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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.
Text reads: "Said to be the longest straight road in state. Alt. above 3000."

5. Straight Road Through Canaan Valley, W. Va.

IDNO:
053624
Title:
Straight Road Through Canaan Valley, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Text reads: "Said to be the longest straight road in state. Alt. above 3000."
Further text reads: "Alt. 3000."

6. Straight Road Through Canaan Valley, W. Va.

IDNO:
053625
Title:
Straight Road Through Canaan Valley, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Further text reads: "Alt. 3000."
Text on the back reads: "The year-round recreation wonderland. Skiing, fishing, golfing, etc. Near Davis, W. Va."

7. Canaan Valley State Park, W. Va.

IDNO:
053626
Title:
Canaan Valley State Park, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1980
Description:
Text on the back reads: "The year-round recreation wonderland. Skiing, fishing, golfing, etc. Near Davis, W. Va."
Rest of text reads: "Altitude 2900 feet. Good hunting, fishing, reasonable rates. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Mills."

8. Mill's Motel, Mt. Storm, W. Va.

IDNO:
053627
Title:
Mill's Motel, Mt. Storm, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Rest of text reads: "Altitude 2900 feet. Good hunting, fishing, reasonable rates. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Mills."
Hotts Cottages was located along the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Cabins, an unincorporated community in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.

9. Hotts Cottages, Cabins, W. Va.

IDNO:
053628
Title:
Hotts Cottages, Cabins, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Hotts Cottages was located along the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Cabins, an unincorporated community in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.
Text on back reads: "North Fork Cottages, 9 Miles West of Petersburg, W. Va., On Routes 4 and 28, P. O. Cabins, W. Va., Fred and Thera Harman, owners." Cabins is an unincorporated community near Petersburg in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of Monongahela National Forest.

10. North Fork Cottages, Cabins, W. Va.

IDNO:
053629
Title:
North Fork Cottages, Cabins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1957
Description:
Text on back reads: "North Fork Cottages, 9 Miles West of Petersburg, W. Va., On Routes 4 and 28, P. O. Cabins, W. Va., Fred and Thera Harman, owners." Cabins is an unincorporated community near Petersburg in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of Monongahela National Forest.
The North Fork Cottages are located on Routes 4 and 28 in Cabins, W. Va., an unincorporated community in Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of Monongahela National Forest.

11. North Fork Cottages, Cabins, W. Va.

IDNO:
053630
Title:
North Fork Cottages, Cabins, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The North Fork Cottages are located on Routes 4 and 28 in Cabins, W. Va., an unincorporated community in Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of Monongahela National Forest.
Rest of text reads: "U.S. Route 50. Rooms and meals, clean and modern, open the year round."

12. Mt. Storm Lodge, Mt. Storm, W. Va.

IDNO:
053631
Title:
Mt. Storm Lodge, Mt. Storm, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Rest of text reads: "U.S. Route 50. Rooms and meals, clean and modern, open the year round."