Month: June 2024

an 1855-born “Arkansas Hoosier” Conway, Arkansas. “My dad served in the Confederate Army. In order to enter the army, he presented his age as one […]

A man is seated on a plow pulled by five horses, displaying some plowed land in the distance, while another man is standing next to […]

Depicts a bunch of lads playing in a field made of dirt. A few of the boys are standing in trenches or dug outs. Other […]

In the 1940s, the rich farmlands of Iowa’s Grundy County were a testament to the enduring traditions of American agriculture. Among the countless farms dotting […]

In the picturesque hills of Knox County, Kentucky, the Southern Appalachian Project captures a moment that reflects the simplicity and resilience of rural life. The […]

Picture of three lads and two young African American men dressed in formal attire, with a log home in the distance. The negative bears the […]

Photograph of a young boy and girl sitting on the steps to a log house.This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. […]

“Renters.” Texas farmers that travel around, renting a farm for a year or so before moving on, adopting a nomadic lifestyle and understanding that nothing […]

The Watt’s Hotel in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, is visible in this picture. The hotel was “built by English prospectors circa 1887, and destroyed by fire […]

Members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, sitting on their porch in a family…

This image, which was captured between 1896 and 1912 by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, depicts a couple along with their four kids. It was […]

1910; Washington School, Corryton, TN; Knox County. displays pupils and the teacher next to the building’s flag-draped wall.