Tag Archives: Kingsport
Kingsport: Buried Treasure
Part of the amazing Thomas McNeer, Jr. Collection (KCMC 106) includes a series of publicity photographs commissioned by the new Ridgefields Country Club in 1948. The images feature a beautiful stone lookout, gorgeous views of the South Fork Holston, and two … Continue reading
Kingsport: “Hello, Chamber of Commerce”
I have begun reprocessing the W.B. Greene collection (KCMC 33) at the Kingsport Archives. William Greene was a successful investor and hardware store owner in Kingsport and the collection is comprised of his financial records and family correspondence. I found a real … Continue reading
Kingsport: Remembering Mr. Jackson
Last week I was reading through a collection or two, trying to become familiar with more of the archives’ holdings, when I began reading Kingsport Utilities old newsletters. One entry in the Spring 1950 edition honored 5 men who had … Continue reading
Kingsport: Freedom Train
On October 1, 1948, the first Freedom Train pulled into the Kingsport train station and opened its doors upon an exhibit of dozens of original “documents of liberty.”
Kingsport: Bays Mountain Exhibit
In addition to all the neat things we have on permanent display in the archives lobby, the library also provides us with two display cases on the main floor. We just removed the Spoden Collection exhibit and replaced it with … Continue reading
Kingsport: “Just keep pinning. Just keep pinning.”
I’ve expanded the Archives of the City of Kingsport’s HistoryPin channel to 41 pins!
Kingsport: Found in the Archives
Today, while I was searching the archives’ collections for photographs of a historic Kingsport neighborhood called The Fifties, I came across something even better in the Huffaker Family Collection (KCMC 75).
Kingsport: Pin-up Girls
No, not THAT kind of pin-up girl! HistoryPin! It’s a great way to share archival photographs online while connecting people, buildings, and events to a time and place in history. The Archives of the City of Kingsport now has its … Continue reading
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Kingsport: There’s an App for That!
Here is a little update about the FunFest activity we are preparing. Today, I stepped into a nearby supply closet where Kari–Archivist Intern became Kari–Intrepid Reporter. That is to say, I grabbed my camera, walked the Rediscover Kingsport: A Self-Guided Tour Through Time trail … Continue reading
Kingsport: Up in the Air
Last week I completed a rather large project. I scanned 156 glass plate negatives from the Kingsport Planning Commission Records (KMMC 41). I learned an important lesson from this experience. Unless you are a pilot who flew in the 60s … Continue reading
