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'Jay Lambert on hay stack. Ona and Otho Davis on load, Miles Thompson by the wagon, George Davis on the rake and Jim Skiles or Loyd Lambert pitching hay. George Davis farm is located on Rt. 220 north of Franklin, and later it became the Foster Dyer Farm.'

1. Haying Crew at Work on George Davis Farm, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014095
Title:: Haying Crew at Work on George Davis Farm, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1910
Description:: 'Jay Lambert on hay stack. Ona and Otho Davis on load, Miles Thompson by the wagon, George Davis on the rake and Jim Skiles or Loyd Lambert pitching hay. George Davis farm is located on Rt. 220 north of Franklin, and later it became the Foster Dyer Farm.'

'This is Seneca Rocks in the background with Middle rock which fell some years back. Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper lived in this home for 4 years. They were married in 1816.'

2. Farm House in Front of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014096
Title:: Farm House in Front of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: 'This is Seneca Rocks in the background with Middle rock which fell some years back. Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper lived in this home for 4 years. They were married in 1816.'

'James Dyer Ruddle home in Buffalo Hills near Ruddle, West Virginia. Built in 1870.'

3. Ruddle Home in Buffalo Hills Near Ruddle, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014097
Title:: Ruddle Home in Buffalo Hills Near Ruddle, W. Va.
Description:: 'James Dyer Ruddle home in Buffalo Hills near Ruddle, West Virginia. Built in 1870.'

Men work with horses to harvest a field.

4. Harvest Scene at Parish Farm, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014098
Title:: Harvest Scene at Parish Farm, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1900
Description:: Men work with horses to harvest a field.

Small buildings sit next to a stream.

5. Scene at Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014099
Title:: Scene at Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1941/06/01
Description:: Small buildings sit next to a stream.

Taken on James Ruddle Farm on the Buffalo Hills. In the foreground, from left to right: James Dyer Ruddle, Charley Ruddle, Maggy 'Ruddle' Hartman, Hannah ' Ruddle' Simmons, Jane Ruddle, Cora Ruddle, Clay Ruddle.

6. Steam Engine on the James D. Ruddle Farm in the Buffalo Hills, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014100
Title:: Steam Engine on the James D. Ruddle Farm in the Buffalo Hills, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: Taken on James Ruddle Farm on the Buffalo Hills. In the foreground, from left to right: James Dyer Ruddle, Charley Ruddle, Maggy 'Ruddle' Hartman, Hannah ' Ruddle' Simmons, Jane Ruddle, Cora Ruddle, Clay Ruddle.

7. Hogs on a Farm in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014101
Title:: Hogs on a Farm in Pendleton County, W. Va.

From left to right: 'Will Wimer, Martin Vandevander, Roy Lambert and John Lambert.'

8. Farmers at Work in a Field in Nilson HIlls, Germany Valley, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014102
Title:: Farmers at Work in a Field in Nilson HIlls, Germany Valley, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910-1915
Description:: From left to right: 'Will Wimer, Martin Vandevander, Roy Lambert and John Lambert.'

9. Johnny A. Dahmer Plowing with a Team on his Farm in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014103
Title:: Johnny A. Dahmer Plowing with a Team on his Farm in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 03/1942

Johnny A. Dahmer is on the horse-powered mower. John Dahmer stands with the scythe.

10. Dahmer Men Clearing a Field, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014104
Title:: Dahmer Men Clearing a Field, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: Johnny A. Dahmer is on the horse-powered mower. John Dahmer stands with the scythe.