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Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house

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Description: One black and white print. Copied by the Florida Folklife Program from the Florida Photographic Collection (image # RC00054).
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Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house

Patchwork by Lottie Hull

Date: 1992-10
Description: Two color slides. Patchwork, also known as crazy quilts, from Lottie Hull's store.
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Patchwork by Lottie Hull

Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation

Date: 1982
Description: Fourteen color slides. Images of a Mukasuki woman sewing patchwork and making dolls. The images were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation

Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork

Date: 1982
Description: Seven color slides. Images taken at the Hollywood reservation library. The images were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork

Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork

Date: 1984-09-14
Description: Thirty-one color slides.
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Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork

Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork

Date: 1989-01-17
Description: One proof sheet with 19 black and white images(plus negatives. Demonstrating patchwork to students in a school library.
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Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork

Date: 1986-04-15
Description: 24 color slides Demonstrating patchwork to students in a school library.
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Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole women sewing patchwork

Date: 1982
Description: Fifty color slides. Images of Seminole women making and sewing traditional patchwork at the Immokalee Arts and Craft Center. The images were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other with traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Seminole women sewing patchwork

Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1982-05
Description: One 8x10 black and white print. Jumper, wearing traditional patchwork clothing, was making gruel, made from hominy.
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Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert

Date: 1989-08
Description: Fifty-three color slides. Billie and her apprentice Bert making traditonal Seminole/Mikasuki patchwork. 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 2003.
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Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert

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Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house	Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house	Still Image	Seminole Indians Houses Native Americans Children Clothing and dress Patchwork	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Patchwork by Lottie Hull	Patchwork by Lottie Hull	Still Image	Sewing Stores, retail Patchwork Crazy quilts Textile arts Quilting Quilts Quiltmakers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation	Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation	Still Image	Fieldwork Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Sewing Chickee Buildings Architecture Cooking and dining Patchwork Dolls Indian reservations Needleworkers Dollmakers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork	Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork	Still Image	Seminole Indians Native Americans Indian reservations Sewing Patchwork Textile arts Design Domestic arts Material culture Equipment, domestic arts Demonstrations Needlework Textiles Needleworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork	Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork	Still Image	Needleworkers Demonstrations Sewing Patchwork Ethnicity, Seminole Native Americans Seminole Indians Textile arts Textiles Material culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork	Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork	Still Image	Needleworkers Teaching of folklore Libraries Schools Education Students Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Patchwork Demonstrations Sewing	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork	Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork	Still Image	Needleworkers Teaching of folklore Libraries Schools Education Students Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Patchwork Demonstrations Sewing	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole women sewing patchwork	Seminole women sewing patchwork	Still Image	Seminole Indians Native Americans Indian reservations Demonstrations Sewing Needlework Patchwork Craft Design Material culture Textile arts Textiles Needleworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Cooks Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Cookery (Corn) Cooking and dining Outdoor cookery Native Americans Seminole Indians Seminole cookery Patchwork	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert	Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert	Still Image	Storytellers Fieldwork Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Patchwork Textiles Apprentices Decorative arts Material culture Sewing Needlework	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house

Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house

Patchwork by Lottie Hull

Patchwork by Lottie Hull

Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation

Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation

Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork

Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork

Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork

Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork

Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole women sewing patchwork

Seminole women sewing patchwork

Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert

Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert

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Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house

Mrs. Charles Mann with her daughter Louise and a Seminole Indian family in front of the Manns' house

Patchwork by Lottie Hull

Patchwork by Lottie Hull

Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation

Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation

Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork

Ruby Billie sewing traditional Seminole patchwork

Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork

Seminole Lottie Shore demonstrating sewing patchwork

Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Anne Francis demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole Mary Jean Koenes demonstrating traditional patchwork

Seminole women sewing patchwork

Seminole women sewing patchwork

Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Tommy Jumper demonstrating Seminole foodways at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert

Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert