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A team portrait of the C. & O. baseball team.In the back from, from left to right, is Ervin Maxwell (center field); Joe McCarthey (pitcher); John Warhop (Wauhop) (pitcher); Ocar Whitlock (1st base); Will Turner (3rd base); and Bob Turner (pitcher).In the front is Arthur Sydnor (left field); Elvin Wise (2nd base); Harry Starbuck (catcher); George Secrest (short stop); and John Hobbs (right field). Warhop (Wauhop) pitched the ball that Babe Ruth hit for his first professional homer run.

1. Chesapeake & Ohio Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

In the background, the C. & O. Commissary is pictured. The home is located on the corner of 5th Avenue and Summers Street.

2. Mrs. Robert Murrell Playing an Instrument On Flanagan-Murrell Home Steps, Hinton, W. Va.

The former employees pose for a group portrait. Pictured is Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock, Henry Lee, Thomas Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Krim Bess, Mr. King, J. W. McCallister, Jr., D. B. Murphy of Clifton Forge, Va., E. L. Wiseman, Mr. Reese, and W. L. Taylor. The group was attending the 38th convention of the Veterans' association held in Greenbrier Valley Fair Grounds.

3. Retired Employees of the C. & O. Railroad in Hinton, W. Va.

Smoke pours from the fast moving engine as it pulls the train cars across the rails.

4. C. & O. Railroad Locomotive and Train, Hinton, W. Va.

The home, located on Summers Street, looks over the river as well as the C. & O. Hinton West Yard.

5. Young Pat Smith at Alley Home Overlooking New River, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men and small boy stand beside the massive C. & O. engine.

6. Engine No. 490 in Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Daughter of Jeremiah Mills and Louisa Elva Cassell (Mills). Grace had one brother, Jeremiah IV, and four sisters, Mabel, Elizabeth, Susie, and Louisa Elva.Grace was born December 3, 1871. She was employed by the C. &  O. Railroad as a telegraph operator from July 1, 1893 to August 11, 1942. She died July 8, 1958.

7. Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.

Diefenbach, a telegraph operator for the C. & O. Railroad, rode this horse to and from the cabin.

8. Mrs. Diefenbach and Horse by C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. engineer Burdette, pictured on the far right, laughs beside two unidentified men.

9. John " Cannonball" Burdette and Associates, Hinton, W. Va.

The legendary C. & O. engineer Richardson pictured with his wife.

10. Portrait of Billy Richardson and Wife, Hinton, W. Va.

Looking at power-plant structures and equipment from the C. & O. railroad yards.

11. Power Plant beside C. & O. Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Engineer L. J. Brown, left, and fireman Lloyd Bryant, right, are pictured next to the locomotive.

12. C. & O. Railroad Emloyees Beside Engine No. 602, Hinton, W. Va.

Passengers stand beside the track looking at engine no. 500.

13. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Engine at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.

14. C. & O. Engine No. 500 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo of the first coal-burning, steam, turbine, electric engine--the largest single unit locomotive in the world. As long as 154 feet and 9 3/4 inches, including the water tender. The top speed was 100 miles per hour. The engine weight 411.5 tons.

15. C. & O. Engine No. 500 in Hinton, W. Va.

Engine No. 307 pictured pulling "Chesapeake & Ohio" cars.

16. C. & O. Train in Avis Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified railroad employees stand beside Engine No. 201 on the C. & O. Railway.

17. C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.

Looking at the engine sitting on the tracks, following by train cars reading, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

18. C. & O. Engine No. 128, Hinton, W. Va.

Stoddard family pictured beside the turntable, which was 900 feet in circumference.

19. Locomotive No. 175 on Hinton Round House Turntable, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men huddle around parts of the blown off engine where a handful of bodies were found. Among those killed were engineer W. H. Anderson, fireman J. W. Sullivan, and head brakeman O. L. Richmond.

20. Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Engine No. 2101, named "Chessie Steam Special", is pictured on the C. & O. track.

21. Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Johnny Richmond, pictured in the center with a cigarette in his mouth, and associates observe the wreckage which occurred around 5:00 p.m.

22. Men Inspect Engine Explosion Damage at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the wreckage.

23. Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.

24. C. & O. Meeting at Peck Building, Hinton, W. Va.

In the center is Oce Bobbitt. To the right is Bill Echols. The man on the left is unidentified.

25. Early C. & O. Conductors in Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. train idles in the engine terminal ready to embark.

26. Train No. 1621 Ready to Head Eastbound on Tracks in Front of Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.

Mrs. E. M. Marable stands outside the cabin beside the railroad tracks.

27. C. & O. Operator Outside MX Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

28. C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.

Engine No. 7 sitting beside stall No. 1 of the roundhouse. A group of unidentified workers stand on along the tracks and sit on the train.

29. C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the building from across the railroad tracks.

30. C. & O. Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

Standing in the back to the left is Mike Mahanes.  Next to him is Lee Barnette.Sitting in the back row next to an unidentified suited man is Bob Callaham, followed by Herbert Swats, Frank Garrison, and unkown.In the middle row, sitting next to the suited man, is Herndon Callaham.

31. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Ervin Maxwell (center field), Joe McCarthey (pitcher), John Warhop (Wuahop) (pitcher), Oscar Whitlock (1st base), Will Turner (3rd base), Bob Turner (pitcher), Arthur Sydnor (left field), Elvin Wise (2nd base), Harry Starbuck (catcher), George Secrest (short stop), and John Hobbs (right field).John Warhop (Wuahop) threw the pitch that Babe Ruth hit for his first professional home run.

32. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified men gather in their baseball uniforms for a team photo.

33. C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men pose for a group photo. Some of the men hold hammers. Most of them are dressed in overalls.

34. C. & O. Railroad Workers at Avis, W. Va.

A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.

35. C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified men stand beside the small brick building.

36. C. & O. Railroad Building in Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

Steve and Becca Bragg pictured holding playing cards and smoking cigars on top of the tracks.

37. Playing Cards on the C. & O. Rail Road Tracks in Hinton, W. Va.

People wait at the station for the train en-route to Kiwanis International Convention.

38. Passengers Waiting for Train at C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.

Hartley, left, and Kiser, right, pose behind a cut-out that makes them appear as if they were in a hot air ballon. The banner on the poster reads, "Over Cincinnati". Hartley was a C & O Railroad train dispatcher and Kiser was a telegraph operator.

39. Sam Hartley and Herb Kiser Pose Behind Cut-Out, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo lifted from the "Official C&O Industy Guide & Shipper's Directory, 1906".

40. Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.

House built in ca. 1875 by the C&O Railroad Company to house laborers working on the roundhouse. Located on Block C #11.

41. C&O Railroad Boarding House, Hinton, W. Va.

Tracks running through the station along the Chesapeake & Ohio  (C & O) Railroad. Town seen in the background.

42. Hinton Freight Depot, Hinton, W. Va.