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From Left to right are Hugh W. F. Amos, Frank Amos, Autumn Amos, and Mrs. Hugh Amos.Hugh W. F. Amos built the first telephone company in Central West Virginia, the Weston-Central.

1. Amos Family, Burnsville, W. Va.

2. Burnsville High School Senior Class, Burnsville, W. Va.

Walter C. Kuhn and Lucy Sapp Hall are pictured outside of the store's entrance, which was owned by pharmacist Fred Murphy.

3. Murphy Drug Store, Burnsville, W. Va.

Water well drilling equipment, owned by Tom Fletcher, who is pictured standing beside the rig with the white shirt and suspenders, is being pulled across the bridge by horses. Charles E. Crutchfield has the reins. In the suit and bow tie is Anson Wade, a teacher. The bridge was built in 1893.

4. Transporting Equipment Over Little Kawaha River Bridge, Burnsville, W. Va.

From left to right are an unknown boy, Janie McCoy (Mick), Mary Sue Campbell (Fletcher), Eugenia Campbell (Fidler), and Minnie Campbell (Shreve). The Weston-Central Telephone Company, which was owned by Hugh Amos, was located in the upstairs section of the building. The operators were known as 'Hello Girls.'

5. Millinery Shop and Weston-Central Telephone Company Office, Burnsville, W. Va.

In the back row, from left to right, are Wed Fiddler, George Fiddler, Frank Amos, unknown, unknown, unknown, Roy Brosius Sr., unknown, and unknown.Seated, from left to right, are unknown, Cy Taylor, unknown, Charlie Fiddler, and unknown.

6. Burnsville Band, Burnsville, W. Va.

In the first row, from left to right, are Buck Jamison, Wayne Hicks, Paul Goodrich, Keith Bennett, Dale Ball, Roy Sholes, and Paul Singleton.In the second row, from left to right, are Early Dorsey, Charles Talbott, Ray Sands, Fred Fletcher, Burr Queen, Sam Wiant, and Bob Collins.In the third row, from left to right, are Ralph Queen, Don McCartney, Arthur Franklin, Jason Hyre, and Vernon McCoy.The manager, pictured on the far left, is Staunton Trimble. The coach, pictured on the far right, is Roy Nutter.

7. Burnsville High School Football Team, Burnsville, W. Va.

Hobert Cosner is pictured playing the snare drums. A group of students and instructors are holding instruments as they stand on the steps in front of the school building.

8. Burnsville Band, Burnsville, W. Va.

A young girl is standing by a grave marker in what is now known as the Quickle Cemetery in Burnsville, W. Va.

9. Graveyard near Burnsville Dam, Burnsville, W. Va.

Hefner is pictured holding tools and a horseshoe at the entrance of his shop. A horse is seen inside his shop.  The Carroll Comedy Company broadside likely advertises a June 10, 1900 performance.

10. Blacksmith B. L. Hefner, Burnsville, W. Va.