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Cumberland River, Wallins Creek, Kentucky, 1928.
Title Cumberland River, Wallins Creek, Kentucky, 1928.
Description A view of Cumberland River winding its way through Wallins, Ky., a mountainous area. Several cabins can be seen in the distance. Handwritten on border of negative "Harlan Co. 'The Cumberland flows far below the Rhododendron Highway near Wallins, Ky.'" The Rhododendron Highway was a 35-mile paved portion of the longer Mayo Trail, Eastern Kentucky's first major public roadway project. The portion that made up the Rhododendron Highway was paved in 1928. U.S. Route 119 follows the original roadbed. Portions of this road are also referred to as Pineville-Harlan Road.
Source 8 x 10 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. ULPA CS 095671 in the Caufield & Shook Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
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