[Mountain family in front of log cabin, Berea, Ky., Dec. 1931] – Historic Reproduction
![[Mountain family in front of log cabin, Berea, Ky., Dec. 1931], 1931 Dec. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cb/cbc301dde5b2-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Mountain family in front of log cabin, Berea, Ky., Dec. 1931]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Mountain family in front of log cabin, Berea, Ky., Dec. 1931]
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Taken in Berea, Kentucky, in December 1931, this picture shows a mountain family posed outside a log cabin in a town long known for its college, which has served students from the surrounding mountains. The winter setting and the modest cabin reflect the rural Appalachian life that many outside observers of the Depression era took as a sign of hardship and isolation. The caption card uses the period label "mtn. whites," which shows how outsiders grouped these communities, and the record itself notes that its details are unverified, so the family's names and circumstances remain unknown.
| Created / published | 1931 Dec. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Red Cross Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mtn. whites (Southern st.); Log cabins; Ky.--Berea--1931; Red Cross Coll.; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 901 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146541 |
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