Scott County High School principal Gregory Figgs, Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell, 1998.
This preserved scene shows A man in a suit jacket and tie smiles while standing in a hallway with young people passing by around him. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Scott County High School principal Gregory Figgs, Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell, 1998.
This preserved scene shows A man in a suit jacket and tie smiles while standing in a hallway with young people passing by around him. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Scott County High School principal Gregory Figgs, Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell, 1998.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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