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Title :	Lucreaty Clark pointing at white oak tree she will chop down to make baskets]
Series :	Folklife Collection. Lucreaty Clark Slide Tape Program.
Image Number :	fs79647a
Date :	1979.
Notes :	She was born in Jefferson County in 1904 and learned to make white oak baskets from her parents, who learned from their parents. Originally these sturdy baskets were used to hold cotton and carry vegetables. The tradition of white oak basket making has been carried on by Lucreaty Clark's grandson, Alphonso Jennings. Forms part of series S1577, Florida Folklife Archive, Photographs and Slides of Folk Arts, Artisans, and Performers.
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