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Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

1. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

IDNO:
039162
Title:
Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.
Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.

2. Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
039169
Title:
Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.
A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

3. Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039203
Title:
Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.

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

IDNO:
039206
Title:
Group Portrait of Civil Engineers and Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.
Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.

5. Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039254
Title:
Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.
Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

6. African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039257
Title:
African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.