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Citrus ladders under construction

Date: 1982-11
Description: Sixty-six color slides.
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Citrus ladders under construction

Terry Ladder Works

Date: 1993-12-16
Description: Two proof sheets and 59 black and white images (plus negatives). Workers at Terry Ladder Works.
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Terry Ladder Works

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Date: 1993-12-08
Description: 15 color slides. Wooden toys and crafts by Leitzel, including a gum machine, train, figurines, 'hillbilly microwave', rocjing horse, chair, and table.
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Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Date: 1993-12-08
Description: Fifteen color slides. Images of wooden gum machine; rocking chair; table; chair; toys; firgurines; and a hillybilly microwave.
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Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop

Date: 1983-06-20
Description: One color print (plus one black and white print and negatives). Duplicate of slide S83-2638.
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Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Date: 1983-06-20
Description: Two audio cassettes. Presentation at the Bartow Public Library, in connection with the Pursuits and Pastimes exhibit, on Florida ranching. Folklorist Dyen began with a history of Florida cattle ranching, including fence laws, cowboy music (including songs by Bob Tinsley), stories (including recording of Bone Mizell story by Frog Smith), brands, and tools used. Cauley, a saddle maker, talks about saddles and their construction. He discusses tools and materials used, types and uses of saddles, as well as the life of a cowman, the use of dogs, and the clothing and tools used in the profession.
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Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Interview with Ida Sessions

Date: 1983-05-05
Description: One audio cassette. Sessions, a quilter, was born in Winston County, Alabama, and was eighty-two years old at the time of the interview. In the interview, she discusses coming to Winter Garden, Florida, in the 1920s; learning to quilt from her mother; the tools and methods used in quilting; and quilting patterns such as "rail fence", "trip around the world", "butterfly," "girl with umbrella" and others. In addition, she describes growing up on a farm and planting crops by signs and omens.
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Interview with Ida Sessions

The Florida Star Quilters Guild

Date: 1993-12-02
Description: Twenty-three color slides.
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The Florida Star Quilters Guild

Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey

Date: 1993-12-16
Description: One audio cassette. Chancey was a librarian and storyteller. She discusses her childhood, her library work, adapting stories for audiences, and tells two stories. For more information, see file in S 1664, box 5, folder 13.
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Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Date: 1983-06-20
Description: One audio cassettes. Presentation at the Bartow Public Library, in connection with the Pursuits and Pastimes exhibit, about folklife. Dyen, a folklorist with the Florida Bureau of Folklife, explains the profession using holidays and foods as her examples. She also explains the project and the Florida Folk Festival.
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Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

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Citrus ladders under construction	Citrus ladders under construction	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Carpentry Carpentry tools Woodwork Woodworking tools Ladders African Americans Labor Saws Workshops Workplace Carpenters	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Terry Ladder Works	Terry Ladder Works	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Ladders Woodwork Occupational groups Carpentry Workplace Workshops Carpenters	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Woodwork by Al Leitzel	Woodwork by Al Leitzel	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Material culture Craft Figurines Decorative arts Wood craft Woodwork Toys Tables Chairs Furniture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Woodwork by Al Leitzel	Woodwork by Al Leitzel	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Material culture Craft Figurines Decorative arts Toys Woodwork Wood craft Furniture Tables Chairs	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop	Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop	Still Image	Saddle maker Fieldwork Saddlery Saddles Workplace Workshops Occupational groups Leather goods Material culture Leather workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-119	Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making	Sound	Ranchers Saddle maker Occupational folklore Workshops (Adult education) Occupational groups Libraries Oral education Ranching Cattle Folklorists Florida history Public speaking Saddles Saddlery Leather craft Work songs Working dogs Horses Equipment and supplies Clothing and dress Cowboys Leather workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_10_c83-106	Interview with Ida Sessions	Sound	Quiltmakers Needleworkers Fieldwork Interviews Local history Oral histories Life histories Personal experience narratives Quilting Quilts Elderly, the Farm life Family farming Great Depression Needlework	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
The Florida Star Quilters Guild	The Florida Star Quilters Guild	Still Image	Quiltmakers Needleworkers Fieldwork Needlework Quilted goods Quilting Quilts Textile arts Textiles Sewing Social gatherings	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1664_07_tape60	Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey	Sound	Librarians Interviews Storytelling Tales Personal experience narratives Narratives Life histories Fieldwork Oral history Family history Storytellers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-118	Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife	Sound	Folklife Workshops (Adult education) Teaching of folklore Libraries Oral education Holidays and festivals Food Festivals Public speaking Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Citrus ladders under construction

Citrus ladders under construction

Terry Ladder Works

Terry Ladder Works

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop

Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Interview with Ida Sessions

Interview with Ida Sessions

The Florida Star Quilters Guild

The Florida Star Quilters Guild

Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey

Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

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Citrus ladders under construction

Citrus ladders under construction

Terry Ladder Works

Terry Ladder Works

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Woodwork by Al Leitzel

Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop

Saddlemaker J.D. Cauley in his workshop

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making

Interview with Ida Sessions

Interview with Ida Sessions

The Florida Star Quilters Guild

The Florida Star Quilters Guild

Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey

Interview with storyteller Linda Chancey

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife