Wolfe County, Kentucky, 1940
In 1940 the photographer Marion Post Wolcott photographed Campton and the hollows in Wolfe County, Kentucky, for the Farm Security Administration. These are 5 of those negatives, with the captions she wrote for them.
The negatives are federal works. They are in the public domain, they are held by the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress, and anyone may reproduce them. Each caption below is hers, transcribed in full — including the parts a video has no room for.
Mountaineers and farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey St.," near the Court House, Campton, Wolfe County, Ky.
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: "Jockey" Street, near the courthouse. Here is where mountaineers and farmers trade horses and mules. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky]
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
Mountain people and farmers exchanging news and greetings on court day on the steps of the courthouse. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky]
Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration, 1940. Library of Congress record.