My Roots

I was born at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., (Boyd County) on March 15, 1979. Here are a few pictures of Ashland from a little before my time.

The first was taken in March of 1936 by American Photographer Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985). Rothstein was known as a master of documentary photography in the 30's and 40's. This picture was described as "Part of the Ohio River in the Streets of Ashland, Ky."



The second picture was taken in August of 1942 and shows a scrap pile where iron was collected for national defense. In the photo, a small boy contributes something to the pile, probably a toy.



The last image was taken at the same time as the second and shows two boys who have gathered up iron scrap for the war effort being assisted by a scrap collector in moving the load in their coaster wagon.