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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.
Elevation 2500 ft.

5. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053774
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
Elevation 2500 ft.

6. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053775
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
undated

7. Seneca Rocks Seen From Route 5, W. Va.

IDNO:
053776
Title:
Seneca Rocks Seen From Route 5, W. Va.
Date:
1934
Text reads, "Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va. 900 ft. high"

8. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053777
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Text reads, "Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va. 900 ft. high"

9. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053778
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
undated

10. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
053779
Title:
Seneca Rocks, Pendleton Co., W. Va.
Date:
1948
Wildcat Rock is located on Routes 4 and 28.

11. Wildcat Rock at Smoke Hole Cavern, near Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053780
Title:
Wildcat Rock at Smoke Hole Cavern, near Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Wildcat Rock is located on Routes 4 and 28.
"Smoke Holes" refers to Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 mile gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.

12. Double Rock in Big Gap, Smoke Holes, near Upper Tract, W. Va.

IDNO:
053781
Title:
Double Rock in Big Gap, Smoke Holes, near Upper Tract, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Smoke Holes" refers to Smoke Hole Canyon, a 20 mile gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.