View of Blackwater Canyon After Logging near Davis, W. Va.
- Identifier:
- 050703
- Collection Number:
- 4151
- Title:
- View of Blackwater Canyon After Logging near Davis, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910-1930
- Description:
- This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The image shows a bleak looking view of "Blackwater Canyon after logging and before fire" with logging machines in the background on top of a mountain.
- Subjects:
- Logging and Lumbering--Loggers at Work with Machines., Logging--West Virginia--Davis., Logging--West Virginia--Tucker County., Logging and Lumbering--Deforestation and Disasters.
- Family Names:
- Thompson family.
- Geographic:
- Blackwater Canyon (W. Va.)
- Acquisition Source:
- Fletcher, Sarah T.
- Acquisition Method:
- Gift
- Medium:
- postcard
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView
