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View of the city from across the river.

1. Early 20th Century Hinton, W. Va.

The hotel, pictured on the right, was built in 1907 and burned shortly after on November 8, 1908 at approximately 1:45 a.m. The loss was estimated at $7,000 at the time. The fire was so intense that it "lit up the streets like day".

2. View of New River Bridge and Brooklyn Hotel from C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.

The "Fast Flying Virginian" wrecked on the C&O railroad in 1907.

3. John Flanagan, Engineer of the 'Fast Flying Virginia', Hinton, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

4. New Chesapeake and Ohio Depot Along Railroad Tracks and Y.M.C.A. Building, Hinton, W. Va.