On the front: " Boone Creek is named after Daniel Boone, who passed through this country in 1781. The tree still stands and is in a healthy condition. It is located about two miles from Fleming, near the lower end of the property."
Teams of Mules Hauling Building Material From Mouth of Beaver Creek, Elk Horn Mining Corporation, Eastern Kentucky
Date:
1914
Description:
On the front: "Five teams- six mules each team- hauling building material from mouth of Beaver Creek, a distance of twenty-five miles, prior to arrival of railroad."
'Dr. Ladwig and his daughter, Cornelia. Dr Ladwig is pushing the pram, something few men did then, especially in a lumber or mining town. This say something about the man.'
The car in the picture was the first Ford (Model T) in Auburn. Driver/owner is Ira D. Cox. Buildings (from right to left): Old Bank, Farnsworth Home, Brown Hotel, Gluck's Store and Pythians' Lodge Hall.
Group portrait of workers at the Cloverlick Mill run by F. S. Wise at Cloverlick, W. Va. ( Note: Although the photo is labeled F. F. Wise, the correct name is F. S. Wise. Operating under the name F. S. Wise and Sons, Wise started up the mill in 1913 and sold it in 1917. The next owner, A. D. Neill sold the operation to Raine Lumber Company in 1923.)