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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.
Text on the back reads, "First week-end of April each year is white water racing on the North Fork. Here is the start of the 14 mile course beginning at the Mouth of Seneca and ending at the Smoke Hole in Grant County, W. Va."

5. White Water Racing, North Fork South Branch Potomac River, W. Va.

IDNO:
053752
Title:
White Water Racing, North Fork South Branch Potomac River, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on the back reads, "First week-end of April each year is white water racing on the North Fork. Here is the start of the 14 mile course beginning at the Mouth of Seneca and ending at the Smoke Hole in Grant County, W. Va."
Text on the back reads, "The first weekend of April each year there is white water racing over a 14 mile course, starting in Mouth of Seneca, W. Va., and ending near Petersburg, W. Va."

6. White Water Canoe Racing, North Fork South Branch Potomac River, W. Va.

IDNO:
053753
Title:
White Water Canoe Racing, North Fork South Branch Potomac River, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on the back reads, "The first weekend of April each year there is white water racing over a 14 mile course, starting in Mouth of Seneca, W. Va., and ending near Petersburg, W. Va."
Text on the back reads, "Here the South Branch of the Potomac flows through the Trough. It can best be seen only by boat and is about 2 miles long, just off U. S. 220 in Hardy and Hampshire County, W. Va."

7. The Trough, South Branch Potomac River, W. Va.

IDNO:
053754
Title:
The Trough, South Branch Potomac River, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on the back reads, "Here the South Branch of the Potomac flows through the Trough. It can best be seen only by boat and is about 2 miles long, just off U. S. 220 in Hardy and Hampshire County, W. Va."

8. North Fork of South Branch Potomac River, Seen From Wildcat Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
053755
Title:
North Fork of South Branch Potomac River, Seen From Wildcat Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
The caption reads, "A view looking east from the front Mt. of the Alleghenies. U. S. 50. 8 miles west of New Creek, W. Va."

9. Allegheny Mountains, Near New Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
053756
Title:
Allegheny Mountains, Near New Creek, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The caption reads, "A view looking east from the front Mt. of the Alleghenies. U. S. 50. 8 miles west of New Creek, W. Va."
The caption reads, "Mike's Gap and the Devil's Saddle. From the front mt. of the Alleghenies. Elv. 2725 ft. This mt. is 5 miles long. Ascend 1600 ft. This is New Creek Mt."

10. Mike's Gap and the Devil's Saddle, Allegheny Mountains, W. Va.

IDNO:
053757
Title:
Mike's Gap and the Devil's Saddle, Allegheny Mountains, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The caption reads, "Mike's Gap and the Devil's Saddle. From the front mt. of the Alleghenies. Elv. 2725 ft. This mt. is 5 miles long. Ascend 1600 ft. This is New Creek Mt."

11. Allegheny Mountains, W. Va.

IDNO:
053758
Title:
Allegheny Mountains, W. Va.
Date:
undated

12. Maysville Gap, near Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053759
Title:
Maysville Gap, near Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated