Trees Before and After Cutting and Burning Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

Identifier:

050607

Collection Number:

4151

Title:

Trees Before and After Cutting and Burning Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

Date:

1913-1914

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.This image shows an area of land with trees "After Cutting and Burning" and "Before Cutting and Burning"

Subjects:

Trees., Logging and Lumbering--Deforestation and Disasters., Logging--West Virginia--Davis., Logging and Lumbering--Scenes and Views.

Corporate Names:

Babcock Lumber Company.

Family Names:

Thompson family.

Geographic:

Davis (W. Va.), Canaan Valley (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Fletcher, Sarah T.

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView