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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Date: 1988-03
Description: Seven black and white negatives. Rufus Adams and apprentice(stepdaughter) Annie Sellers making corn shuck bottomed chairs. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Date: 1983-06-23
Description: One color print (plus one black and white print and negatives). Duplicate of slide S84-426.
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Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Date: 1983-06-23
Description: Nine color slides. Field reserach for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. Images on King in his workshop carving wooden chain.
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Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Date: 1983-06-23
Description: Nine color slides. Field reserach for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. Images of King carving a wooden chain in his workshop.
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Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Date: 1978-12
Description: One black and white print.
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Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1977-05
Description: One black and white print. Image of Rufus Adams, of Mayo, demonstrating how to make cornhusk bottom chairs at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
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Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Date: 1978-05-03
Description: Seven color slides. The church in 647 and 796 is the Little Galilee Church.
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Churches in Mayo, Florida

Cooking swamp cabbage

Date: 1983-07-28
Description: Five color slides. Field research for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. Images of a cook in a cafe cooking swamp cabbage.
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Cooking swamp cabbage

Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock

Date: 1983-07-29
Description: Six color slides. Field research for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. 505-506: Quaglino working on a rifle; 507-510: examples of his rifle stocks.
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Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock

Lara Bell with her quilt

Date: 1983-07-22
Description: One color slide. Field reserach for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. Image of Lara Bell posing with her homemade quilt.
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Lara Bell with her quilt

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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams	Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams	Still Image	Material culture Chairs Furniture Cornhusk craft Domestic arts Woodwork Apprentices Women apprentices Fieldwork (educational method) Craft African Americans Chair caning Furniture maker Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain	Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain	Still Image	Woodworkers Fieldwork Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carving Wood craft Material culture Woodworking tools Occupational groups Tools Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain	Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain	Still Image	Wood carvers Tools Wood carving Wood craft Woodworking tools Workplace Fieldwork Research methods Workshops	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain	Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain	Still Image	Wood carvers Material culture Tools Wood carving Woodwork Wood craft Decorative arts Woodworking tools Workplace Fieldwork Research methods Workshops	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Chair maker Rufus Adams	Chair maker Rufus Adams	Still Image	African Americans Chairs Furniture Cornhusk craft Material culture Household items Craft Woodwork Chair caning Furniture maker Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival	Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Furniture maker Demonstrations Furniture Chairs Cornhusk craft African Americans Craft Material culture Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Chair caning Furniture making Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Churches in Mayo, Florida	Churches in Mayo, Florida	Still Image	Fieldwork Church architecture Churches Wooden churches Church buildings Protestant church buildings Buildings Structures Community culture Religion Material culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Cooking swamp cabbage	Cooking swamp cabbage	Still Image	Cooks Food Food preparation Cooking and dining Occupational groups Restaurants Palms Workplace Fieldwork Research methods Cabbage palmetto Cookery (cabbage)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock	Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock	Still Image	Gunsmiths Material culture Woodwork Woodworking tools Fieldwork Research methods Workshops Rifles Firearms Gunsmithing Guns	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Lara Bell with her quilt	Lara Bell with her quilt	Still Image	Quiltmakers Material culture Quilts Textile arts Quilting Needlework Decorative arts Design Fieldwork Research methods Quilt patterns	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Cooking swamp cabbage

Cooking swamp cabbage

Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock

Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock

Lara Bell with her quilt

Lara Bell with her quilt

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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Carver Andrew Jackson King making a wooden chain

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Cooking swamp cabbage

Cooking swamp cabbage

Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock

Gunsmith Phillip Quaglino creating a rifle stock

Lara Bell with her quilt

Lara Bell with her quilt