Southern Appalachian people, descendents of Europeans: 2 men in caps and overalls, full length, seated, with arms around each other – Historic Reproduction
![Southern Appalachian people, descendents of Europeans: 2 men in caps and overalls, full length, seated, with arms around each other, [between 1923 and 1943] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/46/46370a6c1a7d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Southern Appalachian people, descendents of Europeans: 2 men in caps and overalls, full length, seated, with arms around each other in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Southern Appalachian people, descendents of Europeans: 2 men in caps and overalls, full length, seated, with arms around each other
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Two men sit side by side in caps and overalls, arms draped around each other's shoulders, in a pose that suggests easy familiarity more than formal portraiture. The caption card calls them descendants of Europeans from the Southern Appalachians, a label that reflects how outsiders of the period often described mountain communities as "mountain whites" and linked them to immigrant origins. The print is undated beyond a span between 1923 and 1943, a stretch when documentary photographers and government projects turned their lenses toward rural Southern life. Its catalog tracings are unverified, so the subject's specifics should be read with caution.
| Created / published | [between 1923 and 1943] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Immigration--Misc.; Tenn.--Misc.; Mountain whites; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,094 × 5,120 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130980 |
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