Laborers; Quarrying; Rocks; United States. Works Progress Administration
Loading rock at Wolfe County, Kentucky. Seven young men in overalls or jeans and white shirts surround a wheelbarrow and bend to hit rocks with mallets. The rocks are fist sized and light in color. The men are surrounded by a wall of dark boulders.
Known as the Bear Creek Rocks, one huge rock leans against another in the woods creating a small sheltered area. John Stubblefield reportedly once ran a small school here and some believed John Swift's silver mine could be sighted through the...
Two women are among rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan. One is standing and looking out at the water at what appears to be a large sailing ship leaning to one side. The other has stooped to pick up rocks or shells. The ship appears to be an...
Barefoot young woman is standing on rocks along the shore of Lake Michigan as waves crash against the rocks. She is wearing a dress and a cape, or wrap, and is looking at the ground. Handwritten on album page in photographer Kate Matthews' hand:...
1936 Derby crowd in garden area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 1936. Crowd of people around a garden with rocks, small plants, and a central pond with a tiered fountain coming out of a pile of rocks. Most of the crowd is behind...
Zorn Avenue, looking north, Louisville, Kentucky. At the right of the photograph is a head on view of a road. Left of the road is an overgrown railroad track. Left of the track is a wide band of rocks in which two men are standing, one in shirt...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Military training; Rocks
Soldier, in full uniform, appears to be preparing to throw a small white rock. Rocks were reportedly used to practice the throwing of grenades. The terrain is similar to other photographs taken when the photographer was in military training in...
Man, probably a farmer, wearing a turban and traditional Balkan attire, stands next to a pile of rocks and waist-high plants in a field during World War I.
A woman sits on rocks near the roots of a tree in the woods. She is wearing a hat and a print dress. She holds a closed parasol in one hand and greenery in the other. Hand printed on verso by unidentified person: "Too tired to stir."...
A young woman, partially lying on her side among the rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan, is facing away from the water as she draws a heart in the sand. She is wearing a light-colored dress and a dark cape. Handwritten on album page in...
Waves break against rocks and sand along the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Wave Washed Sand". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
