Herbert S. Thomas, Engineer, Scrapbook of Construction of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3592
Scrapbook of photographs kept by Herbert S. Thomas, an engineer of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, regarding construction of the Railroad's Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River between Welch and Kenova, West Virginia. The length of this extension is about 140 miles and was built between 1889 and 1893, according to a notebook kept by Thomas (which is not in the collection). There are 138 photographs mounted onto 48 pages; there are also 14 unmounted, loose photographs (of which 10 are cyanotypes). Subjects include camps, construction of a major trestle, group portraits of railroad employees, railroad infrastructure (bridges, trestles, and tunnels), river scenes, rural homes and families, and survey equipment. Herbert S. Thomas was born July 2, 1871; he appears on page 8 (seated right in upper photo); page 28 (extreme left in lower photo); page 33 (third from right in lower photo); and page 48 (perhaps on right).
English
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0.2 Linear Feet (Summary: 2 in. (flat storage box))
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