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Photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

39181. Ham Williamson Dwelling, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039185
Title:
Ham Williamson Dwelling, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
A wood craving illustration published in "The New York Illustrated News", with the caption: "Governor Pierrpont (sic) in front of the Custom-House, Wheeling, Virginia., welcoming the Illinois troops to the soil of Virginia." Pierpont was the governor of the Restored Government of Virginia, loyal to the Union during the Civil War.

39182. Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont and Illinois Troops, Wheeling, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039186
Title:
Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont and Illinois Troops, Wheeling, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861/08/12
Description:
A wood craving illustration published in "The New York Illustrated News", with the caption: "Governor Pierrpont (sic) in front of the Custom-House, Wheeling, Virginia., welcoming the Illinois troops to the soil of Virginia." Pierpont was the governor of the Restored Government of Virginia, loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
Photograph taken of several unidentified civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

39183. Engineers Hunting Trouble, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039187
Title:
Engineers Hunting Trouble, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph taken of several unidentified civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
A colored wood craving illustration of Parkersburg on the Little Kanawha River in Wood County, Va. (later West Virginia). Several Federal troops from states west of the Ohio River were deployed here during the Civil War to hold vital railroad lines and turnpikes of which Parkersburg was the terminus.

39184. Landing Of Federal Troops at Parkersburg, Western Virginia

IDNO:
039188
Title:
Landing Of Federal Troops at Parkersburg, Western Virginia
Date:
ca. 1861
Description:
A colored wood craving illustration of Parkersburg on the Little Kanawha River in Wood County, Va. (later West Virginia). Several Federal troops from states west of the Ohio River were deployed here during the Civil War to hold vital railroad lines and turnpikes of which Parkersburg was the terminus.
View of the Tug Fork River, looking from the Civil Engineers' Camp 6. The photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

39185. Looking Down River From Camp 6, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039189
Title:
Looking Down River From Camp 6, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
View of the Tug Fork River, looking from the Civil Engineers' Camp 6. The photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Completed cut-roadbed for the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

39186. Redrock Roadbed Complete, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039190
Title:
Redrock Roadbed Complete, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Completed cut-roadbed for the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Two unidentified civil engineers in camp during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

39187. 'Some of the Boys' in Camp, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039191
Title:
'Some of the Boys' in Camp, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Two unidentified civil engineers in camp during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Ned is probably the one sitting with Ran in his lap. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

39188. Ned & Ran, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039192
Title:
Ned & Ran, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Ned is probably the one sitting with Ran in his lap. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Some of the engineers working on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Left to Right: S. P. Daniel; J. Rapelje, W. A. Doane, J. B. Rohrer, S. S. Earle.

39189. Group Portrait of Civil Engineers Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039193
Title:
Group Portrait of Civil Engineers Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Some of the engineers working on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Left to Right: S. P. Daniel; J. Rapelje, W. A. Doane, J. B. Rohrer, S. S. Earle.
Cabins and structures on the far river bank, occupied by the Norfolk and Western railroad civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension.

39190. Civil Engineers Camp 6 on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039194
Title:
Civil Engineers Camp 6 on Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Cabins and structures on the far river bank, occupied by the Norfolk and Western railroad civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension.
The new extension was part of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

39191. Tunnel No. One of Ohio Extension, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039195
Title:
Tunnel No. One of Ohio Extension, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
The new extension was part of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Two unidentified individuals are standing on the middle pier and two are sitting on the bridge and a hand-car.

39192. Bridge 17 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039196
Title:
Bridge 17 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Two unidentified individuals are standing on the middle pier and two are sitting on the bridge and a hand-car.