JAMES AGEE FILM PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHS
1875-1956 and undated
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INTRODUCTION
Title: James Agee Film Project Photographs
Collection Number: Accession No. 471
Physical
Description: 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)
22
glass plate negatives
434
black and white negatives
456
black and white prints
Creator: James Agee Film Project
Repository: Archives
of Appalachia,
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance: The
James Agee Film Project Photographs were donated to the Archives of Appalachia
by Ross Spears and Dale Moore, of
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processing
Information: The collection was processed by Brianne
Johnson and opened for research in February of 2007.
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
The James Agee Film Project was founded in 1974 by filmmaker
Ross Spears, who was involved at the time in producing a documentary on the
life of
Ross Spears was born in 1947 in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The James Agee Film Project Photographs consist of a number
of historical photographs and negatives from the northeastern area of
The collection is
arranged in three series, as follows: Series I, Administrative Files, undated,
No negatives or prints were found for the
following numbers used in the project’s original numbering system:
B-1, 2, 3, 12-33
C-3, 15, 16, 18-22
D- 1, 3, 4, 5, 31, 45,
49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 66, 67, 73, 74
E-13, 23, 31, 33, 60,
62, 66, 68, 89
F-12, 15, 23, 34, 36,
49, 50, 52, 55, 59, 60, 61, 73, 85, 90, 99, 102, 106, 108, 111, 134, 138
G- 3, 10, 12, 15, 16,
27, 29, 49, 56-59
H-17, 18
J-2, 3, 6, 13, 14, 17,
20, 27, 31-33
Important subjects covered in the
collection include:
Children—Portraits
Churches—
East Tennessee and
Family—Portraits
Fire Departments—
Men—Portraits
Railroads—
Schools—
Schools—
Women—Portraits
World War, 1914-1918
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series I,
Administrative Files, undated,
Series I consists of two folders that contain lists that identify negatives and prints according to the project’s original numbering system. Within each folder there are also stickers with image descriptions. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder heading.
Series II,
Negatives, 1875-1956 and undated,
Series II consists of black and white negatives that depict
images from the northeastern area of
Series III,
Prints, 1875-1956 and undated,
Series III contains photographic prints and copy prints made
from the negatives in Series II. Most of the prints have negatives found in
Series II. Where original project prints were not found for negatives, these
negatives were scanned and images were then printed. These post-project
donation prints are housed in
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
Series I,
Administrative Files, undated,
1. Identification list, book II, “E”
2. Identification list, book III, “F”
Series II,
Negatives, 1875-1956 and undated,
JA-1 (A1): Garst Brothers, c. 1875 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-2 (B4): Reburial of John Sevier,
JA-3 (B5): The four Garst brothers, c. 1885 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-4 (B6):
JA-5 (B7): Jacob Brown Grist Mill, c. 1880 (donated by the Buchanans)
JA-6 (B8): Unidentified family from
JA-7 (B9):
JA-8 (B10): The reunion at Medical Grove, first brick house in Sullivan County, Tenn., late 1880’s
JA-9 (B11): July 4th, c. 1880 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-10 (B34): 4th of July parade, c. 1900 (donated by David Logan)
JA-11 (C1): Indian from the MacInturff family, c. 1900 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA-12 (C2): Garst family, c. 1890 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-13 (C4): Walden family, c. 1890-1915 (donated by Dempsy
JA-14 (C5): Carrie Butler Wright and Emma Smith Deaderick, 1890’s (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-15 (C6): Great Natural Tunnel,
JA-16 (C7): Mrs. Coon May family, c. 1895
JA-17 (C8): Walden family, c. 1895-1915 (donated by Dempsy
JA-18 (C9): Train wreck (by Mr. Walden) (probably the
Cranberry Engine at the
JA-19 (C10): Relatives of Mrs. Lyle (
JA-20 (C11): Unidentified woman (photo by Smith), c. 1890 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-21 (C12): Sullivan’s College, c. 1890’s (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-22 (C13): Garst sisters, c. 1895 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-23 (C14): Class at
JA-24 (C17): Diehl family (John Albert, Lottie Pearl, Aileen
Fay, Solomon Christian),
JA-25 (C133):
JA-26 (D2): Columbus Buggy Company, c. 1900
JA-27 (D6): Bundy family, c. 1900
JA-28 (D7): Group portrait, c. 1900 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-29 (D8): Parents of Mrs. Gene Hyder, c. 1900
JA-30 (D9): Swingle family, c. 1900 (donated by David Logan)
JA-31 (D10): Rhudy family, c. 1900
JA-32 (D11): Young couple at spring, c. 1900 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-33 (D12): MacInturff family, c. 1900 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA-34 (D13):
JA-35 (D14): Two boys in
JA-36 (D15): Mothers and their children,
JA-37 (D16): Wreck of Cranberry engine (ETWNC),
JA-38 (D17): Rhudy family, c. 1900
JA-39 (D18): Students at Virginia Tech, early 1900’s (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-40 (D19): Lillian family, early 1900’s (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-41 (D20): Sue Smith (teacher) and elementary school
class,
JA-42 (D21): Church picnic,
JA-43 (D22): Feldspar mine,
JA-44 (D23): Cloudland Hotel,
JA-45 (D24): Church picnic at the Gorge, c. 1900 (donated by Mary Hardin McCown)
JA-46 (D24): George Hardin and wife on vacation in
JA-47 (D25): Downtown
JA-48 (D26): Walden family (photo taken by Mr. Walden, a
JA-49 (D27): Unidentified family,
JA-50 (D28): Unidentified woman, c. 1900 (donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Keyes)
JA-51 (D29): Keyes family, c. 1900 (donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Keyes)
JA-52 (D30): Unidentified woman from
JA-53 (D32): Mr. R. C. Blackburn, c. 1900
JA-54 (D33): The Croft Family Orchestra, c. 1900 (donated by
JA-55 (D34): Swingle family, c. 1900 (donated by Mary Ford)
JA-56 (D35): Members of the Bowman family in
JA-57 (D36): From the family album of Kenton Coe, c. 1900 (donated by Kenton Coe)
JA-58 (D37): Mrs. George Buchanan family picnic, early1900s (donated by Mrs. George Buchanan)
JA-59 (D38): Work crew, unidentified, c. 1900
JA-60 (D39): Walden family, c. 1900 (donated by Dempsy
JA-61 (D40): Unidentified man with horse and buggy, c. 1900 (donated by Mrs. B. Humphries)
JA-62 (D41): Unidentified men farming, c. 1900 (donated by the Rhudy family)
JA-63 (D42): Unidentified family portrait, c. 1900 (donated by Jane Frederick)
JA-64 (D43): Unidentified school group, c. 1900
JA-65 (D44): From the album of Mrs. C. B. Coe, c. 1900
JA-66 (D46):
JA-67 (D47): From the family album of Mrs. C. B. Coe (probably her classmates at
JA-68 (D48): Unidentified family on porch, c. 1900 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-69 (D51): Swingle family, c. 1900 (donated by David Logan)
JA-70 (D52):
JA-71 (D53): Unidentified family and dog in front of farmhouse, c. 1900 (donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Keyes)
JA-72 (D54): Swingle family, c. 1900 (donated by David Logan)
JA-73 (D57): Students at
JA-74 (D58):
JA-75 (D59): Cart decorated for 4th of July Parade, undated (donated Mrs. B. Humphrey’s)
JA-76 (D60): Rogersville Comet Band, c. 1900 (donated by Mrs. N. A. Beasley)
JA-77 (D61): Students at
JA-78 (D62):
JA-79 (D63): Students at
JA-80 (D64):
JA-81 (D65):
JA-82 (D68): Unidentified group at
JA-83 (D69): Washington College Fair (Washington County
Fair), c. 1920 (donated by
JA-84 (D70):
JA-85 (D71): Women in white, c. 1900 (donated by
JA-86 (D72): Interior of chapel at
JA-87 (D75): Man from Masonic Order, c. 1905 (donated by
Dempsy
JA-88 (D76): Kincheloe family (Ethyl, Hugh, Bill, Amanda,
Luther (Fid) and John), Harmony
JA-89 (D77): Hugh and Mary Cox Kincheloe, Fall Branch, c. 1908 (donated by Mary Ford)
JA-90 (D78): A play, which included Dell Smith, 1906 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-91 (D79): Ruth Good,
JA-92 (D?): Washington College Fair (Washington County
Fair), c. 1920 (donated by
JA-93 (D?):
Unidentified family on porch in
JA-94 (D?): Washington College Fair (Washington County
Fair), c. 1920 (donated by
JA-95 (E1): Two unidentified men, c. 1910 (donated by Ibby Webb)
JA-96 (E2): Mrs. Grace Bundy and family, before 1910
JA-97 (E3):
JA-98 (E4): Unidentified school children, 1910
JA-99 (E5): Scene from
JA-100 (E6):
JA-101 (E7): Two children, possibly members of the Rhudy family, c. 1910
JA-102 (E8): Workmen on the Tweetsie Railroad (ETWNC), Bill Lewis, “Booger” Livingston, Kenneth Jobe, Cy Crumley, and Bill Sick, on a stop in North Carolina, 1911 (donated by the Cy Crumley)
JA-103 (E9):
JA-104 (E10): New bank in downtown
JA-105 (E11): Graduating class from a
JA-106 (E12): Dave Hill and Charlie Beasley (railroad inspectors on the Azalea car
), c. 1926 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-107 (E14): “The Tweetsie” in the Gorge, c. 1910 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-108 (E15): Member of Emma Bowman’s family, c. 1910 (donated by Jim Fisher)
JA-109 (E16): Southern Bending Company (located in the Carnegie district), c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-110 (E17): A dead child, c. 1900 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA-111 (E18): Three unidentified children from R. C. Blackburn’s family album, c. 1910
JA-112 (E19): Sawmill (from Mr. Walden’s glass plates), c.
