a_s1685_04_tape13 | Brownie Brown interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Horses Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Occupational folklore Equestrianism Horse racing Horse racetracks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_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 |
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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a_s1685_05_tape01 | Dale Carmean interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Blacksmithing Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Horseshoes Working animals Horse trading Horses Metalworking Metal casting | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Dale Carmean interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1987-08-26
- Description
- One audio cassette. Carmean was born in Mishawake, Indiana, where he learned blacksmithing from a friend. After a stint in the US Army, he returned to begin horseshoeing. He moved to Florida in 1959. In the interview, he discussed the horseshoe trade; tools used; types of shoes; special shoes for polo; learning blacksmithing and horseshoeing; moving to Florida; the biology of horse hooves; riding horses; and shaping the shoe.
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Demonstration of sugar cane grinding | Demonstration of sugar cane grinding | Still Image | Demonstrations Food preparation Sugar Sugarcane Sugarcane grinding Milling Tools Food Working animals Horses Flora Machinery Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
El Maximo Ranch | El Maximo Ranch | Still Image | Ranchers Ranches Fieldwork Horses Occupational groups Workplace Ranch life Ranching Signs and signboards Architecture Structures Buildings Animals Cattle brands Livestock brands | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
El Maximo Ranch
- Date
- 1984-09
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of El Maximo Ranch (owned by Matt Maxcy), including horses, buildings, gates, signs, and workers. Also examples of marks and brands, and of rancher Thompson. For interviews with Thompson on ranch folklife, see S 1577, C83-139 and C84-7. Images created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. 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, who later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year until 2003.
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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
- 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 | 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
- 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 the 1983 Florida Folk Festival | Images of the 1983 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Singers Musicians Guitarist Furniture maker Woodworkers Choruses Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitarists Singing Furniture making Horses Demonstrations Dancers Material culture Decorative arts Dolls Pianists Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of wagon horses | Images of wagon horses | Still Image | Horse trainers Horse owners Fieldwork Horses Horses Equipment and supplies Wagons Transportation Animals Draft animals Working animals Bridles Percheron horse | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of wagon horses
- Date
- 1993-09-29
- Description
- Twelve color slides; one proof sheet with eight images. Images of Percheron horses pulling wagons, and the equipment involved. The horses (Percheron horses imported from France, and used primarily by Ohio Amish) were trained and owned by Duvall. Images created as fieldwork for the 1993 Rural Folklfie Days, in which Duvall participated as a demonstrator.
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a_s1640_24_tape33 | Interview with cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Sound | Whip maker Leather workers Whip braider Fieldwork Leather craft Leather goods Occupational folklore Whip making Whipcracking Whips Ranching Whip braiding Horses Interviews Oral narratives Personal experience narratives Apprentices | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus
- Date
- 1993-07-28
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. 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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