18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
When Pigs Fly

This pig (Pickles) and all the other animals on this carousel were hand-carved and painted by volunteers to make bring this carousel back to life for the City of Kingsport, Tenn. This was a 5-year project from sending a few people to learn to carve the animals to finish of a working carousel and new addition to the Farmers Market building to house it in! “Kingsport will have a carousel when pigs fly.” and so Pickles the pig flies on top of the ticket booth!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: KINGSPORT, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: E-M1
Copyright: © JAY HURON