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- IDNO:
- 050785
- Title:
- Portrait of Frank Williams, an Employee of the Blackwater Lumber Company in Davis, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1880-1910
- Description:
- Williams was a circular saw filer at the lumber company starting in 1898.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.
- IDNO:
- 050805
- Title:
- Pulp Mill, Davis, W. Va
- Date:
- ca. 1880-1910
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 050806
- Title:
- Front of Thompson Lumber and Planing Mill, Likely Davis, W. Va
- Date:
- ca. 1880-1910
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051810
- Title:
- Samuel F. Harsh and Family, Davis, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1898
- Description:
- Samuel F. Harsh is pictured sitting down beside his wife, Louisa, who is holding baby Goldie Claire. Standing in the background is William and Alice Kidwell.Harsh was a home guard at Phillippi, W. Va. during the Civil War and owned a Blacksmith shop. He and his wife moved to Davis around 1890.J. William Kidwell worked for Babcock Lumber Co. and Blackwater Coal Co.