| Fern Farm | Fern Farm | Still Image | Fieldwork
Farming
Ferns
Flora
Agriculture
Plants
Food habits
Mexican American cookery
Farmer | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fern Farm
- Date
- 1985-03-01
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of a typical fern farm owned by Bonnie Jones, located in an area known as the fern belt. The ferns are under plastic wrap to protect them from freezing. Many of the plants are brown from the recent January freeze. Ferns were often used by Mexican Americans as food additives, called herba. 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
| Fern Farm | Fern Farm | Still Image | Fieldwork
Occupational groups
Farms
Ferns
Herbs
Mexican Americans
Flora
Agriculture
Plants
Harvesting
Farm workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fern Farm
- Date
- 1985-03-01
- Description
- One proof sheet, with 31 black & white image s(plus negatives). Images of Marie Castillo, Rosario Reyes, and Jose Luis Caro harvesting ferns. a typical fern farm owned by Bonnie Jones, located in an area known as the fern belt. Ferns were often used by Mexican Americans as food additives, called herba. 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
| Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home | Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home | Still Image | Fieldwork
Research methods
Interviewing
Food
Food habits
Tools
Catholics
Religious art
Christianity
Cooking and dining
Children
Mexican Americans
Ethnicity, Mexico
Mexican American cookery
Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home
- Date
- 1985-03-04
- Description
- Seventeen color slides. Ramos with her children in her home discussing Mexican American foodways. Also includes images of religious objects in her house. The children in the slides were the offspring of fern farm workers in the area that Ramos watched. 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
| Hungarian embroiderer Margaret Horvath and apprentice Sylvia Daniels | Hungarian embroiderer Margaret Horvath and apprentice Sylvia Daniels | Still Image | Embroiderers
Needleworkers
Fieldwork
Arts, Hungarian
Hungarians Americans
Embroidery
Needlework
Textile arts
Sewing
Apprentices
Material culture
Decorative arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Hungarian embroiderer Margaret Horvath and apprentice Sylvia Daniels
- Date
- Description
- Three proof sheets with 92 black and white images. Both Daniels and Horvath were born in Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian embroidery dates back for centuries, with four major regions, each with their own distinctive patterns and motfis. Daniels worked as an apprentice to Horvath in 1990-1991. This was Horvath's second time as a master artist(she also participated in 1985). For information on them, see S 1644, box 8, folder 6. 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.
- Collection
| Hungarian embroiderer Margaret Horvath and apprentice Sylvia Daniels | Hungarian embroiderer Margaret Horvath and apprentice Sylvia Daniels | Still Image | Embroiderers
Needleworkers
Fieldwork
Apprentices
Arts, Hungarian
Hungarians Americans
Needlework
Textiles
Decorative arts
Textile arts
Sewing
Teaching of folklore | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Hungarian embroiderer Margaret Horvath and apprentice Sylvia Daniels
- Date
- 1991-05
- Description
- 95 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.
- Collection
| Hungarian embroidery demonstration | Hungarian embroidery demonstration | Still Image | Embroiderers
Needleworkers
Demonstrations
Embroidery
Hungarians Americans
Needlework
Sewing
Decorative arts
Design | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Ika Ward on his porch | Ika Ward on his porch | Still Image | Fieldwork
African Americans
Porches
Architecture
Houses
Buildings
Folklorists
Interviewing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ika Ward on his porch
- Date
- 1980-06
- Description
- Nine color slides. Several of the images feature folklorist Dwight Devane interviewing Ward.
- Collection
| Ike Ward performing | Ike Ward performing | Still Image | Blues (Music)
African Americans
Music
Guitar music
Guitarists
Performers
Performing arts
Musical instruments
String instruments
Guitarist
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ike Ward performing
- Date
- 1981-01
- Description
- Black and white print. Duplicated in S 1577, Box 17, folder 117.
- Collection
| Ike Ward performing in front of shotgun shack | Ike Ward performing in front of shotgun shack | Still Image | African Americans
Guitarists
Performers
Performing arts
Guitar music
Musical instruments
Singing
Guitarist
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Images of Marie Castillo's home | Images of Marie Castillo's home | Still Image | Fieldwork
Dwellings
Material culture
Latinos
Mexican Americans
Furniture
Hats
Religious art
Painting
Household items
Farm workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of Marie Castillo's home
- Date
- 1985-03-03
- Description
- Twelve color slides. Images of Marie Castillo's home, including clothing, furniture, religious objects, appliances, and decorations. 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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