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Pardee and Curtain Lumber operation. This tree, possibly a redwood, was used to build the Titanic. More info from Comstock's "Of Times Past", 1949. Cut from Cuppernick ? Bend near Curtin, Nicholas County.

1. Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000162
Title:
Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Pardee and Curtain Lumber operation. This tree, possibly a redwood, was used to build the Titanic. More info from Comstock's "Of Times Past", 1949. Cut from Cuppernick ? Bend near Curtin, Nicholas County.
Possibly a redwood tree used in building the "Titanic". Harvested by the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Co.The man on the left is John Harvey Reid.

2. Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000163
Title:
Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Possibly a redwood tree used in building the "Titanic". Harvested by the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Co.The man on the left is John Harvey Reid.
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson and identified as: "The men shown here are Howard and Obie Bohon of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia [the two boys are not identified]. Courtesy Ruth M. Barrho"Recent investigation has shown that the original glass plate negative for this image is located in the Palmquist Collection, HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. For more information refer to the article West Virginia's Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Rob Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583 http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

3. Two Men and Two Children Posed in an Undercut, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034480
Title:
Two Men and Two Children Posed in an Undercut, Humboldt County, California
Date:
1913
Description:
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson and identified as: "The men shown here are Howard and Obie Bohon of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia [the two boys are not identified]. Courtesy Ruth M. Barrho"Recent investigation has shown that the original glass plate negative for this image is located in the Palmquist Collection, HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. For more information refer to the article West Virginia's Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Rob Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583 http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

4. Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034484
Title:
Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.
Photo features snow covered Morgantown, with the Westover Bridge in background. The intersection of University Avenue and Willey Street is at the foreground.

5. Morgantown in Winter

IDNO:
053413
Title:
Morgantown in Winter
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo features snow covered Morgantown, with the Westover Bridge in background. The intersection of University Avenue and Willey Street is at the foreground.
WVU students and faculty pose in classroom. The group appears to be a chemistry class.

6. WVU Students and Faculty

IDNO:
053414
Title:
WVU Students and Faculty
Date:
undated
Description:
WVU students and faculty pose in classroom. The group appears to be a chemistry class.
Westover Bridge in background.

7. Bird's Eye View of Downtown Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053415
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Downtown Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Westover Bridge in background.

8. West Virginia Agricultural Exhibit, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill.

IDNO:
053416
Title:
West Virginia Agricultural Exhibit, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill.
Date:
ca. 1893
Caption reads, "Champion Bull, International Live Stock Show 1947 - Bred and Owned by C. A. Smith, Chester, West Virginia."

9. Hillcrest Farms' Bull, Larry Domino 12th

IDNO:
053417
Title:
Hillcrest Farms' Bull, Larry Domino 12th
Date:
1947
Description:
Caption reads, "Champion Bull, International Live Stock Show 1947 - Bred and Owned by C. A. Smith, Chester, West Virginia."
Text on back reads, "Caption 'Actual photograph, hand painted with finest (?) oils' on original frame."

10. Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, Route 50, W. Va.

IDNO:
053418
Title:
Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, Route 50, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on back reads, "Caption 'Actual photograph, hand painted with finest (?) oils' on original frame."
A bird's eye view looking down over the Greenbrier River toward Marlinton, W. Va.

11. Greenbrier River at Marlinton, Route U. S. 219

IDNO:
053419
Title:
Greenbrier River at Marlinton, Route U. S. 219
Date:
undated
Description:
A bird's eye view looking down over the Greenbrier River toward Marlinton, W. Va.
A bird's eye view of the Greenbrier River in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

12. Along Greenbrier River South of Lewisburg, Route W. Va. 54

IDNO:
053420
Title:
Along Greenbrier River South of Lewisburg, Route W. Va. 54
Date:
undated
Description:
A bird's eye view of the Greenbrier River in Greenbrier County, W. Va.