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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.
On the back of the car is President Jim Stevens. The car inspector is Jim Doyle's father. The rest remain unidentified.

5. C&O Business Car No. 7 at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045789
Title:
C&O Business Car No. 7 at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
On the back of the car is President Jim Stevens. The car inspector is Jim Doyle's father. The rest remain unidentified.
Unidentified workers pose by the train.

6. C&O Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045790
Title:
C&O Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Unidentified workers pose by the train.
View of the train wreck from above, overlooking the river.

7. Wreck of the 'Fast Flying Virginian' on the C&O Railroad's Greenbrier Division, Near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045791
Title:
Wreck of the 'Fast Flying Virginian' on the C&O Railroad's Greenbrier Division, Near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
View of the train wreck from above, overlooking the river.
The "Fast Flying Virginian" wrecked on the C&O railroad in 1907.

8. John Flanagan, Engineer of the 'Fast Flying Virginia', Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045792
Title:
John Flanagan, Engineer of the 'Fast Flying Virginia', Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
The "Fast Flying Virginian" wrecked on the C&O railroad in 1907.
A look at the damage. The wreck occurred as a result of hitting a rock slide.

9. Train Wreck Near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045793
Title:
Train Wreck Near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
A look at the damage. The wreck occurred as a result of hitting a rock slide.
Unidentified workers inspect the damage.

10. Wreck No. 474 at Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.

IDNO:
045794
Title:
Wreck No. 474 at Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1935
Description:
Unidentified workers inspect the damage.
View of the damage by the derailed C&O train.

11. Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
045795
Title:
Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1945/06/06
Description:
View of the damage by the derailed C&O train.
View of the damage from behind the parked automobile.

12. Train Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
045796
Title:
Train Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1945/06/06
Description:
View of the damage from behind the parked automobile.