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A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

1. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

2. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

Family members pose outside of their log home with a horse. Subjects unidentified.

3. Family Outside of Home on New River Flood Plain, Forest Hill, W. Va.

Conductor O. J. Hellems, who died October 5, 1973, and sheet metal worker L. M. Reid are pictured.

4. Railroad Employees Sitting on Store Porch, Hinton, W. Va.

Colored, drawn depiction of the waterfalls along New River.

5. Sandstone Falls on New River, near Hinton, W. Va.

Three unidentified men pictured in a canoe.

6. Boating on New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of the boy behind a desk with a book. Walker and his family were displaced by the Bluestone Reservoir Project.

7. Portrait of Clarence Walker in New River Home, Summers County, W. Va.

Jim Harvey, right, and man labeled as "Dad", left, are pictured on top of the ice between Crump's Bottom and Forest Hill District. The ice, sawed and removed, was stored in a sawdust shed and would last into the summer.

8. Two Men on Ice-Packed New River, Summers County, W. Va.

On the back of the photo, the couple is identified as "Young and Lula". The town of Bellepoint is pictured in the background.

9. Couple Pictured by New River, Bellepoint, W. Va.

Three unidentified men put their arms around each others shoulders while posing on the bridge.

10. Men Pose on Bridge Over New River, Hinton, W. Va.