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Title Office picnic
Date 20th Century
Description Image shows a group of people, mostly men and at least one woman, playing baseball in an open, grass-covered field. Trees line around the edge of the field. Image taken near milepost 155 of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Smart View Recreation Area, in Franklin County, Va. Image taken by Edward H. Abbuehl. Date of photograph is unknown, though clothing indicates that it was taken circa 1940s-1950s.
Location Location Name: Smart View (V.A.)
Parkway Milepost: 155.0
Latitude: 36.9259683
Longitude: -80.1864329
Creator Individual Edward H. Abbuehl
Tags Abbuehl, Edward H.
Franklin County (Va.)
Leisure
People
Photographs
Recreational areas
Smart View (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway