A small town with buildings, roads, and a grassy clearing, nestled in valley at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, amid trees and mountains. In this photograph the town is partly obscured by a row of trees in the foreground.
View of the Cumberland Gap from high in the hills. Roads pass through the valley and town. On back of image: "Another view from the Pinnacle over Cumberland Gap."
View of the Cumberland Gap from high in the hills. Roads pass through the valley and town. Two people standing on a boulder overlook the grid of the valley's buildings. The hills receding in background appear to have been painted white. On back of...
Aerial view of "The Hub City," the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, 1928. The town in the valley is surrounded by hills. On back of image: Birdseye view of Harlan 'The Hub City'.
Aerial view of "The Hub City," the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, 1928. The town in the valley is surrounded by hills. On back of image: "Birdseye view of Harlan, Ky 'The Hub City'"
Boys; Men; Women; People with disabilities; Log cabins
A boy wearing a tie and pants with holes in the knees walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable...
Cityscapes; Mining; Churches; Streets; Hospitals; Orthodox churches; Schools; Department stores; Power plants; Catholic churches; Athletic fields; Methodist Episcopal churches; Hotels; Banks; Post offices; Buildings; United States Coal and Coke...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Lynch, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Lynch is a mining town and some of the views reflect that role: there are views of mine entrances. Also pictured are various churches, including a Greek Orthodox church, an...
The Harlan County Courthouse stands on a square. Its structure is in the Roman Revival style with multi-story Corinthian columns holding a large pediment. The side entrance is flanked by round-globed sconces and that shape is repeated in the...
Two men use a whipsaw, or long two-handled saw, in the woods in Harlan County, Kentucky, while three other men look on. One man stands on a tall platform with a large log laying along the platform that they are planing. The man on the other end of...
A line of men standing on a dirt road next to a split rail fence. The man at the front of the line, with face obscured, has a board on his shoulder with a coffin tied to it.
A woman sitting on a chair inside a cabin in Harlan County, Kentucky. Behind her are three beds with quilts, shelves on the wall with folded linens, and petticoats hanging from the ceiling.
A woman sits in front of a house in Harlan County, Kentucky, spinning flax with a flax wheel. Behind her is a large stone chimney. A man and a boy sit on the front porch, and a young boy sits in a chair in the front of the house.
A woman spinning wool with a great wheel or "walking wheel" in front of a wooden house with a large stone chimney in Harlan County, Kentucky. A young woman with a baby on her lap sits in a chair next to the spinning wheel. A man sits on...
