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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.
"Smoke Holes" refers to the Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 miles gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.

5. Eagle Rock, Smoke Holes, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053784
Title:
Eagle Rock, Smoke Holes, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Smoke Holes" refers to the Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 miles gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.
"Smoke Holes" refers to the Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 mile gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.

6. Eagle Rock in the Smoke Holes, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053785
Title:
Eagle Rock in the Smoke Holes, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Smoke Holes" refers to the Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 mile gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.
"Smoke Holes" refers to the Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 mile gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.

7. Eagle Rock in the Smoke Holes, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053786
Title:
Eagle Rock in the Smoke Holes, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Smoke Holes" refers to the Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 mile gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.

8. Western Maryland Railroad Station, Hendricks, W. Va.

IDNO:
053787
Title:
Western Maryland Railroad Station, Hendricks, W. Va.
Date:
undated
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. was built in 1911 and is located on East Main Street.

9. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
053788
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. was built in 1911 and is located on East Main Street.
Willard Hotel and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. are located on East Main Street. The station was built in 1911 and the hotel in 1913.

10. Willard Hotel and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
053789
Title:
Willard Hotel and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Willard Hotel and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. are located on East Main Street. The station was built in 1911 and the hotel in 1913.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passed through Shepherdstown.

11. New Depot, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053790
Title:
New Depot, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passed through Shepherdstown.

12. Western Maryland Railroad Depot, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
053791
Title:
Western Maryland Railroad Depot, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913