Small town located on the Gauley River and named for Senator Johnson Camden. A lumber yard can be seen the down a wheel-rutted dirt road next to the railroad tracks.
Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.
Photograph of poker players outside, with money in hand, huddled around a rock "table." Written on the back of the photograph; "Everete Hawkins of Webster Springs and friends." Identified individuals are Grover Starcher (second from left) and Elias Hammond (third from left).Courtesy of Steve McElwain, Sutton, Braxton County.
Large three story, clapboard building with a wrap around porch and several unidentified people gathered on the porch, including one woman wearing a white uniform.
Several ladies gather around a table set for tea and two children sit in front wearing colonial-era costumes. Back row, l to r: Mrs. Baker; unknown; unknown; Mrs. Carl Walker; and Mrs. Welch. End of table, l: Mrs. Helen Camp; other end, Mrs. W. B. Bartlett. In front on left: Alece Fisher.
