Unidentified Men Pose for Group Portrait in Adamsville, W. Va.
Date:
1890-1920
Description:
Group of unidentified men, a child, four horses, and a dog pose for a group portrait in front of Barrack & Son General Black-Smithing Store near Shinnston, W. Va.
Activities in the oil field near Shinnston, Adamsville area. Horses, wagons, and man-power moved all the equipment to the drilling site. Sistersville and Shinnston came into the oil boom about the same time. E.K. Towles of Shinnston, W. Va.
Pipe Laying Gang Posing at Camp Hope, Somewhere Between Farmington and Fairview, W. Va.
Date:
1903/09/09
Description:
Standing left to right Pearl Roby, Noah Moore, George Burriss, Lem South, Judge tennant, Mont Tucker, Burl Tennant, Bill Taylor, (Visitor name not known). Sitting Charley Myers, Herbert Lapoe, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Aultman.