Tag: historic

• Tracks Through Time

  

  

  

  

  Sound from a distant whistle pierces the silence of night, as a growing thunder of steel travels on tracks through time, slowing near town. People are asleep in bed, dreaming while the train rolls on rails, carrying the faint rhythm of a harmonica flowing free from an open boxcar. The song remains the same, as all sound slips slowly back into darkness, down the line.

  © 2023 Phil Perkins

  Who doesn’t like trains? You can find great prints available in my gallery. Thanks!

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  Folsom Prison Blues, by Johnny Cash (1955) – see lyrics here.

  Phil

  March 11, 2023

  Music, Photography, Poetry & Writing, Structures

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• Rafters in Barn

  

  This black and white photography features the interior of an old barn located at Cades Cove, an historical settlement in a verdant valley located in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. You can visit my gallery for prints. Thanks very much!

  Phil

  December 22, 2022

  Photography, Structures

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• Found in the Forest

  

  While hiking the Laurel-Snow Trail in Dayton, Tennessee, morning sunlight crested the high gorge, streaming into the forest upon this historic setting. Over one hundred years ago, the Dayton Coal & Iron Company operated mines in this area, from which industrial vestiges remain. In time, the business closed pursuant to an accident in which many miners perished. Today, voices from the past echo through canyon walls, as conveyed to me by an elderly Park Ranger on site.

  You can find prints and other gifts in the following galleries…

  • Pixels
  • Redbubble
  • ArtPal
  • Zazzle

  Phil

  December 14, 2022

  Photography, Structures

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• Old Glass Bottles

  

  This still life photograph features a collection of colorful vintage glass bottles. It would look great behind a frame on an empty wall in your home, or at the office. You make the call, and be sure to stop by one of my galleries to select the perfect accent piece…

  • Pixels
  • Redbubble

  Phil

  December 2, 2022

  Photography, Structures

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• Byrd Lake Bridge Dam

  

  Serving as the parks best-known landmark, the Byrd Lake Bridge Dam at the Cumberland Mountain State Park was completed in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 3464, forming a 35-acre lake for recreation.

  See more – fine prints & other items – in my shops at Pixels and Redbubble.

  Phil

  July 17, 2022

  Photography, Structures

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• Byrd Lake Waterfall

  

  Located at the Cumberland Mountain State Park in Tennessee, the Byrd Lake Bridge Dam was built in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 3464, creating this waterfall. You’ll have to use your mind to imagine the sound of falling water, but you can certainly use your eyes to enjoy a fine print on a wall at home! So, visit my galleries at Pixels and/or ArtPal to select the perfect accent piece, for yourself or to give as a gift. Thanks very much!

  Phil

  May 18, 2022

  Nature, Photography

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• Byrd Lake Bridge Dam

  

  

  

  • Style: Photography
  • Genre: Architecture
  • Software: Affinity Photo
  • Shops: Pixels

  Located at the Cumberland Mountain State Park in Tennessee, the Byrd Lake Bridge Dam was constructed in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 3464, forming a 35-acre lake for recreation. Prints available.

  Phil

  May 10, 2022

  Photography, Structures

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• Byrd Lake Bridge Dam

  

  From the Cumberland Mountain State Park, a 1,720-acre park located on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee (formed as a New Deal-era initiative by the Resettlement Administration), this photograph features a view looking through the Byrd Lake Bridge Dam. The light on the ceiling is a reflection off of the lake, and, in the distance, a structure housing the Homestead Harvest Restaurant is visible. If interested, many fine prints are available in my gallery at Pixels.

  Thanks for stopping by!

  Phil

  April 22, 2022

  Photography, Structures

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• Return to Cumberland Falls

  In addition to being the only location in the Western Hemisphere featuring a “Moonbow”, Cumberland Falls (also known as, The Niagara of the South) stands 60-feet tall by 125-feet wide.

  A popular tourist destination located in Corbin, Kentucky, the waterfall can be viewed from several observation areas at the park, as well as from the Eagle Falls Trail – across the Cumberland River.

  

  

  

  

  

  These are some photographs from my recent visit. Many different types of prints are available in my gallery, including: framed, canvas, art, metal, poster, wood, acrylic and tapestry. So, stop by today and find something nice for a wall in your home or office!

  

  Video

  Phil

  December 19, 2021

  Nature, Photography

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• Bridge and Dam

  Photographed at the Cumberland Mountain State Park in Crossville, Tennessee, the Byrd Lake Bridge-Dam is an historic landmark. It’s also available on prints for your home or office – visit gallery to see.

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  Phil

  September 29, 2021

  Photography, Structures

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• Byrd Lake Bridge Dam

  

  Cumberland Mountain State Park

  The Cumberland Mountain State Park is a 1,720-acre park situated on the Cumberland Plateau, in Crossville, Tennessee.

  The parks best-known landmark is the Byrd Lake Bridge Dam, an unsuspended structure built for the impoundment of Byrd’s Creek by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 3464. Completed in 1938, the bridge dam is faced with Crab Orchard stone – a colorful sandstone unique to the area and found in only one other part of the world – and forms a beautiful 35-acre lake.

  Learn more about the park through the Tennessee Parks Department.

  Photography

  

  

  

  

  

  If you’d like to accent a wall in your home or office with a print featuring my photography, you can visit my gallery to select the print type which best suits your interests:

  • framed
  • canvas
  • art
  • metal
  • wood
  • poster
  • acrylic
  • tapestry

  Thanks for stopping by!

  Phil

  September 25, 2021

  Nature, Photography

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• Black And White Cabin

  

  Historic Structure

  This black and white photograph features a very old log cabin located in the historic community of early American settlers, known as Cades Cove. It’s nestled in a verdant valley of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, not far from Townsend. If you would consider a print for your home or office, then visit my shops to find the perfect print to suit your tastes:

  • Pixels
  • Redbubble
  • ArtPal

  

  Thanks for stopping by!

  Phil

  June 1, 2021

  Photography, Structures

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• Built To Last

  

  Still Standing

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  Like the Pantheon or other architectural structures from that era, some things have an enduring legacy – built to last. You need not be last, though, if you hurry over to my shops at Redbubble and Pixels. There, you can uncover a treasure trove of great gift giving ideas for family and friends – there’s so much to see…

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  Phil

  April 24, 2021

  Graphics, Structures

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• An Evening In Venice

  

  Enjoy my digital rendition of Venice, Italy, based on a photograph from unsplash.com & featuring a colorful twilight reflecting across an historic canal.  You can find great products – from prints to phone cases & apparel – in my shops online, here:

  • Pixels
  • Redbubble
  • Society 6

  Phil

  April 12, 2021

  Photography, Structures

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• Historic Train Trestle

  

  Dayton, Tennesse

  This black and white photograph was taken while hiking the Laurel-Snow Trail To Laurel Falls, and features an old railroad bridge over Richland Creek which was used for mining over 100 years ago.

  Prints available.

  Phil

  March 17, 2021

  Photography, Structures

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