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Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1984-05-25
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Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Date: 1994-08-03
Description: 41 color slides. Apprentice Marcus was funded to learn from cow whip maker Mills how make whips, including choosing hides, making strings, whip construction, and the historical/cultural background of whip making. For more information on Mills and Marcus, see S 1644, box 11, folder 30. 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Date: 1994-04
Description: 26 color slides. Apprentice Marcus was funded to learn from cow whip maker Mills how make whips, including choosing hides, making strings, whip construction, and the historical/cultural background of whip making. For more information on Mills and Marcus, see S 1644, box 11, folder 30. 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: Two audio cassettes. Folklorists Owen and Loomis introduces a ranching workshop on Florida ranching history, including horse stealing; cow purchase; travel; branding; cowboy "Bones" Mizell; rodeoing, and cattle drives.
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Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Date: 1984-05-26
Description: One audio cassette. Nancy Nusz introduces Joe Akerman, Jim Bob Tinsley, Vic Blackstone, Junior Mills and P.K. Rowell who discuss the history of Florida ranching; Florida scrub cow; cross breeding.
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Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Date: 1993
Description: Eleven color slides. Duplicate slides from the fieldwork files used for the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship booklet. 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 folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1984-05-27
Description: One audio cassette. Blanton Owen introduces Jim Hendricks, Ron Sylvester, Terry Meyers, Glen Nettles, and Junior Mills who discuss the pros and cons of cattle dogs: what to look for in a dog; how to train it; where dogs work best; relationship between cattle, dogs, and people; how to discipline a cow dog.
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Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Date: 1984-05-27
Description: One audio cassettes. Side A Blanton Owen introduces Jim Bob Tinsely, Vic Blackstone, Sarah Childs, Stanloe Johns, and Junior Mills who discuss Florida ranching; they discuss settlements; alligators; encroachment on Seminole lands; synopsis of Seminole cattle industry. Side B Sarah Childs discusses the changed role of women in agriculture; the family ranch; Vic Blackstone discusses different breeds of cattle, minerals, and citrus and cattle; Junior Mills discusses a cattle drive; Jim Bob tells "Bone" Mizell story.
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Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Date: 1984-05-26
Description: One audio cassette. Jim Bob Tinsley leads a discussion on Legendary Cattlemen; they discuss old time cowboys such as Moses Barber, Jake Summerlin, and "Bones" Mizell; Chaires Men (from Old Town to the mouth of the Suwannee); Junior Mills discusses horse flies and fences in Florida; they also discuss dipping cattle for ticks; Clyde Bailey; Dr. H.T. Lykes.  Discussion on Jake Summerlin; John Leslie; Frank Shoals.
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Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Date: 1994
Description: Four proof sheets with 129 black and white images (plus negatives); 52 color slides. Apprentice Marcus was funded to learn from cow whip maker Mills how make whips, including choosing hides, making strings, whip construction, and the historical/cultural background of whip making. For more information on Mills and Marcus, see S 1644, box 11, folder 30. 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

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a_s1576_12_c84-012	Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Occupational groups Occupational folklore Ranching Working dogs Cattle Forums (Discussion and debate) Working animals Animal training Ranchers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus	Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus	Still Image	Fieldwork Leather craft Leather goods Occupational folklore Whip making Whipcracking Whips Ranching Whip braiding Horses Interviews Oral narratives Personal experience narratives Whip maker Leather workers Whip braider Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus	Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus	Still Image	Fieldwork Leather craft Leather goods Occupational folklore Whip making Whipcracking Whips Ranching Whip braiding Horses Interviews Oral narratives Personal experience narratives Whip maker Leather workers Whip braider Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_12_c84-014	Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area	Sound	Florida Folk Festival Folk festivals Workshops (Adult education) Oral narratives Occupational folklore Ranching -- Florida Florida history Cattle -- Florida Storytelling Florida Crackers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_12_c84-021	Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area	Sound	Folk festivals Florida Folk Festival Oral narratives Cowboys -- Florida Florida Crackers Ranching -- Florida Storytelling Florida history Cattle -- Florida	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Still Image	Mask maker Basket maker Dancers Artisans Musicians Whip maker Net maker Fiddlers Fieldwork Basket making Pysanky Egg decoration Whip making Basket work Containers Apprentices Leather workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_12_c84-028	Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Ranchers Cowboys Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Occupational groups Occupational folklore Ranching Working dogs Cattle Forums (Discussion and debate) Working animals Animal training	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area	Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area	sound	Ranchers Cowboys Florida Folk Festival Folk festivals Oral narratives Occupational folklore Cattle ranching Seminole Indians Florida Crackers Cowboys -- Florida	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_12_c84-019	Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area	Sound	Ranching -- Florida Florida Crackers Florida Folk Festival Folk festivals Oral narratives Workshops (Adult education) Occupational groups Working dogs Cattle -- Florida	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus	Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus	Still Image	Whip maker Leather workers Whip braider Fieldwork Leather craft Leather goods Occupational folklore Whip making Whipcracking Whips Ranching Whip braiding Horses Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

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Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida Ranching Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Cow Dog Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area/Old Marble Stage)

Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Florida ranching narrative session at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Legendary Cowmen Workshop at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival Folklife Area

Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus

Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus