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Pardee and Curtain Lumber operation. This tree, possibly a redwood, was used to build the Titanic. More info from Comstock's "Of Times Past", 1949. Cut from Cuppernick ? Bend near Curtin, Nicholas County.

1. Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000162
Title:
Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Pardee and Curtain Lumber operation. This tree, possibly a redwood, was used to build the Titanic. More info from Comstock's "Of Times Past", 1949. Cut from Cuppernick ? Bend near Curtin, Nicholas County.
Possibly a redwood tree used in building the "Titanic". Harvested by the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Co.The man on the left is John Harvey Reid.

2. Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
000163
Title:
Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Possibly a redwood tree used in building the "Titanic". Harvested by the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Co.The man on the left is John Harvey Reid.
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson and identified as: "The men shown here are Howard and Obie Bohon of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia [the two boys are not identified]. Courtesy Ruth M. Barrho"Recent investigation has shown that the original glass plate negative for this image is located in the Palmquist Collection, HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. For more information refer to the article West Virginia's Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Rob Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583 http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

3. Two Men and Two Children Posed in an Undercut, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034480
Title:
Two Men and Two Children Posed in an Undercut, Humboldt County, California
Date:
1913
Description:
This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson and identified as: "The men shown here are Howard and Obie Bohon of St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia [the two boys are not identified]. Courtesy Ruth M. Barrho"Recent investigation has shown that the original glass plate negative for this image is located in the Palmquist Collection, HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. For more information refer to the article West Virginia's Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Rob Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583 http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

4. Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034484
Title:
Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.
Taken from 1906 city directory.

5. South Park Slogan

IDNO:
054253
Title:
South Park Slogan
Date:
undated
Description:
Taken from 1906 city directory.
Taken from 1906 city directory.

6. South Park Slogan

IDNO:
054254
Title:
South Park Slogan
Date:
undated
Description:
Taken from 1906 city directory.
Built in 1981.

7. Pleasant Street Bridge

IDNO:
054255
Title:
Pleasant Street Bridge
Date:
undated
Description:
Built in 1981.
233 Park StreetBuilt in 1903. Photo from Brown Addition ad. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1906,1911,1921,1927.

8. South Park, Park Street Building

IDNO:
054256
Title:
South Park, Park Street Building
Date:
undated
Description:
233 Park StreetBuilt in 1903. Photo from Brown Addition ad. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1906,1911,1921,1927.
100 Jackson StreetBuilt in 1923. First known owner was Harry E. Knowlton. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1927.

9. South Park Jackson Building

IDNO:
054257
Title:
South Park Jackson Building
Date:
undated
Description:
100 Jackson StreetBuilt in 1923. First known owner was Harry E. Knowlton. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1927.
104 Jackson StreetBuilt in 1929. First owner was Perry D. Strausbaugh. Appears on the Sanborn fire maps in 1927.

10. South Park Jackson Building

IDNO:
054258
Title:
South Park Jackson Building
Date:
undated
Description:
104 Jackson StreetBuilt in 1929. First owner was Perry D. Strausbaugh. Appears on the Sanborn fire maps in 1927.
447 Park StreetBuilt in 1912. First owner was William Obsorne Parriott-Moore and Parriot Drug Store. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1911,1921,1927.

11. South Park, Park Street Building

IDNO:
054259
Title:
South Park, Park Street Building
Date:
undated
Description:
447 Park StreetBuilt in 1912. First owner was William Obsorne Parriott-Moore and Parriot Drug Store. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1911,1921,1927.
229 Grand StreetBuilt in 1910. First owner was Madison J. Stathers. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1911,1921,1927.

12. South Park Grand Building

IDNO:
054260
Title:
South Park Grand Building
Date:
undated
Description:
229 Grand StreetBuilt in 1910. First owner was Madison J. Stathers. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1911,1921,1927.