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1978 Florida Folk Festival photographs

Date: 1978-05
Description: Five black and white prints. P79-679 Rufus Adams of Mayo demontrating his corn shuck bottom chairs to crowds. P79-681 Queen Udell and her yo-yo quilt. Yo-yo quilt were quilts made from several circular swatches of cloth swen together. P79-682 Cabinet maker Kjell Lunestad of St. Augustine. P79-683 Reverend Thurlow Reed of Key West playing music with a conch shell. P79-684 Jay Abner in front of his restaurant in White Springs. Karl Holland of the Florida Dept. of Commerce took the photographs. He often worked for the Florida Folk Festival, in which he woudl send all unused Commerce photos to the Florida Folklife Program.
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1978 Florida Folk Festival photographs

African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1957-05
Description: Nineteen black and white prints. Images of various African American church and school choral groups performing at the Florida Folk Festival.
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African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival

Alfonso W. Levy

Date: 1961
Description: Six black and white prints. Levy was a popular Lake City musician (playing with the Salt and Pepper Trio) as well as music director at Trinity Methodist Church and principal of Niblack School. Images are of Levy leading several choirs at the Florida Folk Festival.
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Alfonso W. Levy

Date: 1961
Description: Six black and white prints. Levy was a popular Lake City musician (playing with the Salt and Pepper Trio)as well as music director at Trinity Methodist Church and principal of Niblack School. Images are of Levy leading several choirs at the Florida Folk Festival.
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Alfonso W. Levy

Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s

Date: 1970
Description: Twelve black and white prints. Anne Lunestad, of St. Augustine, often weaved and spun cotton on the Florida Folk Festival's main stage as other acts performed. She was married to Kjell Lunestad, a cabinet maker who often demonstrated his craft at festivals as well.
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Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Date: 1978
Description: Two black and white prints. 1: Clay Jones leading a 1978 autoharp workshop; 2: Jones playing the autoharp.
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Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1978-05
Description: One black and white print. Clay Jones playing the autoharp at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival. The autoharp is a string instrument, much like the zither, that is played on one's lap. It first appeared in the 1880s.
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Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton

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Description: One black and white print. 1978
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Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton

Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1977-05
Description: Two photographic prints. Allen Baker of Sarasota playing the bag pipe on the main stage at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival. One image also includes Scottish dancer Randy Whitehead. Festival director Thelma Boltin is visible in the background.
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Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1978-05
Description: Two black and white images. Two views of the banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival led by Jim Strickland, Ernie Williams, and Bill Dudley.
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Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

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African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival	African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	African Americans Children A capella singing Costumes Students Performing arts Dancers Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Alfonso W. Levy	Alfonso W. Levy	Still Image	Musicians Music director Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Children African Americans Performing arts Choir singing Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Alfonso W. Levy	Alfonso W. Levy	Still Image	Musicians Music director Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Children African Americans Performing arts Choir singing Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s	Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s	Still Image	Spinner Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Women weavers Weaving Cotton textiles Material culture Demonstrations Spinning wheels Textile arts Weavers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Autoharpist Clay Jones	Autoharpist Clay Jones	Still Image	Musicians Harpists Festivals Folklore revival festivals Autoharp Autoharp music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Musical instruments String instruments Harps Performing arts Harpists Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton	Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton	Still Image	Bagpipes Musical instruments Material culture Music Performers Bagpipers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival	Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Bagpipes Dance Dancers Clothing and dress Musical instruments Kilts Demonstrations Performing arts Music performance Scottish Americans Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Banjoists Musicians Workshops (Adult education) Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Banjo music Music String instruments Musical instruments Banjoes Performing arts	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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1978 Florida Folk Festival photographs

1978 Florida Folk Festival photographs

African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival

African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival

Alfonso W. Levy

Alfonso W. Levy

Alfonso W. Levy

Alfonso W. Levy

Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s

Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton

Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton

Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

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1978 Florida Folk Festival photographs

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African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival

African American dancers and singers at the Florida Folk Festival

Alfonso W. Levy

Alfonso W. Levy

Alfonso W. Levy

Alfonso W. Levy

Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s

Anne Lunestad weaving cotton at the Florida Folk Festival, 1970s

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones

Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Autoharpist Clay Jones performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton

Bag pipe player Percy Hamilton

Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Bag piper Allen Baker at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Banjo workshop at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival