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Walker Pickering (b. 1980) is an artist and photographer based in Austin, Texas. His work is primarily documentary in nature, using photography as a means to get access to people and places that mi…

The long, low whistle of the coal train echoes through the hollers, a sound as familiar as the wind rustling through the trees. Its black cars, heavy...

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Oda Belle Blankenship showing her beautiful quilt for the 1972 National Geographic magazine featuring the people of Appalachia.

Old railroad tressle -- I thought it made for a nice shot.