Search Results
IDNO:
035151
Title:
Sheriff Jake Farrell on his Motorcycle
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Farrell was the sheriff of Webster County at the time of portrait. Taken near Hacker valley.
IDNO:
035153
Title:
Lumber Crew with Horse Team Skidding Logs
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
"Middle Fork for Sun Lumber Company."
IDNO:
035139
Title:
Travelling Film Projector Dan Snider
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Man is thought to be Dan Snyder. "Diana went to different places to show movies."
IDNO:
035158
Title:
Lumber Crew in Mayton Lumber Company Yard, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Two man standing on the dock of a lumber yard. Thought to be Mayton Lumber Co., Hacker Valley, W. Va.
IDNO:
035102
Title:
Young Couple Posed at the Gate at the End of the Boardwalk at Webster Springs Hotel
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
A man and a woman are posed at the gate which helped keep animals out of the Webster Springs Hotel bottom.
IDNO:
035101
Title:
Group Photo at the Webster Springs Hotel
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035103
Title:
New Webster Springs Hotel
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
The hotel manager at the time of the picture was George A. Hechmer.
IDNO:
035104
Title:
Bridge to the New Webster Springs Hotel
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Side view of the bridge and new hotel.
IDNO:
035105
Title:
Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Bergoo, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men posed for a portrait in front of a train.
IDNO:
035106
Title:
Hamrick Barn
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
The barn is the location "where the first Church services in Webster County were held in 1833."
IDNO:
035107
Title:
Shay Locomotive No. 1 and Crew, Erbacon and Summersville
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Railroad at Skyles near Birch River.
IDNO:
035108
Title:
Deer Hunters with their Take
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Outing probably around Birch River.
IDNO:
035110
Title:
Some of the Residents on the Porch of Gauley Central Hotel Camden on Gauley
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of group in front of the hotel. Later became the Clifton Hotel.
IDNO:
035109
Title:
Small Water Fall on the Birch River
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Picture of a wooden building next to the Birch River.
IDNO:
035111
Title:
Mechanics in Long Airdox Building beside of Beryl Lanhams Garage at Camden on Gauley
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035112
Title:
Counter Men in a Store in Camden on Gauley
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Camden on Gauley was first known as Lanes Bottom.
IDNO:
035113
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Gauley Lumber Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
"This mill was for the Cherry River Boom Lumber Co., Gauley Mills was first known as Camden on Gauley."
IDNO:
035114
Title:
Stored Lumber at the Gauley Lumber Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035115
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Gauley Lumber Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035116
Title:
Gauley Lumber Mill Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Workers of Gauley Mills posed for a group portrait.
IDNO:
035117
Title:
Interior of Gauley Lumber Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035118
Title:
Interior of Gauley Lumber Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035119
Title:
Crew Inside Gauley Lumber Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035120
Title:
Gauley Lumber Mill, Camden on Gauley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035121
Title:
Gauley Lumber Mill Crew in front of Precariously Stacked Wood
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035122
Title:
Gauley Lumber Mill Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035128
Title:
County 4-H Corn Champion
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Girl standing in between tall corn stalks.
IDNO:
035129
Title:
Glade District Fiddlers
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Three musicians seated next to each other playing instruments. From left to right: Dan Friend (?), Grafton Lacey (?), Jack McElwain.
IDNO:
035131
Title:
Customers and Employees Inside the Case Store, Cowen W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of a posed group in the store that is currently Minnichs Florist. One daughter is Opal Williams, longtime teacher of Webster County.
IDNO:
035132
Title:
M. E. South Methodist Church, Cowen W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
The Church is located "where road leads to town park."
IDNO:
035134
Title:
Residents on the Porch and Veranda of the Cowen Hotel, Cowen W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Group portrait in front of the hotel. The Cowen Hotel was located "opposite of the Depot and below present-day Minnichs Florist."
IDNO:
035135
Title:
Teacher Lula Rose with Unidentified Man in their Horse and Buggy, Cowen W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of Lula Rose and a man on a carriage behind the Lemley Mills building and the Central Hotel.
IDNO:
035138
Title:
Blacksmith William F. Smith, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035137
Title:
Mail Carrier beside his 1927 Chevrolet Roadster, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035140
Title:
W. Va. Midland Locomotive and Crew at Diana
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Crew is posed in front of the locomotive.
IDNO:
035141
Title:
Shay Locomotive No. 2, Log Train and Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Crew is posed behind the locomotive.
IDNO:
035142
Title:
W. Va. Midland Railroad Train on the Clifton Trestle near Diana, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035144
Title:
Weese Family Reunion
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
The large Weese family is posed outside for their portrait between Cowen and Erbacon, W. Va.
IDNO:
035143
Title:
Erbacon Train Depot
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035145
Title:
Transporting Logs Across a Wooden Rail Bridge
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
This portrait was probably taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
IDNO:
035146
Title:
Portable Log Crew Housing in Hacker Valley or Diana, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035148
Title:
Group Playing Cards
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Taken near or at Hacker Valley, W. Va.
IDNO:
035147
Title:
Men Posed on a Large Carriage
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Taken in the Hacker Valley vicinity.
IDNO:
035152
Title:
Family Group Portrait near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035150
Title:
Young Women on an Outing in their 1926 Chevrolet Roadster
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Women posed in front of an automobile.
IDNO:
035149
Title:
Young Man on a Horse
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Man in the portrait is either "carrying mail or is a salesman."
IDNO:
035154
Title:
Logging Crew and Horse Teams at Mayton Lumber Camp near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035155
Title:
Locomotive and Crew of a Log Train
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
IDNO:
035159
Title:
Loading Logs on a Train near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035157
Title:
Loading Logs on a Train near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Train carrying hundreds of logs.
IDNO:
035161
Title:
Large Mayton Lumber Company Logging Crew with Horse Teams and Portable Housing Units
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men, women, and men on horses pose for the portrait that is thought to be of Mayton Lumber Co.
IDNO:
035160
Title:
Log Skidding Crew with Horses, Hacker Valley, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men posed for a portrait as horses pull a log.
IDNO:
035162
Title:
Lumber Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men posed in a portrait with various logging tools. Man on far right is holding onto an ax that is in the process of cutting down a tree. Portrait taken near the Hacker Valley area.
IDNO:
035163
Title:
Log Loader at Work in Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Logging crew uses a machine to aid in the logging process. Taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
IDNO:
035164
Title:
Loggers on Log Loader
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait taken near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
IDNO:
035165
Title:
Train Derailment near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035167
Title:
Man and Woman with a Zonophone Phonograph, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035166
Title:
Loggers Sitting on a Huge Pile of Logs
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men sitting on a log behind a large pile of logs.
IDNO:
035168
Title:
String Band, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035169
Title:
Hacker Valley Farmers
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Family posed with pitchforks. Man and woman at each end are holding hats.
IDNO:
035171
Title:
Blacksmith, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035170
Title:
Coon Hunting near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of two hunters with a dog. Man on the right is holding a gun, a raccoon, and a lantern. The man on the left is holding an ax.
IDNO:
035172
Title:
Hacker Valley Band
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of the band playing their instruments.
IDNO:
035173
Title:
Flood near or at Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of a group standing on the ledge of a storefront as flood water surrounds them.
IDNO:
035176
Title:
Lumber Crew Looking out Windows of Mayton Lumber Co. Sawmill, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035175
Title:
Ira Norris and Fellow Drummer at Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035174
Title:
Hodom Baseball Team
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Team posed with baseball gloves, bats, and umpire gear.
IDNO:
035177
Title:
Unidentified Men Posed with a Horse, Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035210
Title:
Shay Locomotive No. 3, Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad on Cheat Mountain
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035178
Title:
Log Loader and Two Man Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035180
Title:
Lumber Yard Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Large group posed with cars and large stacks of lumber. A portrait of a "log job close to Jerryville on Gauley River".
IDNO:
035181
Title:
Locomotive No. 482 of the Cherry Boom and Lumber Co., Jerryville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035182
Title:
Locomotive No. 3 of the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co., Jerryville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035185
Title:
Tioga Sawmill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035186
Title:
Compass Mine at Tioga, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035187
Title:
Woodall's Studio, Richwood, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of the storefront once ran by Alva "Pus" Woodall.
IDNO:
035188
Title:
Shay Locomotive, Log Train, and Peerless Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035190
Title:
George Dyer with Furs and Rifle
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
In the portrait, Dyer is holding animal skins and a gun. The town of Dyer in Webster County was named after him.
IDNO:
035189
Title:
Logger Families in front of their Portable Homes at Three Forks of the Williams River
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Group posed by railroad tracks. The shanty cars in the background were used by the workers.
IDNO:
035191
Title:
Winter View of Train Shop at Three Forks
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035193
Title:
Ku Klux Klan Rally in Webster County
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035194
Title:
Logging Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait thought to be "at twenty mile, Nicholas County. The fifth over hands crossed, mustache, Neil Romano, the fifth over back row with white shirt and hat Augostino Romano."
IDNO:
035195
Title:
Pickens and Hacker Valley Railroad Locomotive and Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of men posing with a logging train.
IDNO:
035196
Title:
Hunters with Three Possums in a Tree near Hacker Valley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of two men with guns and a dog looking up into a tree at three possums.
IDNO:
035197
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Arcola Sawmill and Lumber Yard near Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035199
Title:
Lumber Yard Men with Cart Pulled by a Horse
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait taken "somewhere in Webster County. Notice the wooden rails."
IDNO:
035201
Title:
Cowen Hospital, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
"Cowen Hospital used about 1905-1913, when Richwood opened a hospital with electric, people would get on the train and go there. It was later a girls dorm Cowen Grade School and then Brinson's Furniture."
IDNO:
035202
Title:
Sawmill Crew at Gauley Mill, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Portrait of mill workers posing around the mill equipment.
IDNO:
035203
Title:
Sawmill Worker at Gauley Mill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Mill worker posed next to a large wheel with a hammer in his hand.
IDNO:
035204
Title:
Employees of Gauley Mills
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Three men in suits posed behind equipment in a work room.
IDNO:
035205
Title:
Employees in Gauley Sawmill
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Mill workers posed sitting on logs around mill equipment.
IDNO:
035206
Title:
Employees of a Webster County General Store
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Two men posed in a store "where lodge at Camden now sits before block burned, men are Ross's."
IDNO:
035233
Title:
Three Men in a Horse Drawn Wagon in Front of Hinkle's Store at Wheeler, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men posed on a horse drawn carriage near Hacker Valley, W. Va. "Perry at left. Others unknown."
IDNO:
035211
Title:
Logging Crew
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
IDNO:
035212
Title:
Section Crew Possibly on Buffalo Creek and Gauley
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
Men seated next to railroad tracks with tools.
IDNO:
035216
Title:
Locomotive and Passenger Car, Strouds Creek and Muddley Railroad at Tioga, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930