Search results 1 - 6 of 6 for the tag Kentucky
A new flag
In 1776, the United States of America consisted of 13 states. With the addition of Vermont and Kentucky, there were 15 states by 1792, and the country needed to add...
Company housing
Russell Lee photographed coal miner Carl Ruth and his family on September 6, 1946. The family rented their company housing for $10 a month from the Black Mountain...
Holding hostages in Kentucky
Kentucky never formally left the Union, but its population was deeply split. The state declared itself neutral until the Confederates invaded in 1861. Kentucky was...
Kentucky wants statehood
After the Revolutionary War, some of the original thirteen states had no western boundary. The District of Kentucky (then part of Virginia) sought to be “a...
Sober re-enlistment
This record, dated September 26, 1871, is the Oath of Enlistment and Allegiance of Thomas Shaw, who, at the age of 25 re-enlisted to extend his service in the U.S....
Threatened eviction
In this photo by Jack Corn, Kentucky coal miner Jerry Rainey and his family pose in front of their four-room home. The family was threatened with eviction from...
Search results 1 - 6 of 6 for the tag Kentucky