airplane of the river as it is situation below the city.
An unidentified man pulls the boat's oars across the water.

13. Rowing a Boat Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049304
Title:
Rowing a Boat Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
An unidentified man pulls the boat's oars across the water.
Jim Harvey, right, and man labeled as "Dad", left, are pictured on top of the ice between Crump's Bottom and Forest Hill District. The ice, sawed and removed, was stored in a sawdust shed and would last into the summer.

14. Two Men on Ice-Packed New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049277
Title:
Two Men on Ice-Packed New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Jim Harvey, right, and man labeled as "Dad", left, are pictured on top of the ice between Crump's Bottom and Forest Hill District. The ice, sawed and removed, was stored in a sawdust shed and would last into the summer.
Three unidentified men pictured in a canoe.

15. Boating on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049275
Title:
Boating on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three unidentified men pictured in a canoe.
Foy and Fred Meador stand on the dock beside a ferry.

16. Meador Boys and Ferryman by Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049274
Title:
Meador Boys and Ferryman by Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Foy and Fred Meador stand on the dock beside a ferry.
Older woman with glasses on far left is Emma Meador. The others are unidentified.

17. Boating near Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049273
Title:
Boating near Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Older woman with glasses on far left is Emma Meador. The others are unidentified.
Two men in the background walk along the river bank.

18. View Below City Looking Across New River, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049272
Title:
View Below City Looking Across New River, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Two men in the background walk along the river bank.
An unidentified man pulls the paddles of his canoe across the river.

19. Rowing a Boat on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049270
Title:
Rowing a Boat on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
An unidentified man pulls the paddles of his canoe across the river.
A young girl stands on the river bank. New River Bridge pictured in the background.

20. Toddler Beside New River, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049268
Title:
Toddler Beside New River, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A young girl stands on the river bank. New River Bridge pictured in the background.
View of the falls from across the river.

21. Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049232
Title:
Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
View of the falls from across the river.
View overlooking the farm grounds and river.

22. Richmond Farm Below Town of Sandstone on Raleigh County Side of New River, W. Va.

IDNO:
049080
Title:
Richmond Farm Below Town of Sandstone on Raleigh County Side of New River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View overlooking the farm grounds and river.
The waterfalls along New River pictured in the distance.

23. Sandstone Falls in Background, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049066
Title:
Sandstone Falls in Background, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
The waterfalls along New River pictured in the distance.
View of the waterfalls along New River.

24. Sandstone Falls in Low Tide, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049065
Title:
Sandstone Falls in Low Tide, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
View of the waterfalls along New River.
View of the largest cataract on New River.

25. Sandstone Falls by New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049062
Title:
Sandstone Falls by New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
View of the largest cataract on New River.
Known as a great fishing spot, the Sandstone Falls is located off exit 138 on I-64 which leads to the New River Gorge National River at Hinton.

26. Sandstone Falls near New River Gorge, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049061
Title:
Sandstone Falls near New River Gorge, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1990
Description:
Known as a great fishing spot, the Sandstone Falls is located off exit 138 on I-64 which leads to the New River Gorge National River at Hinton.
A train winds along the track placed next to New River.

27. Steam Engine on Double Track Along C. & O. Railroad, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049056
Title:
Steam Engine on Double Track Along C. & O. Railroad, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A train winds along the track placed next to New River.
An aerial view of the town located next to the river.

28. Town of Meadow Creek on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048944
Title:
Town of Meadow Creek on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
2002
Description:
An aerial view of the town located next to the river.
An unidentified man stands beside the thirty-five ton steam engine as it's ferried across the river.

29. Class-B Climax Locomotive Being Floated Across New River to New River Lumber Co., Longbottom, W. Va.

IDNO:
048929
Title:
Class-B Climax Locomotive Being Floated Across New River to New River Lumber Co., Longbottom, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
An unidentified man stands beside the thirty-five ton steam engine as it's ferried across the river.
Starting on the far left is Luther Keaton, Braid Petrey, Matt Cook and Ross Farley. Pictured on the far right is L. W. "Lue" Petrey. The rest of the subjects are unidentified.The town of Narrows is named after the narrowing of New River, which runs through the town.

30. Workers Building Flood Control Dam near Narrows, Va. and Glen Lyn, Va.

IDNO:
048799
Title:
Workers Building Flood Control Dam near Narrows, Va. and Glen Lyn, Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
Starting on the far left is Luther Keaton, Braid Petrey, Matt Cook and Ross Farley. Pictured on the far right is L. W. "Lue" Petrey. The rest of the subjects are unidentified.The town of Narrows is named after the narrowing of New River, which runs through the town.
Goff, daughter of Mandeville and Marry Cook, married George Goff.

