Solitude - Earl Palmer Appalachian Photograph and Artifact Collection (Ms1989-025)

Model, Mabry Mill, carved by Newton Hylton, and images related to the mill and the model

The Earl Palmer Appalachian Photograph and Artifact Collection, Ms1989-025 (finding aid available online) primarily contains the photographs of Earl Palmer, a photographer from Cambria, Virginia, whose work depicted the landscape and traditional culture of rural Appalachia in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. In addition, Palmer's donated collection contained a variety of objects and artifacts, many of which were on display in Solitude in the past. This section of the exhibit contains images of selected artifacts (see the finding aid for the complete list of items). The digital collection includes these images, as well as selected photographs digitized for a previous exhibit on women's history. Additional photographs not yet available in digital form, can be view by visiting Special Collecctions and University Archives (SCUA).

For ease of browsing, images are grouped to reflect their use (kitchen, farming, coal mining, audio/visual, etc.). Clicking on a thumbnail will take you additional information about the item. Some items have additional images (noted in the caption).

Tobacco tin, Prince Albert Crimpt Cut Long Burning Pipe and Cigarette Tobacco

Snuff tin, Square Snuff brand

Coca-Cola bottle holder

Octagon Soap

Coffee pot, spatterware

Box with hand decorated sugar cubes from Mountain Sweets, "Spring Flowers"

Cheese boxes

Rolling pin

Cast iron skillet

Cheese cutter

Meat grinder accessory

Wooden rake

Hearth brooms, reed, made by Goode Hash. Additional brooms can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnail.

Walking stick, hand carved. An additional image can be seen by clicking on the thumbnail.

Walking stick?

School slate, cracked

Gas can (rusted)

Glass bottle (medicine bottle)

Crock cannister (cracked)

Crock jug

Mason jar with honey in condensed herbs

Mason jar

Glass block

Basket

Basket, partial frame

Kitchen and home items

Model, Mabry Mill, carved by Newton Hylton, and images related to the mill and the model. Additional images related to the creation of this model are available by clicking on the thumbnail.