Muddy Roads and Horsepower: Navigating Georgia’s Dixie Highway in the 1920s
Many sections of Georgia’s Dixie Highway were dirt roads for many years. Numerous cars became stranded in the mud following intense rains. Driving cars across […]
Miner at the Company Store: Pennsylvania, 1946
In 1946, Louis Shafer, a miner from the Westland Mine operated by the Pittsburgh Coal Company in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is captured carrying an armful […]
West Virginia and Ohio, 1896–1912
Albert J. Ewing, a traveling photographer, captured this image of multiple generations of a family posing on a front porch sometime between 1896 and 1912. […]
Children of the Coal Camp: Colorado, 1910
In this snapshot of life from 1910, a group of boys and girls gather on the porch of their home in a coal camp, likely […]
Mississippi, 1911
The Duncan Family of West Point, Mississippi. Except for the mother and the baby, everyone is in the cotton mill. The child, Bill, replied, “I’m […]
A Glimpse of Frontier Life: The Woman and the Sod House in 1890s Nebraska
Introduction Life on the American frontier was defined by resourcefulness, perseverance, and the ability to make do with limited resources. A photograph from Nebraska in […]
A photograph of a sod house. Photo by John V. Dedrick at Taloga, Oklahoma Territory. Oklahoma, 1890s
Introduction The American frontier of the late 19th century is often romanticized as a time of pioneering spirit, hard work, and resilience. One of the […]
10+ Historical Moments You Must See
Though no one can predict the future, studying the past helps us make sense of the present. These 100 historical events that have had a […]
Wife of a steelworker with bread she baked. Midland, PA
In the heart of Midland, Pennsylvania, a town defined by its towering steel mills and hardworking residents, there’s an image that captures more than just […]
April 1977, Cedar Fork, Claiborne County, Tennessee
Looking at the site of the former Powell River Bridge are two adults and two children. It was carried away by the 1977 flood. The […]
A Glimpse Into the Past: The Mystery Woman of 1870
Every day, I sift through hundreds, sometimes even thousands, of photos. As a history enthusiast, I never tire of discovering moments frozen in time. There’s […]
Life on the Porch: The Powers Family and the Cost of Coal Town Living
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Powers in front of their four-and-a-half-story three-room home. “These men here are nice talking men but they won’t put out any […]