1921 in West Virginia…
en route to school. A group of rural kids traveling to the Buckeye Grades School, located close to Marlinton, West Virginia. They walk two to […]
Sevier County, Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, 1946
Mr. and Mrs. Amos T. Trentham of Gatlinburg, TN, along with Peggy and Jay, their grandchildren. While Peggy churns butter, Jay whittles, Mrs. Trentham weaves, […]
Oklahoma, 1939
A laborer for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and his spouse are seated in front of their hut in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, on the Arkansas […]
Oklahoma in 1939
Caption: A family living close to Sallisaw, Oklahoma, with a small goat dairy in front of their tent home. In order to save money on […]
West Virginia / Ohio, 1896–1912
Photographed by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing somewhere between 1896 and 1912, it features a mother, grandmother, and five kids posing outdoors against a fabric […]
A young man carrying coal home for his family… Kentucky’s Harlan County 1946 Recap
“Franklin D. Sergent hauling coal from the mine to his home.” For home coal, the firm charges $2.80 per month. Certain coal is designated for […]
1936 in Iowa
Marcus Miller and his family in their self-built home. Spencer, Iowa. Half of the house is this. Miller works as a hired hand and has […]
1938 in West Virginia…
Wife of a miner carrying coal home from slate pile for stove. Chaplin, West Virginia’s Coal Camp…
1912 in South Carolina
The caption of the photographer S.C. Joe and Pearl Steading, twin spinners at Saxon Mill, Spartenberg [sic], at 75 William St., each earn forty-four cents […]
In the 1940s, Claiborne County, Tennessee, workers were being fed.
An image shows several filthy, work-weary guys seated around a laden table being served by two ladies. The father at the head of the table […]
Tennessee’s Lewis County, 1920
The image of Bon Air Coal and Iron Corporation features a coal car and the train engine “Jake Ruppert” in front of the company’s offices. […]
1910 in Tennessee. Cleveland Hosiery Mills employs all of these
Cleveland Hosiery Mills employs all of these. With curls, the youngest one replied, “I ravels and pick up.” “They work so little over in Cleveland, […]