appalshop: 
flood recovery

Appalshop, a cultural center renowned for chronicling Appalachian life, is grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods in eastern Kentucky. Record flooding damaged its repository of Appalachian history and culture, resulting in likely permanent losses, including archives documenting the region's past. The executive director, Alex Gibson, expressed the heartbreak of seeing the beloved building overcome by floodwaters. Appalshop, a multifaceted enterprise focused on uplifting the region, is now turning its attention inward as it assesses the extent of the damage and plans for long-term rebuilding. The archives, housing invaluable items spanning decades, are a top priority for cleanup and assessment. Despite the challenges, Appalshop remains committed to its mission of showcasing Appalachian traditions and documenting the flood's historic impact on the region.

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  • An old Hazard, Kentucky red fire truck is tilted and partially submerged in a river beneath a bridge following the Southeast Kentucky flood, with signs of damage and debris around it.
  • An Appalshop employee wearing safety goggles and a protective mask and suit in Whiteburg after the Eastern Kentucky flood. He's standing under a structure with a grid-like pattern of solar panels..
  • Appalshop employee in protective clothing and mask receiving a box from another person wearing gloves in a dark interior with sunlight coming through an open door in Whiteburg, Kentucky following a flood.
  • A person wearing green gloves is handling dirty, flooded archival footage from Appalshop following the flood in Southeast Kentucky.
  • A person wearing a face mask, gloves, and a cap organizing or inspecting boxes of items at Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
  • A plastic container filled with empty Sony camera film boxes from Appalshop's archives on a surface covered with a plastic sheet, with a part of a yellow boot visible on the left side.
  • A pile of film rolls with a dirty and dusty VHS tape among them. The block has Appalshop text printed on it, including a website and address.
  • A man wearing a white protective suit and a respirator mask around his neck, standing under Appalshop's solar pavilion, organizing supplies after the Southeast Kentucky flood. There are people in the background and shelves with various items.
  • Appalshop workers wearing protective suits and masks working in the archive, handling flooded archival footage.
  • Black and white photo of an Appalachian coal mine in Hazard, Kentucky, following the flood. The light is shining through the mountains and dense foliage.
  • A wooden cross with a sign attached to it reading 'Thank you Jesus' is nailed to a tree beside a rural road in Eastern Kentucky, surrounded by green trees and grass, during the daytime.
A person in a workshop carrying a stack of wooden baskets, with more baskets on a cart and a workbench with tools in the background.

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A young woman with brown hair wearing a red polka-dot dress operates a wooden loom, weaving threads on the warp.

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