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'This reproduction of Stanley Arthur's painting depicts the stirring scene of Woodstock on January 28, 1776, when Rev. Peter Muhlenburg, at the close of a patriotic sermon, threw aside his clerical robe and revealed the uniform of a Continental colonel. His text was from Eccl. 3: 1-8, "There is a time to every purpose under heaven..time of war, and a time of peace." While holding forth his commission in the army he declared the time to fight had come. He then raised the English Virginia Regiment, famous as the German Regiment, and served conspicuously throughout the Revolutionary War.'

1. Stanley Arthur's Painting of Muhlenberg, the Preacher-Patriot, Woodstock, Va.

IDNO:
035043
Title:
Stanley Arthur's Painting of Muhlenberg, the Preacher-Patriot, Woodstock, Va.
Date:
1776/01/28
Description:
'This reproduction of Stanley Arthur's painting depicts the stirring scene of Woodstock on January 28, 1776, when Rev. Peter Muhlenburg, at the close of a patriotic sermon, threw aside his clerical robe and revealed the uniform of a Continental colonel. His text was from Eccl. 3: 1-8, "There is a time to every purpose under heaven..time of war, and a time of peace." While holding forth his commission in the army he declared the time to fight had come. He then raised the English Virginia Regiment, famous as the German Regiment, and served conspicuously throughout the Revolutionary War.'

2. Men Sorting Lumber on Mill at Dobbin, W. Va.

IDNO:
034636
Title:
Men Sorting Lumber on Mill at Dobbin, W. Va.
Date:
1860
'Engine of First passenger Train into Elkins. Picture taken at Oxley, W. Va., on Durbin branch.'

3. First Passenger Train into Elkins, Oxley, W. Va.

IDNO:
035035
Title:
First Passenger Train into Elkins, Oxley, W. Va.
Date:
1889/08/18
Description:
'Engine of First passenger Train into Elkins. Picture taken at Oxley, W. Va., on Durbin branch.'
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."Pulp job in Stark, New Hampshire, 1895. Near state road above Abbott House."

4. Pulp Job, Stark, N. H.

IDNO:
050631
Title:
Pulp Job, Stark, N. H.
Date:
1895
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."Pulp job in Stark, New Hampshire, 1895. Near state road above Abbott House."

5. View of Spokane Fall, Spokane, WA

IDNO:
034952
Title:
View of Spokane Fall, Spokane, WA
Date:
1896/12

6. Sawmill beside a Frozen River

IDNO:
034986
Title:
Sawmill beside a Frozen River
Date:
1898/12/05
'Picture of two teams brought from Wyalusing, Pennsylvania in September 1904 by Fred Brown to be used on the Brown and Hill Lumber operations where this picture was taken in probably 1905 or 1906. The gray team was raised on the David Brown farm at Browntown, Pennsylvania and the other team was the Kintner team purchased to bring to Montes.'.

7. Brown and Hill Lumber Crews with Horse Teams from Wyalusing, PA

IDNO:
034765
Title:
Brown and Hill Lumber Crews with Horse Teams from Wyalusing, PA
Date:
1904-1906
Description:
'Picture of two teams brought from Wyalusing, Pennsylvania in September 1904 by Fred Brown to be used on the Brown and Hill Lumber operations where this picture was taken in probably 1905 or 1906. The gray team was raised on the David Brown farm at Browntown, Pennsylvania and the other team was the Kintner team purchased to bring to Montes.'.

8. D. D. Brown and George R. Hill Hitch Hiking After Salting the Horses

IDNO:
034805
Title:
D. D. Brown and George R. Hill Hitch Hiking After Salting the Horses
Date:
1906

9. Loggers Skidding Logs at Camp 20

IDNO:
034947
Title:
Loggers Skidding Logs at Camp 20
Date:
1906
He was the millwright and foreman of the Lumber Mill in Montes, Randolph County.