31. Emily Cook Goff at New River, W. Va.

IDNO:
048725
Title:
Emily Cook Goff at New River, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
Goff, daughter of Mandeville and Marry Cook, married George Goff.
View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.

32. Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048697
Title:
Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.
View of the city across the river.

33. City of Hinton on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048695
Title:
City of Hinton on New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Description:
View of the city across the river.
George D. Elmore, who died in 1941, is pictured with his spouse.

34. New River Conductor with Wife at Indian Lake, Ny.

IDNO:
048617
Title:
New River Conductor with Wife at Indian Lake, Ny.
Date:
1936/08
Description:
George D. Elmore, who died in 1941, is pictured with his spouse.
Pictured, from left to right, is Mary Bradberry, Mrs. Houchins and daughter, John Bradberry, Pearl Bradberry, Kenney Houchins, unkownn, and Fannie Bradberry.

35. Group Portrait of New River & Bluestone River Community Members, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048524
Title:
Group Portrait of New River & Bluestone River Community Members, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
Pictured, from left to right, is Mary Bradberry, Mrs. Houchins and daughter, John Bradberry, Pearl Bradberry, Kenney Houchins, unkownn, and Fannie Bradberry.
Luther and Audie Meador's home on Bluestone River naer the swimming pool. Fay Meador also lived near here in his home.

36. Meador Home on New River, near True, W. Va.

IDNO:
048517
Title:
Meador Home on New River, near True, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Luther and Audie Meador's home on Bluestone River naer the swimming pool. Fay Meador also lived near here in his home.
A long canoe-shaped boat is filled with supplies as it floats on the water.

37. Transporting What is Probably Tanbark Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048512
Title:
Transporting What is Probably Tanbark Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A long canoe-shaped boat is filled with supplies as it floats on the water.
Individuals in swim suits wade through the water and walk along the rocks on the bank. Behind the photographer is Bull Falls.

38. Swimmers near Bull Falls at New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048511
Title:
Swimmers near Bull Falls at New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Individuals in swim suits wade through the water and walk along the rocks on the bank. Behind the photographer is Bull Falls.
View from the banks of New River overlooking the body of water.

39. Bull Falls, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048509
Title:
Bull Falls, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
View from the banks of New River overlooking the body of water.
The hotel, pictured on the right, was built in 1907 and burned shortly after on November 8, 1908 at approximately 1:45 a.m. The loss was estimated at $7,000 at the time. The fire was so intense that it "lit up the streets like day".

40. View of New River Bridge and Brooklyn Hotel from C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048338
Title:
View of New River Bridge and Brooklyn Hotel from C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
The hotel, pictured on the right, was built in 1907 and burned shortly after on November 8, 1908 at approximately 1:45 a.m. The loss was estimated at $7,000 at the time. The fire was so intense that it "lit up the streets like day".
New River pictured winding through the valley. Two homes pictured by a dirt road.

41. View of Indian Creek near Boy Scout Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048180
Title:
View of Indian Creek near Boy Scout Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
New River pictured winding through the valley. Two homes pictured by a dirt road.
The river cuts through the valley as it heads toward the creek.

42. Overlooking New River Near the Mouth of Indian Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048174
Title:
Overlooking New River Near the Mouth of Indian Creek, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
The river cuts through the valley as it heads toward the creek.
The river is pictured in the distance across the valley.

43. Mouth of Indian Creek at New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048173
Title:
Mouth of Indian Creek at New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
The river is pictured in the distance across the valley.
The home is pictured next to the river which flows toward the mouth of Indian Creek.

44. Dixon Manor House On the Banks of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048172
Title:
Dixon Manor House On the Banks of New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
The home is pictured next to the river which flows toward the mouth of Indian Creek.
The town can be seen on the right of the picture alongside the hill. The river bends dramatically to change direction.

45. View Looking Down New River, Sandstone, W. Va.

IDNO:
048078
Title:
View Looking Down New River, Sandstone, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
The town can be seen on the right of the picture alongside the hill. The river bends dramatically to change direction.
Automobiles line along the west side of the river so that their passengers can look out from the shore.

46. Shore Drive-In by New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047913
Title:
Shore Drive-In by New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Automobiles line along the west side of the river so that their passengers can look out from the shore.
Automobiles line along the New River's shore line so their passengers may observe the view.

47. Shore Drive-In, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047912
Title:
Shore Drive-In, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Automobiles line along the New River's shore line so their passengers may observe the view.
View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.

48. Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047828
Title:
Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.