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Chair maker Rufus Adams

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

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Date: 1988-03
Description: Four black and white negatives. Images of the Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida.
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Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1978-05
Description: One black and white print. Rufus Adams from Mayo making cornshuck bottom 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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Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

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

Preparing swamp cabbage

Date: 1983-07-27
Description: Thirteen color slides. Field reserach for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. Three women cutting, shredding, amd making swamp cabbage salad, made from the herats of sabal palms.
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Preparing swamp cabbage

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

Old barn and outbuildings

Date: 1983-06-16
Description: Six color slides.
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Old barn and outbuildings

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Date: 1983-06-16
Description: Eight color slides.
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Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1979-06-15
Description: Eight black and white prints. Images of Rufus Adams with his wife, both from Mayo, demonstrating how to make corn shuck bottom 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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Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

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

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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
Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida	Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida	Still Image	Architecture Churches Wooden churches Religion Christianity Material culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Chairs Material culture Furniture Cornhusk craft African Americans Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Demonstrations Chair caning Chair-makers Furniture makers Furniture making Furniture maker	/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
Preparing swamp cabbage	Preparing swamp cabbage	Still Image	Cooks Food preparation Cooking and dining Food habits Palms Fieldwork Research methods Cabbage palmetto Cookery (cabbage) Salads	/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
Old barn and outbuildings	Old barn and outbuildings	Still Image	Fieldwork Barns Architecture Buildings Structures	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom	Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom	Still Image	Fieldwork Lace and lace making Quilting Quilts Needlework Textiles Textile arts Quiltmakers Needleworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Furniture Material culture Chairs Craft Cornhusk craft African Americans Corn Demonstrations Chair caning Chair-makers Furniture making Furniture maker	/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

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Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Cooking swamp cabbage

Cooking swamp cabbage

Preparing swamp cabbage

Preparing swamp cabbage

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Old barn and outbuildings

Old barn and outbuildings

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

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Chair maker Rufus Adams

Chair maker Rufus Adams

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Cooking swamp cabbage

Cooking swamp cabbage

Preparing swamp cabbage

Preparing swamp cabbage

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Churches in Mayo, Florida

Old barn and outbuildings

Old barn and outbuildings

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Chairmaker Rufus Adams at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival