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The headhouse or shed used for storage. This one contains construction materials , probably used in building railroads and support structures.

1. Headhouse, Kingston, Fayette County, W. Va

A long, steep conveyor line use to move coal from the mines and down the mountain in Fayette County.

2. Conveyor Line, Solvay Collieries company, Kingston, W. va.

Identified, back row: Troy; Elliott; Betty; Robert E.; Elias; Joe D. Front row: Mary; Rose; Anderson; Willis; Levicy Chafin Hatfield; Tennyson. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in southwest West Virginia.

3. Anderson Hatfield Family, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

4. Civil Engineers' Camp During Railroad Construction, Doane, Wayne County, W. Va.

Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.

5. Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

6. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

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

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

A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.

8. Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia

Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.

9. Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

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.

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

Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.

11. Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.

Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.

12. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.