Sawmill on Lower Beaverdam Creek #1

Sawmill on Lower Beaverdam Creek #1

Crathie Shell Guy (1895-1977), James Carter Shell (1864-1940), James Edgar Shell (1897-1957), John Ward, John Wiseman Cable (1873-1960), Dudley Farthing Greene (1879-1957), Sawmills, Farthing Family, Shell Family, Greene Family, Bethel

This image shows a group gathered around a steam sawmill, probably owned by Wiseman Cable, across creek from James Shell house on Bethel Road. Wood boards lay around the machinery. A small building can be seen on the hill beyond the people. The people in the image have been identified as (from left to right): the little girl is Crathie Shell (1895-1977), the man with mustache is James Shell (1864-1937), the little boy is Sip Shell (1897-1960), the man behind belt wheel is John Ward, the man at flywheel is Wiseman Cable, and the man by boiler is Dudley Farthing Greene (1879-1957).

Unknown

Circa 1900

J.P. Greene

Black and White Photograph

English

Still Image

Bet-Col-04-023

Bethel, NC

Derek Burke

600

24 Bit

Bethel Collection

EPSON Scan