Search Results
- IDNO:
- 047477
- Title:
- Carden's Restaurant, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1970
- Description:
- Cars are parked in front of the building located on the Southside/Gold Strip. An unidentified woman is about to enter through the door.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 047484
- Title:
- High-ranking Civilian Conservation Corps Members In Charge of Camp in Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Th men in army uniforms were in control of the (approximately) 175 men at the camp. The other men were from the U.S. Forest Service and were in charge of men at work clearing the right of way for the dam. No funds were appropriated for the construction of Bluestone Dam, so the C.C.C. Co. 524 was cancelled and all men were transferred to other C.C.C. camps in West Virginia
- IDNO:
- 047485
- Title:
- Connell Finnell Timber Cutting Crews, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Civilian Conservation Corps members on the way to clear heavy timber for the Bluestone Dam right of way.
- IDNO:
- 047486
- Title:
- Foundation at the Entrance to Camp Bluestone, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- A dog sits on top of the structure that is the insignia of the Corps of Engineers. This is the only Civilian Conservation Corps camp that the engineers were involved in.
- IDNO:
- 047487
- Title:
- Typing Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Six young men sit behind typewriters. The class cost 50 cents a month to participate in. Subjects unidentified.
- IDNO:
- 047488
- Title:
- Surveyors Class at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- A group of young men stand behind surveying equipment. Subjects unidentified.
