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Standing from left to right is Clarence E.; B. Frank; Vernal S.; and William G. Front row from left to right is Walter S.; Ellery C.; and Atchless Murat Long.

1. C. & O. Employees and Long Brothers Gather for Mother's Death, Summers County, W. Va.

Vida Plumley, standing, supervises Martha Buckland, Louise Lively, Juanita Hatcher, and Beulah Quisenberry.

2. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Switchboard, Hinton, W. Va.

House built in ca. 1875 by the C&O Railroad Company to house laborers working on the roundhouse. Located on Block C #11.

3. C&O Railroad Boarding House, Hinton, W. Va.

Williams was a circular saw filer at the lumber company starting in 1898.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he 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.

4. Portrait of Frank Williams, an Employee of the Blackwater Lumber Company in Davis, W. Va.

A photograph of an unidentified group gathered outdoors.  Man near door of the building is wearing a smock that says "J. W. Walker Co. Hardware."

5. Group of Workers

A group of unidentified men pose for a group photo. Some of the men hold hammers. Most of them are dressed in overalls.

6. C. & O. Railroad Workers at Avis, W. Va.

A group of grocer employees pose inside the first ever Kroger inside of Hinton, located on 3rd Avenue. Later, this store turned into the Bowlings Dairy Bar. Subjects unidentified.

7. First Kroger Store in Hinton, W. Va.

Employees pose inside the store located on Temple Street. Subject unidentified.

8. Lowe's Furniture Store, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of workers pose outside the sawmill. Few men hold onto horses, others hold on to pieces of wood.

9. W. A. Lusher Sawmill, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

Employees pose inside the shop located on Temple Street.

10. F. W. Woolworth's Store Interior, Hinton, W. Va.

The building is located in what is today the Alderson Shumate Building. Woman is Elizabeth Heatwell, who worked in this bakery. Subjects unidentified.

11. Hinton Bakery, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers pose by the mill and their freshly cut wood planks.

12. Sawmill in Forest Hill, W. Va.

Employees (from left to right) Jim Bob Christian, Wes Surber, Mr. Christian, Ab Wiseman, unidentified, C.O. McGhee, unidentified, and Emmitt McLaughlin.

13. Hinton Freight Station Work Force, Hinton, W. Va.

Inside the store located on the corner of 3rd Avenue, between Ballengee and Temple streets. Employees behind the counter are identified, from left to right, as Lorene Jones, an unidentified man, Mary Eades, and Maycle Scott who is the mother of Jack Scott.

14. A & P Store, Hinton, W. Va.

Gentleman third from the left is identified as "Punchy" Neely. The rest are unidentified. Interior of the store located on Temple Street.

15. Hub Clothing Co. Employees, Hinton, W. Va.

Employees pose for a group picture beside the building located on 2nd Avenue. Subjects unidentified.

16. Keaton's Laundry Staff, Hinton, W. Va.

Employees John Smith and Buster Waulaga unloading boxes off of a cart. Company building located on Block C #1.

17. Workers at Wilson & Co., Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified employees are pictured inside the company building with sawdust covering the floor.

18. Employees Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

An unidentified employee watches as the logs are taken into the sawmill.

19. Logs Set on a Conveyor Belt at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

20. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.

21. Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.

22. C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.