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Teacher Alice Blackhurst with her students at the Olive School near Durbin, W.Va. Ms. Blackhurst is at top right on the porch.

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Young teamsters with two white work horses at unknown logging site in Pocahontas County, W.Va.

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The Raine-Andrews Lumber Company. Lumber yard in background. Triple Shay Engines, No. 5 at front.

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Group of men surveying trains cars derailed on Cheat Mountain near Cass, W.Va.

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Three men posing on derailed train car on Cheat Mountain near Cass, W.Va.

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Train load of lumber with workers on top crossing the bridge over the Greenbrier Riverat Harter Brothers Lumber Company, 5 miles northeast of Marlinton, W.Va.Wooden bridge with stacked log supports.

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Two unknown men on train car with log loader at the mill at Watoga, Sawmill and buildings can be seen in the photo.

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Small unidentified log camp with men, women and children, Could possible by Greenbrier River Camp.

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View of Cass W. Va. from the east side of the Greenbrier River. Shows foot bridge, old train depot, stores, train cars on track. Company houses on hillside at top of photo.

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W.Va. Pulp and Paper Company's Shay No. 3 with nine cars of logs at the upper switch back on Cheat Mountain near Cass, W.Va.

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Warn Lumber Company Engine No. 1. The engineer is Earl McComb. Warn Lumber Company, located at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va. Their railroad had two engines.

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Warn Lumber Company mill and town at Warntown located at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va.Shows complete sawmill operation, log holding pond, stacks of lumber and railroad tracks.

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Wildell Mill, showing location where a Mr. Robinson was killed.

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Large groups of workers on tracks leading into the Warn Lumber Company Mill at Warntown, at Stamping Creek near Mill Point, W.Va.

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Workers laying steel for railroad on the Greenbrier north of Seebert, W.Va. African-American workers standing at left. Whites, one with rifle on shoulder, standing at right.

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Workers laying steel for railroad on the Greenbrier north of Seebert, W.Va. African-American workers standing at left. Whites, one with rifle on shoulder, standing at right.
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