Farming Traditions: Horse-Powered Agriculture in 1940s Iowa
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 […]
Riding Through History: The Calleb Children of Barbourville, Kentucky
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 […]
West Virginia and Ohio, 1896–1912
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 […]
Ohio / West Virginia, 1896-1912
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. […]
Texas, 1913
“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 […]
In 1887, Claiborne County, Tennessee, in Harrogate, but prior to the establishment of Harrogate itself…
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 […]
1930s South Dakota.
Members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, sitting on their porch in a family…
West Virginia and Ohio, 1896–1912.
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 […]
Tennessee’s Knox County, 1910
1910; Washington School, Corryton, TN; Knox County. displays pupils and the teacher next to the building’s flag-draped wall.
Around 1930, in Pikeville, Kentucky
This image displays a typical Appalachian mountain family in front of their house.
A farm family with an old Vermont carriage near North Hyde Park, Vermont 1936
A Snapshot of 1936: Life Near North Hyde Park, Vermont Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde Park, Vermont, 1936. In 1936, life […]
A Glimpse into 1935: The Social Hubs of Letcher County, Kentucky
In the heart of Letcher County, Kentucky, circa 1935, the local country store stood as a cornerstone of community life. These humble establishments were more […]