Family Living on Natchez Trace Project near Lexington, Tennessee, March 1936

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Mydans, Carl, "[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Baby girl of family living on Natchez Trace Project, near Lexington, Tennessee]," March 1936

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This photograph shows a family living in Lexington, Tennessee, on the Natchez Trace Project near Natchez Trace State Park. The name originally applied to a series of trails and paths that originated with animal migration routes and American Indian trade and travel routes.  

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• What do you notice about this family?
• What is their story? What evidence from the picture are you using to imagine what their story might be?

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Mydans, Carl, "[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Baby girl of family living on Natchez Trace Project, near Lexington, Tennessee]," March 1936. Courtesy of Library of Congress