Georgia, 1939: Life and Community in Greene County
Caption: Men hanging around crossroads store, Greene County, Georgia, 1939. In 1939, Georgia, like much of the United States, was emerging from the depths of […]
Tennessee’s Sumner County, 1942: A Glimpse into Portland’s Strawberry Harvest
Caption: Strawberries being picked in Portland, Tennessee, 1942. In the early 1940s, amid the backdrop of a world at war, life in Sumner County, Tennessee, […]
1935 in Manchester, Tennessee
This photo shows Ray Bell, Charles Shelton, and Mr. Vaughn, the wagon drivers for the Sixteenth Model School in the Noah neighborhood. In front of […]
1907’s Cumberland Gap. Reverend Isaac S. Anderson relocated from Rose Hill, Virginia, to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, around 1907
Reverend Isaac S. Anderson relocated from Rose Hill, Virginia, to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, around 1907, as depicted in this vintage horse-drawn buggy photo. He held […]
1936 in Arkansas…
Caption: A roller built by a customer of the Rehabilitation Administration that helps retain moisture in the land by leveling the soil between cotton […]
Ohio / West Virginia, 1896-1912
This photograph showing an unidentified one-room schoolhouse class on January 7. 1909, was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing. Like most of Ewing’s work, […]
Mississippi, 1911: Mrs. Streety, a widow, and her household. West Point, Miss.
Mrs. Streety, a widow, and her household. West Point, Miss. The four young people working in the mill are on the ground. Each day, the […]
North Carolina, 1939:Tobacco Bag Stringing
Mrs. Cora Graves, an African American woman aged 36, lives in Reidsville, N.C., with her 38-year-old husband, their six children, and her mother-in-law. Their income […]
Colorado, 1920s: A Glimpse into Navajo Life
Description: A Navajo (Native American) woman poses outside with her twins. Seated next to a wagon. In the crisp Colorado air of the 1920s, a […]
1936 in Iowa A little child of Edgar Allen engaged in play with a doll
A little child of Edgar Allen engaged in play with a doll. The two largest pieces of furniture in the house are the sewing machine […]
This one was simply too adorable to ignore!
West Virginia and Ohio, 1896–1912… Description This image shows a little girl with a kitten at her feet and flowers in her hands. Traveling photographer […]
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1940s…
Photographs by Joe Clark HBSS documented daily life in Claiborne County from the past. Take, for instance, this 1940s photo titled “Aunt Nora Treece Tying […]