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- 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.
- 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.](/thumb/034480.jpg "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.](/thumb/034484.jpg "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.
- IDNO:
- 054260
- Title:
- South Park Grand Building
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 229 Grand StreetBuilt in 1910. First owner was Madison J. Stathers. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1911,1921,1927.
- IDNO:
- 054261
- Title:
- South Park Street
- Date:
- 1981
- Description:
- View of upper Park Street.
- IDNO:
- 054262
- Title:
- South Park, Wilson Building
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 224 Wilson StreetBuilt in 1908. First owner was Charles Finberg. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1906,1911,1921,1927.
- IDNO:
- 054263
- Title:
- South Park, Grand Street Building
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- 313 Grand StreetBuilt in 1920, this building was number 307 in the 1914~15 South Park directory. First known owner was Joseph R. Hughart. Appears on Sanborn fire maps 1911,1921,1927.
- IDNO:
- 054264
- Title:
- South Park, Wilson Building
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Built in 1908. First known owner was Lucy and John Dougan. Appears on Sanborn fire map 1911, 1921, and 1927.
- IDNO:
- 054265
- Title:
- South Park, S Walnut Building
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Built in 1915. First known owner was George C. Baker. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1921 and 1927.
- IDNO:
- 054266
- Title:
- South Park, S Walnut Building
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Built in 1927. First known owner was Stanley Cox. Appears on Sanborn fire map in 1927.
- IDNO:
- 054267
- Title:
- Commerce Street, Wellsburg, W. Va
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Postcard published by J.R. Elson.
