Cumberland Homestead photos by Carl Mydans in 1936 who later covered WWII for Life Magazine

These photos are credited to Carl Maydans from 1936.  Maydans was a photographer who worked for the Farm Services Administration and later for Life Magazine.  In fact, not long after these photos were taken, Mydans became one of the first staff photographers for Life.  As a war photographer, he was captured by the Japanese in the Phillippines and was later released in a prisoner exchange.  He covered the war in Europe then returned to the Phillippines to capture the moment when Gen. MacAurther "returned."  He also shot photos of the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri. 

Trading Post at Cumberland Homesteads

Crossville, Tennessee

Interior of gristmill, turbine wheel type on 

Daddy's Creek

 

Interior of gristmill, turbine wheel type on 

Daddy's Creek (The box is interesting.)

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Closeup of stone house being built by the farmer

at Crossville Tennessee

Fireplace in office of Cumberland Homesteads

(The rectangle above the circle says 

"William Macy Stanton" 

the name of the architect/manager on the project.)

Cumberland Homesteads Crossville Tennessee