Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Choir playing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival | Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Choir playing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Choirs (music) Pianos Children Religious music Choir singing African Americans Christianity Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
a_s1714_04_tape57 | Happy Cole Driggers interview for the St. Johns River Survey | Sound | Field recordings Photography Fishing Shad Tourism Family history Oral narratives Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River | An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork Structures Fishing nets Fishing Buildings Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishes Occupational groups Fishing tackle Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-27
- Description
- Nine color slides. Images of fisher Jackie Bennett at his father Doc Bennett's old fish house. Images of hoop nets, tar pots, a table for fish cleaning, and an old building. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Belle Lano Langarri and her crocheted quilts | Belle Lano Langarri and her crocheted quilts | Still Image | Fieldwork Material culture Textile arts Needlework Quilting Design Crocheting Needleworkers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Belle Lano Langarri and her crocheted quilts
- Date
- 1985-02
- Description
- Nine color slides. Images of quilter Belle Lano Langarri and her crocheted quilts. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Boatbuilder Squeaky Mullis with his boats | Boatbuilder Squeaky Mullis with his boats | Still Image | Fieldwork Boatbuilding Boats Workshops Wood craft Woodwork Material culture Carpentry Maritime life Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boatbuilder Squeaky Mullis with his boats
- Date
- 1985-01-16
- Description
- Six color slides. Mullis in his workshop with boats he was building. Mullis was a self-taught boatbuilder who learned the craft by imitating Myron Warr's boats. He uses both wood and fiberglass for his boats. His boat bulding business was called Hulls by Mullis. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Coles family dock in Welaka, ca. 1920s | Coles family dock in Welaka, ca. 1920s | Still Image | Fieldwork Photography Docks Water hyacinth Boats and boating Waterways Rivers Maritime life | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Coles family dock in Welaka, ca. 1920s
- Date
- 1920
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. Copies of old photographs from Nick Cole's collection of his family dock in the 1920s. The copies were made in Feb. 1986. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Commercial fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Commercial fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork Rivers Boats and boating Waterways Occupational groups Labor Workplace Seafood gathering Casting (Fishing) Fishhooks Fishes Fishing Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing tackle Saltwater fishing African Americans Maritime life Docks Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Commercial fishing for shad in the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-07
- Description
- 151 color slides. Images of commercial fishers Sheffield and the Schmidt family catching, hauling, and cleaning shad (and some flounder). They would fish the St. Johns River and then take their catches back to the fishhouse for processing. The Schmidts were from Illinois originally, and Sheiffield was a native of Floridia. For an interview with the Schmidts, see S 1714, Box 3, tapes 28-29; for Sheffield, see tape 27.. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Still Image | Fieldwork Photography Fishing Shad Tourism Recreation Family history Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing
- Date
- 1920
- Description
- One proof sheet, with 21 images (plus negatives). Images copied from the collection of family photographs of the Happy Driggers. The images are of shad fishers of the 1920s. For further description, see tape 57 in S 1714, box 4. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing | Still Image | Fieldwork Photography Fishing Shad Tourism Fishers Recreation Family history Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing
- Date
- 1920
- Description
- Slides. Images copied from the collection of family photographs of the Happy Driggers. The images are of shad fishers of the 1920s. For further description, see tape 57 in S 1714, box 4. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Happy Cole Driggers with her quilts | Happy Cole Driggers with her quilts | Still Image | Fieldwork Material culture Quilted goods Textile arts Needlework Quilting Design Crazy quilts Quilts Needleworkers Quiltmakers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Happy Cole Driggers with her quilts
- Date
- 1985-02-26
- Description
- Thirty-eight color slides. Images of quilter Happy Driggers and her quilts. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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