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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.

97. Pile Skidway at Horseshoe Run, W. Va.

IDNO:
050760
Title:
Pile Skidway at Horseshoe Run, 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.
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

98. Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034484
Title:
Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

99. Train and Logs at Mill Dam, Dobbin, W. Va.

IDNO:
044590
Title:
Train and Logs at Mill Dam, Dobbin, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Lumber mill and pond. Three smoke stacks visible. Greenbrier County.

100. Lumber Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000640
Title:
Lumber Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Lumber mill and pond. Three smoke stacks visible. Greenbrier County.
Four unidentified boys pose together on a log. Other logs are visible in the background, possibly from a logging company.

101. Four Boys on Log in Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051490
Title:
Four Boys on Log in Pineville, Wyoming County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Four unidentified boys pose together on a log. Other logs are visible in the background, possibly from a logging company.
A group of men and women stand on a pile of lumber next to the Guyandotte River. A wooden railroad track is to the right.

102. Logging Scene on Guyandotte River, Wyoming County W. Va.

IDNO:
051527
Title:
Logging Scene on Guyandotte River, Wyoming County W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
A group of men and women stand on a pile of lumber next to the Guyandotte River. A wooden railroad track is to the right.
Three women sit by a wooden railroad track, used for logging and lumbering, in Wyoming County, W. Va.

103. Group of Women in Pineville, W. Va.

IDNO:
051522
Title:
Group of Women in Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
Three women sit by a wooden railroad track, used for logging and lumbering, in Wyoming County, W. Va.

104. Sawmill Under Construction at Spring Creek, W. Va

IDNO:
034832
Title:
Sawmill Under Construction at Spring Creek, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1920-1921

105. Store Under Construction at Spring Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
034836
Title:
Store Under Construction at Spring Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920-1921
Men stand on a Shay locomotive hauling a train of cars filled with logs.

106. Shay Logging Train and Crew

IDNO:
000500
Title:
Shay Logging Train and Crew
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Men stand on a Shay locomotive hauling a train of cars filled with logs.

107. Sawmill at Montes, Randolph County,W. Va.

IDNO:
034790
Title:
Sawmill at Montes, Randolph County,W. Va.
Date:
ca.1905

108. Tygart Valley River Near Logging Operation in Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034773
Title:
Tygart Valley River Near Logging Operation in Montes, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1907

109. James Cherrilo Working With Railroad Building Crew at Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034780
Title:
James Cherrilo Working With Railroad Building Crew at Montes, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1907

110. Fred Brown Riding the Logs at Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034781
Title:
Fred Brown Riding the Logs at Montes, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1907
Postcard photograph of a view from the railroad tracks of the lumber mill. See the original image for correspondence on the back regarding family illness.

111. Chaffey's Mill, William, W. Va.

IDNO:
034991
Title:
Chaffey's Mill, William, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1913
Description:
Postcard photograph of a view from the railroad tracks of the lumber mill. See the original image for correspondence on the back regarding family illness.
No. 2 Climax Engine pulling lumber carts.

112. Log Train of South Fork Lumber Co. near Moorefield, W. Va.

IDNO:
000638
Title:
Log Train of South Fork Lumber Co. near Moorefield, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
No. 2 Climax Engine pulling lumber carts.
Many lumber piles in Rainelle, W.Va.

113. Lumber Yard and Docks at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000650
Title:
Lumber Yard and Docks at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Many lumber piles in Rainelle, W.Va.
Class C Shay. Shay train engine no. 11 pulling log carts. Men are in the cabin. Two people walking beside the train.

114. Shay No. 11 and Log Cars

IDNO:
000636
Title:
Shay No. 11 and Log Cars
Date:
undated
Description:
Class C Shay. Shay train engine no. 11 pulling log carts. Men are in the cabin. Two people walking beside the train.
A giant Chestnut when they were alive - before the blight. This tree was over six feet in diameter on the stump when cut.

115. Giant Chestnut at Desert Fork

IDNO:
000617
Title:
Giant Chestnut at Desert Fork
Date:
undated
Description:
A giant Chestnut when they were alive - before the blight. This tree was over six feet in diameter on the stump when cut.
Three logs being lifted by a crane.

116. Log Crane at Work

IDNO:
000624
Title:
Log Crane at Work
Date:
undated
Description:
Three logs being lifted by a crane.
Train engine going around a bend while pulling logs.

117. Shay No. 3 Pulling Log Cars

IDNO:
000632
Title:
Shay No. 3 Pulling Log Cars
Date:
undated
Description:
Train engine going around a bend while pulling logs.
Four horses pulling a large log. Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.

118. 10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.

IDNO:
000647
Title:
10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.
Date:
undated
Description:
Four horses pulling a large log. Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.
Train engine beside a hillside. Man in the cabin of the train with W. M. on the Door.

119. Locomotive

IDNO:
000631
Title:
Locomotive
Date:
undated
Description:
Train engine beside a hillside. Man in the cabin of the train with W. M. on the Door.
Two Lumbermen stand with saw behind a large poplar log. Gibson, Albright. W. Va

120. Loggers Posing with a West Virginia Poplar

IDNO:
000616
Title:
Loggers Posing with a West Virginia Poplar
Date:
undated
Description:
Two Lumbermen stand with saw behind a large poplar log. Gibson, Albright. W. Va
Train track in the middle of lumber piles. Rainelle, W.V.

121. Lumber Yard and Loading Docks at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000645
Title:
Lumber Yard and Loading Docks at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Train track in the middle of lumber piles. Rainelle, W.V.
Circular Stream Saw Mill on Harper Anderson Place- 1 mile east of Lobelia, Pocahontas County, W.V. Product was blanks for Barrel Stands. Property owned by Peter M. Hauer in 1975.

122. Circular Stream Saw Mill and Crew

IDNO:
000620
Title:
Circular Stream Saw Mill and Crew
Date:
undated
Description:
Circular Stream Saw Mill on Harper Anderson Place- 1 mile east of Lobelia, Pocahontas County, W.V. Product was blanks for Barrel Stands. Property owned by Peter M. Hauer in 1975.

123. Mill, Power Plant, and Planing Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000628
Title:
Mill, Power Plant, and Planing Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Lumber piles on a covered dock.

124. Lumber Drying Kiln at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000653
Title:
Lumber Drying Kiln at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Lumber piles on a covered dock.
'A small dimension mill could utilize much material now wholly wasted.'

125. Wood Scraps at Sawmill

IDNO:
000635
Title:
Wood Scraps at Sawmill
Date:
undated
Description:
'A small dimension mill could utilize much material now wholly wasted.'

126. Lumber Yard at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000642
Title:
Lumber Yard at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Cleared out area and mill. Rainelle, W.V.

127. Planing Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000652
Title:
Planing Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cleared out area and mill. Rainelle, W.V.
Mill and log pond in Mill Creek, W.Va.

128. Wilson Lumber Company Mill at Mill Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
000654
Title:
Wilson Lumber Company Mill at Mill Creek, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mill and log pond in Mill Creek, W.Va.
Forest beside a train track near Glady, W.Va.

129. Glady on the Way Down to Wheeler, W.Va.

IDNO:
000648
Title:
Glady on the Way Down to Wheeler, W.Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Forest beside a train track near Glady, W.Va.
Lumber mill and tracks.

130. Lumber Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000644
Title:
Lumber Mill at Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Lumber mill and tracks.
Lumber mill in Erwin, W.Va.

131. Glade Lumber Company Mill at Erwin, W. Va.

IDNO:
000656
Title:
Glade Lumber Company Mill at Erwin, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Lumber mill in Erwin, W.Va.
Stumps and logs of a cleared out area. Camp and log train in background.

132. Deforested Area After Logging

IDNO:
000615
Title:
Deforested Area After Logging
Date:
undated
Description:
Stumps and logs of a cleared out area. Camp and log train in background.

133. Loggers Cutting Down a Tree

IDNO:
000622
Title:
Loggers Cutting Down a Tree
Date:
undated
Logging crew loading truck.

134. Logging Scene in Forest

IDNO:
000612
Title:
Logging Scene in Forest
Date:
undated
Description:
Logging crew loading truck.

135. Locomotive and Train With Pulp Cars

IDNO:
000633
Title:
Locomotive and Train With Pulp Cars
Date:
undated
Train pulling lumber carts in Dobbin, W.Va.

136. Shay No. 2 on the Dobbin Line

IDNO:
000619
Title:
Shay No. 2 on the Dobbin Line
Date:
undated
Description:
Train pulling lumber carts in Dobbin, W.Va.

137. Shay No. 4, Chaffey's Log Engine, William, W. Va.

IDNO:
000618
Title:
Shay No. 4, Chaffey's Log Engine, William, W. Va.
Date:
undated
View from behind a log truck driving in the snow.

138. Log Truck in Winter

IDNO:
000629
Title:
Log Truck in Winter
Date:
undated
Description:
View from behind a log truck driving in the snow.
Lumber mill and log pond. Rainelle, W.V. Built 1910.

139. Meadow River Lumber Company, Rainelle, W. Va.

IDNO:
000641
Title:
Meadow River Lumber Company, Rainelle, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Lumber mill and log pond. Rainelle, W.V. Built 1910.
Man standing on top of logs. 'Sound logs of good quality are obtained from Appalachian hardwoods. Selective logging and protection of young growth will insure continuous supplies of such logs.'

140. Portable Sawmill and Operator

IDNO:
000634
Title:
Portable Sawmill and Operator
Date:
undated
Description:
Man standing on top of logs. 'Sound logs of good quality are obtained from Appalachian hardwoods. Selective logging and protection of young growth will insure continuous supplies of such logs.'
The Jacob L. Rumbarger Lumber Company Shay No. 1 hauling log cars. Crew rolls logs into the water from the train.

141. Log Train Unloading at Blackwater Branch of Cheat River

IDNO:
000623
Title:
Log Train Unloading at Blackwater Branch of Cheat River
Date:
undated
Description:
The Jacob L. Rumbarger Lumber Company Shay No. 1 hauling log cars. Crew rolls logs into the water from the train.
Lumber mill with four smokestacks visible. Also lumber piles.

142. Lumber Mill at Ellamore, W. Va.

IDNO:
000655
Title:
Lumber Mill at Ellamore, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Lumber mill with four smokestacks visible. Also lumber piles.
Loggers pose with their horses.

143. Horse Teams in a Logging Camp

IDNO:
000621
Title:
Horse Teams in a Logging Camp
Date:
undated
Description:
Loggers pose with their horses.
The Jacob L. Rumbarger Lumber Company's Shay locomotive, No. 1 and crew unloading logs.

144. Train Unloading Logs at Black Water Branch of Cheat River

IDNO:
000611
Title:
Train Unloading Logs at Black Water Branch of Cheat River
Date:
undated
Description:
The Jacob L. Rumbarger Lumber Company's Shay locomotive, No. 1 and crew unloading logs.