Ruth Blackhurst, 19 years old, teacher at Spruce School in the lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain, above Cass, W.Va. Shown with dog in front of company houses.
Six older students at Spruce School. Teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. In the picture: Bob Nelson, Oneda Powers, Barbara Nelson and Butch Cousins. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.
Group of people standing around a train engine belonging to the Hosterman Lumber Company. The boiler on the Climax engine exploded on July 26, 1906 coming across the top of Little Mountain near Cass, W.Va. The explosion occurred behind the Uriah…