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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

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

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

Quilter Annie McCall with students

Date: 1983-09-16
Description: Twenty-one color slides. Quilter Annie McCall demonstrating quiltmaking to students at Lafayette County High School. Part of the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program.
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Quilter Annie McCall with students

Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt

Date: 1988-09-28
Description: Four 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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Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Date: 1988-08-28
Description: Two audio cassettes. Recording of an evening church service, including gospel music, prayers, sermons, Bible readings, and lining out. Much of the signing was accompanied by drums, tambourine, and piano. Several children sang. Often hard to hear due to noise of congregation.
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Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1978-05
Description: Sixteen black and white images. Rufus Adams, with his wife, on his porch with chair he made. 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.' See also S 1577, box 11, folder 10.
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Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Date: 1988
Description: Three black and white prints, and one color print. 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.' Sellers was his stepdaughter. 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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Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Date: 1978-04
Description: Six color slides. Slide S78-805 is missing. 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 at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

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

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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
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
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
Quilter Annie McCall with students	Quilter Annie McCall with students	Still Image	Quiltmakers Material culture Students Quilts Textile arts Quilting Needlework Demonstrations Education Schools Classrooms	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt	Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt	Still Image	Quiltmakers Needleworkers Fieldwork Quilted goods Quilts Needlework Textile arts Decorative arts Material culture Sewing	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1703_01_tape01	Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church	Sound	Singers Fieldwork Sound recordings Sermons Prayer Prayers Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Religion Religious music Religious rites African Americans Baptists Church services Churches Christianity Community culture Oral communication Oral performance Drums Drum music Drum performance Children Preachers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Material culture Chairs Cornhusk craft Furniture Porches Houses Household items Domestic arts Chair caning Chair-makers Furniture makers Furniture maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair	Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair	Still Image	Furniture maker African Americans Chair caning Chairs Furniture Apprentices Material culture Furniture making Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms	Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms	Still Image	Furniture maker Fieldwork African Americans Chairs Furniture makers Furniture Chair caning Cornhusk craft Material culture Houses Porches Chair-makers	/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

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Lara Bell with her quilt

Lara Bell with her quilt

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Preparing swamp cabbage

Preparing swamp cabbage

Quilter Annie McCall with students

Quilter Annie McCall with students

Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt

Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

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Lara Bell with her quilt

Lara Bell with her quilt

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Little Galilee Church in Mayo, Florida

Preparing swamp cabbage

Preparing swamp cabbage

Quilter Annie McCall with students

Quilter Annie McCall with students

Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt

Quilter Julie Hughes with her bowtie quilt

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams and his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs