Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.
- Identifier:
- 050756
- Collection Number:
- 4151
- Title:
- Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1922
- Description:
- Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.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.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.
- Subjects:
- Lumber trade--West Virginia--Tucker County., Railroads--Engines and Cars., Railroads--West Virginia--Tucker County., Lumber--Transportation--West Virginia., Lumber trade--West Virginia--Davis.
- Corporate Names:
- Babcock Lumber and Boom Company.
- Family Names:
- Thompson family.
- Geographic:
- Tucker County (W. Va.), Canaan Valley (W. Va.), Davis (W. Va.)
- Acquisition Source:
- Fletcher, Sarah T.
- Acquisition Method:
- Gift
- Medium:
- postcard
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView
