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Collection
0008: George H. A. Kunst Papers
Institution
Marshall University Archives and Special Collections
Date
1-1-1900
Description
Culvert under railroad tracks, near Grafton, W.Va., ca. 1900, b&w Back reads: 9/15/76 Florence Hoback came in to view her father's papers. She believes the man in the center is her father, George Kunst and the man, seated, unhatted, is Samuel jenkins (Ms 5) (Jenkins was an engineer and probably helped construct the railroad.) This series of photos are of the construction of a railroad around 1900. it is most likely either the West Virginia Midland RR or the Holly River & Addison RR which was later absorbed by the West Virginia Midland.
Format
Photograph
Place
Grafton, WV
Subject
Subject Terms: Grafton, WV Railroad construction & maintenance Railroads
People: Kunst, G. H. A. Jenkins, Samuel Roy
Type
Still Image
Usage Rights
Identifier
1973.01.0008.07.12.02
Recommended Citation
"Culvert under railroad tracks near Grafton, W.Va." (1900). 0008: George H. A. Kunst Papers, 1846-1940. 2.
https://mds.marshall.edu/kunst_papers/2
