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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.
Print number 393a1.

5. West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045616
Title:
West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1920s
Description:
Print number 393a1.
View of the city from the John Henry Statue on the mountain above the Great Bend Tunnel (aka "Big Bend Tunnel") looking up the Greenbrier River.

6. View of Talcott, W. Va. from Big Bend Mountain

IDNO:
045617
Title:
View of Talcott, W. Va. from Big Bend Mountain
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the city from the John Henry Statue on the mountain above the Great Bend Tunnel (aka "Big Bend Tunnel") looking up the Greenbrier River.
Print number 393a.

7. West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045618
Title:
West Virginia University Teachers Institute Gathered in Front of Oglebay Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1920s
Description:
Print number 393a.
The tunnel (also known as "Big Bend Tunnel) is located 10 miles east of Hinton, W. Va. ont he Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. it is the longest tunnel on the C&O Railroad at 6,450 feet and was built from 1870-1872. The tunnel is now closed.

8. Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.

IDNO:
045619
Title:
Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
The tunnel (also known as "Big Bend Tunnel) is located 10 miles east of Hinton, W. Va. ont he Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. it is the longest tunnel on the C&O Railroad at 6,450 feet and was built from 1870-1872. The tunnel is now closed.
View of the tunnel from the Hilldale side, near Hinton, W. Va..

9. Big Bend Tunnel, Hilldale, W. Va.

IDNO:
045620
Title:
Big Bend Tunnel, Hilldale, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
View of the tunnel from the Hilldale side, near Hinton, W. Va..
Print number 390b.

10. Kappa Sigma Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045621
Title:
Kappa Sigma Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Print number 390b.
C&O Telegraph Cabin replaced in 1930 during construction of the new Big Bend Tunnel.

11. Train Coming Out of Big Bend Tunnel near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045622
Title:
Train Coming Out of Big Bend Tunnel near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
C&O Telegraph Cabin replaced in 1930 during construction of the new Big Bend Tunnel.
Print number 392b.

12. Banquet of an Unidentified West Virginia University Society

IDNO:
045623
Title:
Banquet of an Unidentified West Virginia University Society
Description:
Print number 392b.