Group Poses near Train during Sunday Picnic at Blackwater, Davis, W. Va.

Identifier:

050640

Collection Number:

4151

Title:

Group Poses near Train during Sunday Picnic at Blackwater, Davis, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1910

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 group out for a Sunday picnic, near Davis poses with the train.

Subjects:

Rivers--Blackwater River., Railroad passenger cars--West Virginia--Tucker County., Railroads--West Virginia--Tucker County.

Family Names:

Thompson family.

Geographic:

Davis (W. Va.), Tucker County (W. Va.), Canaan Valley (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Fletcher, Sarah T.

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView