174 objects

Two women and one man in dark mourning clothing pose for a photograph behind an open casket, in w...

Two children in white prepare to get baptized in a river. The smaller child covers their face wit...

Two children in white dresses prepare to get baptized in a river. The smaller child covers her mo...

A crowd gathered to watch baptisms stands along the river banks. The two men in charge of perform...

A young woman wearing a white headscarf stands waist-deep in a river in the midst of getting bapt...

Two boys stand waist deep in a river, preparing to get baptized. The boys cover their mouths whil...

A large group of people, most of them children, stand outside of a Church of God building. On the...

A large group of people, most of them children, stand outside of a Church of God building. On the...

A crowd of churchgoers sits in pews in front of a preacher, who stands in front of a lectern with...

A preacher gestures with his right hand while addressing the congregation. Three rows of audience...

A woman in white formal attire is photographed getting baptized by two clergymen in a river. She ...

Two young men in white button down shirts, one smiling, stand waist-deep in a river in preparatio...

Two young men stand waist-high in a river with two members of the clergy on either side of them. ...

A man and woman dressed in white get baptized by two clergymen in a river. The woman holds a hand...

Two children stand waist-deep in a river, preparing to get baptized. Two clergymen stand on eithe...

A man and woman stand under the covered entryway of a brick home. A Coca-Cola decal is visible up...

A Greyhound bus labeled with the destination "Jenkins" drives past Bussell's dry goods store in E...

A cinderblock house with an attic story sits at the bottom of a hill. Five chairs, one child-size...

A woman and man stand in front of a building with their child. Potentially a portrait of Kate New...

A man and woman with two children pose together indoors. The woman, girl, and young boy wear stri...

A woman and man pose indoors with their child, who is wearing overalls and standing on a white ch...

A woman carrying a baby and five men in white button down shirts stand shoulder to shoulder in a ...

A group portrait of A.J. "Banjo" Haynes and his family members: Andy, Alice, Alpha, Alta Mae, Alz...

A group portrait of A.J. "Banjo" Haynes and his family members: Andy, Alice, Alpha, Alta Mae, Alz...

Darwin and Ota Mullins of Jackhorn, Kentucky stand with their seven blond children in front of wh...

A couple and two children stand on the steps of a wooden home. The building has a shingled roof a...

Five blond children and their parents sit in tall grass against a wooden building. The two young ...

A man and woman pose, seated, with their toddler. The man wears a navy uniform and holds a lit ci...

A family poses for a group portrait in a wooded area, with the woman and man crouching on either ...

A family poses underneath a tree, the eldest woman and man seated in front of the others. The men...

A couple and three children pose on a wooden bench, which sits in the grass against a white brick...

A couple and child pose against a white fabric backdrop. The woman stands in a patterned dress, w...

A family of ten poses around an upholstered armchair in the yard outside of a house. The group is...

Front row, left to right: Laurie Warks with her daughters Louise (bow in hair) and Omia (polka do...

Ray Powers and an unidentified man. Taken in Baltimore, MD.

Two women who appear to be sisters having their portrait taken in front of a light backdrop. They...

Man in U.S. Army uniform and woman in white suit dress being married by an older preacher. A tele...

A casket is suspended on railings above the grave pit into which it will be lowered. It is adorne...

A deceased baby lies in a small lined casket. Satin curtains hang behind the child, and funeral b...

Denver Hassel Wright lays in a lined casket adorned with flowers. A banner bearing his name is dr...

Denver Hassel Wright lays in a lined casket. Floral arrangements adorning the casket can be s...

William R. "Pictureman" Mullins photography Collection, c. 1935 - 1955

A casket is suspended on rails above a grave pit. A pile of shoveled dirt is visible behind the c...

A man lies in a casket wearing a pinstripe suit. A funeral floral arrangement can be seen at the ...

A group gathers around a closed casket displayed on a plinth in the center of a funeral parlor ro...

A new gravesite is adorned with floral arrangements. The graveyard is encircled by a wire fence; ...

A deceased man lies in a lined casket surrounded by floral bouquets. Bouquets featuring gladiolus...

A group gathers around a closed casket displayed on a plinth in the center of a funeral parlor ro...

A family of four stands at the edge of a natural area populated with dense foliage. A toddler in ...

Four adults pose together at the edge of a natural area with dense foliage. All are dressed forma...

Four adults pose together at the edge of a natural area with dense foliage. All are dressed forma...

Three men in button down shirts and two women in dresses, potentially siblings, stand together ag...

Seventeen people pose together on a hillside, all but three appearing to be young children. Six b...

A man in a short plaid tie and striped collared shirt poses on top of a boulder. 

A deceased man lies in a casket topped with a large rose floral spray. Around the casket are a se...

A deceased man in a suit lies in a lined casket. A floral spray featuring roses can be seen at th...

A family of seven poses in a yard together. The two youngest children stand at the front and hold...

A man stands directly in front of the camera with his back turned toward Mullins; his body is out...

A young couple poses outside against a wire fence; the man wraps his arm wrapped around the woman...

An older couple poses alongside the road, likely in a residential neighborhood. The man wears a h...

A young African American man seated for a portrait and wearing a hat, bow tie and casual sweater.

Joyce and Ralph Page. Taken in Baltimore,MD.

A young African American couple poses for a seated portrait indoors. They are embracing and both ...

A group of people in a small store. Production still for the film Evelyn Williams.

A man and woman standing behind a store counter. A man is seated on a stool in front of the count...

The inside of a small store. Two men are visible, one behind the counter and one in front of it. ...

Baptist pastor in prayer, preparing young boy for immersion baptism. Other congregants stand in t...

Mountain exterior of man sitting, holding fiddle, ca. 1941-42. Identified as Adam Ousley, late fi...

Exterior of family in front of foliage. Parents are sitting and holding three young daughters on ...

Four men standing in front a building. Reverse reads "Lester Craft / Tony Ventura / Henry Edd Wri...

A group of five people, four men and a woman, stand outside of Shade Banks garage in Pound, Virgi...

Taulbee Vanover and his wife stand in front of their home near Camp Creek in Dickenson County, Vi...

Three men in suits, and smoking cigarettes. One of the men is seated. Identified are Oscar Belche...

Arvid (left), Ethel (right), and Imogine (top) Mullins pose for a group portrait inside of a stud...

Jeff and Denzie Hollyfield pose against a wall of foliage with an unidentified toddler, potential...

A portrait of Mattie (left) and Enoch Rose (right) in front of a building. Both are formally dres...

Exterior portrait of smiling older woman in an apron. She is holding a milk bucket and has her ar...

Portrait taken at the exterior corner of a house. A dog in collar and leash sits next to a toddle...

A man stands next to a service vehicle in front of an East Jenkins business advertising radio and...

A man poses inside of a store amidst folded garments and housewares. Formal clothing, including d...

Landscape photograph of U.S. Route 23 in Pound Gap at the border between Virginia and Kentucky, f...

Two people smile from the porch of a clapboard-sided home. Chickens mill around the yard and a do...

An exterior shot of Whitaker's Cafe with a bicycle parked in front. The cafe is adjacent to a dre...

The post office in Jenkins, Kentucky as seen from across Main Street. The Jenkins post office was...

The Main Street post office in Jenkins, Kentucky as seen from the rear. A Gulf gas station with a...

A notched-wood cabin sits at the bottom of a hill sparsely populated with trees. A wooden fence e...

Cars drive down a street lined with small businesses, including a soda shop and a store selling r...

Exterior of Bussell's, a store selling groceries, meat, and dry goods. Two people, one appearing ...

A family is photographed at a distance in front of a notched-wood home. One woman poses from the ...

A cash register, cigarettes, and canned food are visible behind a counter lined with empty metal ...

A woman and child cross the street in front of Whitaker's Variety Store, Conley's Clothing Store,...

Several handmade tables are furnished with tablecloths, candlesticks, and place settings in prepa...

A landscape photograph featuring the roadside Old Virginia Motel. A single car is parked in the l...

A smokestack connected to a power plant is visible across a body of water. The pond is likely an ...

An empty lunch counter with candy bars, cigarettes, and canned food on display. Advertisements fo...

Several varieties of houseplants are on display near a street-facing window within Messenger Flor...

A woman poses near a cafe advertising "sandwiches, short orders, and cold drinks." The restaurant...

A man poses next to a service vehicle outside of Whitaker's Variety Store (at another point in ti...

A photograph of the exterior of the U.S. Post Office in Hot Spot, Kentucky. Hot Spot was named fo...

Two men in hats are captured on top of a roof. A pickup truck labeled "Als Const." is parked belo...

Cars are parked outside of two bars across the street from one another: Silver Dollar Bar (on the...

A street lined with businesses cuts through a mountain town. Cowboy Bar, Silver Dollar Bar, and a...

Three men walk down the sidewalk of a city. Behind them are a line of residential buildings and a...

A strip of land along the roadside upon which there are two homes and an expanse of field. Dirt p...

One end of a wooden cabin sits on stilts which have been constructed at the edge of a body of wat...

A candid portrait of several diners in a restaurant. A group of four women of various ages sit at...

Two waitresses work behind an ice cream counter. Five adults and one child sit at the counter fac...

Three men and one child pose outside of Bussell's grocery and dry goods store in East Jenkins, Ke...

A woman watches as a child climbs into a car labeled with the words "T.B. Hall, Jenkins, KY." Sev...

A two story wooden building with two brick chimneys sits at the side of the road. One wooden slat...

Metal containers filled with laundry stand next to a washing machine in a bathroom. 

The corner of a room with two sets of booth seats and two doors. A set of windows above the table...

A service vehicle for Messenger Florist, Inc., inscribed with the slogan "Flowers for all occasio...

Three waitresses in uniform make eye contact with the camera from behind a lunch counter. One sea...

Three screen doors line the shingled facade of Sparkies Cafe. A clock bearing the words "Dona W. ...

The exterior of the Chester Harold Bentley American Legion building, Post 205, sits along a curvi...

Six empty metal stools line a lunch counter. Cigarettes, cans of soup, snacks, and antacid are fo...

A woman peeks out of the doorway of a wooden cabin but remains largely invisible. The home is sur...

A young child sits behind a set of curtains separating a cafe service area from the kitchen. In t...

A kitchen with a stove, cupboard, and refrigerator. Two kettles sit on the stove and canned food ...

A jukebox sits near the door of a cafe with booth seating. Painted signage for the Stone Gable In...

Houseplants are on display inside of Messenger Florist in Whitesburg, Kentucky. A neon sign readi...

Two children dressed in white sit on the porch of a home with white vinyl siding and an ivy-frame...

Two cars cross over the state line into Kentucky along U.S. Route 23. A Virginia state line sign ...

A landscape photograph featuring the roadside Old Virginia Motel. A single car is parked in the l...

An older man and woman pose at the corner of a wraparound porch. Trees line the back of the prope...

An older man and woman pose outside the doorway of a two story brick building, while two children...

A landscape photograph featuring the roadside Old Virginia Motel. A single car is parked in the l...

Two people smile from the porch of a clapboard-sided home. Chickens mill around the yard and a do...

A side table with lamp sits near a mirrored vanity set, which reflects part of a bedroom. A woode...

A bottle of itch remedy product is displayed partially out of its packaging. The label indicates ...

A jukebox sits near the door of a cafe with booth seating. Painted signage for the Stone Gable In...

A photograph of the exterior of the U.S. Post Office in Kite, Kentucky.

A kettle and cooking pots sit on a stove next to a table lined with cooking supplies. At the far ...

An upholstered lounge chair sits near a wooden dresser lined with framed photographs, including i...

A woman and man pose on either side of a car parked in the yard of their home. A hill rises to th...

A pickup truck and hauling truck are parked outside of a two story, white vinyl-sided home. In th...

A man and woman talk behind a row of bushes outside of a two story home. A car is parked alongsid...

Six people of various ages pose in a line along the edge of a covered porch: a young girl stands ...

A shopkeeper wearing an apron stands outside of the Pound Shoe Shop in downtown Pound, Virginia. ...

The corner of Collins Cafe facade as seen from across the street. The business advertises soft dr...

The exterior of a business labeled Nite Club. Advertisements for Orange Crush and Coca-Cola are d...

A man and woman stand in the front yard of a home with a wraparound porch lined with ornately car...

The interior of a kitchen featuring a stove, refrigerator, and kitchen sink cluttered with pots, ...

Dozens of people dressed in formal attire gather around a brick building in a mountain town. Seve...

A stretch of creek running alongside a road in a mountain town. Businesses and homes are visible ...

A person in the entryway of a two-story wooden building talks with someone standing in the yard. ...

A truck hauls a two-story, clapboard sided home down a street lined with buildings and cars. Two ...

A stretch of creek as seen from the perspective of a gravel overpass. Tall grasses line the banks...

Four butterflies sit upon white blooms in a patch of flowering plants. Two other plant species, i...

An auctioneer stands behind a lectern and speaks into a microphone. Several other men stand talki...

A view of the original Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital as seen from the northeast side o...

A man and woman stand behind a row of bushes outside of a two story home. A car is parked alongsi...

Two men sit on ledges outside of East Jenkins Army Goods Store and Whitaker Music Shop respective...

A variety of large brick buildings, potentially related to coal or another industry, are situated...

Three men, one in work coveralls and two others in button down shirts and slacks, stand in front ...

On the far side of a curving street, a row of businesses, including a restaurant named KY Cafe, s...

A couple poses, seated, on either side of a young girl, who stands on a pedestal. The woman smile...

A family of seven poses in two rows on a grassy lawn. A young man on the far right wears a naval ...

A couple with a young child stand in front of a white brick building. 

Four people, two men and two women, pose in front of a white wall. The man at far left wears a mi...

Two men, likely a father and son, lean on the armrests of a wooden chair on either side of a seat...

Four youth in formal clothing, likely siblings, pose in a yard amidst foliage. Power lines run th...

Two adults pose on either side of a toddler, who is wearing overalls and is perched atop a train ...

A woman, man, and toddler stand outside of the entrance to a metal trailer. The man and woman smi...

A couple and their two children stand outside of the door to a house on a wooden landing. The you...

Thirteen people gather inside a house around a cake, which is being cut by two young adults. Four...

A bathroom (with toilet, sink plumbing, and mirror) is visible from beyond the doorframe of a tra...

Thirty-two people, nearly half of which are children, pose together in a clearing in front of a w...

A family gathers at the grave of a recently buried loved one, likely Denver Hassel Wright. Ten ad...

A sizable crowd, many of whom are young girls, stands around the perimeter of a tent. A casket su...