John Rosenthal snapped this photo of a dwelling in New Hope Valley in 1972, before it was flooded to create Jordan Lake. We thank him for allowing us to share it.

John notes: I've never exhibited this photograph or printed it. It was taken in 1972, when I was learning how to use my camera. This house was in the New Hope Valley, which is now Jordan Lake. Small farming communities, going back generations, disappeared. The Army Corps of Engineers offered compensation, but it was never enough. Bones in old cemeteries were disinterred and buried elsewhere. Or left behind. When there's a drought, steppingstones leading to a ghost house become visible. I make no artistic claims for this photograph. It's just a reminder.

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