mid-century madison county

I'm slowly scanning photos from old family albums. This first batch comes from my Dad, when he was a college student.

Dad's family grew a lot of tobacco when he was a kid. Here, regrettably blurry, you see some men hanging the tobacco to dry in the barn. The date is 1960. (There's no way to know for sure, but I think the man in the middle - in the overalls - is my grandfather.)


Another view of the barn, with tobacco hanging inside.

At first Dad said that the man on the tractor below was my grandfather, but then he changed his mind - Grandpa apparently never wore hats like that. It is on our family property, though, on what eventually became Rector Corner Road.


Here are two wonderful pictures of Marshall in 1960, the first taken from Rector Corner Road (or maybe Bailey's Branch - I'll have to ask).



I love this picture - taken in 1962, later than the ones above. This is downtown Marshall. You can see signs for GE Appliances, Balsam Tourists, and a Texaco gas station.


I am having fun with this...