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A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

1. Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039203
Title:
Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.

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

IDNO:
039254
Title:
Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.
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.

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

IDNO:
039257
Title:
African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
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.
Hatfield stands in the snow with a rifle in hand outside a cabin. The photo was taken during construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western railroad.

4. Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039259
Title:
Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Hatfield stands in the snow with a rifle in hand outside a cabin. The photo was taken during construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western railroad.
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.

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

IDNO:
039260
Title:
Portrait of Family in Front of Their Log-Split Cabin, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
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.
Unidentified man stands with his arms crossed over his chest and three pistols held in a sash around his waist. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

6. Pistol Packing Man Strikes a Determined Pose, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039261
Title:
Pistol Packing Man Strikes a Determined Pose, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Unidentified man stands with his arms crossed over his chest and three pistols held in a sash around his waist. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Unidentified workers stand among cut stones used in the construction of bridge abutments (such as one in the background). The poles in the photograph are part of the pulley used to place the stones.

7. West Abutment, Bridge #37, Ohio Extension: Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039272
Title:
West Abutment, Bridge #37, Ohio Extension: Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Unidentified workers stand among cut stones used in the construction of bridge abutments (such as one in the background). The poles in the photograph are part of the pulley used to place the stones.