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L to R: Tim Young; Clyde Shorter; Onva Gill; Kyle Davis; Ed Harris; unidentified; Joe Meadows; Ote Gill; Carl Edwards; Charlie Harvey; Raymond Shorter; A. C. Via; Clifford Harvey; Emmett Shirley; Charles Turner; Erskine Richmond; Bob Richmond; Basil Martin; Noah Richmond; Roy Snidow; Bill Richards; Howard Harford; Dempsey Plumley; Talmadge Reed; Paul York; Jack Breen; Jake Bennett; Wendell Bowles; Delmer Thurman Parker; Dewey Lester

37. Listening to Minister Eddie Martin Preach, East Yard Shop Track, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039220
Title:
Listening to Minister Eddie Martin Preach, East Yard Shop Track, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
L to R: Tim Young; Clyde Shorter; Onva Gill; Kyle Davis; Ed Harris; unidentified; Joe Meadows; Ote Gill; Carl Edwards; Charlie Harvey; Raymond Shorter; A. C. Via; Clifford Harvey; Emmett Shirley; Charles Turner; Erskine Richmond; Bob Richmond; Basil Martin; Noah Richmond; Roy Snidow; Bill Richards; Howard Harford; Dempsey Plumley; Talmadge Reed; Paul York; Jack Breen; Jake Bennett; Wendell Bowles; Delmer Thurman Parker; Dewey Lester
Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, second from the left holds a surveying pole as several unidentified workers and civil engineers pose with their equipment during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

38. Anderson Hatfield with Survey Crew in Tug Fork District, Southern W. Va.

IDNO:
039246
Title:
Anderson Hatfield with Survey Crew in Tug Fork District, Southern W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, second from the left holds a surveying pole as several unidentified workers and civil engineers pose with their equipment during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.

39. Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039254
Title:
Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.
Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

40. African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039257
Title:
African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Several well-dressed young men stand on the track next to a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Car. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was one of the oldest railroads in the U.S. It passed through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. The men are probably West Virginia University students headed out of Morgantown.

41. Unidentified Men Pose Behind Railroad Car

IDNO:
039783
Title:
Unidentified Men Pose Behind Railroad Car
Date:
ca. 1898
Description:
Several well-dressed young men stand on the track next to a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Car. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was one of the oldest railroads in the U.S. It passed through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. The men are probably West Virginia University students headed out of Morgantown.
Workers pose on a hand car and railroad track. Jesse C. Simms, 2nd from right. All other persons in this photograph are unidentified.

42. Little Elk Railroad, Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039982
Title:
Little Elk Railroad, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Workers pose on a hand car and railroad track. Jesse C. Simms, 2nd from right. All other persons in this photograph are unidentified.
Engineering crew for construction on the Harrisville & Cornwallis Railroad. Identified L to R: Doc Flesher, Russell Fox, Ben Ayers, Perry Smith, Guy Latimer, Jamie, Ray Latimer, "Fuzzy" Fidler, Bert Adams, Harry S. Laird.

43. 'My Wife's Gone Away', Harrisville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040248
Title:
'My Wife's Gone Away', Harrisville, W. Va.
Date:
1914/09/06
Description:
Engineering crew for construction on the Harrisville & Cornwallis Railroad. Identified L to R: Doc Flesher, Russell Fox, Ben Ayers, Perry Smith, Guy Latimer, Jamie, Ray Latimer, "Fuzzy" Fidler, Bert Adams, Harry S. Laird.
A group of unidentified male employees are pictured around a train outside of the roundhouse building.

44. First Shift Crew Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048594
Title:
First Shift Crew Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1930/07/29
Description:
A group of unidentified male employees are pictured around a train outside of the roundhouse building.
Supervisors and clerks gather for a group photo. Pictured, from left to right, is Tony Young, Earl Meador, Charley Young, Ernest Hunter, Herb Comer, Bill Fitzsimmons, Hobson Marks, Ben Hamer, V. V. Viars (master mechanic), Bill Tyree, I. E. Gore, Jake Miller, M. T. Llewellyn, Andy Hopkins, Jess Gore (laborer), Earl Bleay, Mervin Shull, and A. J. McAllister.

45. C. & O. Mechanical Department Picnic at Camp Summers near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048614
Title:
C. & O. Mechanical Department Picnic at Camp Summers near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1952/07/26
Description:
Supervisors and clerks gather for a group photo. Pictured, from left to right, is Tony Young, Earl Meador, Charley Young, Ernest Hunter, Herb Comer, Bill Fitzsimmons, Hobson Marks, Ben Hamer, V. V. Viars (master mechanic), Bill Tyree, I. E. Gore, Jake Miller, M. T. Llewellyn, Andy Hopkins, Jess Gore (laborer), Earl Bleay, Mervin Shull, and A. J. McAllister.
A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.

46. C. & O. Meeting at Peck Building, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048615
Title:
C. & O. Meeting at Peck Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.
Pictured from left to right is engineer John Scott, conductor J. C. Morgan, fireman J. B. "Bert" Hatcher, engineer E. T. Lawson, Sr., and standing in the back is engineer G. R. Sale.

47. C. & O. Employees at Local Chairmen & Representative Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas

IDNO:
048616
Title:
C. & O. Employees at Local Chairmen & Representative Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Date:
1915
Description:
Pictured from left to right is engineer John Scott, conductor J. C. Morgan, fireman J. B. "Bert" Hatcher, engineer E. T. Lawson, Sr., and standing in the back is engineer G. R. Sale.
Pictured from left to right is J. E. Burdette (brakeman), O. C. "Battle Ax" Allen (conductor), Hobart Akers (brakeman), and Jack Sweeney (brakeman) with N. B. Allen (engineer) on the steps and C. L. Keaton (fireman) in the cab.

48. Hinton Yards Crew with Engine No. 253, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048815
Title:
Hinton Yards Crew with Engine No. 253, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
Pictured from left to right is J. E. Burdette (brakeman), O. C. "Battle Ax" Allen (conductor), Hobart Akers (brakeman), and Jack Sweeney (brakeman) with N. B. Allen (engineer) on the steps and C. L. Keaton (fireman) in the cab.