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'Mrs. D. M. Stout, who with her husband and two sisters came to Montes, W. Va. in the Spring of 1905 to cook for a large camp of woodsmen for the Browns. She remained in this position for 2 or 3 years and then managed the private living quarters of the officials, in addition acting as Postmistress and store manger throughout the 25 years the Brown manufactured lumber. A very efficient and loyal employee. Her husband, D. M. Stout, was railroad construction foreman through most of these years. There were none better.'

181. Mrs. D. M. Stout

IDNO:
034812
Title:
Mrs. D. M. Stout
Description:
'Mrs. D. M. Stout, who with her husband and two sisters came to Montes, W. Va. in the Spring of 1905 to cook for a large camp of woodsmen for the Browns. She remained in this position for 2 or 3 years and then managed the private living quarters of the officials, in addition acting as Postmistress and store manger throughout the 25 years the Brown manufactured lumber. A very efficient and loyal employee. Her husband, D. M. Stout, was railroad construction foreman through most of these years. There were none better.'
'This is where D. D. Brown spent part of his first vacation after coming to West Virginia on March 1, 1905, working at Montes, W. Va. most of the time 12 to 18 hours per day.'

182. State's Exhibit Palace, Jamestown Exposition, Va.

IDNO:
034813
Title:
State's Exhibit Palace, Jamestown Exposition, Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
'This is where D. D. Brown spent part of his first vacation after coming to West Virginia on March 1, 1905, working at Montes, W. Va. most of the time 12 to 18 hours per day.'
'The above picture is men loading lumber in the Thorndale, Pa., sawmill of David Dare Brown I which was the last operation he had. This is one of the places where M. M. Brown and D. D. Brown got their logging, saw mill, and selling experience.'

183. Lumber Yard Crew at Work, Thorndale, Pa.

IDNO:
034814
Title:
Lumber Yard Crew at Work, Thorndale, Pa.
Description:
'The above picture is men loading lumber in the Thorndale, Pa., sawmill of David Dare Brown I which was the last operation he had. This is one of the places where M. M. Brown and D. D. Brown got their logging, saw mill, and selling experience.'
'The above picture of M. M. Brown while he was active in the lumber manufacturing business in West Virginia.'

184. M. M. Brown

IDNO:
034815
Title:
M. M. Brown
Description:
'The above picture of M. M. Brown while he was active in the lumber manufacturing business in West Virginia.'
'The above is a picture of David Dare Brown I taken when he was somewhere around 30-40 years old as near as I can estimate. He started out by working on the Lehigh Canal helping build the locks and furnishing timbers for them and, then he built canal boats for several years coming down as far as Baltimore and going around thru the Erie Canal and then to New York City on the Hudson. During the winter he would build rafts of logs and put on top of them sawed rough lumber and take it down the Susquehanna River to either North Umberland, Pa., or Harrisburg, Pa., and some rafts went through to the Baltimore section. In 1880 he started continuous operations in the manufacture of lumber in Sullivan County, Pa.'

185. D. D. Brown

IDNO:
034816
Title:
D. D. Brown
Description:
'The above is a picture of David Dare Brown I taken when he was somewhere around 30-40 years old as near as I can estimate. He started out by working on the Lehigh Canal helping build the locks and furnishing timbers for them and, then he built canal boats for several years coming down as far as Baltimore and going around thru the Erie Canal and then to New York City on the Hudson. During the winter he would build rafts of logs and put on top of them sawed rough lumber and take it down the Susquehanna River to either North Umberland, Pa., or Harrisburg, Pa., and some rafts went through to the Baltimore section. In 1880 he started continuous operations in the manufacture of lumber in Sullivan County, Pa.'
He is the third son on M. M. Brown.

186. Robert Miles Brown

IDNO:
034817
Title:
Robert Miles Brown
Description:
He is the third son on M. M. Brown.
He is the third son of M. M. Brown.

187. Robert Miles Brown

IDNO:
034818
Title:
Robert Miles Brown
Description:
He is the third son of M. M. Brown.
'D. D. Brown, picture taken in 1946 at the time of the American Legion H. W. Daniels Post No. 29 Annual Community Civic Merit Award for 1945. "In appreciation and recognition of his selfless service to his community, H. W. Daniels Post No. 29, The American Legion, associated civic groups presented this award to him for his indefatigable efforts in fostering the Elkins Flood Control Project and for his leadership in inspiring a unanimity of community spirit and cooperative action resulting in the consummation of that project and great community benefits and betterments." '

188. Annual Community Civic Merit Award Winner, D. D. Brown

IDNO:
034819
Title:
Annual Community Civic Merit Award Winner, D. D. Brown
Date:
1946
Description:
'D. D. Brown, picture taken in 1946 at the time of the American Legion H. W. Daniels Post No. 29 Annual Community Civic Merit Award for 1945. "In appreciation and recognition of his selfless service to his community, H. W. Daniels Post No. 29, The American Legion, associated civic groups presented this award to him for his indefatigable efforts in fostering the Elkins Flood Control Project and for his leadership in inspiring a unanimity of community spirit and cooperative action resulting in the consummation of that project and great community benefits and betterments." '
'The above picture was mailed by the son of R. M. Morrison as explained in letter on opposite page. Men in the picture are R. M. Morrison, J. Scott Bell, and an employee by the name of Turner. This shows a heavy stand of Spruce near where they had their bandmill. Further description as to the mill operation is contained in the Morrison and Gross history in the Elkins section.'

189. R. M. Morrison, J. Scott Bell, and an Employee Named Turner in the Snow Covered Woods, Morribell, W. Va.

IDNO:
034820
Title:
R. M. Morrison, J. Scott Bell, and an Employee Named Turner in the Snow Covered Woods, Morribell, W. Va.
Description:
'The above picture was mailed by the son of R. M. Morrison as explained in letter on opposite page. Men in the picture are R. M. Morrison, J. Scott Bell, and an employee by the name of Turner. This shows a heavy stand of Spruce near where they had their bandmill. Further description as to the mill operation is contained in the Morrison and Gross history in the Elkins section.'
'Picture of Glady Manufacturing Company, Glady, W. Va. Company started about 1912, Richard Chaffey, President. Photo, probably about 1916 shows Spring Hill land owned by Richard Chaffey in 1938. Springs and reservoir supplying town of Glady with water 1905 to Sept. 12, 1938.'

190. Glady Manufacturing Company in Glady, W. Va.

IDNO:
034821
Title:
Glady Manufacturing Company in Glady, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1916
Description:
'Picture of Glady Manufacturing Company, Glady, W. Va. Company started about 1912, Richard Chaffey, President. Photo, probably about 1916 shows Spring Hill land owned by Richard Chaffey in 1938. Springs and reservoir supplying town of Glady with water 1905 to Sept. 12, 1938.'

191. Richard Chaffey, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
034822
Title:
Richard Chaffey, Elkins, W. Va.
Mill workers, back row, left to right: 1.Unidentified, 2.Unidentified, 3.Warnick, 4.Poling, 5.London Poling, 6.Irvin J. Poling, 7.Unidentified, 8.Clarence Yeager. Front row, l to r: 1.Unidentified, 2.Cletus Channell, 3.Sheffey Simmons, 4.Unidentified, 5.George McDaniel, 6.Unidentified, 7.Unidentified, 8.Howard J. Wilmoth, 9.Pleasant Poling, 10.Unidentified.

192. Workers of the Glady Fork Lumber Company Mill, Glady, W. Va.

IDNO:
034823
Title:
Workers of the Glady Fork Lumber Company Mill, Glady, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Mill workers, back row, left to right: 1.Unidentified, 2.Unidentified, 3.Warnick, 4.Poling, 5.London Poling, 6.Irvin J. Poling, 7.Unidentified, 8.Clarence Yeager. Front row, l to r: 1.Unidentified, 2.Cletus Channell, 3.Sheffey Simmons, 4.Unidentified, 5.George McDaniel, 6.Unidentified, 7.Unidentified, 8.Howard J. Wilmoth, 9.Pleasant Poling, 10.Unidentified.