Portrait of Albert Thompson
- Identifier:
- 050788
- Collection Number:
- 4151
- Title:
- Portrait of Albert Thompson
- Date:
- ca. 1880-1910
- Creator:
- Hastings, Newport, Rhode Island
- Description:
- This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he 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.Albert Thompson of Philadelphia bought the J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Company, which was the first lumber company in the area of Davis and Canaan Valley. He established the Thompson Lumber Company, which later became the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company.
- Subjects:
- Portraits--T., Lumber--West Virginia--Tucker County.
- Corporate Names:
- Blackwater Lumber Company.
- Family Names:
- Thompson family.
- Acquisition Source:
- Fletcher, Sarah T.
- Acquisition Method:
- Gift
- Medium:
- cabinet card
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView