1940-1952: Byrd Lake

Lake Byrd at the Cumberland Mountain State Park in Crossville, Tennessee.

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Each has been professionally enhanced in house for the sake of clarity. These images are not AI edited or generated. Images courtesy of the Tennessee State Library & Archives.

Byrd Lake in the Cumberland Mountain State Park in Tennessee

Dates: Summer 1940-1952

: 1940

: 1940

: 1941

: 1941

: 1941: A swimming class

: 1941: A swimming class

: 1941

: 1941

: 1946: Miss Trula Papuchis

: 1946

: 1946

: 1949: Miss Ann Flippen of Nashville,

: 1949

: 1952

: 1946: Mr. James Hill, a lifeguard at the Cumberland Mountain State Park

: 1949

: 1949

: 1949

: 1950

: 1950: A group of people hiking along the shore of Byrd Lake

: 1952: Lifeguards

: 1952: Miss Martha Elmore of Crossville, Tennessee

: 1952

: 1959

: 1952: Misses Shirley and Lucy Tritschler of Nashville (twins) enjoying a game of badminton

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