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Division of Community Service- Writers' Project, Photos Road Items (0698-0719), 1937-1940


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"Bell County, Scene on Pineville Harlan Road at Varilla, Ky," Photo 0714 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0714.

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"Bell County, Scene on Pineville Harlan Road at Varilla, Ky," Photo 0714, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a paved road traveling between a river and mountainside.

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"Bluegrass Country," Photo 0712 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0712.

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"Bluegrass Country," Photo 0712, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a paved road winding through white fenced farmland. The photograph is framed by grey matte paper.

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"Bluegrass Pasture," Photo 0713 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0713.

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"Bluegrass Pasture," Photo 0713, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a farm pasture with grazing horses just beyond a stone fence.

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"Cumberland Gap, Three States Road," Photo 0715 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0715. Glued to the back is a caption "Three States Road To be returned to Kentucky Federal Writers' Projects." Typed along the right edge it reads "Cumberland Gap. Looking toward Ky. from Virginia side. Road at left leads into Teen. One at the right goes into Virginia."

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"Cumberland Gap,Three States Road," Photo 0715, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a fork of two roads into one path around a mountainside. There is a forested mountain range off in the distance. A maker's copyright imprint is in the bottom right corner that reads "Caufield & Shook Louisville."

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"Elkhorn Creek, near Lexington," Photo 0716 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0716. There is a maker's imprint stamped on the bottom right corner that reads "Copyright Caufield & Shook, Inc. Louisville Ky. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permit."

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"Elkhorn Creek, near Lexington," Photo 0716, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a dirt road traveling by a small creek and stonework fence.

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"Harrodsburg Pike," Photo 0710 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0710.

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"Harrodsburg Pike," Photo 0710, undated- scanned Black ink illustration of a car traveling though a cabin like building.

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"Mountain homes along creek showing tobacco patch and corn field in Eastern Kentucky," Photo 0705 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0705. There are two stamp prints on the back, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"Mountain homes along creek showing tobacco patch and corn field in Eastern Kentucky," Photo 0705, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing an aerial view of a mountain farm next to a creek.

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"Mountain Road," Photo 0009 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0009.

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"Mountain Road," Photo 0009, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a dirt road traveling through both farmland and a wooded landscape. On both sides of the road one can see split rail fences. Tall corn grows in the field on the right. Off in the distance one can see a mountains covered in forests. The printer's copyright is found in the bottom right corner and reads "Caufield & Shook Louisville"

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"Mountaineer's son hauling wood across the creek with a mule and sled," Photo 0704 (back), September 1940- scanned Typed on the top edge it reads "Mountaineer's son hauling wood across the creek with a mule and sled. It is to be used in boiling down sorghum can sap into syrup. On the highway between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky September 1940." There are two stamp prints on the back, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"Mountaineer's son hauling wood across the creek with a mule and sled," Photo 0704, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph that shows a young bow riding horseback and pulling a cart with wood through a gravely creek bed. Off in the distance a car is sitting next to a bridge.

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"One of the hazards of driving over Kentucky mountain roads," Near Jackson, Breathitt County, Photo 0703 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0703. There are two stamp prints on the back, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"One of the hazards of driving over Kentucky mountain roads," Near Jackson, Breathitt County, Photo 0703, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing a Ford model T automobile stuck on a dirt road. In front, on the road are two large cows laying on the road blocking the traffic.

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"Rural mailman going up the creek bed toward Morris Fork near Jackson, Kentucky," Photo 0702 (back), August 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0702. There are two stamp prints on the back, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"Rural mailman going up the creek bed toward Morris Fork near Jackson, Kentucky," Photo 0702, August 1940- scanned Black and white photograph that shows a rider on mule-back traveling on a gravely dirt road next to a river. On his back appears large canvas bags hanging on both sides of the back end of the mule.

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"Sled in which mountaineers usually haul their coal and wood up the creek beds to their home," Photo 0701 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0701. Typed on the top edge of the photograph reads "Sled in which mountaineers usually haul their coal and wood up the creek beds to their home. In many sections these are the only roads and no cars can reach them. Breathitt County, Kentucky. Middle Ford of Kentucky River. September 1940." There are two stamp prints on the back, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"Sled in which mountaineers usually haul their coal and wood up the creek beds to their home," Photo 0701, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing two men on horseback pulling a cart through a small river in a woods.

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"US 25-E Dixie Highway, Knox County," Photo 0699 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0699.

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"US 25-E Dixie Highway, Knox County," Photo 0699, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a road travelling across a mountainside.

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"US 25-E Dixie Highway, Knox County," Photo 0700 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0700.

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"US 25-E Dixie Highway, Knox County," Photo 0700, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a paved road traveling through the wilderness.

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Boone Tunnel, Photo 0719 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0719. There is a maker's mark stamp in the center that reads "Photo by Lafayette Studio Lexington, KY."

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Boone Tunnel, Photo 0719, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a cliff side with a tunnel carved through for road traffic. To the left stands two women next to a Ford Model T automobile.

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Clay County Farm, W.P.A. Road Project, Photo 0698 (back), May 12, 1936- scanned Back of photograph 0698. Handwritten in pencil it reads "Home, farm, of Ralph Halcomb, American Guide Working in Clay County. (Road is WPA Project under construction)- Turner-London 5/12/36."

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Clay County Farm, W.P.A. Road Project, Photo 0698, May 12, 1936- scanned Black and white photograph showing a gravel path being carved through a hillside. Various cabin and barn-like structures are just off the path. A figure is walking on the gravel path. The scene is towered by a large mountain in the background.

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Kentucky Pike, Photo 0717 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0717. There is a maker's imprint stamped on the bottom right corner that reads "Copyright Caufield & Shook, Inc. Louisville Ky. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permit."

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Kentucky Pike, Photo 0717, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a dirt road traveling by a small creek and stonework fence. A maker's copyright imprint is in the bottom right corner that reads "Caufield & Shook Louisville."

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Knob Country, Photo 0718 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0718. There is a maker's imprint stamped on the bottom right corner that reads "Copyright Caufield & Shook, Inc. Louisville Ky. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permit."

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Knob Country, Photo 0718, undated- scanned Black and white photograph that shows a two winding roads meeting in the center. The roads are traveling through farmland and a forested mountainous landscape.

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Man on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0706 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0706.

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Man on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0706, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a man and child riding on a mule through a creek.

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Man on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0707 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0707.

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Man on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0707, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a man and child riding on a mule through a creek.

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Man on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0709 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0709.

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Man on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0709, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a man ridding a mule through a winter forested landscape.

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Roadway, Corbin, Kentucky, Photo 0708 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0708. Handwritten on the back reads "Photo Robt A. Blair-Griebs" and "Corbin, Ky."

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Roadway, Corbin, Kentucky, Photo 0708, undated- scanned Black and white photograph sowing a paved road traveling through a forested landscape. It travels to a mountain off in the distance.

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Woman on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0711 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0711.

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Woman on Horseback, Breathitt County, Photo 0711, undated-scanned Black and white photograph showing a woman riding with a small child on a mule on a creek path through farmland.

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