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Special Project: William R. "Pictureman" Mullins Photo Collection, 1935-55

William Richardson "Pictureman" Mullins was a commercial photographer who worked in eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia and Baltimore, MD. Though he did not set out to record the everyday life, heritage, and culture of southern Appalachia, Pictureman Mullins did just that. Alex Harris, former Director of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, has said of the collection, "There were tens of thousands of these small town photographers at that time, and a small percentage of them were artists as well as photographers - and Mullins was one of them." The Appalshop Archive is in the midst of a project to digitize the 3600 negatives in this collection and make them digitally available.

A couple with 3 of their daughtersA couple with 3 of their daughters
Interior of couple being married by preacherInterior of couple being married by preacher
Pound Gap from Kentucky sidePound Gap from Kentucky side
Pound Gap from Virginia sidePound Gap from Virginia side
Portrait of woman, adolescent and man holding dog.Portrait of couple with man sitting
Studio portrait of 3 men in suitsPortrait of woman, adolescent and man holding...
Portrait of a couple with their young son and family dog.Studio portrait of 3 men in suits
Woman in bed holding 2 infants, surrounded by her husband and childrenPortrait of a couple with their young son and...
Two men posing in front of a buildingWoman in bed holding 2 infants, surrounded by...
Three people standing with an open casketTwo men posing in front of a building
Portrait of older woman with cowThree people standing with an open casket
Exterior portrait of young man in hatPortrait of older woman with cow
Studio portrait of 2 women in matching outfitsExterior portrait of young man in hat
Portrait of family with multiple generations of womenStudio portrait of 2 women in matching outfits
Exterior portrait of large family, man holding banjoPortrait of family with multiple generations ...
Exterior portrait of large family, man holding banjoExterior portrait of large family, man holdin...
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