1910 (donated by Dempsy
JA-113 (E20): 4th of July parade at Watauga
(photo by Mr. Walden), c. 1910 (donated by Dempsy
JA-114 (E21): Feldspar mine in
JA-115 (E22):
JA-116 (E24): A nanny to Mrs. Coon May, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-117 (E25): May be a member of Mr. B. Humphrey’s family, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. B. Humphreys (Humphries))
JA-118 (E26): From the family album of Mrs. C. B. Coe, c. 1910 (donated by Kenton Coe)
JA-119 (E27): Grammar school class,
JA-120 (E28): Bosses at feldspar mine in Embreeville, c. 1910 (donated by David Logan)
JA-121 (E29): Gathering of apple sellers, c. 1910 (donated
by Dempsy
JA-122 (E30): Bowman family in
JA-123 (E32): From family album of Mrs. C. B. Coe, c. 1910 (donated by Kenton Coe)
JA-124 (E34): Graduating class, c. 1918 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-125 (E35): Charlie Bowman, Gray Station,
JA-126 (E36):
JA-127 (E37): Members of the Rhudy family during World War I, c. 1917-1918 (donated by the Rhudy family)
JA-128 (E38): Father of Mrs. Gene Hyder, taken during World
War I in
JA-129 (E39): A car decorated with flags during World War I with Captain Geo. M. Scott, c. 1917 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-130 (E40): World War I soldiers at
JA-131 (E41): Tilman Landers at Bailey Mill, 1916 (donated by Rev. Henry and Lucy Bailey)
JA-132 (E42): World War I soldier, 1916
JA-133 (E43) : Steam Engine (“M” Rumble engine, 16 horsepower) Raymond Lovegrove, Tom Mongold, Charlie McCraken, Hugh McCraken, Cleve Cox, Ott Cox, Mr. Self “ Nip”, Mr. Self’s farm in Telford, Tenn., 1916 (donated by Lois Lovegrove)
JA-134 (E44): Father of Ruby Lothar (Lothery) and friend during World War I, c. 1914 (donated by Ruby Lothar (Lothery)
JA-135 (E45): Dana
Beayles, Courtney Green, and George Tinker,
JA-136 (E46): Vertie Keebler,
JA-137 (E47):
JA-138 (E48): Two bosses with the Tweetsie Railroad at the Cranberry Station, Cranberry, N. C., c. 1914 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-139 (E49): Women’s athletic team at
JA-140 (E50):
JA-141 (E51):
JA-142 (E52):
JA-143 (E53): Railway men, c. 1910 (donated by Rippetoe family)
JA-144 (E54): The building of Washington County Courthouse
at
JA-145 (E55): Member of N. A. Beasley family, c. 1910 (donated by Rippetoe family)
JA-146 (E56): The Cloudland Hotel,
JA-147 (E57): Women in man’s attire, c. 1915 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-148 (E58): Rev. Dale Martin’s father, c. 1915 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-149 (E59): Rev. Dale Martin’s father, c. 1915 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-150 (E61): Margaret Bridwell and friends,
JA-151 (E63): First Presbyterian Church Bible Class, 1912 (donated by Henry Blackburn)
JA-152 (E64): Henry Blackburn, c. 1910 (donated by Henry Blackburn)
JA- 153 (E65): World War I soldier, c. 1914 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA- 154 (E67): Decorated car in World War I parade, Johnson City, Tenn., c. 1914 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA- 155 (E69): Young woman in stream, c. 1915 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-156 (E70): The Cloudland Hotel,
JA-157 (E71): Margaret Bridwell,
JA-158 (E72): Cy Crumley, Newland, N. C., 1914 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-159 (E73): Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works,
JA-160 (E74): Farmers near
JA-161 (E75): Friends of Mrs. Coon May, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-162 (E76): Boy with squirrel, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-163 (E77): Animal show at
JA-164 (E78):
JA-165 (E79):
JA-166 (E80): The Children for Christ, Washington College
Chapel, c. 1910 (donated by
JA-167 (E81): Swingle family, c. 1910 (donated by David Logan)
JA-168 (E82):
JA-169 (E83): Grammar school class, c. 1910 (donated by D. R. Beeson)
JA-170 (E84): Father of Ralph Hambly, c. 1910 (donated by Ralph Hambly)
JA-171 (E85): Child of the Rhudy family, c. 1910 (donated by Rhudy family)
JA-172 (E86): R. C. Blackburn, c. 1910 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-173 (E87): Work crew in
JA-174 (E88): Dead child in coffin, c. 1910
JA-175 (E90): Amanda and Dick Bacon, Harmony
JA-176 (E91): 4th of July buggy, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. B. Humphreys (Humphries))
JA-177 (E92): Unidentified child, c. 1910 (donated by Rhudy family)
JA-178 (E93): Cornelius, Linda, and Millard Runyon, 1918 (donated by Lena Crawford)
JA-179 (E94): Fred Bailey, 1918 (donated by Rev. Henry and
Lucy Bailey of Chucky,
JA-180 (E95): Vernon Stein, 1918 (donated by Lena Crawford)
JA-181 (E96): Lottie, Oscar, and Evelyn Tipton (children of John D. Tipton), 1918 (donated by Lena Crawford)
JA-182 (E97):
