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VERMONT: MOUNT MANSFIELD. The top of Mount Mansfield at Smugglers Notch near Stowe, Vermont. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1939

VERMONT: SNOW, c1939. A winter scene in Vermont. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1939

NEW HAMPSHIRE: SNOW, 1940. A boy walking home from school after snowstorm in Jackson, New Hampshire. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

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MINER STRIKE, 1939. Striking copper miners waiting for scabs to come out of the mines in Ducktown, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1939

LOUISIANA: STORE, 1940. A store with live fish for sale, near Natchitoches, Louisiana. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, July 1940

KENTUCKY: CHURCH DINNER. Parishoners preparing food for a benefit picnic supper at St. Thomas Church near Bardstown, Kentucky. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1940

WEST VIRGINIA: FOOD RELIEF. A relief truck bringing food supplies to residents of the abandoned mining town of Jere, West Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1938

WEST VIRGINIA: PICNIC, 1938. A Sunday school picnic in Jere, West Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1938

MISSISSIPPI: DOCTORs OFFICE. Men waiting outside of a doctors office in Merigold, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

MARYLAND: DOCTOR, 1938. A doctor examining a child at preschool clinic in Greenbelt, Maryland. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1938

SOUTH CAROLINA: DOCTOR. A public health doctor giving malaria medicine to a tenant family near Columbia, South Carolina. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

VIRGINIA, 1940. Rail fence and farm home near Luray, Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

KENTUCKY: FISH FRY, 1940. Members of the American Legion at a fish fry near Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

VIRGINIA: FARMING, 1941. Cultivating crops in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1941

A first grade classroom in Gees Bend, Alabama, showing the extreme ages of the students
ALABAMA: SCHOOLHOUSE, 1939. A first grade classroom in Gees Bend, Alabama, showing the extreme ages of the students. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

MINER STRIKE, 1939. Striking copper miners picket a company store in Ducktown, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1939

Unemployed carpenters and construction workers lined up outside the office of the State Employment Service in Starke
FLORIDA: UNEMPLOYED, 1940. Unemployed carpenters and construction workers lined up outside the office of the State Employment Service in Starke, Florida

MEMPHIS: BEALE ST. c1939. Men in front of a billiard hall on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1939

MEMPHIS: BEALE ST. c1939. Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shops on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1939

MIGRANT VILLAGE, c1941. Shacks originally occupied by migrant workers and pickers in Belle Glade, Florida, condemned by the Board of Health. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1941

NEW HOME, 1941. The Smith family standing outside of their new home in Riner, Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, October 1941

TENNESSEE: PARADE, 1940. People watching the parade at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

MISSISSIPPI: NATCHEZ, 1940. A family walking along the railroad tracks in Natchez, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

TENNESSEE: PARADE, 1940. Nuns watching the parade at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

TENNESSEE: CARNIVAL, 1940. Children on the merry-go-round at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1940

TENNESSEE: CARNIVAL, 1940. A young girl at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1940

TENNESSEE: CARNIVAL, 1940. Children at the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1940

VERMONT: WOODSTOCK, 1940. Downtown Woodstock, Vermont, on a snowy night. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

FSA SLIDE FILM, c1940. Keep your canned food right. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, from a Farm Security Administration slide film, c1940

FSA SLIDE FILM, c1940. Don t. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, from a Farm Security Administration educational slide film, c1940

FARM AUCTION, 1939. Farmers drinking beer and eating ice cream while waiting for tobacco to be sold at an auction in Durham, North Carolina. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

MISSISSIPPI: FARMER HOME. Backyard of an African American sharecroppers home on the Marcella cotton plantation in Mileston, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

MISSISSIPPI: HOME, 1939. Children on the porch of a sharecroppers home, on the Marcella cotton plantation in Mileston, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

TOBACCO PLANTATION, 1940. African American laborers at work in a field at the Bayou Bourbeau Farmstead Association in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

TOBACCO HARVEST, 1940. Workers cutting Burley tobacco and putting it on sticks to wilt on the Russell Spears farm near Lexington, Kentucky. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

COTTON PLANTATION, 1939. Day laborers picking cotton on a plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

MISSISSIPPI: FISHING, 1939. African American men and women fishing in a creek near a cotton plantation outside Belzoni, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

LIVESTOCK TRADE, 1940. Mountaineers and farmers trading mules and horses on Jockey Street in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky. Photograph by Marion Wolcott Post in September 1940

FOURTH OF JULY, 1939. A 4th of July celebration near a Texaco filling station at St. Helena Island, South Carolina, 1939. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott

BAYOU FISHING, 1940. Two Cajun boys fishing in a bayou creek in Schriever, Louisiana. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, June 1940

LOUISINA: GIRLS, 1940. Three African American girls sitting on the porch of a cooperative house at the Bayou Bourbeau plantation, in the vicinity of Natchitoches, Louisiana

FLORIDA: JUKE JOINT, 1941. A combination store, juke joint and boarding house for migrant workers near Canal Point, Florida. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1941

JUKE JOINT: DRUMMER, 1939. Drummer at a juke joint in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

JITTERBUG DANCERS, 1939. Jitterbug dancers and a police officer in the doorway at a juke joint and in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1939

COAL MINER, 1938. A Polish-American coal miner in Capels, West Virginia. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1938

KENTUCKY: SCHOOL, 1940. Rural school near Morehead, Kentucky, photographed by Marion Post Wolcott, August 1940

MISSISSIPPI: CAFE, 1940. Cafe with soft drink signs in Natchez, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

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"Wolcott: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of Wolcott, where history unfolds in various corners of America. In West Virginia, we venture deep into a coal mine, witnessing the resilience and determination of hardworking miners as they sit in a mining car, ready for their next trip underground. Traveling south to Mississippi in 1940, we find ourselves amidst laborers picking cotton near Clarksdale. The sun beats down on their backs as they toil tirelessly, showcasing the strength and endurance required for this demanding work. In Vermont's Woodstock during that same year, we experience the serene aftermath of a snowstorm on a Saturday afternoon. The town is transformed into a winter wonderland, with its quaint charm enhanced by nature's touch. Music fills our ears as Monica Lewis sings "La Bota, " captivating us with her melodic voice. Her rendition takes us on an emotional journey through rhythm and lyrics that resonate deeply within our souls. Shifting gears to Connecticut in 1820 brings us face-to-face with His Excellency Oliver Wolcott - Governor of the State. A man of influence and power who shaped the destiny of his people during a pivotal era in American history. Journeying further back in time to Marcella Plantation in Mileston, haircuts are not just about grooming but become moments for community connection outside the General Store and Post Office, and is here that stories are shared while scissors snip away at locks. The bustling Wolcott Hotel awaits us in New York City - an emblematic landmark standing tall amidst urban chaos. Its doors have welcomed countless guests seeking respite from city life or embarking on new adventures within its vibrant streets. As autumn arrives near North Wolcott, Vermont, we stumble upon a picturesque barn surrounded by fiery foliage. Nature paints an enchanting scene against which memories are made and cherished forevermore. A one-room schoolhouse stands as a symbol of education's humble beginnings in Breathitt County, Kentucky.