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1. Lumber Mill Fire

IDNO:
000274
Title:
Lumber Mill Fire
Date:
undated

2. Lumber Mill Fire

IDNO:
000312
Title:
Lumber Mill Fire
Date:
undated
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".

3. 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".
A group of unidentified firemen fight the fire inside a three story brick building originally housing Rose's Drug Store, Co.

4. Firemen Hose Down Burning Building, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048964
Title:
Firemen Hose Down Burning Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1983/10
Description:
A group of unidentified firemen fight the fire inside a three story brick building originally housing Rose's Drug Store, Co.
Smoke billows from the windows of the three-story, brick building originally built to house Rose's Drug Store, Co.

5. Fire at Building on Corners of Temple Street and Third Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048965
Title:
Fire at Building on Corners of Temple Street and Third Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1983/10
Description:
Smoke billows from the windows of the three-story, brick building originally built to house Rose's Drug Store, Co.
Smoke trails from the destroyed building which was originally built to house Rose's Drug Store, Co.

6. Damage Following Fire at Building on Corner of Temple Street and Third Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048966
Title:
Damage Following Fire at Building on Corner of Temple Street and Third Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1983/10
Description:
Smoke trails from the destroyed building which was originally built to house Rose's Drug Store, Co.
View of the broken building following a fire. The three-story, brick building was originally erected to house Rose's Drug Store, Co.

7. Building Damage After Fire, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048967
Title:
Building Damage After Fire, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1983/10
Description:
View of the broken building following a fire. The three-story, brick building was originally erected to house Rose's Drug Store, Co.
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 partially burned mill including the boiler and burner are damaged.

8. View of Mill Partly Burned, Davis, W. Va

IDNO:
050679
Title:
View of Mill Partly Burned, Davis, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
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 partially burned mill including the boiler and burner are damaged.
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.

9. View of a Fire in Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

IDNO:
050701
Title:
View of a Fire in Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
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.
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 Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company (also known as the Thompson Lumber Company) was started by Albert Thompson, who brought his family to Tucker County, West Virginia in the late 1800's to take advantage of Tucker County's forests.The company was bought by Babcock Lumber Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1907. The mill closed at Davis in 1924.

10. Dry Kiln Fire at Blackwater Lumber and Boom Company, Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050749
Title:
Dry Kiln Fire at Blackwater Lumber and Boom Company, Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
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 Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company (also known as the Thompson Lumber Company) was started by Albert Thompson, who brought his family to Tucker County, West Virginia in the late 1800's to take advantage of Tucker County's forests.The company was bought by Babcock Lumber Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1907. The mill closed at Davis in 1924.
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.

11. Fire at Dry Kiln, Blackwater Boom and Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va

IDNO:
050807
Title:
Fire at Dry Kiln, Blackwater Boom and Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1890-1891
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.
Rubble of several buildings after a fire, possibly in Berkeley or Jefferson County. Several people stand in the street while one man looks into the ruins of a building. There is a hose cart, used to fight fires, in front of one of the remaining buildings.

12. Rubble After a Fire

IDNO:
051734
Title:
Rubble After a Fire
Date:
undated
Description:
Rubble of several buildings after a fire, possibly in Berkeley or Jefferson County. Several people stand in the street while one man looks into the ruins of a building. There is a hose cart, used to fight fires, in front of one of the remaining buildings.
"Mt Hope W. Va. after the conflagration March 24th, 1910" The majority of the buildings in town have been destroyed. A number of brick chimneys are left standing after the wooden buildings burned.

13. Aftermath of Fire, Mount Hope, W. Va.

IDNO:
052167
Title:
Aftermath of Fire, Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
1910/03/24
Description:
"Mt Hope W. Va. after the conflagration March 24th, 1910" The majority of the buildings in town have been destroyed. A number of brick chimneys are left standing after the wooden buildings burned.
Men and children stand in front of the remains of the First National Bank building. Large swaths of town were destroyed during the fire.

14. First National Bank, Mount Hope, W. Va.

IDNO:
052173
Title:
First National Bank, Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
1910/03
Description:
Men and children stand in front of the remains of the First National Bank building. Large swaths of town were destroyed during the fire.
Photograph shows the third floor fully engulfed in flames while the auditorium below has yet to catch fire.

15. Calhoun County High School Fire, Calhoun County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052454
Title:
Calhoun County High School Fire, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
1942/02/21
Description:
Photograph shows the third floor fully engulfed in flames while the auditorium below has yet to catch fire.
View of the wreckage at the natural gas station. The explosion occurred on Thanksgiving Day that year. The station, originally proposed to be named "Boston-on-Kanawha," was, at the time, supposedly the world's largest carbon black factories.

16. Aftermath of Cabot Station Explosion and Fire, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052455
Title:
Aftermath of Cabot Station Explosion and Fire, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
1945/11/22
Description:
View of the wreckage at the natural gas station. The explosion occurred on Thanksgiving Day that year. The station, originally proposed to be named "Boston-on-Kanawha," was, at the time, supposedly the world's largest carbon black factories.