JA-183 (E98): School group, undated (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-184 (E99): Unidentified baby portrait, undated (donated by Mary Ford)
JA-185 (E100): Southern Railway, undated (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-186 (E101): Bessie Hughes,
JA-187 (E102): N. A. Beasley, Rolf Buchanan, and B. A. Mathis on a camping trip, c. 1916 (donated by the Rippetoe family)
JA-188 (E103): Pearl Sellers,
JA-189 (E104): Aileen Diehl and Anna Diehl Arterburn,
JA-190 (F1):
JA-191 (F2): Reba Whalley and son, c. 1929
JA-192 (F3): Unidentified family, late 1920’s (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-193 (F4): Grandma Bowman (Nannie), Gray Station,
JA-194 (F5):
JA-195 (F6): Inside a meat store in
JA-196 (F7): Dana Bacon and Norma Mitchell, Harmony
JA-197 (F8):
JA-198 (F9): Mother of Ralph Hamby,
JA-199 (F10):
JA-200 (F11): Preacher Barton’s birthday, 1925 (donated by Rev. Henry and Lucy Bailey)
JA-201 (F13):
JA-202 (F14): Workmen in
JA-203 (F16):
JA-204 (F17): Jewelry Store, downtown
JA-205 (F18):
JA-206 (F19): Keys family, c. 1925 (donated by the Keys family)
JA-207 (F20):
JA-208 (F21):
JA-209 (F22): Washington College Fair (Washington County
Fair), c. 1920 (donated by
JA-210 (F24): Washington College Fair (Washington County
Fair), c. 1920 (donated by
JA-211 (F25):
Washington College Fair (Washington County Fair), c. 1920 (donated by
JA-212 (F26): Man on horse, c. 1925 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-213 (F27): From the family album of Mr. and Mrs. C. Rippetoe, c. 1925
JA-214 (F28): Rev. Dale Martin’s father in
JA-215 (F29): Two unidentified men, c. 1925 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-216 (F30): Meat store in
JA-217 (F31): Herald
and
JA-218 (F32):
JA-219 (F33): Jodie Cox and Bruce Lovegrove,
JA-220 (F35): The John Robinson Circus on
JA-221 (F37): Physical education classes at
JA-222 (F38): Construction at
JA-223 (F39):
JA-224 (F40):
JA-225 (F41): Home Economics class at
JA-226 (F42): Construction at
JA-227 (F43):
JA-228 (F44): Construction at
JA-229 (F45):
JA-230 (F46): Physical education classes at
JA-231 (F47):
JA-232 (F48): Friend of R. C. Blackburn’s, c. 1920 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-233 (F51): Exterior of chapel at
JA-234 (F53): Man with steer horn (from a postcard owned by Ruby Lothery), c. 1920 (donated by Ruby Lothery)
JA-235 (F54): Workmen in
JA-236 (F56): Unidentified water mill, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-237 (F57): N. A. Beasley and H. Weaver, c. 1920 (donated by Mr. and Mrs. C. Rippetoe)
JA-238 (F58):
JA-239 (F62):
JA-240 (F63): Country scene, photo by Mr. Walden, c. 1920
(donated by Dempsy
JA-241 (F64): Woman from Walden family, c. 1920 (donated by
Dempsy
JA-242 (F65): Workmen in
JA-243 (F66): Walden family, c. 1920 (donated by Dempsy
JA-244 (F67): Porch steps in
JA-245 (F68): Workmen in
JA-246 (F69): The Hub,
JA-247 (F70): Unidentified man and dog, c. 1920 (donated by Harriet and Ben Webster)
JA-248 (F71): Farm near
JA-249 (F72): Unidentified boy and girl, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-250 (F74): Buchanan family funeral, c. 1920 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA-251 (F75):
JA-252 (F76): Breaking up a still,
JA-253 (F77): Ox and ox cart (taken by Mr. Walden), c. 1920
(donated by Dempsy
JA-254 (F78): Home in the Gump Addition, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Bert Gump)
JA-255 (F79): Unidentified woman, c. 1920 (donated by Rippetoe family)
JA-256 (F80): Unidentified woman, c. 1920 (donated by Harriet and Ben Weaver)
JA-257 (F81): Governor Alf Taylor’s family of Milligan, c. 1920 (donated by Euretha Anders)
JA-258 (F82): Grammar class from
JA-259 (F83): “Gandy dancers” working on railroad four miles
from
JA-260 (F84): Unidentified man, c. 1920 (donated by Regal Art)
JA-261 (F86): Three unidentified boys from Burr Harrison collection, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-262 (F87):
JA-263 (F88): Unidentified family, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-264 (F89):
JA-265 (F91): Central Baptist Church Sunday School, c. 1920 (donated by Clarence Overman)
JA-266 (F92): One of
JA-267 (F93): Members of Mrs. B. Humphreys (Humphries) family, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. B. Humphreys (Humphries))
JA-268 (F94):
JA-269 (F95): Unidentified group and dog, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-270 (F96): Unidentified man and woman in front of car, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-271 (F97): Unidentified girl, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-272 (F98):
JA-273 (F100):
JA-274 (F101): Mrs. George Buchanan’s family, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. George Buchanan)
JA-275 (F103):
JA-276 (F104): Free Service Tire employee, c. 1920 (donated by the Wexler family)
