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	Search results: 4172 item(s) for: Virginia        Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 1-2-3 Spirituals; Guitar; Singing; The Golden Jubilee Singers sing a Christian gospel song in the home of James Wilson, the band's lead singer. Other group members include: Burl Schools-baritone, Earl Shurn-tenor, James Peoples-guitar 2. 10-2-4 Blues Radio; Fiddle Tunes; Western Swing; The Sons of the Pioneers perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. This is an example of the western swing, and cowboy music influence in the Appalachian region. The Texas Troubadours of R 3. 16 Tons Guitar; Mining; Singing; E. E. Johnson plays a song on the guitar. Merle Travis wrote this coal mining song. He is from Buckingham County, Virginia and worked with the C&O Railroad company in Beckley, West Virginia. 4. 24 800-gallon submarine stills Distilling, Illicit; Moonshining Photograph from a newspaper of rows of 800-gallon submarine stills, 24 in total. Two men stand at the end of the rows. Another smaller photo is inset into the larger one. Smaller photo shows a man 5. 49 Women Blues (Music); Guitar; Harmonica; Singing; Bobby (Robert) Buford plays guitar and sings a blues song with Keith Rodgers playing the harmonica. This takes place in Bobby's home in the city of Pulaski, Virginia. 6. A buck fence Fences Close up photo of a buck fence built by Newton Hylton and an unidentified man. Part of a series of photos on the construction of a buck fence. 7. 'a generation has died' (talking) Shape-note singing; Interview; Rev. Blosser talks with Kip Lornell and Roddy Moore about the tradition of the New Year's singing that has just finished. Earlier, Mennonites sang at an annual event at Weaver's Mennonite Church near 8. A man crosses lowered rail fence Fences A man walks across the rails of a fence that have been lowered onto the ground. Palmer's note with the photo reads, "Newton Hylton lets bars of rail fence down near his home." 9. A woman ladles molasses into jar Food--Preservation; Molasses A woman stands over a crock of molasses, ladling the liquid through a funnel into a glass mason jar. Two other women stand next to her ready to wipe the jar and seal it with a lid. Empty jars sit on 10. A woman quilting Quilting; Textiles A woman sews at the corner of a quilt stretched across a wooden frame. Another woman and a teenage girl watch as she sews. Teenager wears a Woolwine High School sweatshirt. Part of a series of phot 11. A.P. Carter after the break-up (talking) Interview; Carter family; Bands--Appalachian Region; Joe Carter, son of A.P. and Sara Carter, talks about his father's interest in steam engines and other activities after the Carter family band broke up. 12. A.P. Carter collecting songs, Leslie Riddles (talking) Interview; Carter family; Bands--Appalachian Region; Joe Carter, son of A.P. and Sara Carter, talks about his father's method of collecting folk songs from the area. He also speaks of his father's friend, and blues musician, Leslie Riddles. 13. A.P. Carter in the 1940's (talking) Carter family; Interview; Janette Carter talks about her father's activities after her parent's divorce during an interview with Kip Lornell. Janette is the daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter. 14. Abandoned house Dwellings Two story house in a clearing bordered by trees. The glass is broken out of several windows, the porch railing is falling down, and vines grow up the walls of the house. 15. Abandoned millstones Gristmills; Millstones Two millstones lay on the ground in the weeds and grass. A house and outbuildings are visible in the background. Palmer's note with photo places location near Jack's Creek in Patrick County, Virgini 16. about folk-storytelling (talking) Storytelling--Appalachian Region; Daniel Womack tells a story about the way his family and community passed down stories around the fire. He grew up in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and lived in Roanoke for most of his life. This r 17. accidents, black lung (talking) Interview; Mining; Gene Carpenter talks with Kip Lornell about going to work in the mines near Gary, in McDowell County, West Virginia, and getting blacklung while in the mines. Gene was born in Allegeny County, North 18. acoustic recording (talking) Interview; Bands--Appalachian Region; Ada Powers Salyer talks with Kip Lornell about making a primitive recording in 1923. Ada is the daughter of Fiddling Powers (James Cowan) and a member of the Fiddling Powers Family Band. This interv 19. Adams & Watson Fiddle; Piano; Appalachian Region; Photograph of Mary Adams playing piano and William Watson playing fiddle, in Mary's home in Bedford County, Virginia. 20. adding sugar, testing bead (talking) Interview; Storytelling--Appalachian Region; Moonshining; Don Hibbits explains a some liquor maker's methods of testing proof and speeding up fermentation to interviewer, Belinda Taylor. This takes place in his home in Buckhannon County, West Virginia.
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