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Two unidentified engineers in a casual, cigar chewing pose. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in Southern West Virginia.

457. Civil Engineers During Construction Project, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified workers building an abutment for a railroad bridge.

458. Construction on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified African-American youth happily poses, taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

459. African-American Youth, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified worker stands next to an engine run by steam.

460. Engine Used During Construction of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Southern W. Va.

Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, second from the left holds a surveying pole as several unidentified workers and civil engineers pose with their equipment during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

461. Anderson Hatfield with Survey Crew in Tug Fork District, Southern W. Va.

Information included with the photograph: "Domestic servant of J. Z. & Harriet Ellison. Later married and wrote letter describing her life. Now in WVU Collection". Inscribed on the back of the photograph, "Mr and Mrs. C. P. Ellison March 27, 1909. From R. S. Wiseman"

462. Rebecca S. Wiseman, Monroe County, W. Va.

Unidentified workers use molds to form the arch in a culvert during the construction of the Ohio extension.

463. Building Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.

464. Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

The molds hold the shape of a culvert during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

465. New Culvert on Ohio Extension Line, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

466. African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Identified, back row: Troy; Elliott; Betty; Robert E.; Elias; Joe D. Front row: Mary; Rose; Anderson; Willis; Levicy Chafin Hatfield; Tennyson. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in southwest West Virginia.

467. Anderson Hatfield Family, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified woman and little girl sit in the doorway, while a man wearing a bowler hat sits outside holding a baby, with several onlookers behind them. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

468. Portrait of Family in Front of Their Log-Split Cabin, Tug Fork District, W. Va.