Hugh W. MacMillan photographs of Alpine, Tennessee

Content Description

Photographs and silent video of the Alpine community of Overton County, Tennessee, taken in 1935 by Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan. Most of the photographs are labeled on the back with the names of pictured people and locations. A letter from the donor, Jeanette M. Pruiss, explains the context of the photographs and Hugh W. MacMillan's trip to Alpine, Tennessee.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Photographs taken and kept by Hugh W. MacMillan. MacMillan's daughter-in-law, Jeanette M. Pruiss, acquired them after his death in October 1992 and gifted them to the Tennessee Tech University Library. The photographs and accompanying letter from Pruiss were originally housed in a subject file on Alpine created by librarian Christine Spivey Jones.

Restrictions Apply

No