Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Living History Spinning yarn |
| Date | August 1976 |
| Description | Image of a woman demonstrating spinning by using a spinning wheel on the front porch of a log cabin in the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm area near milepost 5.8, section 1B of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The entire front exterior of the log cabin can be seen in the image, as well as the various tools and supplies used for spinning. Spinning is the twisting together of drawn out strands of fibers to form yarns. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photographed by Robert G. Bruce in August of 1976. |
| Location |
Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm Parkway Milepost: 5.8 |
| Creator Individual | Robert G. Bruce |
| Tags |
Arts and crafts
Farm buildings and land Humpback Rocks (Va.) Nelson County (Va.) Photographs |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
