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The Ol' Swimmin' Hole: 1940
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September 1940. "Old swimming hole up South Fork, Breathitt. County, Kentucky." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Quasi-idyllic
Lacking but the overhanging tree bough with rope swing attached to be a real piece of American "good old days" imagery.
One wonders -- is this swimming hole now clogged with coal tailings or has it succumbed to concrete as the result of a flood control project? If not, fear of flesh-eating bacteria or toxic algae may still limit its modern-day clientele.
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