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Children being taken to school February 6, 1906. Five degrees below zero. A little quicker, but about as cold as if they had walked.

1705. Horse Drawn Sled Taking Children to School in Sub Zero Temperatures

IDNO:
001712
Title:
Horse Drawn Sled Taking Children to School in Sub Zero Temperatures
Date:
1906/02/06
Description:
Children being taken to school February 6, 1906. Five degrees below zero. A little quicker, but about as cold as if they had walked.
An entire school of nineteen has been taken to school in this wagon when the mercury was 20 degree below zero. Route, 7 miles. Carbon heater. Centralized Schools will also make good roads.

1706. Springfield Township District No. 1 Horse Drawn School Bus

IDNO:
001713
Title:
Springfield Township District No. 1 Horse Drawn School Bus
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
An entire school of nineteen has been taken to school in this wagon when the mercury was 20 degree below zero. Route, 7 miles. Carbon heater. Centralized Schools will also make good roads.
Schoolhouse in Marion County.

1707. First Consolidated School in West Virginia at Seven Pines, Marion County

IDNO:
001714
Title:
First Consolidated School in West Virginia at Seven Pines, Marion County
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Schoolhouse in Marion County.
Cut No. 5. National road Ohio Co., where macadam has been replaced with brick paving.

1708. National Road in Ohio County

IDNO:
001715
Title:
National Road in Ohio County
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Cut No. 5. National road Ohio Co., where macadam has been replaced with brick paving.
Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.

1709. Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
001716
Title:
Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 7. Same road as that illustrated in cut No. 6 after improvement by Macadamizing. Courtesy of Director James H. Stewart.'

1710. Improvement on Road After Macadamizing

IDNO:
001717
Title:
Improvement on Road After Macadamizing
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 7. Same road as that illustrated in cut No. 6 after improvement by Macadamizing. Courtesy of Director James H. Stewart.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'

1711. Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement

IDNO:
001718
Title:
Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 9 represents a macadam road in process of construction, showing the grading and also the laying of the first course of stone.'

1712. Grading and Laying the First Course of Stone on a Macadam Road

IDNO:
001719
Title:
Grading and Laying the First Course of Stone on a Macadam Road
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 9 represents a macadam road in process of construction, showing the grading and also the laying of the first course of stone.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 10 represents a macadam road in process of construction after the top course has been applied and is now ready for the roller.'

1713. Macadam Road after the Top Course Has Been Applied

IDNO:
001720
Title:
Macadam Road after the Top Course Has Been Applied
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 10 represents a macadam road in process of construction after the top course has been applied and is now ready for the roller.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 11 is given here to show the damage which is all the time being done by the use of narrow tired wagons on our earth roads.'

1714. Earth Road Damage by Narrow Tired Wagons

IDNO:
001721
Title:
Earth Road Damage by Narrow Tired Wagons
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 11 is given here to show the damage which is all the time being done by the use of narrow tired wagons on our earth roads.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 12 represents a concrete culvert passing under the Government Test Road near the city of Huntington, W.Va. This culvert has a concrete bottom, concrete wings for retaining the road and also for catching the water.'

1715. Concrete Culvert under the Government Test Road near Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
001722
Title:
Concrete Culvert under the Government Test Road near Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 12 represents a concrete culvert passing under the Government Test Road near the city of Huntington, W.Va. This culvert has a concrete bottom, concrete wings for retaining the road and also for catching the water.'
A fenced in field with a barn and farm houses in the background.

1716. Farm House of Abram McColloch, Ohio County

IDNO:
001723
Title:
Farm House of Abram McColloch, Ohio County
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
A fenced in field with a barn and farm houses in the background.