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A family poses on the ferry boat docked by the river bank. Subjects unidentified.

325. Hinton Family's Ferry, Avis. W. Va.

IDNO:
045833
Title:
Hinton Family's Ferry, Avis. W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
A family poses on the ferry boat docked by the river bank. Subjects unidentified.
Passengers and an automobile are loaded onto the boat as workers move to send it on its way.

326. Hinton Ferry, Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045834
Title:
Hinton Ferry, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Passengers and an automobile are loaded onto the boat as workers move to send it on its way.
George Hoover pictured on the ferry's rail traveling across New River.

327. Sitting on Old Hinton Ferry, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045835
Title:
Sitting on Old Hinton Ferry, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
George Hoover pictured on the ferry's rail traveling across New River.
Workers move to steady the ferry as it approaches its destination while passengers standby with their livestock. Subjects unidentified.

328. Old Hinton Ferry Landing at 1st Street, Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045836
Title:
Old Hinton Ferry Landing at 1st Street, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Workers move to steady the ferry as it approaches its destination while passengers standby with their livestock. Subjects unidentified.
Water levels rise to rooftops and fence lines. In the distance are shacks nearly submerged.

329. Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045837
Title:
Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Water levels rise to rooftops and fence lines. In the distance are shacks nearly submerged.
Anderson was a nationally known columnist for the Charleston Gazette and later the Daily Mail. He started his career with the Hinton Daily News.

330. L.T. Anderson & Wife, Jean, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
045838
Title:
L.T. Anderson & Wife, Jean, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Anderson was a nationally known columnist for the Charleston Gazette and later the Daily Mail. He started his career with the Hinton Daily News.
A group of boys wade in the knee-high flood water. Subjects unidentified.

331. Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045839
Title:
Avis Flood, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
1916/07
Description:
A group of boys wade in the knee-high flood water. Subjects unidentified.
Site of the earliest general store built in town. It was owned by a Hinton family. It has since been converted into an apartment complex.

332. Old General Store in Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045840
Title:
Old General Store in Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Site of the earliest general store built in town. It was owned by a Hinton family. It has since been converted into an apartment complex.
"Ram" Harford & "Moody" Burdette pictured in the water.

333. Swimming in New River Between Coney Island & Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045841
Title:
Swimming in New River Between Coney Island & Avis, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Description:
"Ram" Harford & "Moody" Burdette pictured in the water.
View of the building exterior from across the street.

334. Greenbrier School, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045842
Title:
Greenbrier School, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
View of the building exterior from across the street.
Two unidentified men pose with the town in the background.

335. Scene of Early Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045843
Title:
Scene of Early Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Two unidentified men pose with the town in the background.
Cattle are moved down the hill.

336. Foot of Avis Hill, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045844
Title:
Foot of Avis Hill, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Cattle are moved down the hill.