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A view of Tug Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia. Photograph taken by Geological Survey.

1. View of Tug Fork, McDowell County, W. Va.

Identified, back row: Troy; Elliott; Betty; Robert E.; Elias; Joe D. Front row: Mary; Rose; Anderson; Willis; Levicy Chafin Hatfield; Tennyson. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in southwest West Virginia.

2. Anderson Hatfield Family, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.

3. Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

4. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

5. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.

6. Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia