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Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. 11:30 P.M. Going to work after 1 hour recess. (see label on #162.)  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Night shift at Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. 11:30 P.M. Going t...

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An old Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco sign, and other advertisements, on a wall in downtown Grafton, West Virginia

An old Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco sign, and other advertisements, on a...

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The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

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Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Taylor County, West Virginia - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Taylor County, West Virginia - safety film negatives, Library of Congr...

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Part of an old Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco sign on a wall in downtown Grafton, West Virginia

Part of an old Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco sign on a wall in downtown G...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Carrying-in Boy at the Lehr, (15 years old) Glass Works, Grafton, West Virginia. Has worked for several years. Works nine hours. Day shift one week, night shift next week. Gets $1.25 per day.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Carrying-in Boy at the Lehr, (15 years old) Glass Works, Grafton, West...

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"Carrying in Boy" at the Lehr. Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia. (See label on #162.)  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

"Carrying in Boy" at the Lehr. Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia. ...

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Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Drift Mouth, San Lick Mine, near Grafton, West Virginia. Bank Boss in centre: driver on his right: trapper boy outside. Alfred, about 14. He trapped several years during vacation: said he is going to school this year: asked if it were because school is more fun he said. "This yere hain't no fun!".  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Drift Mouth, San Lick Mine, near Grafton, West Virginia. Bank Boss in ...

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Aerial view of Grafton, West Virginia

Aerial view of Grafton, West Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

Midnight in a Glass Works. Grafton, West Virginia. (see photo 162).  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Midnight in a Glass Works. Grafton, West Virginia. (see photo 162). L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley...

Significance: Typical of the transition from timber to metal bridge construction, the original Fink spans were probably the longest tri-composite trusses then (1854) in existence, and most likely represented th... More

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley...

Significance: Typical of the transition from timber to metal bridge construction, the original Fink spans were probably the longest tri-composite trusses then (1854) in existence, and most likely represented th... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

View of Grafton, West Virginia - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of Grafton, West Virginia - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

A diesel locomotive passes along what were once bustling passenger rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as well in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

A diesel locomotive passes along what were once bustling passenger rai...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

The old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, West Virginia, built in 1911, a year before 30 passenger trains a day passed through this B&O junction town

The old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, West Virginia, b...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. By the 1960s, passenger traffic had dwindled to a trickle, and the station (and the big Willard Hotel that once accommodated travelers... More

The 1913 U.S. Post Office building in Grafton, West Virginia

The 1913 U.S. Post Office building in Grafton, West Virginia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Midnight in a Glass Works. Grafton, West Virginia. (see photo 162).  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Midnight in a Glass Works. Grafton, West Virginia. (see photo 162). L...

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Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, West Virginia. Boy with mule was afraid at first to be in the picture: another boy said he feared we might make him go to school.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafto...

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Harry and Sallie. Driver in Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, West Virginia. Was afraid to be photo'd because we might make him go to school. Probably 12 years old.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Harry and Sallie. Driver in Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Gr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Grafton, West Virginia 1898. - Public domain old map

Grafton, West Virginia 1898. - Public domain old map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 995 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. ... More

Taylor County, West Virginia - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Taylor County, West Virginia - safety film negatives, Library of Congr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The initial Union Army casualty of the Civil War fell in Grafton on May 22, 1861, when Thornberry Bailey Brown, was killed by a Confed... More

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The initial Union Army casualty of the Civil War fell in Grafton on May 22, 1861, when Thornberry Bailey Brown, was killed by a Confed... More

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Midnight in a Glass Works in Grafton, West Virginia. Boys at the "Glory-Hole" where object is reheated before going to finisher.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Midnight in a Glass Works in Grafton, West Virginia. Boys at the "Glor...

Public domain photograph of people, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. (see label on photo 162.) Grafton, West Virginia.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the International Mother's Day Shrine. Grafton, West Virginia

Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the International Mother's Day Shr...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The town claims to have held the nation's first Mother's Day observance as the culmination of efforts by local resident Anna Jarvis. H... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The initial Union Army casualty of the Civil War fell in Grafton on May 22, 1861, when Thornberry Bailey Brown, was killed by a Confed... More

A distressed block in downtown Grafton, West Virginia

A distressed block in downtown Grafton, West Virginia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley...

Significance: Typical of the transition from timber to metal bridge construction, the original Fink spans were probably the longest tri-composite trusses then (1854) in existence, and most likely represented th... More

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley...

Significance: Typical of the transition from timber to metal bridge construction, the original Fink spans were probably the longest tri-composite trusses then (1854) in existence, and most likely represented th... More

"Carrying in Boy" at the Lehr. Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia. (See label on #162.)  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

"Carrying in Boy" at the Lehr. Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia. ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, West Virginia. Boy with mule was afraid at first to be in the picture: another boy said he feared we might make him go to school.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Tipple Boy and Drivers. Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafto...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The initial Union Army casualty of the Civil War fell in Grafton on May 22, 1861, when Thornberry Bailey Brown, was killed by a Confed... More

View of Grafton, West Virginia - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of Grafton, West Virginia - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley...

Significance: Typical of the transition from timber to metal bridge construction, the original Fink spans were probably the longest tri-composite trusses then (1854) in existence, and most likely represented th... More

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

The birthplace of Anna Jarvis, credited by many as the creator of the Mother's Day holiday, in the unincorporated town of Webster in Taylor County, West Virginia

The birthplace of Anna Jarvis, credited by many as the creator of the ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Anna Jarvis' mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, was a social activist, founder of Mother's Day Work Clubs, and a unifying force within her com... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Coal trains on what were once bustling passenger rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as well in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Coal trains on what were once bustling passenger rail lines of the Bal...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Buildings in Grafton, West Virginia

Buildings in Grafton, West Virginia

Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harry and Sallie. Driver in Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Grafton, West Virginia. Was afraid to be photo'd because we might make him go to school. Probably 12 years old.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Harry and Sallie. Driver in Maryland Coal Co. Mine, near Sand Lick, Gr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

The old Merchants & Merchants Bank Building in Grafton, West Virginia

The old Merchants & Merchants Bank Building in Grafton, West Virginia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The initial Union Army casualty of the Civil War fell in Grafton on May 22, 1861, when Thornberry Bailey Brown, was killed by a Confed... More

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first national military cemetery in West Virginia

The Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, the first nat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The initial Union Army casualty of the Civil War fell in Grafton on May 22, 1861, when Thornberry Bailey Brown, was killed by a Confed... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"Carrying in Boy" at the Lehr. Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia. (See label on #162.)  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

"Carrying in Boy" at the Lehr. Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia. ...

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, then an hour's rest and 4 1/2 more: cramped position. Day shift one week: night shift next. (see label on photo 162.) Grafton, West Virginia.  Location: Grafton, West Virginia.

Glass Blower and Mold Boy. Boy has 4 1/2 hours of this at a stretch, t...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

The Taylor County Public Library in Grafton, West Virginia

The Taylor County Public Library in Grafton, West Virginia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Masonic Hall in Grafton, West Virginia

Masonic Hall in Grafton, West Virginia

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge, Spanning Tygart Valley...

Significance: Typical of the transition from timber to metal bridge construction, the original Fink spans were probably the longest tri-composite trusses then (1854) in existence, and most likely represented th... More

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Grafton National Cemetery, 431 Walnut Street, Grafton, Taylor County, ...

Survey number: HALS WV-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004330

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, U.S. 119 East of Tygart Valley River, Grafton, Taylor County, WV

Northwestern Virginia (B&O) Railroad, Grafton Machine Shop & Foundry, ...

Significance: Built by the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, a subsidiary of the B&O, this complex was the major repair facility on the western portion of the line. Grafton was one of the earliest railroad towns... More

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