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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 68 



THE MOUNTAINEERS OF TENNESSEE 



During the latter part of July, Doctor Hrdlicka made a trip to 

 eastern Tennessee, for the purpose of becoming acquainted with the 

 characteristics of the population of these regions, which in large part 

 is of old American stock but has long existed under disadvantageous 

 environment, remaining as a result backward in education and in 

 other respects. 





Fig. 49. — Samuel McQueen, 78 years old, mountains of 

 eastern Tennessee. 



The work commenced at Bristol, Tenn., extended to Mountain 

 City, and farther on into the hills ; and its success was very largely 

 due to the kind offices and direct personal help of an old friend of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, Mr. Samuel L. King of Bristol. For 

 additional help the writer is indebted to Air. John Caldwell of the 

 same city. 



