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Two unidentified children are pictured holding hands at a local hangout on 2nd Avenue.

1. Teen Town, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047348
Title:: Teen Town, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: 1958
Description:: Two unidentified children are pictured holding hands at a local hangout on 2nd Avenue.

Looking down the road at the house located in Forest Hill District.

2. Thomas Lowry's Home in Buck, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047751
Title:: Thomas Lowry's Home in Buck, W. Va.
Date:: 1958
Description:: Looking down the road at the house located in Forest Hill District.

View of the wreckage.

3. 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.

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.

4. Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048655
Title:: Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: 1958
Description:: 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.

Bluestone Reservoir and Bluestone Bridge pictured in the background. The farm house is pictured on the right.

5. Melvin Turner Farmstead on Zion Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 049591
Title:: Melvin Turner Farmstead on Zion Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:: 1958
Description:: Bluestone Reservoir and Bluestone Bridge pictured in the background. The farm house is pictured on the right.