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A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

1. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).

2. C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

3. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

Three unidentified men pictured in a canoe.

4. Boating on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Jim Harvey, right, and man labeled as "Dad", left, are pictured on top of the ice between Crump's Bottom and Forest Hill District. The ice, sawed and removed, was stored in a sawdust shed and would last into the summer.

5. Two Men on Ice-Packed New River, Summers County, W. Va.

On the back of the photo, the couple is identified as "Young and Lula". The town of Bellepoint is pictured in the background.

6. Couple Pictured by New River, Bellepoint, W. Va.

View of the farm ground located on the banks of New River.

7. Harvey's Farm of Harvey's Falls, Summers County, W. Va.

8. Scene from Hawk's Nest Rock near Ansted, W. Va.

Known as a great fishing spot, the Sandstone Falls is located off exit 138 on I-64 which leads to the New River Gorge National River at Hinton.

9. Sandstone Falls near New River Gorge, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo taken on an airplane above the city.

10. View from Above Hinton, W. Va. Looking Up New River

View from an airplane of the river as it is situation below the city.

11. Aerial View of New River below Hinton, W. Va.

Automobiles line along the west side of the river so that their passengers can look out from the shore.

12. Shore Drive-In by New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Automobiles line along the New River's shore line so their passengers may observe the view.

13. Shore Drive-In, Summers County, W. Va.

On the other side of the river is Hinton, W. Va.

14. Raleigh County Side of New River, Raleigh County, W. Va.

The town can be seen on the right of the picture alongside the hill. The river bends dramatically to change direction.

15. View Looking Down New River, Sandstone, W. Va.

View overlooking the farm grounds and river.

16. Richmond Farm Below Town of Sandstone on Raleigh County Side of New River, W. Va.

Smith rows the canoe across the water.

17. Johnny Smith Rowing Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.

View overlooking New River and the city of Hinton.

18. Aerial View Looking Southwest over Hinton, W. Va.

View overlooking the winding New River and the city of Hinton.

19. Aerial View Looking North over Hinton, W. Va.

View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.

20. Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

The home is pictured next to the river which flows toward the mouth of Indian Creek.

21. Dixon Manor House On the Banks of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

The river is pictured in the distance across the valley.

22. Mouth of Indian Creek at New River, Summers County, W. Va.

The river cuts through the valley as it heads toward the creek.

23. Overlooking New River Near the Mouth of Indian Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

New River pictured winding through the valley. Two homes pictured by a dirt road.

24. View of Indian Creek near Boy Scout Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

View from the banks of New River overlooking the body of water.

25. Bull Falls, Summers County, W. Va.

The home, located on Summers Street, looks over the river as well as the C. & O. Hinton West Yard.

26. Young Pat Smith at Alley Home Overlooking New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Smith and Alley pose outside of the home which overlooks New River and the C.  & O. Railroad Yard on the West End of Hinton, W. Va.

27. Pat Smith and Sarah Pauline Alley Outside of Alley Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Credit if published: Courtesy Norfolk and Virginia Railway

28. View of Bridge Crossing New River

Pictured, from left to right, is Mary Bradberry, Mrs. Houchins and daughter, John Bradberry, Pearl Bradberry, Kenney Houchins, unkownn, and Fannie Bradberry.

29. Group Portrait of New River & Bluestone River Community Members, Summers County, W. Va.

Individuals in swim suits wade through the water and walk along the rocks on the bank. Behind the photographer is Bull Falls.

30. Swimmers near Bull Falls at New River, Summers County, W. Va.

View of the falls from across the river.

31. Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

A young girl stands on the river bank. New River Bridge pictured in the background.

32. Toddler Beside New River, Hinton, W. Va.

Luther and Audie Meador's home on Bluestone River naer the swimming pool. Fay Meador also lived near here in his home.

33. Meador Home on New River, near True, W. Va.

View of the waterfalls along New River.

34. Sandstone Falls in Low Tide, Summers County, W. Va.

The waterfalls along New River pictured in the distance.

35. Sandstone Falls in Background, Summers County, W. Va.

Two men in the background walk along the river bank.

36. View Below City Looking Across New River, Hinton, W. Va.

Three cows graze over the rock and litter by the river.

37. New River Drainage System, Hinton, W. Va.

Older woman with glasses on far left is Emma Meador. The others are unidentified.

38. Boating near Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

An unidentified man pulls the boat's oars across the water.

39. Rowing a Boat Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.

A long canoe-shaped boat is filled with supplies as it floats on the water.

40. Transporting What is Probably Tanbark Across New River, Summers County, W. Va.

A train winds along the track placed next to New River.

41. Steam Engine on Double Track Along C. & O. Railroad, Summers County, W. Va.

Colored depiction of the scenic view.Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer of Baltimore, Md.

42. A View of Hinton from Across New River, Hinton, W. Va.

Foy and Fred Meador stand on the dock beside a ferry.

43. Meador Boys and Ferryman by Bull Falls on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

An unidentified man pulls the paddles of his canoe across the river.

