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Aerial View of Thurmond and river.

1. View of Thurmond, Up and Down the River

IDNO:
003928
Title:
View of Thurmond, Up and Down the River
Date:
1991
Description:
Aerial View of Thurmond and river.
Man with camera is standing on flatrock with camera overlooking Thurmond and the river.

2. View of Thurmond From Concho, W. Va.

IDNO:
003939
Title:
View of Thurmond From Concho, W. Va.
Date:
1991
Description:
Man with camera is standing on flatrock with camera overlooking Thurmond and the river.
Picture taken with a 150mm lens.

3. View of Thurmond From Concho, W. Va.

IDNO:
003947
Title:
View of Thurmond From Concho, W. Va.
Date:
1991
Description:
Picture taken with a 150mm lens.

4. View of Thurmond From Concho, W. Va.

IDNO:
003963
Title:
View of Thurmond From Concho, W. Va.
A view of houses alongside a hill overlooking the New River in Thurmond, West Virginia. Photo by R. E. Ribble, Prince, West Virginia.

5. View of Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
012499
Title:
View of Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1920/04
Description:
A view of houses alongside a hill overlooking the New River in Thurmond, West Virginia. Photo by R. E. Ribble, Prince, West Virginia.
A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car. A bridge in the background crosses the New River.

6. Railroad Bridge and Turntable, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052207
Title:
Railroad Bridge and Turntable, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car. A bridge in the background crosses the New River.
Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.

7. Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052208
Title:
Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.
The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

8. C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052209
Title:
C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.
A group of men are pictured on and beside a locomotive. Subjects unidentified.

9. Round House Crew, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052210
Title:
Round House Crew, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A group of men are pictured on and beside a locomotive. Subjects unidentified.
From left to right are C. C. Beury, unidentified, C. L. Garvin, Sr., Paddy Ryan, unidentified, and unidentified. The men are coal operators and are posing on the south side of the train platform.

10. Coal Operators on Southside Train Platform, Thurmond, W. Va.

IDNO:
052212
Title:
Coal Operators on Southside Train Platform, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
From left to right are C. C. Beury, unidentified, C. L. Garvin, Sr., Paddy Ryan, unidentified, and unidentified. The men are coal operators and are posing on the south side of the train platform.