JA-277 (F105): Unidentified woman and two children, undated (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-278 (F107): Unidentified family on porch, c. 1920 (donated by Keyes family)
JA-279 (F109):
JA-280 (F110): Mr. and Mrs. Bowman,
JA-281 (F112): “Winter Kill,”
JA-282 (F113): The Gun Club practice,
JA-283 (F114): View of
JA-284 (F115): Interior of jewelry store, c. 1920 (donated by R. C. Blackburn or Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-285 (F116): Unidentified woman, c. 1920 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-286 (F117): Unidentified man from
JA-287 (F118): Unidentified group, c. 1920 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-288 (F119):
JA-289 (F120):
JA-290 (F121):
JA-291 (F122):
JA-292 (F123):
JA-293 (F124): Keys family, c. 1920
JA-294 (F125): Unidentified family in front of cabin, c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Laura Hobson Barrett)
JA-295 (F126): Unidentified members of Mrs. C. Rippetoe family, c. 1920
JA-296 (F127): Central Bakery, downtown
JA-297 (F128): Harris Manufacturing Company, c. 1920 (donated by Allen Harris)
JA-298 (F129): Bailey Mill (Cleve Painter, Dana Broyles,
Sammy Mathes, Fred Bailey (on log), and Ross Bailey), Chucky,
JA-299 (F130):
JA-300 (F131): Luda Bailey and friends, c. 1920 (donated by Rev. Henry and Lucy Bailey)
JA-301 (F132): Adam Hill and Jerry Russell, 1920 (donated by Virginia Silvers)
JA-302 (F133): Tweetsie Railroad official, c. 1920 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-303 (F135): Mrs. Coon May (dressed up in men’s clothing),
JA-304 (F136):
JA-305 (F137):
JA-306 (F139): Train station,
JA-307 (F140): Children of the Rhudy family, c. 1920 (donated by Frank Rhudy)
JA-308 (F141): Kenneth Jobe, George Williams, Raymond McCoury and Cy Crumley, Elk Park, N. C., Post Office, c. 1950 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-309 (F142): Four women from the collection of Emma Bowman, c. 1920 (donated by Jim Fisher)
JA-310 (F143): Free Service Tire Company (woman in middle is Sobu Hagy), c. 1920 (donated by Louis Wexler)
JA-311 (F144): Mary Rhudy Whitlock, c. 1920
JA-312 (F145): The man who wrote with his feet, c. 1920 (2 negatives)
JA-313 (F146): Farmers Saloon,
Downtown
JA-314 (F147): Car wreck,
JA-315 (F148):
JA-316 (F149): Mrs. Coon May and friend, July 1920 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-317 (G1): Mrs. McNeil’s Sunday School Class, First Christian Church, Johnson City, Tenn., c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Ibby Webb)
JA-318 (G2):
JA-319 (G4): Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Wexler, Sr., on vacation in
JA-320 (G5): Unidentified woman, undated
JA-321 (G6):
JA-322 (G7):
JA-323 (G8): Mrs. Coon May’s brother and unidentified friend, c. 1930
JA-324 (G9): Jenny Bowman and
friend (
JA-325 (G11): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-326 (G13): Two unidentified women dressed as a couple, c. 1930 (from R.C. Blackburn’s family album)
JA-327 (G14): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-328 (G17): Children of the Burr Harrison family, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-329 (G18): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-330 (G19): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-331 (G20): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-332 (G21): Horses, c. 1930 (donated by the Rippetoe family)
JA-333 (G22): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-334 (G23): Workman at Eastman, c. 1930 (donated by Ruby Lothery)
JA-335 (G24): Children of the Burr Harrison family, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-336 (G25): Burr Harrison family, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-337 (G26): Burr Harrison family, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-338 (G28): Burr Harrison family, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-339 (G30): Crime photo (man
shot in back),
JA-340 (G31): Crime photo (robbery),
JA-341 (G32): One of the Burr Harrison children, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-342 (G33): Gilbreath Hall (East Tennessee State College), c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-343 (G34):
JA-344 (G35):
JA-345 (G36): Unidentified horse and buggy, c. 1930 (donated by Mrs. C. Rippetoe)
JA-346 (G37): Baptizing at Gray
Station (
JA-347 (G38):
JA-348 (G39):
JA-349 (G40): Cornfield and
landscape, c. 1930 (donated by
JA-350 (G41): Bailey family
(Lucy, Linnie, Roxy, and Fred), Chucky,
JA-351 (G42): Lester and Carrie Bowman (moving into new home), Gray Station, 1933 (donated by Lester Bowman)
JA-352 (G43): Lester and Charlie
Bowman,
JA-353 (G44): Summers Hardware, c. 1935
JA-354 (G45): Parents of Rev. Dale Martin, c. 1935 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-355 (G46): Parents of Rev.
