An old man with a long beard rides a mule along a hilly road. A stream and a dilapidated wooden building can be seen behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
A seated man, Walter Caldwell, holds onto a little boy, Little Babe Caldwell, on a hillside, with a house visible in the distance. Title supplied by cataloger.
A man, woman, and seven children stand outside a log cabin next to laundry hanging on a clothesline. According to Jean Thomas, this photograph was used by Henry Holt & Co., possibly as an illustration in one of her publications. Title supplied...
An African-American woman wearing a long dress and head scarf sits at a table on a porch, writing. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is propped up on the table. In her 1940 book 'The Sun Shines Bright,' Thomas recalls that Aunt Charity had been hired...
An African-American woman wearing a long dress and head scarf sits at a table on a porch, writing. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is propped up on the table. In her 1940 book 'The Sun Shines Bright,' Thomas recalls that Aunt Charity had been hired...
An old woman wearing a long dress and apron sits outdoors in a chair. Next to her stands a thin old man wearing suspenders and a straw hat. A wooden hut is visible behind them.
Appalachians (People); Appalachian Region--History; Appalachian Region--Social life and customs; Folk festivals; Folk music--Appalachian Region, Southern; Kentucky--History; Kentucky--Social life and customs
Known as The Traipsin' Woman, Jean Thomas traveled the mountains of eastern Kentucky taking snapshot photographs of the mountain way of life, writing, and promoting mountain folkways. She was particularly interested in the music, crafts, and...
