A scene from the days of Ritter Lumber at Lower Elk. In the center foreground is the company store. The lumber yard is in the front, at the right, with garden plots on the hillside, belonging to the different families in the lumber camp. The area at the back, left, was known as Train Row. A boardwalk ran the lenth of the town in front of the houses and businesses. This picture came to me from Mrs. J. R. (Robina) Whitley. Close examination with a magnifying glass reveals people standing in front of the store and sitting on the steps. 
 
Date Taken: 1921 
 
Place Taken: Woodman, Pike, KY/Lower Elk Creek
 
Pete Wolford – Feb 2, 2001
When I first saw this picture in 1978 at Mrs. Whitley’s house in Pikeville, I was fascinated by it. Later, before her death, she gave it to me. 

Pete is Buford Wolford, the picture below was taken by him.

This information and image were provided by Pamela Marlene Estep.