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Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'

1. Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement

IDNO:
001718
Title:
Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 9 represents a macadam road in process of construction, showing the grading and also the laying of the first course of stone.'

2. Grading and Laying the First Course of Stone on a Macadam Road

IDNO:
001719
Title:
Grading and Laying the First Course of Stone on a Macadam Road
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 9 represents a macadam road in process of construction, showing the grading and also the laying of the first course of stone.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 10 represents a macadam road in process of construction after the top course has been applied and is now ready for the roller.'

3. Macadam Road after the Top Course Has Been Applied

IDNO:
001720
Title:
Macadam Road after the Top Course Has Been Applied
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 10 represents a macadam road in process of construction after the top course has been applied and is now ready for the roller.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 11 is given here to show the damage which is all the time being done by the use of narrow tired wagons on our earth roads.'

4. Earth Road Damage by Narrow Tired Wagons

IDNO:
001721
Title:
Earth Road Damage by Narrow Tired Wagons
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 11 is given here to show the damage which is all the time being done by the use of narrow tired wagons on our earth roads.'
Postcard from Souvenir Folder Mountain Scenes, Midland Trail, and State Route No. 21, West Virginia. From Joe Ozanic Scrapbook.

5. Scenic Highway, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
004847
Title:
Scenic Highway, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Postcard from Souvenir Folder Mountain Scenes, Midland Trail, and State Route No. 21, West Virginia. From Joe Ozanic Scrapbook.

6. Moving Cattle down a Country Road in West Virginia

IDNO:
017696
Title:
Moving Cattle down a Country Road in West Virginia
'WVU Researcher Byron Ruth tabulates data from samples taken from various roads throughout the state. Checking the compaction of each disk, Ruth receives samples from test roads in Wetzel, Monongalia, Berkeley, and Raleigh counties.'

7. Byron Ruth Tabulating Data, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020795
Title:
Byron Ruth Tabulating Data, West Virginia University
Date:
1966
Description:
'WVU Researcher Byron Ruth tabulates data from samples taken from various roads throughout the state. Checking the compaction of each disk, Ruth receives samples from test roads in Wetzel, Monongalia, Berkeley, and Raleigh counties.'
Green family around Charles Green's 1918 Ford. From left to right: Violet Green, Lily Green, Rosa Green, Julia Goodluck, Charles Green, and Benton Green. Oscar Goodluck is behind the car, wearing a hat.

8. Green Family Experiences Rear Axle Trouble along the Road Between Waverly and Williamstown, W.Va.

IDNO:
022285
Title:
Green Family Experiences Rear Axle Trouble along the Road Between Waverly and Williamstown, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1921
Description:
Green family around Charles Green's 1918 Ford. From left to right: Violet Green, Lily Green, Rosa Green, Julia Goodluck, Charles Green, and Benton Green. Oscar Goodluck is behind the car, wearing a hat.

9. Mailboxes along a Rural Road

IDNO:
025151
Title:
Mailboxes along a Rural Road
Chapter 39 page 520

10. Typical Forest and Road Scene

IDNO:
025600
Title:
Typical Forest and Road Scene
Description:
Chapter 39 page 520

11. Road Scene on Route 50, Ervin Mountain

IDNO:
033500
Title:
Road Scene on Route 50, Ervin Mountain
The view is from Ervin Mountain, Route 50.

12. View of West Virginia Hills from Route 50

IDNO:
033501
Title:
View of West Virginia Hills from Route 50
Description:
The view is from Ervin Mountain, Route 50.