Search Results
- IDNO:
- 050714
- Title:
- Babcock's Train Men Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1912/01
- Description:
- The men pictured are R. D. Robertson, George Kling, Harry Jones, George Wickwire, and Mr. McFadden.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:
- 050716
- Title:
- Coal Mine Incline on the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Logging Railroad near Spruce, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910-1930
- 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:
- 050717
- Title:
- Shay Locomotive Likely Carrying Lumber in Tucker County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910-1930
- Description:
- The Shay Locomotive passes an ice covered water tower in an unidentified location.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:
- 050718
- Title:
- A Group of Unidentified Men Pose in a Railway Cart in an Unidentified Location
- Date:
- ca. 1910-1930
- Description:
- Men pose for a portrait while transporting lumber on a railroad, likely in Tucker County, W. Va.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:
- 050756
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 050757
- Title:
- Log Train for D. F. Lumber Company in Laneville, 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.