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Camels and elephants, part of a circus group, stand in a field.

1. Circus Animals

IDNO:
052512
Title:
Circus Animals
Date:
undated
Description:
Camels and elephants, part of a circus group, stand in a field.
Sparks and an associate are dressed in military uniforms.

2. Dayton Sparks and Associate in Uniform

IDNO:
052513
Title:
Dayton Sparks and Associate in Uniform
Date:
undated
Description:
Sparks and an associate are dressed in military uniforms.

3. George Sparks and Associate Chopping Trees

IDNO:
052517
Title:
George Sparks and Associate Chopping Trees
Date:
undated
Crookshanks, father of Maggie Crookshanks, poses with the largest wild cat caught in Nicholas County, weighing 27 pounds and 4 feet, 7 inches in length.

4. Uncle Bill Crookshanks with Largest Wild Cat Captured in Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052519
Title:
Uncle Bill Crookshanks with Largest Wild Cat Captured in Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Crookshanks, father of Maggie Crookshanks, poses with the largest wild cat caught in Nicholas County, weighing 27 pounds and 4 feet, 7 inches in length.
Mr. Nutter (left), Earl Parker (center) and Fred Nutter (right) stand in the background while Mrs. Nutter (front) holds the Nutter baby.

5. Nutter Family Portrait

IDNO:
052521
Title:
Nutter Family Portrait
Date:
undated
Description:
Mr. Nutter (left), Earl Parker (center) and Fred Nutter (right) stand in the background while Mrs. Nutter (front) holds the Nutter baby.
Walter (left) is pictured sitting with members of the Groves family.

6. Walter Dix Lewis with the Groves Family in Unidentified Location

IDNO:
052522
Title:
Walter Dix Lewis with the Groves Family in Unidentified Location
Date:
undated
Description:
Walter (left) is pictured sitting with members of the Groves family.
Walter Dix Lewis, left, and Will Lewis, second from left, pose holding axes with three unidentified associates. The men are likely preparing to log.

7. Lewis Brothers and Associates Holding Axes

IDNO:
052523
Title:
Lewis Brothers and Associates Holding Axes
Date:
undated
Description:
Walter Dix Lewis, left, and Will Lewis, second from left, pose holding axes with three unidentified associates. The men are likely preparing to log.
A man put his arms around his three daughters. On the right of him, his two sons sit on mules. These are likely relatives of the Lewis family.

8. Man and Children in Unidentified Location

IDNO:
052524
Title:
Man and Children in Unidentified Location
Date:
undated
Description:
A man put his arms around his three daughters. On the right of him, his two sons sit on mules. These are likely relatives of the Lewis family.
An unidentified woman is pictured in a yard with her hand placed on a chair. She is likely a relative to Walter Dix Lewis.

9. Relative of the Lewis Family

IDNO:
052525
Title:
Relative of the Lewis Family
Date:
undated
Description:
An unidentified woman is pictured in a yard with her hand placed on a chair. She is likely a relative to Walter Dix Lewis.
Bosch, known as "the man without hands," was the proprietor of Pete's Cigar Store in Richwood, W. Va. Bosch invented his own artificial hand after losing his left arm and right hand in a railroad accident.

10. Portrait of I. L. Bosch, Richwood, W. Va.

IDNO:
052526
Title:
Portrait of I. L. Bosch, Richwood, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Bosch, known as "the man without hands," was the proprietor of Pete's Cigar Store in Richwood, W. Va. Bosch invented his own artificial hand after losing his left arm and right hand in a railroad accident.