44. Rowing a Boat on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

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".

45. View of New River Bridge and Brooklyn Hotel from C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the largest cataract on New River.

46. Sandstone Falls by New River, Summers County, W. Va.

An aerial view of the town located next to the river.

47. Town of Meadow Creek on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

48. View of New River Gorge from Hawks Nest

George D. Elmore, who died in 1941, is pictured with his spouse.

49. New River Conductor with Wife at Indian Lake, Ny.

Drawn, colored depiction of the city set beside New River.Postcard postmarked January 22, 1933 was published by Dolin Bros. of Hinton, W. Va. See original for correspondence.

50. Bird's Eye View of Hinton, W. Va.

'Marmet Lock under construction by U.S. Engineers, just above Lock 5 which it is designed to replace.  Marmet, West Virginia, in foreground.  Platt cross Kanawha River.  Looking east northeast 28 miles below mouth of Gauley River.  Taken about 1:30 p.m., April 28, 1932.'

51. New River Near Marmet, West Virginia

'Looking north into Virginia 237.8 miles above junction of New and Gauley Rivers.  Virginia-North Carolina State line in immediate foreground; this is the second crossing of State line by New River.  Cox ferry in center; foot of Buck Mountain in background.  Taken about 11:30 a.m., April 27, 1932.  All views are looking upstream unless otherwise noted.  Mileage is by river above junction of New River with Gauley River to form Kanawha.'

52. New River at Virginia-North Carolina State Line

'Looking south opposite mile 233 across Virginia-North Carolina line, which river crosses for third and fourth time about the middle of the picture.  State line runs through island at right.  Bridge on U.S. Highway No. 1 running south from Independence.'

53. New River at Virginia-North Carolina State Line

'Looking southwest at mile 230.5 across State line into North Carolina; fifth and last crossing in middle ground just above long riffle; Spurlin Ford just below.'

54. New River in North Carolina

'Looking downstream southeast at mile 229.6.  State line touches river at bend in right foreground.'

55. New River in North Carolina

'Looking south southeast a mile 217.5.  Baxters ferry near center of picture.  State Highway no. 12 in middle foreground and at right.'

56. New River in Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 220.1.  Boyer ferry near middle of upper left quadrant of picture.  Little River in right background.'

57. New River in Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 208.5.  New steel bridge on State Highway no. 12 in left center.  Dam site of Eastern States Development Company (Project No. 575) just below bridge.  Recording gauge installation of Geological Survey at right end of bridge (New River near Galax, Virginia).'

58. New River Near Galax, Virginia

'Looking west at mile 213.8.  State Highway no. 12 along river.  Moore Ferry in middle background with road extending to left up Moore Creek.

59. New River in Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 201.3 about one mile below dam at Fries.  Blair ferry in middle ground.  Branch of Norfolk & Western Railroad on west side of river.'

60. New River at Fries, Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 206.7.  Dickinson ferry in middle background just below island.'

61. New River in Virginia

'Fries, Virginia (population 1930, 2,205).  Looking west southwest opposite mile 203.  Dam, forebay, and cotton mill of Washington Mills Company.'

62. New River at Fries, Virginia

'Looking nearly south at mile 199.8.  Dixon ferry in middle ground.  Galax, Virginia, in distance (population 1930, 2,544).  Camera pointed toward sun.'

63. New River Near Galax, Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 198.2.  Tobys Knob in left center.  State Highway No. 116 crosses right half of picture.  Foreground is on Max Meadows quadrangle.'

64. New River Near Tobys Knob, Virginia

'Looking east southeast at mile 192.5.  Buck hydroelectric plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company; Poplar Camp Mountain on left; on right slopes of Round Top which are included in Unaka National Forest.'

65. New River in Virginia

'Looking south at mile 194.6.  Byllesby hydroelectric plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company.

66. New River in Virginia

'Looking south southeast at mile 190.4.  Carbide plant in foreground; Buck hydroelectric plant in background; substation in center; Unaka National Forest at right, gaging station of Geological Survey at Ivanhoe just to left of picture.'

67. New River Near Ivanhoe, Virginia

'Bridge on Norfolk & Western Railroad about a mile below Ivanhoe, looking southeast at mile 187.5.  Prospecting shaft for zinc on point beyond railroad.'

68. New River Near Ivanhoe, Virginia

'Zinc mines at Austinville (mile 185.4); old tailings dump in center; old smelter just beyond; present main workings and mill buildings are just off picture to right.  Operatives' cottages in left foreground.  Office of Bertha Mineral Company, a subsidiary of New Jersey Zinc Company, post office and Austinville ferry to right of tailings.  Iron Mountain in left background.'

69. New River Near Austinville, Virginia

'Austinville and zinc mines in middle distance; present tailings dump to left; mill buildings in center just beyond town; looking southwest at mile 184.6.'

70. New River Near Austinville, Virginia

'Bridge in foreground on U.S. Highway No. 121, which was constructed in 1930 and 1931 to replace Jacksons ferry; old ferry-boat still visible.  About an inch above left end of bridge is old shot tower about 100 feet in height.  Austinville in left distance.  Looking west at mile 182.2.'

71. New River Near Austinville, Virginia

'Foster Falls at mile 180.7, the most decided concentrated drop on the portion of New River between North Carolina line and Hinton, West Virginia.  Jackson ferry bridge and shot tower in middle distance.  Looking south about noon.  Patch of old growth pine to left.'

72. New River at Foster Falls, Virginia

'Looking west at mile 178.2.  Foster Falls mountain to left.'

73. New River at Foster Falls, Virginia

'Looking south at mile 176.7.  Capper ferry in foreground; Bertha station in middle background.'

74. New River in Virginia

'Looking up Big Reed Island Creek.  Dry Pond Mountain to left; Macks Mountain to right.  Branch of Norfolk & Western extends up Little Reed Island Creek in right center of picture.'

75. New River Near Dry Pond Mountain, Virginia

'Looking northwest at mile 174.4 about 1 p.m.  Barren Springs and ferry in middle; Reed Creek in upper left entering river just to left of picture; several wet-weather ponds in limestone sinks.'

76. New River Near Barren Springs, Virginia

'Looking west at Allisonia, mile 170.2 about 4 p.m., April 27, after landing to refuel and change film.  Big Reed Island Creek entering under railroad bridge from left.  Excavations to left of river are old iron workings.  Recording gage installation of Geological Survey on bank of river near lower right-hand corner.'

77. New River Near Allisonia, Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 168.4 about a mile below Allisonia; ferry just below town; camera pointed toward sun.'

78. New River Near Allisonia, Virginia

'Looking west southwest; foreground at mile 161.3 about a mile below Macks Creek which enters from left in middle ground; Owens ferry at mouth of Creek.  Pictures 30 to 37 show lands within backwater of project no. 739 of the Appalachian Electric Power Company; Nos. 28 to 40 are located on "General Map of Project" (F.P.C. No. 739-9).'

79. New River in Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 159.1; Whitts ferry in left foreground.'

80. New River in Virginia

'Looking downstream; foreground at mile 157.7; shows about same stretch of river as No. 34, but in opposite direction.'

81. New River in Virginia

'Looking south at mile 155.7 just below Peak Creek (right); Towes ferry in background.'

82. New River in Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 151 about a mile and a half above Radford dam site.'

83. New River in Virginia

'Looking north at mile 153; Cecil ferry in middle background.'

84. New River in Virginia

'Looking across New River at mile 149 and up Little River.  Dam site of Appalachian Electric Power Company near right edge of picture of upstream end of limestone quarry.  road in lower right corner built by company to give access to site.'

85. New River Near Little River Dam

'Looking southwest across mouth of Little River to dam site near upper end of quarry excavation.'

86. New River Near Little River

'Radford, Virginia, looking southwest at mile 144.2.  New River depot at right; main line of Norfolk and Western.'

87. New River at Radford, Virginia

'Looking south at mile 147.4.  Ingles ferry in foreground; quarry above Little River in extreme upper right; dam site just off picture.'

88. New River Near Little River

'East Radford, Virginia, division point on the Norfolk and Western; Old Radford and railroad bridge in distance; Highway bridge in middle distance on U.W. Highway No.11.  Gaging station of Geological Survey located at this bridge from 1898 to 1915.  Looking southwest toward sun.'

89. New River, at East Radford, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 138; bend in river just below Radford; 'Y' on Norfolk and Western in left background; line from east through Roanoke branches, one line extending up-river to Padford, Pulaski, and Bristol, the other down-river to Glenlyn, Bluefield, and Ohio points; Peppers ferry in foreground.'

90. New River below Radford, Virginia

'Looking east northeast along second big bend of river below Radford.  Virginian Railway reaches river from Roanoke and east near upper right-hand corner and follows down east bank of river; Norfolk and Western has crossed to west side and is about under plane.'

91. New River Near Radford, Va.

'Looking south at mile 127; Norfolk and Western at right; Virginian Railway at left; Churchwood, Virginia, a coal mining town, near right foreground.'

92. New River Near Churchwood, Va.

'Looking south at mile 123.4; Gap mountain at left; Walker mountain at right; Cloyds mountain beyond.'

93. New River Near Walker Mountain, Va.

'Looking southeast at mile 1191; Eggleston, Virginia, new steel highway bridge; recording gage installation of Geological Survey just downstream from lower abutment of bridge.'

94. New River Near Eggleston, Virginia

'Looking north northeast at mile 116.3 showing bend in river about half way between Eggleston and Pembroke.  Foot of Doe Mountain in background.'

95. New River Near Pembroke, Virginia

'Looking nearly east at mile 113.3  River visible almost to mile 121 just above Eggleston; Pembroke just off left edge of picture; limestone quarry in foreground.'

96. New River Near Eggleston, Virginia