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Photo taken north from Foss Bridge near Bellepoint. The cabin served as a telegraph office.

1. MX Cabin in Avis Yard, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045910
Title:
MX Cabin in Avis Yard, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Photo taken north from Foss Bridge near Bellepoint. The cabin served as a telegraph office.
Hartley, left, and Kiser, right, pose behind a cut-out that makes them appear as if they were in a hot air ballon. The banner on the poster reads, "Over Cincinnati". Hartley was a C & O Railroad train dispatcher and Kiser was a telegraph operator.

2. Sam Hartley and Herb Kiser Pose Behind Cut-Out, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048097
Title:
Sam Hartley and Herb Kiser Pose Behind Cut-Out, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Hartley, left, and Kiser, right, pose behind a cut-out that makes them appear as if they were in a hot air ballon. The banner on the poster reads, "Over Cincinnati". Hartley was a C & O Railroad train dispatcher and Kiser was a telegraph operator.
Long sits behind a desk.

3. Roy Long at HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048284
Title:
Roy Long at HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Long sits behind a desk.
Long lies across the desk. Behind him is a sign that reads, "Gone With the Wind."

4. Roy Long Pretending to Sleep at HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048285
Title:
Roy Long Pretending to Sleep at HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Long lies across the desk. Behind him is a sign that reads, "Gone With the Wind."
Long sitting behind a cluttered desk.

5. Roy Long Behind a Desk in the HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048286
Title:
Roy Long Behind a Desk in the HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Long sitting behind a cluttered desk.
Mr. McDonald is pictured on the staircase leading up to the office entrance.

6. Telegraph Operator at GN Station, Lowell, W. Va.

IDNO:
048320
Title:
Telegraph Operator at GN Station, Lowell, W. Va.
Date:
1914/12/02
Description:
Mr. McDonald is pictured on the staircase leading up to the office entrance.
Three unidentified men are pictured inside the telegraph office, where the ticket office was later located.

7. HX Telegraph Office, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048605
Title:
HX Telegraph Office, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three unidentified men are pictured inside the telegraph office, where the ticket office was later located.
Wyatt Morris pictured inside the cabin located on the west end of the city.

8. Telegraph Operator Inside C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048607
Title:
Telegraph Operator Inside C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1904/05
Description:
Wyatt Morris pictured inside the cabin located on the west end of the city.
View of the office from across the railroad tracks. And unidentified woman is pictured looking over the staircase.

9. Hilldale Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048687
Title:
Hilldale Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
View of the office from across the railroad tracks. And unidentified woman is pictured looking over the staircase.
A group of six unidentified men are pictured outside the building.

10. Old Telegraph Office at Hilldale, W. Va.

IDNO:
048688
Title:
Old Telegraph Office at Hilldale, W. Va.
Date:
1894
Description:
A group of six unidentified men are pictured outside the building.
Long pictured typing on a type writer. In the background, an unidentified man is speaking on the telephone.

11. Roy Long at Work in HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048858
Title:
Roy Long at Work in HX Telegraph Office, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Long pictured typing on a type writer. In the background, an unidentified man is speaking on the telephone.
Bleau, a telegrapher and cousin to W.J.B. Gwinn of Meadow Creek, is pictured on top of a railroad bicycle, or "velosipede", in order to get him to the different telegraph offices that he had to work at on the New River Division.

12. Ernest Bleau on a Railroad Bicycle by New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048919
Title:
Ernest Bleau on a Railroad Bicycle by New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1918
Description:
Bleau, a telegrapher and cousin to W.J.B. Gwinn of Meadow Creek, is pictured on top of a railroad bicycle, or "velosipede", in order to get him to the different telegraph offices that he had to work at on the New River Division.
Mrs. Diefenbach pictured with the horse she rode to and from the cabin.

13. Mrs. Diefenbach on Horse, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049253
Title:
Mrs. Diefenbach on Horse, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Mrs. Diefenbach pictured with the horse she rode to and from the cabin.
Diefenbach, a telegraph operator for the C. & O. Railroad, rode this horse to and from the cabin.

14. Mrs. Diefenbach and Horse by C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049254
Title:
Mrs. Diefenbach and Horse by C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Diefenbach, a telegraph operator for the C. & O. Railroad, rode this horse to and from the cabin.
Daughter of Jeremiah Mills and Louisa Elva Cassell (Mills). Grace had one brother, Jeremiah IV, and four sisters, Mabel, Elizabeth, Susie, and Louisa Elva.Grace was born December 3, 1871. She was employed by the C. & O. Railroad as a telegraph operator from July 1, 1893 to August 11, 1942. She died July 8, 1958.

15. Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049255
Title:
Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Daughter of Jeremiah Mills and Louisa Elva Cassell (Mills). Grace had one brother, Jeremiah IV, and four sisters, Mabel, Elizabeth, Susie, and Louisa Elva.Grace was born December 3, 1871. She was employed by the C. & O. Railroad as a telegraph operator from July 1, 1893 to August 11, 1942. She died July 8, 1958.
Sieber sits behind a desk at the telegraph office.

16. Telegraph Operator Carl Sieber, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049459
Title:
Telegraph Operator Carl Sieber, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Sieber sits behind a desk at the telegraph office.