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"Notice the roof of the depot, it is different than present depot, the town burned on May 30, 1911 the night of the first graduating class, the building on the top left is the hospital, later dorms, later grade school, later Brinson furniture, to the far right on hill is wooden high school before brick building built."

1. Hilltop View of Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
035133
Title:
Hilltop View of Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
"Notice the roof of the depot, it is different than present depot, the town burned on May 30, 1911 the night of the first graduating class, the building on the top left is the hospital, later dorms, later grade school, later Brinson furniture, to the far right on hill is wooden high school before brick building built."
"Notice some of the buildings were just being rebuilt after 1911 fire, notice the brick high school building is not in photo, I'm assuming it hadn't been built yet."

2. Bird's Eye View of Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
035136
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
"Notice some of the buildings were just being rebuilt after 1911 fire, notice the brick high school building is not in photo, I'm assuming it hadn't been built yet."
Taken after the "destruction of Cowen, May 30, 1911, day after first graduating class of Cowen High. Three story building was Central Hotel. It is located opposite of Adams Funeral Home."

3. Destruction of Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
035200
Title:
Destruction of Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
1911/05/11
Description:
Taken after the "destruction of Cowen, May 30, 1911, day after first graduating class of Cowen High. Three story building was Central Hotel. It is located opposite of Adams Funeral Home."
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

4. Driveway Into Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047795
Title:
Driveway Into Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

5. Company Street at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047796
Title:
Company Street at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Lost River State Park is located in Hardy County, West Virginia. Picture however likely taken at Camp Cranberry in Cowen, West Virginia.

6. Lost River State Park Float

IDNO:
047797
Title:
Lost River State Park Float
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Lost River State Park is located in Hardy County, West Virginia. Picture however likely taken at Camp Cranberry in Cowen, West Virginia.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

7. Civilian Conservation Corps Members With Air Compressor Machine, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047798
Title:
Civilian Conservation Corps Members With Air Compressor Machine, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

8. 'Just the Bald Headed Gang', Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047799
Title:
'Just the Bald Headed Gang', Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

9. Barracks No. 2 Company 525 CCC, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047800
Title:
Barracks No. 2 Company 525 CCC, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

10. CCC Worker Operating the Trail Builder, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047801
Title:
CCC Worker Operating the Trail Builder, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Initials of CCC workers pictured: "W.T.N., E.L., and R.B.". Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

11. Air Compressor and Gang, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047802
Title:
Air Compressor and Gang, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Initials of CCC workers pictured: "W.T.N., E.L., and R.B.". Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

12. 'A Rookie E.N.' CCC Worker at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047803
Title:
'A Rookie E.N.' CCC Worker at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.