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In the front row, from left to right, is Terrence Moorefield, Fred Brown, and Boyd Brown.In the second row, from left to right, is Christian Hetzel, George Griffith, Clemmer Peck, Mrs. Carrie B. Mahon (teacher), Reese Capeller, and Stanely Butler.In the back row, from left to right, is William Moorefield, Cecil Hinton, Julian Fredeking, Roy Mann, Oswald Blackwilder, Leo Ross, and Fred Flanagan.

1. First Presbyterian Church Sunday School Class in Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

The jail served as the "lockup" for unruly citizens for many years after its construction in 1868. The old jail was located at the Avis Crossing on the location where the Richmond building now stands. The building was later converted into a store.

2. First Jail in Avis Crossing, W. Va.

Hinton's first brick school.

3. Class Photo Hinton Elementary and Junior High School, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured is Earl Meador, Ray Meador, Clarence Knight, U. G. Ryall, O. J. Bowlry, Ollie Hoover, Mann, Ray, Henry Ryalls, Emmett Pack, and Charlie Bishop.

4. Hinton Community Band Across from the Post Office on 2nd Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.

Railroad employees inspect the damage.

5. Train Wreck of the 'Fast Flying Virginian' at Wiggins, Summers County, W. Va.

From left to right: Harrison Gwinn (President), J. H. Jordan (Cashier), C. B. Mahon (Vice President), N. Read, Harvey Ewart, Judge Miller, Mr. Drumheller, and Mr. Brightwell.

6. National Bank of Summers Board of Directors, Hinton, W. Va.

Four unidentified men pose by the building's entrance. The store windows advertise "American Field and Hog Fencing: For Sale Here" and "The Two Johns". This is became the location of Danny Foster's in 1986.

7. 3rd Avenue Store, Hinton, W. Va.

Family pictured in front of the house. Subjects unidentified.

8. Miller Home, Hinton, W. Va.

House located on Ballengee Street in the Hinton Historical District.

9. Miller Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Located on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Ballengee Street, a group of church members pose in front of the building and on the steps. The reverend at the time the picture was taken was Rev. Gates. Subjects unidentified.

10. First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hinton, W. Va.

The boat traveled on New River from Hinton to Bull Falls.Pictured from left to right, an unidentified boy, , Ernest Bond, Harriett Campbell Hall, Mrs. W. H. Gwinn, W. H. Gwinn, Mrs. S. W. Poore, S. W. Poore, Oliver Graham, Mattie Graham Humphrey, Charlie Poore, Jim Gwinn, and F. H. Jennings.

11. Group on Steamboat Cecilia, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

Football players sit along the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

12. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Gwinn sit in front of their standing sons and daughters.Mr. Gwinn was a native of Summers county who died suddenly at his home on August 17, 1934. Mrs. Gwinn died after long complications and ailments on June 30, 1937. The Gwinns were devout Catholics and survived by their children: Mrs. Frances Kincaid, of Hinton; Mrs. A. F. Campbell, of Raleigh; Mrs. J. L. Hurley, of Sandstone; J. A. Gwinn, of Sandstone; H. S. Gwinn, of Thurmond; E. W. Gwinn and George Gwinn.

13. Gwinn Family Portrait, Sandstone, W. Va.

The hog pictured weight 550 lbs. The butchers were L. A. Meadows, John Shumate, Henry Miller, and Alfred Ballard. The young boy is Hobart Shumate.

14. Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va.

Rose with the advertisement on the south-side of Hinton near mouth of Madam's Creek.

15. "Shannon" Rose with Rose's Drug Store Advertisement, Hinton, W. Va.

Herbert Swats pictured holding a baseball bat ready to swing while two unidentified men observe on the right. Swats is grandfather to David Ballard.

16. Batting Practice on Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.

Three unidentified women, accompanied by two unidentified men, are pictured sitting on the railing of the wooden bridge.

17. Group Pictured on Footbridge in Forest near Hinton, W. Va.

"Daisy" Miller Gooch pictured in the fore ground splashing. The girls are relatives of James H. Miller.

18. Miller Girls Swimming in Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.

Dennis, standing, and Frances, sitting, are pictured outside on a lawn in front of a white picket fence.

19. Dennis & Frances Lahey, Pence Springs, W. Va.

A group of unidentified persons pose in front of the awning that hovers over the running spring.

20. Group at Pence Spring, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified guests sit on the patio outside of the building.

21. First Pence Springs Hotel, Pence Springs, W. Va.

An unidentified man is pictured on the balcony of the hotel to the right of the photo.

22. Pence Springs Hotel, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified persons gather around the originator spring home.

23. Pence Spring Home, Pence Springs, W. Va.

Two unidentified men stand in front of the restaurant's entrance. The windows advertise, "Hot Lunch".

24. "Busy Bee" Restaurant, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified men and a small African-American boy stand by a horse outside of the wooden building. Here is the location where the Hinton Presbyterian Church is currently.

25. Livery in Hinton, W. Va.

Five unidentified women stand beside the neatly set dining tables.

26. Possibly the Chesapeake Hotel Dining Room in Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

An unidentified woman sits on the ledge of the ground floor porch. The site of the pictured home is now where a Methodist Church sits today.

27. James Home on Corner of James Street and Third Avenue, Hinton, W. Va.

A man poses by a painted shed that reads, "Truy Ropse's Drugs. Ask about Nyals."The photo description reads, "Sign No. 6. Located 5 miles above Hinton. Can be seen from County Road."

28. Rose's Drugs Store Advertisement at Farm beside New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of Templeton found in Dr. Robert Summers Neely collection.

29. Carl Templeton, Hinton, W. Va.

In the front is Bill Boyd; Don Maddy; Charlie Bill Bailey; Glen Richardson; and Elmer Schaffer. In the back is Reggie Harris; Jim Nelson; Alvin Garten; and Tommy Thompson.

30. Talcott High School Baseball Team at Lowell Field, Summers County, W. Va.

The foreman stratling the rail is C. E. Long. Track workers Jim Adams is at the far left. "M. J." is inscribed on the photograph above the cluster of workers. The rest of the men pictured are unidentified.

31. Section Crew at Moore's Tunnel Construction Site, Summers County, W. Va.

Willey pictured in a photo studio wearing a suit.

32. Sira Willey of Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of the wife of Hinton founder, John "Jack" Hinton.

33. Portrait of Avis Gwinn Hinton, Hinton, W. Va.

Mr. Silas Hinton and Mrs. Mary Jane Charlton Hinton were married on December 27, 1872.

34. First Couple to Marry in Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured is Silas and M. J. Hinton withe their children Arthur, Blanch, Howard, Grace, Ethel, Carl, Gladys, and Lucile. Grace was the first baby born in Hinton. Arthuer was the first burial at Hilltop Cemetery.

35. First Hinton Family, Hinton, W. Va.

The unidentified family members gather for a family portrait.

36. J. D. Morris Family, Hinton, W. Va.

The unidentified family members leans against her photo-covered piano.

37. Female Relative of J. D. Morris, Summers County, W. Va.

Neely as a toddler wearing fancy garments.

38. Young R. P. Neely of Pipestem Creek, Summers County, W. va.

Robert Neely is likely the young man to the far left holding the whiskey bottle. R. P. Neely is the baby sitting in the center of the photograph.

39. Neely Brothers Posing with Bottles of Liquor and Baby Brother, Pipestem Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

On the back of the photograph is inscribed, "I'll always be waiting for you. Indeed I will."

40. Portrait of R. P. Neely, Pipestem Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of men are pictured outside the building. Subjects unidentified. There appears to be construction underway on the street in front of the bank.

41. National Bank of Summers on the Corner of 3rd Avenue and Temple Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Professor Keadle, the middle age, older gentleman standing in the center of the photo, poses with family members and attendees of an exercise on the New River. Keadle was a locally noted school teacher int he New River Valley during the turn of the century.On the right hand side of the photo is the corner of the school building.

42. Professor Keadle and Family Attending a Class in Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

Professor Keadle poses with his students. Keadle was a locally noted school teacher in the Forest Hill District during the turn of the century.Sitting to the left of Keadle is Frank Bradberry. In the back row on the far left is Reverend Wesley McKinney. Sitting on the farthest right is Ernest Allen.

43. Professor Keadle and Students in New River Valley, W. Va.

Pictured is Henrietta Sheller Ellison, Winnie Roles, Ora Ferrell Allen, Miss Selfomridge, Goldie Light, Celia Ferrell Cavandish, Blanche Meadows Bartgis, Fannie Lowery, Frank Crawford, Em Ryan, Nian Garten, Oakley Hutchison, Miss Early, Maura Hutchison, Mr. Clark, Cardie Ferrell, Hester Michael Akers, Blanhce M. Shumate, Ernest Allen, Fay Long Mann, Emmett Hutchison, Miss Clark, Professor J. E. Keadle and the Carden boy.

44. Professor Keadle's School, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

Keadle, standing in the far back, poses with his classmates. Keadle was a locally known instructor during the turn of the century in the Forest Hill District.

45. Professor Keadle and Class Outside of School Building in New River Valley, W. Va.

Keadle poses with his students. In the first row, third from the left, is Bessie Bolton. Third row, first on the left is Ryan Keadle. Sitting to the direct right of Professor Keadle is Frank Clark. In the third row, second from the left, is Daisy Dillon. In the third row, sixth from the left, is L. McIntire. In the back row, third from the left, is P. Bradberry. On the farthest right in the back row is Isaac McKinney.

46. "School Class" of Professor Keadle, Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

Professor Keadle poses with his students beneath a tree.

47. Professor Keadle with Students of Forest Hill District School, New River Valley, W. Va.

Harvey pictured in a suit and bowtie.

48. Portrait of Jim Harvey of Harvey Falls, W. Va.

Portraits of the family that was displaced by the Bluestone Reservoir Dam Project.From left to right is Virginia "Jenny" Harvey, Lennie Harvey Keatley, Mat Harvey, Jim Harvey, and Sallie Harvey.Harvey Falls lies within the Forest Hill District.

49. Harvey Family Portrait, Harveys Falls, W. Va.

Professor Keadle is the older gentleman on the far left.In the first row, third from the left, is Laura Pauley.Emma Ryan is pictured standing, fourth from left in the second row.In the third row, fourth from left, is Wesley McKinney.Other subjects unidentified.

50. Indian Mills Community and "Class" of Professor Keadle, Summers County, W. Va.