African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Identifier:
- 039257
- Collection Number:
- A&M 3592
- Title:
- African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1893
- Creator:
- Thomas, Herbert S. Sr.
- Description:
- Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
- Subjects:
- Railroad construction workers--West Virginia., Railroad engineering--West Virginia., Railroads--Portraits--Group.
- Corporate Names:
- Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
- Geographic:
- Tug Fork.
- Acquisition Source:
- O'Brien, John
- Acquisition Method:
- Acquired
- Medium:
- print
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView
