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'Ole swimmin hole,' Camp Brookside in New River near Hinton.

1. Swimming in the New River at Camp Brookside, Summers County, W. Va.

2. New River Ferry at Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

3. Passengers on the First Excursion Steamer on the New River, Summers County, W. Va.

'The scenic Bluestone Reservoir on the New River near Hinton is West Virginia's newest vacation playground.  The lake formed by the Dam now reaches eight miles above the Dam and at full water level will extend thirty-six miles up New River Canyon.'

4. Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking down at the buildings from a hill. New River seen in the background.

5. Freight House and C & O Power Station, Summers County, W. Va.

Railroad cars cover the tracks. New River seen in the background.

6. Hinton Yards Below City Sidetrack Park, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

7. 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.

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

The boat traveled on New River from Hinton to Bull Falls.Pictured from left to right, an unidentified boy, , Ernest Bond, Harriett Campbell Hall, Mrs. W. H. Gwinn, W. H. Gwinn, Mrs. S. W. Poore, S. W. Poore, Oliver Graham, Mattie Graham Humphrey, Charlie Poore, Jim Gwinn, and F. H. Jennings.

9. Group on Steamboat Cecilia, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.

10. Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Automobiles line along the New River's shore line so their passengers may observe the view.

11. Shore Drive-In, Summers County, W. Va.

Automobiles line along the west side of the river so that their passengers can look out from the shore.

12. Shore Drive-In by New River, Summers County, W. Va.