10. Millwright and Foreman Burrows Stands Outside Mill, Montes, W.Va.

IDNO:
034769
Title:
Millwright and Foreman Burrows Stands Outside Mill, Montes, W.Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
He was the millwright and foreman of the Lumber Mill in Montes, Randolph County.
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.View of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

11. C & O Canal, Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
050628
Title:
C & O Canal, Cumberland, Md.
Date:
1907
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.View of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
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.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.

12. Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.

IDNO:
050633
Title:
Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.
Date:
1907
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.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.
Operating mill of the Davis Babcock Lumber company.

13. Davis Babcock Lumber Company Mill and Pond

IDNO:
000569
Title:
Davis Babcock Lumber Company Mill and Pond
Date:
1909
Description:
Operating mill of the Davis Babcock Lumber company.

14. Davis Babcock Lumber Company Mill and Pond

IDNO:
000610
Title:
Davis Babcock Lumber Company Mill and Pond
Date:
1909
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson. The caption included, "Red spruce trees dwarf the lumberjacks who are soon to cut them... on the lands of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company."

15. Red Spruce Trees and Lumberjacks, Cheat Mountain, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034479
Title:
Red Spruce Trees and Lumberjacks, Cheat Mountain, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson. The caption included, "Red spruce trees dwarf the lumberjacks who are soon to cut them... on the lands of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company."
Unidentified worker guides huge log onto a rail car.

16. R. Chaffey Loading Logs, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034852
Title:
R. Chaffey Loading Logs, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
Unidentified worker guides huge log onto a rail car.
' E. M. Bonner and Associates, Ranwood Lumber Company, Pickens, W. Va. Log Cabin used for many years as a school house.'

17. Log School House in Pickens, W. Va.

IDNO:
034864
Title:
Log School House in Pickens, W. Va.
Date:
1911/04/01
Description:
' E. M. Bonner and Associates, Ranwood Lumber Company, Pickens, W. Va. Log Cabin used for many years as a school house.'

18. Broom Factory, William, W. Va.

IDNO:
034997
Title:
Broom Factory, William, W. Va.
Date:
1912
'Near Douglas'

19. Loggers with Log Loader and Locomotive

IDNO:
035025
Title:
Loggers with Log Loader and Locomotive
Date:
1912/01
Description:
'Near Douglas'

20. View of an Engine Wreck

IDNO:
034964
Title:
View of an Engine Wreck
Date:
1912/02/29

21. Train Wreck on Chaffey's Log Road

IDNO:
034935
Title:
Train Wreck on Chaffey's Log Road
Date:
1912/07/22
Large trees and forest bottom.(Pocahontas County?)

22. Virgin Spruce Forest Near Head of the North Fork of the Cherry River

IDNO:
000498
Title:
Virgin Spruce Forest Near Head of the North Fork of the Cherry River
Date:
1912/09
Description:
Large trees and forest bottom.(Pocahontas County?)
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson and identified as: "The men shown here are Howard and Obie Bohon of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia [the two boys are not identified]. Courtesy Ruth M. Barrho"Recent investigation has shown that the original glass plate negative for this image is located in the Palmquist Collection, HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. For more information refer to the article West Virginia's Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Rob Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583 http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

23. Two Men and Two Children Posed in an Undercut, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034480
Title:
Two Men and Two Children Posed in an Undercut, Humboldt County, California
Date:
1913
Description:
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson and identified as: "The men shown here are Howard and Obie Bohon of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia [the two boys are not identified]. Courtesy Ruth M. Barrho"Recent investigation has shown that the original glass plate negative for this image is located in the Palmquist Collection, HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. For more information refer to the article West Virginia's Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Rob Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583 http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.
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 shows an area of land with trees "After Cutting and Burning" and "Before Cutting and Burning"

24. Trees Before and After Cutting and Burning Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050607
Title:
Trees Before and After Cutting and Burning Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
1913-1914
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 shows an area of land with trees "After Cutting and Burning" and "Before Cutting and Burning"