Hugh L. White Collection

Title

Description

The Hugh L. White Collection, held by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University, consists of over six hundred photographic prints and negatives, most taken between 1900 and 1920. The collection documents the timber industry in southern Appalachia at the turn of the twentieth century and depicts logging techniques and lumber mill practices. It also documents the railroads and the railway systems of the area.

Of interest are images of Butler, Tennessee. The town was flooded by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1948. This collection has images that pre-date the flooding. Also included are many photographs of Hugh White and his wife, Eliza. The Whites traveled a great deal during the early part of the century and those travels, especially to Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans, are documented in this collection.

Creator

White, Hugh L.

Source

Hugh L. White Collection, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Date

1900 - 1920, undated

Rights

The Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University provides access to the materials on this website for the purposes of research and education, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. [identification of item], [identification of collection], Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University). Any commercial uses of the materials or any uses that exceed the limits of fair use and other relevant statutory exceptions require the permission of the Archives of Appalachia and the copyright holder(s). It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials.

Compressed (low resolution) files are available on this website. Requests for accessing uncompressed (high resolution) versions of this material can be sent to the Archives of Appalachia.

Items in this collection are presented for their historic and research value. They may contain content that some viewers will find objectionable.