Wood carver Bill Nichols at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival | Wood carver Bill Nichols at the 1981 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Woodworking tools Axes Wood Wood carving Wood craft Woodwork Decorative arts Artisans Demonstrations Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Wicker chair demonstration for Lake City Junior High School students | Wicker chair demonstration for Lake City Junior High School students | Still Image | Furniture maker Children Woodworkers Fieldwork Wicker furniture Chairs Material culture Wood craft Demonstrations Teenagers Trucks Schools Furniture making Furniture makers Woodworking tools Woodwork Chair-makers Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Wicker chair demonstration for Lake City Junior High School students
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- 1982-02-22
- Description
- One proof sheet with 19 black and white images (plus negatives). Whisnant demonstrating wicker furniture making from the back of his truck at Lake City Junior High School. 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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Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Still Image | Woodworkers Blacksmiths Fieldwork Wheels Blacksmithing Woodwork Material culture Woodworking tools Workshops Tools Occupational groups Occupational training Metalwork Transportation Apprentices Wheelwrights | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- Four color prints. Images of Hollenback and his apprentice Rubio making historic wheels. They performed the work at the Pioneer Settlement where Rubio worked as a blacksmith. Hollenback was originally from Illinois were he learned blacksmith and wheelwrighting from his father. Rubio was originally from New York. For more information on both of them, see S 1644, box 10, folder 5. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Still Image | Woodworkers Blacksmiths Fieldwork Wheels Blacksmithing Woodwork Material culture Woodworking tools Workshops Tools Occupational groups Occupational training Metalwork Transportation Apprentices Wheelwrights | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- 53 color slides. Images of Hollenback and his apprentice Rubio making historic wheels. They performed the work at the Pioneer Settlement where Rubio worked as a blacksmith. Hollenback was originally from Illinois were he learned blacksmith and wheelwrighting from his father. Rubio was originally from New York. For more information on both of them, see S 1644, box 10, folder 5. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio | Still Image | Woodworkers Blacksmiths Fieldwork Wheels Blacksmithing Woodwork Material culture Woodworking tools Workshops Tools Occupational groups Occupational training Metalwork Transportation Apprentices Wheelwrights | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Wheelwright Lester Hollenback with his apprentice Albert (Tico) Rubio
- Date
- 1992-01
- Description
- Nine proof sheets with 324 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Hollenback and his apprentice Rubio making historic wheels. They performed the work at the Pioneer Settlement where Rubio worked as a blacksmith. Hollenback was originally from Illinois were he learned blacksmith and wheelwrighting from his father. Rubio was originally from New York. For more information on both of them, see S 1644, box 10, folder 5. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Warren Terry making ladders for citrus harvesters | Warren Terry making ladders for citrus harvesters | Still Image | Woodwork Woodworking tools Material culture Wood craft Carpentry Carpenters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Walking cane making workshop led by Bobby Johns | Walking cane making workshop led by Bobby Johns | Still Image | Wood carving Woodwork Wood craft Artisans Canes Native Americans Woodworking tools Workshops (Adult education) Education Pedagogy Wood carvers Carvers (Decorative artists) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin Brothers building a shrimp boat | The Herrin Brothers building a shrimp boat | Still Image | Fieldwork Boatbuilding Boats Shrimpers (persons) Carpenters Carpentry Carpentry tools Woodwork Woodworking tools Workplace Labor Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin Brothers building a shrimp boat
- Date
- 1985-10
- Description
- Nineteen color slides. Folklorist Taylor can be seen talking with the Herrin Brothers in several slides. The boat is called the Miss Joann. Photos taken during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV).
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The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | Still Image | Carpenters Fieldwork Boats and boating Boatbuilding Material culture Carpentry Wood craft Woodwork Woodworking tools Labor Transportation Boatbuilders Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat
- Date
- 1985-06-16
- Description
- Ten contact sheets with 357 photographic black and white images; plus logs and negatives. Images of the Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat over a six month period. The boat was christened Miss Joann. Images of the boat in use may be found in S 1577, v. 44, S88-1 - S88-146. 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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a_s1576_68_c97-094 | Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10) | Sound | Carvers (Decorative artists) Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Oral performance Life histories Interviewing Creek Indians Native Americans Wood carving Woodworking tools Woodwork Decorative arts Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |