Hefner is pictured holding tools and a horseshoe at the entrance of his shop. A horse is seen inside his shop. The Carroll Comedy Company broadside likely advertises a June 10, 1900 performance.
Thomas McKell's K. G. J. and E. Railway near Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Thomas G. McKell built the Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern Railway between Glen Jean, W. Va. and Deepwater, W. Va, a town situated on the Kanawha River. The rail line served as a means to transport coal for the McKell Coal & Coke Company, and made a connection with the C. & O. Railway as well.
View of the building's interior, where men and women shop workers pose behind the store counters. The building, believed to be built in 1884, was still standing at the time the caption was written.