Teamster Holds Team of Horses Hitch to Empty Wagon
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Unidentified teamster holds the reins of a team of horses, while standing in an empty wagon parked alongside a C & O railroad car. The photograph was possibly taken at a depot in Summers County.
Group Portrait of Railroad Workers In Front of Engine No. 380
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Unidentified railroad workers pose in front of Chesapeake and Ohio Engine No.380. The photograph was possibly taken at a depot in Summers County. Information on the back includes: "From Roy Long Coll. C & O RR".
Unidentified engineer sits at the controls of a locomotive of probably a Chesapeake and Ohio train, looking out the window, down the track. Information on the back includes, "Stephen D. Trail Su. Co. W. V. 2000 From Roy Long Collection".
Group from Concord State Normal College, Athens, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
Description:
A group of casually posed people in a wooded area, two holding Concord College banners. Other information includes "HDN Coll. early 20th Century, S. Trail 2002".
The post office was located along a railroad track. The bridge in the background of the photograph crosses the New River near the mouth of Glade Creek.
Removing Superstructure Off Railroad Bridge Over New River, Glade, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
Originally operated by the Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Company, the 750 foot railroad bridge was salvaged by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad during World War II. Information on the back of photograph includes: " Stephen D. Trail Su. Co. W. V. 2000; Roy Long Coll."
Piers Of Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Railway Bridge Looking Down New River, Glade, W. Va.
Date:
1990/08
Description:
The piers were part of the a 750-foot railroad bridge spanning the New River near the mouth of Glade Creek. The line was operated by the Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Railway, 1924-1929 and Babcock Coal & Timber Company, 1929-1936 . The bridge was salvage by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad during World War II.