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The light machinery used in milling allows the mobile portable mill to penetrate the heart of the stand.

1. Mobile Portable Saw Mill and Crew at Work

IDNO:: 000181
Title:: Mobile Portable Saw Mill and Crew at Work
Date:: undated
Description:: The light machinery used in milling allows the mobile portable mill to penetrate the heart of the stand.

The portable mill cuts lumber and ties and does custom sawing for farmers.

2. Mobile Portable Saw Mill

IDNO:: 000182
Title:: Mobile Portable Saw Mill
Date:: undated
Description:: The portable mill cuts lumber and ties and does custom sawing for farmers.

3. Mobile Portable Saw Mill and Crew at Work

IDNO:: 000183
Title:: Mobile Portable Saw Mill and Crew at Work
Date:: undated

4. Mobile Portable Saw Mill

IDNO:: 000184
Title:: Mobile Portable Saw Mill
Date:: undated

Crowd viewing flood waters in town.

5. Flood in a Lumber Town

IDNO:: 001026
Title:: Flood in a Lumber Town
Date:: undated
Description:: Crowd viewing flood waters in town.

A photograph of a working lumber mill set in an unidentified wooded area in West Virginia.

6. Working Lumber Mill

IDNO:: 030830
Title:: Working Lumber Mill
Description:: A photograph of a working lumber mill set in an unidentified wooded area in West Virginia.

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.A forest fire near Davis, W. Va in the Spring of 1914.

7. A Forest Fire Near Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050608
Title:: A Forest Fire Near Davis, W. Va.
Date:: Spring 1914
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.A forest fire near Davis, W. Va in the Spring of 1914.