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Postcard - Large group of children with teacher at Thornwood School in Thornwood, W.Va. Nina Wright is far left on back row (marked with 1), Louis Page Wright is center left (marked with 2). Children of Louis Clinton and Bertha Hamner Wright.

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Postcard - View of Thornwood, W.Va. with two-story house in foreground and the lumber mill in the background. Utility poles and split rail fence visible near house with maturing apple orchard. Postcard is addressed to Mrs. D. B. Canfield in Elkins,…

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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.

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C&O Track Crew at Stony Bottom, W.Va. Shows six young men on small car in front of what appears to be a store. Sign on left says "Agent for Long Wear Shoes." Part of Stony Bottom rail sign visible at right of photo.

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Four men standing in front of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station at Winterburn. Clarence Livesay, Agent. Shows signage for Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office, and Adams Express Company

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Log landing at Wildell on the west fork of the Greenbrier River in upper Pocahontas County. Shows three men with horse team skidding logs. Over 1,000,000 board feet at this landing in 1912.

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Looking west at Range Lumber Co. mill and houses at Deer Creek, near Arbovale, W.Va.

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Shay No. 1 at Cass pushing flatcar up mountain with no tree cover. pPossibly making a trial run prior to opening of the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Man in business suit can be seen riding the engine.

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Mower Lumber Company train being powered up Cheat Mountain by Shay Engine No. 4. This Shay is now hauling tourists at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

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Cass Scenic Railroad Shays No. 1 and 4 pulling cars of passengers. Photo taken in 1963, year that the State Park opened. On this day, Sept 1, the trains had 1,455 paid riders.

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Cass Scenic Railroad Shay No. 4 with flatcar of lumber. Stacks and water tower visible in background.

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Night photo of Cass Shay No. 1 parked in front of the Cass Deport at the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Crew member is standing on tracks next to engine.

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Aeriel view of the logging town of Cass, W.Va. Wide view shows company store, churches, company houses.

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Elmer Burner House on top of the hill at left, overlooking a section of the town of Cass, W.Va.

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"Slough" (wetland,shallow lake) in front of the Allen Blackhurst home in Cass, W.Va. Shows group of small houses on the other side.

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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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