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1. Ranwood Lumber Company Logging Road

IDNO:: 000572
Title:: Ranwood Lumber Company Logging Road
Date:: undated

2. View of a Train on a Railroad Track

IDNO:: 034938
Title:: View of a Train on a Railroad Track

3. View of a Railroad Track

IDNO:: 034951
Title:: View of a Railroad Track

4. View of a Railroad Track at a Logging Operation

IDNO:: 034956
Title:: View of a Railroad Track at a Logging Operation

Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."

5. Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia

IDNO:: 048690
Title:: Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia
Date:: undated
Description:: Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."

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.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.

6. Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.

IDNO:: 050633
Title:: Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.
Date:: 1907
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.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.

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.

7. A Locomotive Rounds a Bend on a Snowy Unidentified Railway, Likely Near Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050697
Title:: A Locomotive Rounds a Bend on a Snowy Unidentified Railway, Likely Near Tucker County, 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.

Unidentified location, likely West Virginia.

8. Hecla Extension

IDNO:: 052117
Title:: Hecla Extension
Date:: Undated
Description:: Unidentified location, likely West Virginia.

The three men are identified left to right as Sam F. Bray, Slim Bradford, and Egbert. They are members of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

9. Three Engineers, Big Eddy, O. R.

IDNO:: 053607
Title:: Three Engineers, Big Eddy, O. R.
Date:: 1914/09
Description:: The three men are identified left to right as Sam F. Bray, Slim Bradford, and Egbert. They are members of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.