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Loomis pictured in overalls standing next to wooden crates.

1. W.M. Loomis In Front of His Marble Works Shop, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047199
Title:
W.M. Loomis In Front of His Marble Works Shop, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Loomis pictured in overalls standing next to wooden crates.
The building, located on the corner of Temple Street and 3rd Avenue, is decorated in American flags.

2. First National Bank of Hinton, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047210
Title:
First National Bank of Hinton, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The building, located on the corner of Temple Street and 3rd Avenue, is decorated in American flags.
A Sunday School teacher poses with twelve young girls on the outside steps. Subjects unidentified.

3. First Baptist Church Sunday School, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047336
Title:
First Baptist Church Sunday School, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A Sunday School teacher poses with twelve young girls on the outside steps. Subjects unidentified.
Interior of the hotel. An unidentified employee stands behind the counter next to a schedule of trains.

4. McCreery Hotel Lobby, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047343
Title:
McCreery Hotel Lobby, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Interior of the hotel. An unidentified employee stands behind the counter next to a schedule of trains.
Two undientified employees sit behind a desk in the lobby of the hotel.

5. Opening Night at the McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047349
Title:
Opening Night at the McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two undientified employees sit behind a desk in the lobby of the hotel.
A crowd gathers on the street in front of the building to watch the ceremony.

6. Hinton Post Office Dedication, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047448
Title:
Hinton Post Office Dedication, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A crowd gathers on the street in front of the building to watch the ceremony.
Six unidentified men wearing quarantine masks due to a death from spinal meningitis. The quarantine lasted 30 days for all personnel at the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. The CCC constructed projects including bridges, buildings, overnight cabins, retaining walls, roads, dams, towers, picnic areas, and drainage systems.

7. Quarantine at Bluestone Reservoir C.C.C. Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047478
Title:
Quarantine at Bluestone Reservoir C.C.C. Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Six unidentified men wearing quarantine masks due to a death from spinal meningitis. The quarantine lasted 30 days for all personnel at the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. The CCC constructed projects including bridges, buildings, overnight cabins, retaining walls, roads, dams, towers, picnic areas, and drainage systems.
A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

8. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047479
Title:
C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.
A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).

9. C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047480
Title:
C.C.C. Workers at a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of unidentified men spend time by the swimming hole located on the banks of New River. Here, life saving techniques were taught to the members of the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC).
The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

10. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047481
Title:
C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.
Photo caption reads, "Coahes & K. P.'s or dishwashers and dining room orderlies". Subjects unidentified.

11. Civilian Conservation Corps Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047482
Title:
Civilian Conservation Corps Workers in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo caption reads, "Coahes & K. P.'s or dishwashers and dining room orderlies". Subjects unidentified.
Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.

12. Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047483
Title:
Cooks in the Kitchen at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two unidentified men working in the kitchen. The camp required two cooks per shift of 24 hours followed by 24 hours off.