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Track of Logs through the forest. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.

61. Logging near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000135
Title:
Logging near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Track of Logs through the forest. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.
Near Camp 24 on Cheat Mountain, Cass, W. Va. Grover and Saul Starcher; Horse teams in woods. In the glory years of logging on Cheat Mountain, 125 teams of horses were used to bring logs down to the landings where they were loaded onto flat cars for the trip to Cass. Credit P.V. Bagdon Collection

62. Starcher Brothers and Horse Teams

IDNO:
000137
Title:
Starcher Brothers and Horse Teams
Date:
1913/10/01
Description:
Near Camp 24 on Cheat Mountain, Cass, W. Va. Grover and Saul Starcher; Horse teams in woods. In the glory years of logging on Cheat Mountain, 125 teams of horses were used to bring logs down to the landings where they were loaded onto flat cars for the trip to Cass. Credit P.V. Bagdon Collection
O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.

63. High-Lift Near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000139
Title:
High-Lift Near Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W.Va.
Cass, W.Va. Pulp and Paper Co. Engine No. 2; Engineer Lewis Collins sitting on stump. Note the size of timber that was cut from pulpwood.; A.F. Burrell, Box 207, Cowen, WV

64. Shay No. 2 (Pulp train) on Cheat Mountain

IDNO:
000140
Title:
Shay No. 2 (Pulp train) on Cheat Mountain
Date:
1908
Description:
Cass, W.Va. Pulp and Paper Co. Engine No. 2; Engineer Lewis Collins sitting on stump. Note the size of timber that was cut from pulpwood.; A.F. Burrell, Box 207, Cowen, WV
Cut trees in a forest.

65. Waste in Lumbering

IDNO:
000142
Title:
Waste in Lumbering
Date:
undated
Description:
Cut trees in a forest.
Portrait of men and crane lifting train.

66. Logging Scene in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000145
Title:
Logging Scene in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1900-1910
Description:
Portrait of men and crane lifting train.
Heavily logged area near train tracks.

67. Wasteful Deforestation on Cheat Mountain.

IDNO:
000149
Title:
Wasteful Deforestation on Cheat Mountain.
Date:
undated
Description:
Heavily logged area near train tracks.
People standing by the remains of the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co.

68. Fire at Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co. Mill

IDNO:
000152
Title:
Fire at Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co. Mill
Date:
1924/04/12
Description:
People standing by the remains of the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co.
Bergoo, West Virginia; Lumber company building beside train tracks.<br /><br />

69. Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Prior to Conversion to Electricity

IDNO:
000156
Title:
Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Prior to Conversion to Electricity
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
Bergoo, West Virginia; Lumber company building beside train tracks.

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.

70. 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.

71. 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.
Group of men pose at their camp site. None are identified.

72. Survey Crew Working on Boundaries of Monongahela National Forest

IDNO:
000165
Title:
Survey Crew Working on Boundaries of Monongahela National Forest
Date:
undated
Description:
Group of men pose at their camp site. None are identified.