Portrait of Fred Viering with Unidentified Man, Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

Identifier:

050793

Collection Number:

4151

Title:

Portrait of Fred Viering with Unidentified Man, Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1890-1915

Creator:

Ben F. Thompson

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 in the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The two men pose next to the "Headworks" invented by Fred Viering (right) of Babcock Lumber. Also shown is skidded Lumber from Blackwater Canyon and Red Run Canyon, W. Va.

Subjects:

Lumber trade--West Virginia--Davis., Logging--Machinery--West Virginia.

Corporate Names:

Babcock Lumber Company.

Family Names:

Thompson family.

Geographic:

Tucker County (W. Va.), Blackwater Canyon (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Fletcher, Sarah T.

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView