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Long, on the far right, is Roy C. Long's uncle.

1. Ellery C. Long and Associates Sit on a Cart Beside a Train, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers and what appears to be their African-American cook gather for a picture. Behind them are Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars.

2. Railroad Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of probably a Kanawha and Michigan Railroad train and workers with Engine No. 518. Identified are Brakeman Arthur Ratliff, 2nd from the left and Engineer Fred B. Secrest, 4th from the left.

3. Group Portrait of Employees With Engine No. 518, Southern W. Va.

Train maintenance workers L to R : A. C. Via, Noah Richmond, "Big Boy" Karnes

4. Shop Track, East Yard, Hinton, W. Va.

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

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

The workers at the Shire Oaks car shop in Washington, Pa. pose behind the rails: on the sign and a cart in the middle of the group has a few safety slogans for workers written.

6. Pennsylvania Railroad, Shire Oaks Car Shop, Washington, Pa.

Photograph taken at Hinton High School. Identified L to R, Back Row: G. H. Harwood, Joe Hayth, Cecil Lively, N. S. Seldomridge, , --Patton, E. M. Bobbit, Isaac Meadows, --Eubanks, Brown Nunley;  Second Row: F. S. Hunter, --Poteet, Tom Youell, Wood Wickline, Clarence Seldomridge, Tom Rogers, Bert Ashley, George Nutting, Ira Wiseman; Third Row: Dick Cobb, E. K. Rogers, Lindsay Burks, M. M. Mastin, Bob Jones, Howard Honaker, Elmer Garten, Deifenbach, W. G. Dameron, C. H. Fredeking; Fourth Row: Bob Noel, Charlie Poore, Henry Ailstock, Lynn Gardner, Richard Thomasson, --Eubanks, --Cottle, --Hout, Tuney Swatts, C. I. Smith, C. S. Faulconer.

7. Group Portrait of Railroad Engineers, Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

Unidentified railroad workers pose on a locomotive.

8. East Yard Shop Track Crew, Hinton, W. Va.

Workers pose on a hand car and railroad track. Jesse C. Simms, 2nd from right. All other persons in this photograph are unidentified.

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

Postcard photograph of workers posing on Engine #302; Identified workers are Engineer Fred B. Secrest, in white and Brakeman Arthur Ratliff, sitting right of Secrest.

10. Employees of Kanawha and Michigan Railroad in Southern W. Va.

11. Engine No. 3 and Crew on the G. and E. Railroad

A group of men pose with supplies before their journey to Camp "High Life," where they slept in the open for several nights.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

12. B and O Railroad Surveyors at Start of Journey to Camp "High Life" on Gauley River, W. Va.

Unidentified railroad workers pose in front of Chesapeake and Ohio Engine No.380. The photograph was possibly taken at a depot in Summers County. Information on the back includes: "From Roy Long Coll. C & O RR".

13. Group Portrait of Railroad Workers In Front of Engine No. 380

14. Railroad Depot Dobbin, Grant Co., W. Va.

East end of the shop track work crew. None are unidentified.

15. 'The Glass House' and It's Work Force, Hinton, W. Va.

Ro Murrell, center, stands in front of caboose with two unidentified crew members. Inscription on the back includes: "...from Ro Murrell Collection..."

16. Caboose and Crew of Engine 156, Hinton Yards, Summers County W. Va.

Unidentified group of young people pose during an outing.

17. Outside Group Portrait , Hinton Area, W. Va.

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.

18. Unidentified Men Pose Behind Railroad Car

Group portrait of unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension in Southern West Virginia.

19. Reunion of Engineers, Tug Fork River Division, Norfolk & Western Railroad

A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

20. Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

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.

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

Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.

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

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.

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

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

24. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

25. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.

26. Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia

Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.

27. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Photograph taken of several unidentified civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

28. Engineers Hunting Trouble, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.

29. Group Portrait of Civil Engineers and Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Left to Right: A. L. Flint; S. Z. Earle; J. Lacy; S. P. Daniel.

30. Group of 'Sports', Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Crew is posed in front of the locomotive.

31. W. Va. Midland Locomotive and Crew at Diana

Crew is posed behind the locomotive.

32. Shay Locomotive No. 2, Log Train and Crew

Men seated next to railroad tracks with tools.

33. Section Crew Possibly on Buffalo Creek and Gauley

Railroad workers are posed with horses carrying lumber next to train cars. "Notice the railroad cars' wheels are backwards."

34. Lumber Yard Crew Loading Lumber on Train

A group of workers posed on the side of train tracks with tools.

35. Tioga Railroad Crew

Foreman George Washington Saunders, standing, far left, with unidentified others in camp during the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railroad in Fayette County. Other information on the back of the photograph includes: "Photo courtesy William N. Kaempf, his grandson. Retired Chesterfield County , Va. school administrator."  Also., " from Roy Long to Stephen Trail 01-31-1997, Su Co WV photo ca. 1972 Hawk's Nest".

36. George Washington Saunders, Foreman of Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Near Hawks Nest, W. Va.

George Washington Saunders ,the job foreman, is in the back-left, with his hands in his pockets and the only white man in the photograph. None of the African-American workers are identified. Other information on the back of the photograph includes, "from Roy Long, Hinton to Stephen Trail 1-31-1997".

37. Construction Crew for Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Hawks Nest Division, W. Va.

Foreman George Washington Saunders, the only white man in the photograph and is on horseback. None of the African-American workers are identified. Other information inscribed on the back of the photograph includes: "Photo courtesy William N, Kaempf, grandson, Richmond , Va." Also, "from Roy Long to Stephen Trail 1-31-1997 Hinton Su Co WV".

38. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Construction Crew Near Hawks Nest, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

39. 'Holly Hall', Baltimore and Ohio Engineering Corps.

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.

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

A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.

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

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.

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

Workers L to R: Maynord A. Oliver, Tom Myrtle, Evert Richmond, Everette E. Harvey, O. T. McGuffin, V. T. (Vernie) Boley, J. W. McClure, Bill Coop, "Gumbo" Morris (car foreman), Arthur Meeks, Mr. Roles, and Mr. Downey.

43. Workers at Thurmond Car (Railroad) Department, Thurmond, W. Va.

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.

Front, Left to right: Tom Epperley, Perry Goff, Joe Conner, ___ Bragg, Adolphus Harvey, H. F. Burrow; Back Row, Left, Nathan Lane and ___ Clark.

45. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Fire Brigade, Hinton, W. Va.

From left to right is Mr. McClean, Isaac Boone, Mr. Wickline, and Pete Gilmer. The man on the far right and in the back are unidentified.

46. Group of Men In Front of Engine No. 2317 at an Unknown Location

From left to right is Harry Lee (holding his daught, Lucy), Lum Bennett, Emmitt Crotty, Cap. Starrett Moore, John Dobbins, John Wilt, Mark Perkins, and Mitchell Dilly.

47. Sewell Valley Passenger Train Operating Between Rainelle, W. Va. and Meadow Creek, W. Va.

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.

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