| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| Bird and animal sounds imitator Tommy Dobbs at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival | Bird and animal sounds imitator Tommy Dobbs at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Imitating nature
Birdsongs
Oral performance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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 |
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
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