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'1906 postmark.'

1. Train No. 5 on Green River, from Elk River Railroad, W.Va.

IDNO:
025933
Title:
Train No. 5 on Green River, from Elk River Railroad, W.Va.
Description:
'1906 postmark.'

2. Several Men Ride Atop Piles of Wooden Boards Being Pulled on Wagon By Horse

IDNO:
047145
Title:
Several Men Ride Atop Piles of Wooden Boards Being Pulled on Wagon By Horse
Date:
Undated
Large piece of early steam powered farming machinery sits along fence. It's labeled Keystone Driller Co., Beaver Falls, Pa.

3. Man Stands in Front of Horse Drawn Wagon Carrying Lumber

IDNO:
048056
Title:
Man Stands in Front of Horse Drawn Wagon Carrying Lumber
Date:
Undated
Description:
Large piece of early steam powered farming machinery sits along fence. It's labeled Keystone Driller Co., Beaver Falls, Pa.
Two unidentified men stand beside a truck loaded with lumber.

4. Smith Lumber Operation, Jumping Branch, W. Va.

IDNO:
048217
Title:
Smith Lumber Operation, Jumping Branch, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Two unidentified men stand beside a truck loaded with lumber.
The men pictured are R. D. Robertson, George Kling, Harry Jones, George Wickwire, and Mr. McFadden.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.

5. Babcock's Train Men Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050714
Title:
Babcock's Train Men Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/01
Description:
The men pictured are R. D. Robertson, George Kling, Harry Jones, George Wickwire, and Mr. McFadden.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.
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.

6. Coal Mine Incline on the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Logging Railroad near Spruce, W. Va.

IDNO:
050716
Title:
Coal Mine Incline on the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Logging Railroad near Spruce, 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.
The Shay Locomotive passes an ice covered water tower in an unidentified location.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. Shay Locomotive Likely Carrying Lumber in Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050717
Title:
Shay Locomotive Likely Carrying Lumber in Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
The Shay Locomotive passes an ice covered water tower in an unidentified location.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.
Men pose for a portrait while transporting lumber on a railroad, likely in Tucker County, W. Va.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.

8. A Group of Unidentified Men Pose in a Railway Cart in an Unidentified Location

IDNO:
050718
Title:
A Group of Unidentified Men Pose in a Railway Cart in an Unidentified Location
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
Men pose for a portrait while transporting lumber on a railroad, likely in Tucker County, W. Va.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.
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.View of logs in river near Babcock Lumber Company in Davis, W. Va.

9. Babcock Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050720
Title:
Babcock Lumber Co., Davis, 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.View of logs in river near Babcock Lumber Company in Davis, W. Va.
Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.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.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.

10. Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050756
Title:
Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1922
Description:
Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.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.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.
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.

11. Log Train for D. F. Lumber Company in Laneville, w. Va.

IDNO:
050757
Title:
Log Train for D. F. Lumber Company in Laneville, w. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
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.
The train was carrying lumber from Robson, W. Va. to a C. & O. station at Deepwater, W. Va before wrecking. J. S. Blake is standing on the wheel near the ground. Also pictured are D. P. Craig, William Darlington, and Pete Foster.

12. First Railroad Wreck on Virginian Railway

IDNO:
052104
Title:
First Railroad Wreck on Virginian Railway
Date:
1904/10
Description:
The train was carrying lumber from Robson, W. Va. to a C. & O. station at Deepwater, W. Va before wrecking. J. S. Blake is standing on the wheel near the ground. Also pictured are D. P. Craig, William Darlington, and Pete Foster.