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Title Seasonal interpreter Humpback Rocks
Date July 21, 1974
Description This image shows an interpreter in period dress demonstrating yarn spinning at the Humpback Rocks visitor center, near milepost 5.8 in section 1B of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The interpreter is standing on the front steps of a log farm building. The photograph was taken on July 21, 1974 by C.E. Westveer.
Location Location Name: Humpback Rocks Visitor Center and Mountain Farm
Parkway Milepost: 5.8
Latitude: 37.970833
Longitude: -78.898333
Creator Individual C.E. Westveer
Tags Augusta County (Va.)
Farm buildings and land
Humpback Rocks (Va.)
Mountain life
Photographs
Visitors' centers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway