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Construction of the Towboat Fort Armstrong built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

73. Towboat Fort Armstrong

Launching of Tom Stallings Snagboat built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

74. Launching of Tom Stallings Snagboat

Vesta Coal Company Boats built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

75. Vesta Coal Company Boats

Cabins separated by gendered. The Ladies cabin is in the foreground and the Gentlemen's cabin is forward through the passage on the steam boat "Deal" built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

76. Separate Cabins on Steam Boat, 'Deal'

Guests of Charles Ward at a yacht party. Front Row Left to Right: George E. Sutherland, E.T. Jones, B.G. Smith, Major E.D. Ardery, Col. Harley B. Ferguson, Charles E. Ward, R.P. DeVan, J.S. McKeever, M.M. Eppstein, D.C. Kennedy, R.H. Horner. Back Row Left to Right: George Szepinski, Capt. Mac Wright, L.H. Davis, Frank Conklin, R.I. Grimm, F.B. Duis, W.M. Wiley, Albert J. Dawson, E.M. Merrill, R.H. Morris, C.H. Mead, S.D. Archbold, Owen M. Jones, Major Lester Ridenour.  Note: See back of photograph for individual titles and companies.

77. Guests of Charles Ward on Yacht Madge III, Great Kanawha River, Lock # 6, W. Va.

Charles Ward and family on Madge Yacht built by The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

78. Charles Ward and Family on Madge Yacht

Unidentified Ward Engineering employees from The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

79. Ward Engineering Employees, Charleston, W. Va.

Charles Ward Engineering Works employees in Charleston, West Virginia.

80. Charles Ward Engineering Works Employees, Charleston, W. Va.

Home of Charles Ward, owner of The Charles Ward Engineering Works in Charleston, West Virginia.

81. Stoneleigh, Home of Charles Ward, South Hills, Charleston, W. Va.

Charles Ward Engineering Works Plant in Charleston, West Virginia, showing 720 HP diesel propeller towboat, "Geo. T. Price", 800 HP steam sternwheel "E.D. Kenna", 9 - 500 ton covered barges.

82. Charles Ward Engineering Works Plant on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

Charles Ward Steam Generators being transported by train on a railroad spur from the plant in Charleston, West Virginia.

83. Charles Ward Steam Generators Leaving Plant, Charleston, W. Va.

The contest resulted in the Charles Ward Engineering designed, smaller, twin screw propeller, "James Rumsey" pulling and pushing the steam powered, stern wheel "D. T. Lane", therefore the "James Rumsey" was declared the winner.

84. Tug-Of-War Between Towboats, 'James Rumsey' and 'D. T. Lane', Kanawha River, W. Va.