Vicco KY
Vicco was once a happenin’ place. When the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company (VICCO) was working full time, this town was where the miners let off a little steam. This was once a movie theater catering to that fun bunch:
Uncle Bob's Travels
Places I've hung out in, sometimes briefly.
Archive for the category “Photography by Bob Lawrence”
Sutton Hall, Millligan College
Sutton Hall, as it appeared in the early 60s. The Unknown Collector acquired this card in 1962, which is probably around the time the picture was taken. The caption on the back calls it “one of the newer buildings on the campus”. Joyce Haynes took the photo. Published by Haynes Publishing Company in Roanoke. Printed by Dexter of West Nyack NY.
The building is much changed now.
Little Stony Creek Falls
The plan was to head to the Devil’s Bathtub on Devil’s Fork Creek, a couple of miles north on 619 from Ft. Blackmore in Scott County VA. However, when we got there, the creek was running too high to wade across, much less wade the 10 or so more crossings to get to the Bathtub, so we fell back and went on up to Little Stony Creek, near Coeburn. There are three falls on that creek and, because of the recent rains, they were all in full flow. Here’s the upper one (it’s about 40′ top to bottom):
A little below that one is the middle falls (I had to slide down to stream level to get the shot):
And, then, the lowest falls:
It’s not a long-distance hike, by any means, but, on a warm day, it’ll work up a sweat.
Cherokee Lake!
Well, will you look at that! Two more overly-blue, lyin’ postcards from the early 60s. They’re Haynes cards, of course. Busy Joyce Haynes shot both pictures. However, someone fed her some erroneous information about the Veterans Overlook (top view). It’s more like 1940′ or so in elevation, according to Google Earth (which, as I’ve mentioned before, is a fine program for viewing areas from above…it’s free and it features historic imagery – blurry imagery, generally)(if you like old topo maps, check out oldmapsonline.com).
The information on the bottom card is pretty accurate. The lake varies in size and, of course, these cards were printed over a half century ago.
Washington College Academy
From the early 60s. Carnegie Building at the Academy. Credit line is “PIONEER PRINTERS, A Student Industry of Washington College Academy, Washington College, Tenn.” However, the photographer was Joyce L. Haynes, who was part owner of Haynes Publishing Company out of Roanoke.
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital
This view of the hospital probably dates to the year after it opened; although, I can’t imagine any hospital having a completely empty parking lot, at any time. The date in ink on the top of the card is when The Unknown Collector acquired the card. TUC seems to have collected Haynes Publishing cards, for some reason.
The hospital certainly looks different today.
The Old Dante Rescue Squad Building
It was the Dante Rescue Squad building, then something else, and now it’s going away.
Support your local rescue squad. They see stuff you don’t want to…
Shop Sign
Tri-City refers to Lynch, Benham and Cumberland KY. This sign, part of which is missing, is on a doorway in the back of the abandoned high school in Lynch.
Paps Is On The Move
This was down near Rutledge TN in 2015. Note the bell on the canopy of this gussied up golf cart.