Dale Martin, c. 1935 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-356 (G47): Rev. Dale Martin (on the first day of school), c. 1935 (donated
by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-357 (G48): Rev. Dale Martin and his mother, c. 1935 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-358 (G50): Lester and Hansel Bowman at Johnson City Used Car Exchange, 1938 (donated by Lester Bowman)
JA-359 (G51): Delle Smith with her horse (Genghis Khan), 1937 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-360 (G52): WJHL-TV staff, 1939
JA-361 (G53): Mr. and Mrs. Okle
Bridwell,
JA-362 (G54): Tweetsie crew with Engine 207, 1954 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-363 (G55):
JA-364 (G60): Tweetsie Railroad bosses J. E. Vance and James Lawton, Cranberry, N. C., 1900 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-365 (H1): Football game (
JA-366 (H2): Rev. Dale Martin with his grandmother, c. 1940 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-367 (H3):
JA-368 (H4): A friendly argument with Ruby Lothery’s brother, c. 1940 (donated by Ruby Lothery)
JA-369 (H5): Automobile wreck,
JA-370 (H6): Cy Crumley, 1938 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-371 (H7): Dan Wexler, Sr. and family, c. 1940
JA-372 (H8): Dan Wexler, Sr. and unidentified friend, c. 1940
JA-373 (H9): Cy Crumley with
passenger on East Tennessee and
JA-374 (H10):
JA-375 (H11):
JA-376 (H12): Boxers at
JA-377 (H13): National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People Banquet,
JA-378 (H14): Junior High minstrel show, 1941 (donated by H. R. Tate)
JA-379 (H15): Junior High minstrel show, 1941 (donated by H. R. Tate)
JA-380 (H16): Melanie Stuart,
Richard Wright, Joanne Fitzgerald, and Harold Stevenson, Spring Street,
JA-381 (H19): Lothar (Lothery) family reunion, c. 1942 (donated by Ruby Lothar (Lothery))
JA-382 (H20): Arlie, Henry, and
George Greenlee, Spring Street,
JA-383 (H21): Soldiers during World War II (one of the men is the brother of Mrs. Gene Hyder), c. 1945 (donated by Mrs. Gene Hyder)
JA-384 (H22): Liberty Church
Sunday School (Blaine Burgess, superintendent) Chucky,
JA-385 (H23): Frank Paine, Alonzo Paine, and Bud Haire, 1946 (donated by George Paine of Sulphur Springs)
JA-386 (H24): Lester Bowman at
Lester Bowman Auto Exchange,
JA-387 (I1): WJHL-TV, October 29, 1956
JA-388 (I2): WJHL-TV, Eisenhower-Nixon campaign rally, October 29, 1956
JA-389 (I3): WJHL-TV, ABC Television Network town meeting at East Tennessee State University Gym, October 30, 1957
JA-390 (I4): Jean Bowman and
friend,
JA-391 (I5): Booker T. Washington School, Jonesboro, Tenn. (eighth grade class: Margaret Rhea Dudley, Nancy Rhea Robinson, James Greenlee, Joanne Stevenson Fitzgerald, Norman Eugene Scott, Kenneth Evans, Carolyn Greenlee Allison, Shirley Shade), 1953 (donated by Marion McKinney)
JA-392 (I6): WJHL-TV, Jack Sauceman (first television broadcast), October 26, 1953
JA-393 (I7): Emma Bowman, c. 1950 (donated by Jim Fisher)
JA-394 (I8): Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works dinner, c. 1950 (donated by Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works)
JA-395 (I9):
JA-396 (I10): Fire in downtown
JA-397 (I11): Emma Bowman, c. 1950 (donated by Jim Fisher)
JA-398 (I12): Fire at tobacco warehouse, c. 1950
JA-399 (I13): Tweetsie in
JA-400 (I14): Skaters at
JA-401 (I15): Skaters at
JA-402 (J1): Mrs. Lyle’s
grandmother’s house (first brick house built in
JA-403 (J4): Play from
JA-404 (J5): Unidentified people
from
JA-405 (J7):
JA-406 (J8):
JA-407 (J9): Two unidentified boys
from
JA-408 (J10): Mrs. Lyle’s
grandfather from
JA-409 (J11): Home in
JA-410 (J12): First Christian
Church,
JA-411 (J15): Local school auditorium, undated (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-412 (J16): Unidentified man on horse, from the collection of Emma Bowman, undated (donated by Jim Fisher)
JA-413 (J18): Mrs. Emma Bowman in cemetery, undated
JA-414 (J19): Whale, undated
JA-415 (J21):
JA-416 (J22):
JA-417 (J23): Fire Chief George
Wilson, undated (donated by the
JA-418 (J24): East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina Railroad over the
JA-419 (J25):
JA-420 (J26): “Boss,” (the fire department mascot), undated
JA-421 (J28): The first telephone that the Johnson City, Tenn. Fire Department used to receive calls on, undated (donated by the Johnson City, Tenn., Fire Department and Ralph Hamby)
JA-422 (J29): The
JA-423 (J30): Keys family, undated (donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Keys)
JA-424 (J34): Unidentified children on steps (found in attic of Regal Art), undated
JA-425 (J35): Unidentified group, undated (donated by Rippetoe family)
JA-426 (J36): Sherman Pippin with
passengers,
JA-427:
JA-428: Steam engine in
JA-429: James Agee and woman at piano, undated
JA-430: James Agee and woman in car, undated
JA-431: James Agee, undated
JA-432: James Agee, undated
JA-433: James Agee, undated
JA-434: James Agee, undated
JA-435:
JA-436: Corner of Watauga and
JA-437: Veterans Administration Soldiers, undated
JA-438: Shriners, undated
JA-439: Apple tree, undated
JA-440: Unidentified group of people, undated
JA-441: Unidentified group of men, undated
JA-442:
JA-443: Unidentified group of people swimming in river, undated
JA-444: Cow, undated
JA-445: Unidentified family and dog, undated
JA-446: Unidentified woman, undated
JA-447: Two unidentified children, undated
JA-448: Unidentified girl with doll, undated
JA-449: Unidentified girl in chair reading book, undated
JA-450: Unidentified wedding party, undated
JA-451: Unidentified girl sitting in tree (same girl as in JA-448), undated
JA-452: Unidentified family, undated
JA-453: Unidentified group of people, undated
JA-454: Unidentified group of people (same people as in JA-453), undated
JA-455: Unidentified group of men, undated
JA-456: Chickens, undated
Series III, 1875-1956 and undated,
JA-9 (B11): July 4th, c. 1880 (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-18 (C9): Train wreck (by Mr.
Walden) (probably the Cranberry Engine at the
JA-25 (C133):
JA-47 (D25): Downtown
JA-66 (D46):
JA-95 (E1): Two unidentified men, c. 1910 (donated by Ibby Webb)
JA-96 (E2): Mrs. Grace Bundy and family, before 1910
JA-97 (E3): Johnson City Foundry
and Machine Works,
JA-98 (E4): Unidentified school children, 1910
JA-99 (E5): Scene from
JA-100 (E6): Unidentified people
in
JA-101 (E7): Two children, possibly members of the Rhudy family, c. 1910
JA-102 (E8): Workmen on the Tweetsie Railroad (ETWNC), Bill Lewis, “Booger” Livingston, Kenneth Jobe, Cy Crumley, and Bill Sick, on a stop in North Carolina, 1911 (donated by the Cy Crumley)
JA-103 (E9):
JA-104 (E10): New bank in
downtown
JA-105 (E11): Graduating class
from a
JA-106 (E12): Railroad inspectors Dave Hill and Charlie Beasley on the Azalea car, c. 1926 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-107 (E14): “The Tweetsie” in the Gorge, c. 1910 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-108 (E15): Member of Emma Bowman’s family, c. 1910 (donated by Jim Fisher)
JA-109 (E16): Southern Bending Company (located in the Carnegie district), c. 1920 (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-110 (E17): A dead child, c. 1900 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA-111 (E18): Three unidentified children from R. C. Blackburn’s family album, c. 1910
JA-112 (E19): Sawmill (from Mr.
Walden’s glass plates), c. 1910 (donated by Dempsy
JA-113 (E20): 4th of
July parade at Watauga (photo by Mr.
Walden), c. 1910 (donated by Dempsy
JA-114 (E21): Feldspar mine in Embreeville, c. 1910 (donated by David Logan)
JA-115 (E22):
JA-116 (E24): A nanny to Mrs. Coon May, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-117 (E25): May be a member of Mr. B. Humphreys family, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. B. Humphreys (Humphries))
JA-118 (E26): From the family album of Mrs. C. B. Coe, c. 1910 (donated by Kenton Coe)
JA-119 (E27): Grammar school
class,
JA-120 (E28): Bosses at feldspar mine in Embreeville, c. 1910 (donated by David Logan)
JA-121 (E29): Gathering of apple
sellers, c. 1910 (donated by Dempsy
JA-122 (E30): Bowman family in
JA-123 (E32): From family album of Mrs. C. B. Coe, c. 1910 (donated by Kenton Coe)
JA-124 (E34): Graduating class, c. 1918 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-125 (E35): Charlie Bowman,
Gray Station,
JA-126 (E36):
JA-127 (E37): Members of the Rhudy family during World War I, c. 1917-1918 (donated by the Rhudy family)
JA-128 (E38): Father of Mrs. Gene
Hyder, taken during World War I in
JA-129 (E39): A car decorated with flags during World War I with Captain Geo. M. Scott, c. 1917-1918 (donated by the Rhudy family)
JA-130 (E40): World War I
soldiers at
JA-131 (E41): Tilman Landers at Bailey Mill, 1916 (donated by Rev. Henry and Lucy Bailey)
JA-132 (E42): World War I soldier, 1916
JA-133 (E43): Steam Engine (“M” Rumble engine, 16 horse power) Raymond Lovegrove, Tom Mongold, Charlie McCraken, Cleve Cox, Ott Cox, Mr. Self “Nip,” Mr. Self’s farm in Telford, Tenn., 1916 (donated by Lois Lovegrove)
JA-134 (E44): Father of Ruby Lothar (Lothery) and friend during World War I, c. 1914 (donated by Ruby Lothar (Lothery))
JA-135 (E45): Dana Beayles,
Courtney Green, and George Tinker,
JA-136 (E46): Vertie Keebler,
JA-137 (E47):
JA-138 (E48): Two bosses with the Tweetsie Railroad, Cranberry Station, Cranberry, N. C., c. 1914 (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-139 (E49): Women’s athletic
team at
JA-140 (E50):
JA-141 (E51):
JA-142 (E52):
JA-143 (E53): Railway men, c. 1910 (donated by Rippetoe family)
JA-144 (E54): The building of
Washington County Courthouse at
JA-145 (E55): Member of N. A. Beasley family, c. 1910 (donated by the Rippetoe family)
JA-146 (E56): The Cloudland
Hotel,
JA-147 (E57): Women in man’s attire, c. 1915 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-148 (E58): Rev. Dale Martin’s father, c. 1915 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-149 (E59): Rev. Dale Martin’s father, c. 1915 (donated by Rev. Dale Martin)
JA-150 (E61): Margaret Bridwell
and friends,
JA-151 (E63): First Presbyterian Church Bible Class, 1912 (donated by Henry Blackburn)
JA-152 (E64): Henry Blackburn, c. 1910 (donated by Henry Blackburn)
JA-153 (E65): World War I soldier, c. 1914 (donated by Jon Buchanan)
JA-154 (E67): Decorated car in World
War I parade,
JA-155 (E69): Young woman in stream, c. 1915 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-156 (E70): The Cloudland
Hotel,
JA-157 (E71): Margaret Bridwell,
JA-158 (E72): Cy Crumley, Newland, N. C., 1914 (donated by Cy Crumbly)
JA-159 (E73): Johnson City
Foundry and Machine Works,
JA-160 (E74): Farmers near
JA-161 (E75): Friends of Mrs. Coon May, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-162 (E76): Boy with squirrel, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. Coon May)
JA-163 (E77): Animal show at
JA-164 (E78):
JA-165 (E79):
JA-166 (E80): The Children for
Christ, Washington College Chapel, c. 1910 (donated by
JA-167 (E81): Swingle family, c. 1910 (donated by David Logan)
JA-168 (E82):
JA-169 (E83): Grammar school class, c. 1910 (donated by D. R. Beeson)
JA-170 (E84): Father of Ralph Hambly, c. 1910 (donated by Ralph Hambly)
JA-171 (E85): Child of the Rhudy family, c. 1910 (donated by Rhudy family)
JA-172 (E86): R. C. Blackburn, c. 1910 (donated by R. C. Blackburn)
JA-173 (E87): Work crew in
JA-174 (E88): Dead child in coffin, c. 1910
JA-175 (E90): Amanda and Dick
Bacon, Harmony
JA-176 (E91): 4th of July buggy, c. 1910 (donated by Mrs. B. Humphreys (Humphries))
JA-177 (E92): Unidentified child, c. 1910 (donated by the Rhudy family)
JA-178 (E93): Cornelius, Linda, and Millard Runyon, 1918 (donated by Lena Crawford)
JA-179 (E94): Fred Bailey, 1918
(donated by Rev. Henry and Lucy Bailey of Chucky,
JA-180 (E95): Vernon Stein, 1918 (donated by Lena Crawford)
JA-181 (E96): Lottie, Oscar, and Evelyn Tipton (children of John D. Tipton), 1918 (donated by Lena Crawford)
JA-182 (E97):
JA-183 (E98): School group, undated (donated by Mrs. Burr Harrison)
JA-184 (E99): Unidentified baby portrait, undated (donated by Mary Ford)
JA-185 (E100): Southern Railway, undated (donated by Cy Crumley)
JA-186 (E101): Bessie Hughes,
JA-187 (E102): N. A. Beasley, Rolf Buchanan, and B. A. Mathis on a camping trip, c. 1916 (donated by the Rippetoe family)
JA-188 (E103): Pearl Sellers,
JA-189 (E104): Aileen Diehl and
Anna Diehl Arterburn,
JA-191 (F2): Reba Whalley and son, c. 1929
JA-192 (F3): Unidentified family, late 1920’s (donated by Mrs. Lyle)
JA-193 (F4): Grandma Bowman