| Boatbuilder Squeaky Mullis with his boats | Boatbuilder Squeaky Mullis with his boats | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Boats
Workshops
Wood craft
Woodwork
Material culture
Carpentry
Maritime life
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boatbuilder Squeaky Mullis with his boats
- Date
- 1985-01-16
- Description
- Six color slides. Mullis in his workshop with boats he was building. Mullis was a self-taught boatbuilder who learned the craft by imitating Myron Warr's boats. He uses both wood and fiberglass for his boats. His boat bulding business was called Hulls by Mullis. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Bottle tree in Dunn's Creek | Bottle tree in Dunn's Creek | Still Image | Fieldwork
Trees
Bottles
Containers
Glassware
Stained glass
Decorative arts
Domestic arts
Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bottle tree in Dunn's Creek
- Date
- 1985-01
- Description
- Seven color slides. A bottle tree is made when one places bottles on the ends of a bare tree's branches. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Catfisher Eddie Oxendine in his yard | Catfisher Eddie Oxendine in his yard | Still Image | Fieldwork
African Americans
Catfishes
Boats
Maritime life
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing tackle
Children
Workplace
Occupational groups
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Catfisher Eddie Oxendine in his yard
- Date
- 1985-02-21
- Description
- Ten color slides. Images of catfisher and skinner Oxendine, with his son Kenny, in his backyard and his boat. The boat was built by Warr in 1976. Oxendine was a third generation fisher; his grandparents moved to Florida form North Carolina. For an interview with Oxendine see S 1714, box 4, tape 48. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Coles family dock in Welaka, ca. 1920s | Coles family dock in Welaka, ca. 1920s | Still Image | Fieldwork
Photography
Docks
Water hyacinth
Boats and boating
Waterways
Rivers
Maritime life | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Coles family dock in Welaka, ca. 1920s
- Date
- 1920
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. Copies of old photographs from Nick Cole's collection of his family dock in the 1920s. The copies were made in Feb. 1986. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Commercial fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Commercial fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork
Rivers
Boats and boating
Waterways
Occupational groups
Labor
Workplace
Seafood gathering
Casting (Fishing)
Fishhooks
Fishes
Fishing
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing tackle
Saltwater fishing
African Americans
Maritime life
Docks
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Commercial fishing for shad in the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-07
- Description
- 151 color slides. Images of commercial fishers Sheffield and the Schmidt family catching, hauling, and cleaning shad (and some flounder). They would fish the St. Johns River and then take their catches back to the fishhouse for processing. The Schmidts were from Illinois originally, and Sheiffield was a native of Floridia. For an interview with the Schmidts, see S 1714, Box 3, tapes 28-29; for Sheffield, see tape 27.. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Fisherman Tommy Noles catching and cleaning catfish | Fisherman Tommy Noles catching and cleaning catfish | Still Image | Fieldwork
Occupational groups
Fishing
Fish traps
Fish trapping
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Boats and boating
Food industry and trade
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fisherman Tommy Noles catching and cleaning catfish
- Date
- 1985-02-27
- Description
- Twelve black & white prints plus negatives.) Images of commercial fisherman Noles trapping, transporting, and cleaning catfish for sale at market. The boat he used was built by Myron Warr. A few slides are duplicates. For an interview with Noles, see S 1714, Box 3, tapes 30-32. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Fisherman Tommy Noles catching and cleaning catfish | Fisherman Tommy Noles catching and cleaning catfish | Still Image | Fieldwork
Fishing
Fishes
Fisheries
Fish trapping
Fish traps
Occupational groups
Workplace
Labor
Boats and boating
Seafood gathering
Food preparation
Maritime life
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Saltwater fishing
Waterways
Catfishes
Fishing tackle
Knives
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fisherman Tommy Noles catching and cleaning catfish
- Date
- 1985-02-07
- Description
- 143 color slides. Images of commercial fisherman Noles trapping, transporting, and cleaning catfish for sale at market. The boat he used was built by Myron Warr. A few slides are duplicates. For an interview with Noles, see S 1714, Box 3, tapes 30-32. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_04_tape38 | Fred Perry playing his fiddle | Sound | Fieldwork
Sound recording
Research methods
Fiddle music
Fiddling
Fiddles
String instruments
Musical instruments
Bluegrass music
Old time music
Musicians
Bluegrass musicians
Fiddlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Fred Perry playing his fiddle
- Date
- 1985-02-13
- Description
- One audio cassette. Recording of well-known fiddler Fred Perry playing his repertoire of old fiddle tunes. He is joined by Doug and Frank Trivette. Perry has played in the St. Johns region for over fifty years, including with bluegrass great Ralph Stanley. Also on the tape is Fred's wife Ruby. For images of the performance, see slides S85-1496 - S85-1498 in S 1577, V. 27. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_04_tape57 | Happy Cole Driggers describing old photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Sound | Fieldwork
Photography
Fishing
Shad
Tourism
Fishers
Recreation
Family history
Oral narratives
Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Happy Cole Driggers describing old photographs of 1920s shad fishing
- Date
- 1985-02-26
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with quilter Happy Driggers as she describes her family's old photographs of shad fishing in the 1920s. This tape may be listened while viewing slides S85-2522 - S85-2541, found in S 1577, v. 28. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Still Image | Fieldwork
Photography
Fishing
Shad
Tourism
Fishers
Recreation
Family history
Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing
- Date
- 1920
- Description
- Slides. Images copied from the collection of family photographs of the Happy Driggers. The images are of shad fishers of the 1920s. For further description, see tape 57 in S 1714, box 4. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
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