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Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

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Description: One black and white print. Ike Ward was 108 years old at the time -- 2 June 1980. In the photograph, he is sitting on his front porch with folklorists Doug Leatherbury and Dwight Devane.
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Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch

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Description: One color slide. Located on Hwy 131 in Columbia County. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
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Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch

Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch

Date: 1977
Description: One black and white print. Hamilton sitting on her porch. See also S 1577, box 16, folder 30.
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Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Date: 1980
Description: One color prints (plus one black and white print and negatives.) Duplicate of slide S82-1891.
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Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Date: 1986-11
Description: Four color slides. Tapley on a porch with dolls she made. 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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Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts

Date: 1982-09-21
Description: Thirteen color slides. An unidentified child with Miller in several images.
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Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts

Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets

Date: 1978-05
Description: Thirty-eight color slides.
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Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets

Fiddler Henry Somerset

Date: 1984-10
Description: Fifteen color slides. 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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Fiddler Henry Somerset

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Date: 1980
Description: Five color slides.
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Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property

Date: 1992-03
Description: Seventeen color slides. Vickers was a long-time catfisher, who also gigged frogs to help earn more money for his family. Two images of a gate on his property with a Keep Closed sign. In the same box, folder 10, there is a transcript of the interview, but there is no tape. In 1992, the Palm Beach Community College contracted the Florida Folklife Program to conduct ten days of fieldwork in March 1992 around Lake Okeechobee for a Lakefront Legacy Festival later that year (16 May 1992). Headed up by FFP folklorist Debbie Fant, and assisted by Robert Stone and Robert Shanafelt, the fieldwork involved 26 informants, slides, print images and recorded interviews. In the end, the FFP recommended seven people for festival participation.
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Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists	Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists	Still Image	Elderly, the Life histories Oral communication Oral narratives Porches African Americans Old age Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch	Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch	Still Image	Fieldwork Porches African Americans Wood carving Woodwork Woodworking tools Knives Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch	Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch	Still Image	African Americans Quilting Porches Houses Domestic arts Quiltmakers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Creek basket maker Letha McGee	Creek basket maker Letha McGee	Still Image	Basket maker Creek Indians Native Americans Porches	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley	Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley	Still Image	Dollmakers Fieldwork Dollmaking Dolls Toys Porches Craft Material culture Houses	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts	Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts	Still Image	Fieldwork Needlework Crocheting Rugs Rug making Porches Houses Children Decorative arts Rug makers Needleworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets	Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets	Still Image	Basket maker Fieldwork Pine needle crafts Basket work Basket making Decorative arts Material culture Basketry Weaving Baskets Containers African Americans Porches	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fiddler Henry Somerset	Fiddler Henry Somerset	Still Image	Fieldwork Musical instruments Porches String instruments Houses Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch	Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch	Still Image	Fieldwork Fiddles Fiddle music String instruments Porches Fiddlers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property	Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property	Still Image	Fieldwork Interviewing Porches Swings Mobile homes Gates Fishers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch

Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch

Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch

Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts

Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts

Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets

Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets

Fiddler Henry Somerset

Fiddler Henry Somerset

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property

Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property

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Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch

Charlie Malcolm carving on his porch

Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch

Claudie Mae Hamilton on her porch

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts

Dorothy Miller crocheting quilts

Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets

Ella Mae Huffman and her pine needle baskets

Fiddler Henry Somerset

Fiddler Henry Somerset

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fiddler Mike Thomley playing fiddle on his porch

Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property

Fisher Donald Vickers being interviewed on his property