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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.

Mrs. Diefenbach pictured with the horse she rode to and from the cabin.

9. Mrs. Diefenbach on Horse, Hinton, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.

15. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

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

View of the wreckage.

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