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

1. Hinton Freight Depot, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047183
Title:
Hinton Freight Depot, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Tracks running through the station along the Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) Railroad. Town seen in the background.
House built in ca. 1875 by the C&O Railroad Company to house laborers working on the roundhouse. Located on Block C #11.

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

IDNO:
047188
Title:
C&O Railroad Boarding House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1983
Description:
House built in ca. 1875 by the C&O Railroad Company to house laborers working on the roundhouse. Located on Block C #11.
Photo lifted from the "Official C&O Industy Guide & Shipper's Directory, 1906".

3. Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047341
Title:
Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Photo lifted from the "Official C&O Industy Guide & Shipper's Directory, 1906".
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.

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

IDNO:
048097
Title:
Sam Hartley and Herb Kiser Pose Behind Cut-Out, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
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.
People wait at the station for the train en-route to Kiwanis International Convention.

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

IDNO:
048272
Title:
Passengers Waiting for Train at C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947/06/23
Description:
People wait at the station for the train en-route to Kiwanis International Convention.
Steve and Becca Bragg pictured holding playing cards and smoking cigars on top of the tracks.

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

IDNO:
048570
Title:
Playing Cards on the C. & O. Rail Road Tracks in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Steve and Becca Bragg pictured holding playing cards and smoking cigars on top of the tracks.
Two unidentified men stand beside the small brick building.

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

IDNO:
048572
Title:
C. & O. Railroad Building in Avis, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Two unidentified men stand beside the small brick building.
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.

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

IDNO:
048574
Title:
C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
A group of unidentified men pose for a group photo. Some of the men hold hammers. Most of them are dressed in overalls.

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

IDNO:
048575
Title:
C. & O. Railroad Workers at Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group of unidentified men pose for a group photo. Some of the men hold hammers. Most of them are dressed in overalls.
Unidentified men gather in their baseball uniforms for a team photo.

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

IDNO:
048579
Title:
C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Unidentified men gather in their baseball uniforms for a team photo.
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.

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

IDNO:
048580
Title:
Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1904
Description:
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.
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.

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

IDNO:
048582
Title:
Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
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.
View of the building from across the railroad tracks.

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

IDNO:
048583
Title:
C. & O. Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1980
Description:
View of the building from across the railroad tracks.
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.

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

IDNO:
048584
Title:
C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1905
Description:
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.
A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

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

IDNO:
048610
Title:
C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".
Mrs. E. M. Marable stands outside the cabin beside the railroad tracks.

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

IDNO:
048611
Title:
C. & O. Operator Outside MX Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1943/07
Description:
Mrs. E. M. Marable stands outside the cabin beside the railroad tracks.
The C. & O. train idles in the engine terminal ready to embark.

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

IDNO:
048612
Title:
Train No. 1621 Ready to Head Eastbound on Tracks in Front of Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
The C. & O. train idles in the engine terminal ready to embark.
In the center is Oce Bobbitt. To the right is Bill Echols. The man on the left is unidentified.

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

IDNO:
048613
Title:
Early C. & O. Conductors in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
In the center is Oce Bobbitt. To the right is Bill Echols. The man on the left is unidentified.
A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.

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

IDNO:
048615
Title:
C. & O. Meeting at Peck Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1949
Description:
A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.
View of the wreckage.

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

IDNO:
048646
Title:
Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
View of the wreckage.