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Fred Whitlow making a Jew's harp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Image Number

FA4714

Photographer

Archbold, Annie, Collector.

Date

1988

Date Note

Photographed in May 1988.

Rights

Collection

Folklife collection
Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1988 Photos, Negatives, Contact Sheets, Box 1, FF13

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Subject Term

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Belief and custom
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Practices
Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Instrument construction (Jew's harp)
Music instrument making
Craft
Tools
Vises
Handicraft
Jew's harp players
Musical instrument makers
Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Artisans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Personal Subjects

Whitlow, Fred

Corporate Subject

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Fred Whitlow making a Jew's harp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Fred Whitlow making a Jew's harp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Practices

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Instrument construction (Jew's harp)

Music instrument making

Craft

Tools

Vises

Handicraft

Jew's harp players

Musical instrument makers

Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Artisans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Creator

Archbold, Annie, Collector.

Date

1988

Identifier

FA4714

Image URL

/fpc/folklife/fa4714.jpg

Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/fa4714.gif

Date Note

Photographed in May 1988.

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1988 Photos, Negatives, Contact Sheets, Box 1, FF13

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1664B1FF13.

Subject - Person

Whitlow, Fred

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (36th : 1988)

Subject - Corporate

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Archbold, Annie, Collector. Fred Whitlow making a Jew's harp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110604>, accessed 11 June 2026.

MLA

Archbold, Annie, Collector. Fred Whitlow making a Jew's harp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110604>

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(State Archives of Florida/Archbold)

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Fred Whitlow making a Jew's harp at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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