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View of a row of boilers and equipment in an underground mine.

1. Boilers in a Coal Mine

IDNO:: 002710
Title:: Boilers in a Coal Mine
Description:: View of a row of boilers and equipment in an underground mine.

A safety boiler especially made for WVU in the Mechanical Hall.

2. Mechanical Hall Boiler, West Virginia University

IDNO:: 024827
Title:: Mechanical Hall Boiler, West Virginia University
Date:: 1912-1913
Description:: A safety boiler especially made for WVU in the Mechanical Hall.

A view of safety boiler from the top.

3. Mechanical Hall Boiler, West Virginia University

IDNO:: 024829
Title:: Mechanical Hall Boiler, West Virginia University
Date:: 1912-1913
Description:: A view of safety boiler from the top.

A display of electric boiler.

4. 4-H Boiler Exhibit

IDNO:: 026810
Title:: 4-H Boiler Exhibit
Description:: A display of electric boiler.

Men load a boiler towed by horses in an oil field.

5. Loading Boiler in Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050218
Title:: Loading Boiler in Oil Field, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1920
Description:: Men load a boiler towed by horses in an oil field.

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.

6. 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.In the background, the stack belongs to the First Electric Plant in central W. Va. It was heated by coal boilers. The view shows the Thompson Lumber mill, later the Blackwater and Boom Lumber Company.

7. Thompson Lumber Mill, Blackwater Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va

IDNO:: 050815
Title:: Thompson Lumber Mill, Blackwater Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va
Date:: ca. 1900
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.In the background, the stack belongs to the First Electric Plant in central W. Va. It was heated by coal boilers. The view shows the Thompson Lumber mill, later the Blackwater and Boom Lumber Company.