Benton Smith finishing off a bear skin at the Marlinton Tannery located on the Greenbrier River in Marlinton, W.Va. Tannery opened in 1903, closed in 1970.
Benton Smith hanging finished leather at the Marlinton Tannery located on the Greenbrier River in Marlinton, W.Va. Tannery opened in 1903, closed in 1970.
Benton Smith smoothing and drying tanned leather, called the "setting process," at the Marlinton Tannery located on the Greenbrier River in Marlinton, W.Va. Tannery opened in 1903, closed in 1970.
Benton Smith turning hides in lime solution at the Marlinton Tannery located on the Greenbrier River in Marlinton, W.Va. Tannery opened in 1903, closed in 1970.
Postcard - Portrait of Bertha Hamner Wright, wife of Louis Clinton Wright, with children (left to right) Nina, baby Vivian and Louis Page in Thornwood, W.Va.
Postcard - Bird's Eye View of Winterburn, W.Va.Lumber mill is shown on the right, company houses on the left. Logging town is in northern Pocahontas County near Bartow.
Bob (George Robert) Gay with his grandmother, Lucy Livesay (m. Levi Gay, Sr) on street in Marlinton, W.Va. Wood sidewalk, fire hydrant and 2-story houses are visible in photo.
Bob Wooling at left on washtub bass and Mike Burns on fiddle, playing on stage with others at the Mountain Music Festival in Huntersville, W.Va. Filmed by WMUL-TV for the West Virginia Public Television Series "Sugar in the Gourd"
Bob Wooling's Foot on the Washtub Bass at the Pocahontas County Mountain Music Festival at Huntersville, W.Va. Filmed by WMUL-TV for the West Virginia Public Television Series "Sugar in the Gourd"
Bobby Taylor on fiddle and Alan Caulk on the upright bass performing at the1982 Pocahontas County Mountain Music and Bluegrass Festival in Huntersville, W.Va.