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Dollmaker Bertha Burnham demonstrating dollmaking at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.

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Image Number

FP79705

Photographer

Belland, Merri, Collector.

Date

1979

Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series 1577, Box 16, FF137

Geographic Term

Hamilton County (Fla.)
White Springs (Fla.)

Personal Subjects

Burnham, Bertha.

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

General Note

Accompanying note: "Bertha Burnham makes dolls using for inspiration the people or pictures she sees around her especially TV personalities. Her doll faces are embroidered using a satin stitch in a free-style design."

Dollmaker Bertha Burnham demonstrating dollmaking at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.

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Title

Dollmaker Bertha Burnham demonstrating dollmaking at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.

Subject

Domestic arts

Craft

Folklore revival festivals

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Community rites--Florida--White Springs

Practices

Demonstrations (Presentation events)

Recreation--Florida--White Springs

Manners and customs

Festivals--Florida--White Springs

Folk festivals--Florida--White Springs

Material culture--Florida--White Springs

Decorative arts

Toys

Handicraft

Toy making

Dollmaking

Women artisans--Florida--White Springs

Toymakers

Dollmakers

Dolls

Creator

Belland, Merri, Collector.

Date

1979

Identifier

FP79705

Image URL

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Thumbnail

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Geographic Term

Hamilton County (Fla.)

White Springs (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series 1577, Box 16, FF137

General Note

Subject - Person

Burnham, Bertha.

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (27th : 1979)

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Belland, Merri, Collector. Dollmaker Bertha Burnham demonstrating dollmaking at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida. 1979. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/241980>, accessed 4 July 2022.

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Belland, Merri, Collector. Dollmaker Bertha Burnham demonstrating dollmaking at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida. 1979. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/241980>

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(State Archives of Florida/Belland)

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Dollmaker Bertha Burnham demonstrating dollmaking at the 1979 Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida.