Jim Young Reporter: Photographer

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Another Famous Photographer Arthur Rothstein visited the Cumberland Homesteads.

Arthur Rothstein was a college student in 1935 and was hired by a former professor as the first photographer for the Resettlement Administration and to set up the darkroom operation.

The photos below were taken in 1937 according to the Libray of Congress and include photos of Crossville and the Cumberland Homesteads.

Rothstein later worked for Look Magazine and the Office of War Information and Parade Magazine.

Road Sign, Crossville Tennessee

The classic directional sign Crossville was famous for.

A reproduction of these signs sits on the Courthouse Lawn.

The House in the background and the business building are

both still standing in Crossville.

Cumberland Homesteads House

Interior of house at Cumberland Homesteads

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Cumberland Homesteads House

Monday, February 19, 2018

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.