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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Metal craft"
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Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop
Date
1977
Description
Forty color slides. Images of Rains in his blacksmith workshop. Also includes images of his home. Finally, several images feature folklorist Peggy Bulger interviewing Rains.
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Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop
Blacksmith Thomas Rains talking about his craft

Blacksmith Thomas Rains talking about his craft
Date
Description
Two black and white prints. 17 April 1978. See also S 1577, Box 6, folders 106, 58, 20.
Collection
Blacksmith Thomas Rains talking about his craft

Blacksmith Thomas Rains talking about his craft
Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementary

Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementary
Date
1983-11
Description
Five color slides. Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper Elementary. Part of the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program
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Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementary

Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementary
Corky Richards and his apprentice making oyster tongs

Corky Richards and his apprentice making oyster tongs
Date
1987-03
Description
Sixty three slides, with negatives. Images of Corky Richards with Rodney Richards on making oyster tongs for harvesting oysters in Apalachicola Bay. Includes three images of Rodney Richards playing the guitar.
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Corky Richards and his apprentice making oyster tongs

Corky Richards and his apprentice making oyster tongs
Corky Richards making oyster tongs

Corky Richards making oyster tongs
Date
1986-11-06
Description
One contact sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of Corky Richards making oyster tongs. He also worked as a cabinetmaker. More images can be found in S 1577, v. 45. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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Corky Richards making oyster tongs

Corky Richards making oyster tongs
Corky Richards making oyster tongs

Corky Richards making oyster tongs
Date
1986-11-07
Description
Thirteen color slides. Images of Corky Richards making oyster tongs. He also worked as a cabinetmaker. More images may be found in S 1592, box 4, folder 3. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
Collection
Corky Richards making oyster tongs

Corky Richards making oyster tongs
Cuban decorative iron work

Cuban decorative iron work
Date
1985-07-30
Description
Five color slides. Examples of decorative iron work. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Cuban decorative iron work

Cuban decorative iron work
Decorative screen door ironwork

Decorative screen door ironwork
Date
1987-01-18
Description
Thirty-five color slides. Many of the images are dark--the doors are in shadow, and hard to see. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Decorative screen door ironwork

Decorative screen door ironwork
Examples of wrought ironwork

Examples of wrought ironwork
Date
1987-09
Description
Twenty-six color slides. Ironwork by an unknown blacksmith.
Collection
Examples of wrought ironwork

Examples of wrought ironwork
Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project
Date
Description
Five proof sheets with 178 black and white images. P78-286, 290 Blacksmith Thomas Rains in Monticello (36 images each) P78-287 Basket maker Lucreaty Clark in Lamont (34 images) P78-288, 289 Mt. Zion Holiness Church in White Springs (36 images each) c. 1978
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Images from the North Florida Folklife Project

Images from the North Florida Folklife Project
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshopBlacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshopStill ImageBlacksmiths
Fieldwork
Blacksmithing
Metal craft
Material culture
Workplace
African Americans
Workshops
Architecture
Folklorists
Research methods
Occupational groups		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Blacksmith Thomas Rains talking about his craftBlacksmith Thomas Rains talking about his craftStill ImageAfrican Americans
Metal craft
Blacksmithing
Oral narratives
Occupational groups
Occupational folklore
Material culture
Blacksmiths		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementaryBlacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementaryStill ImageBlacksmiths
Students
Demonstrations
Occupational groups
Blacksmithing
Metal craft
Education
Schools		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Corky Richards and his apprentice making oyster tongsCorky Richards and his apprentice making oyster tongsStill ImageSeafood gathering
Material culture
Metal craft
Tools
Fisheries
Oyster industries
Oyster fisheries
Maritime life
Occupational groups
Guitarists
Musical instruments
Oyster tongs
Fishers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Corky Richards making oyster tongsCorky Richards making oyster tongsStill ImageArtisans
Welders (Persons)
Fieldwork
Oyster tongs
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Metal craft
Material culture
Workshops
Workplace
Labor
Tools
Occupational groups		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Corky Richards making oyster tongsCorky Richards making oyster tongsStill ImageFieldwork
Oyster tongs
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Metal craft
Material culture
Workshops
Workplace
Labor
Tools
Occupational groups
Artisans
Welders (Persons)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Cuban decorative iron workCuban decorative iron workStill ImageFieldwork
Metal craft
Decorative arts
Ironwork
Material culture
Welders (Persons)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Decorative screen door ironworkDecorative screen door ironworkStill ImageFieldwork
Ironwork
Metal craft
Material culture
Doors
Metal products
Metalwork
Architecture
Decorative arts
Houses
Screen doors		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Examples of wrought ironworkExamples of wrought ironworkStill ImageBlacksmiths
Fieldwork
Ironwork
Metal craft
Gates
Design
Material culture
Blacksmithing		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images from the North Florida Folklife ProjectImages from the North Florida Folklife ProjectStill ImageAfrican Americans
Churches
Church services
Church membership
Religious rites
Christianity
Basket making
Baskets
Woven goods
Metal craft
Material culture
Blacksmithing
Workplace
Containers
Domestic arts
Basket maker
Blacksmiths		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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