December 1940. Radford, Virginia. "Influx of construction workers in small town to build Hercules Powder Plant. Man just arrived to report for work." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
May 1943. Arlington, Va. "Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, a residence for women working in government for the duration of the war." Medium format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Hand Embroidered Folk Art Playing Card Quilt. American, ca. 1932/1933. Silk and cotton embroidery on muslin with no batting, sewn by Margaret Bevins Russell (1916-1986) of Greenbackville, VA. 82 x 62”.
Ms. Russell made the quilt at the age of 17 while recuperating from a serious illness and likely took over one year to complete.
The Art of Dreaming Big, and the Science of Making It Happen (by wackystuff)
Lorene Duncan, Pulaski, VA (by Namey McNamerson)
