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Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Date: 1992
Description: Six proof sheets with 190 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Luther and Richardson making a coach (wagon) -- a reproduction of a 1903 Studebaker, once common in the Live Oak area. Luther was a German American originally from Pennsylvania, who learned wheelwrighting and coach making from the Amish. At the time, he was a farmer and veterinarian technician living in McAlpin. Richardson was a farmer, lived in Live Oak, and often used mules and wagons. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Date: 1992
Description: 107 color slides. Images of Luther and Richardson making a coach (wagon) -- a reproduction of a 1903 Studebaker, once common in the Live Oak area. Luther was a German American originally from Pennsylvania, who learned wheelwrighting and coach making from the Amish. At the time, he was a farmer and veterinarian technician living in McAlpin. Richardson was a farmer, lived in Live Oak, and often used mules and wagons. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coaches made by John Luther

Date: 1991
Description: Four color prints, nd one black and white print. Luther was a German American originally from Pennsylvania, who learned wheelwrighting and coach making from the Amish. At the time, he was a farmer and veterinarian technician living in McAlpin. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Coaches made by John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Date: 1992-07-26
Description: One audio cassette. An electric fan can be heard throughout. Luther discusses wagon making, his early life in Pennsylvania, and other jobs he held. Luther was a German American originally from Pennsylvania, who learned wheelwrighting and coach making from the Amish. At the time, he was a farmer and veterinarian technician living in McAlpin. Richardson was a farmer, lived in Live Oak, and often used mules and wagons. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Date: 1991-12-15
Description: One audio cassette. Luther was a German American originally from Pennsylvania, who learned wheelwrighting and coach making from the Amish. At the time, he was a farmer and veterinarian technician living in McAlpin. Richardson was a farmer, lived in Live Oak, and often used mules and wagons. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Date: 1992-04-05
Description: One audio cassette. Luther was a German American originally from Pennsylvania, who learned wheelwrighting and coach making from the Amish. At the time, he was a farmer and veterinarian technician living in McAlpin. Richardson was a farmer, lived in Live Oak, and often used mules and wagons. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 6. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

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Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson	Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Carriages and carts Wagons Transportation Material culture Wheels Coaching (Transportation) Workplace Workshops Apprentices Wheelwrights	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson	Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Carriages and carts Wagons Transportation Material culture Wheels Coaching (Transportation) Workplace Workshops Apprentices Wheelwrights	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Coaches made by John Luther	Coaches made by John Luther	Still Image	Woodworkers Apprentices Fieldwork Carriages and carts Wagons Transportation Material culture Wheels Coaching (Transportation) Wheelwrights	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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a_s1640_23_tape21	Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther	Sound	Woodworkers Fieldwork Interviews Carriages and carts Wagons Transportation Personal experience narratives Wheels Coaching (Transportation) Oral histories Life histories Occupational groups Wheelwrights	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coaches made by John Luther

Coaches made by John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

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Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coach maker-wheelwright John Luther and his apprentice Walter Richardson

Coaches made by John Luther

Coaches made by John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther

Interview with coach maker-wheelwright John Luther