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Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

Date: 1985-02-07
Description: One color print (plus one black and white print and negatives). Duplicate of slide S85-2102. 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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Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.

Date: 1983
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Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Date: 1981-02-13
Description: Seven reel to reels. Recordings of the folklife demonstration booths at the Florida State Fair. Informants at the Big Bend Folklife Area include Wakulla Springs boat drivers (Jackson/Gavin) and the Polka Sweethearts.
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Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Date: 1987-06
Description: Fourteen color slides. Images of Bill's wood carving, and Doris' baskets. He was from Chunn's Cove, North Carolina, and she from Alabama. For more information on them, see S 1704, box 1, folder 1. They both dabbled in many crafts. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center

Date: 1982-05
Description: Six color slides.
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Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center

Blacksmith beating the hot metal.

Date: 1987
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Blacksmith beating the hot metal.

Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida

Date: 1977
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Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Date: 1977
Description: Forty color slides. Images of Rains in his blacksmith workshop. Also includes images of his home. Finally, several images feature folklorist Peggy Bulger interviewing Rains.
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Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Date: 1985-02-23
Description: Fifteen color slides. Images of a performance of an informal country, gospel, and bluegrass group in a home. Musicians included: Willa Mae Clemmons (guitar), Cecil Griffey (guitar), and Lovelace Glisson (banjo). For a recording, see S 1714, box 4, tape 49. 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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Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Date: 1985-02-23
Description: One audio cassette. Recording of a performance of an informal country, gospel, and bluegrass group in a home. Musicians included: Willa Mae Clemmons (guitar), Cecil Griffey (guitar), and Lovelace Glisson (banjo). For images, see S 1577, v. 27, slides 1938-1954. 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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Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

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Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River	Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River	Still Image	Fieldwork Rivers Occupational groups Fishing Fishing Equipment and supplies Boats and boating Shad Fishes Fishers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
FP83186B	Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.		Folklife and folklore projects Ceremonies--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville Projects, Instate Ethnicity, African American Ethnicity, African diaspora Musical traditions Musical traditions, African diaspora Musical traditions, Sacred Gospel (Black) Black spirituals Sacred music Arts (Performing)--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville Manners and customs Award presentations Awards Plaques, plaquettes Concerts--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville African American clergy--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville African American women--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville Folklorists Amusements--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville	/fpc/folklife/fp83186b.gif
a_s1576_t81-027	Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair	Sound	Festivals Fairs Demonstrations Craft Folklife Boat drivers Occupational folklore African Americans Public speaking Polka music Oral narratives Polka Performing arts Music performance Boat driver Folklorists Bands (Music) Musical groups Tour guides (Persons)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets	Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets	Still Image	Wood carvers Basket maker Fieldwork Craft Shells Decorative arts Material culture Pine needle crafts Baskets Workshops Figurines Wood carving	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center	Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center	Still Image	Special events Cooking and dining Social gatherings Calendar rites Rites and ceremonies Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
FA6074	Blacksmith beating the hot metal.		Folklife and folklore projects Projects, Instate Craft Blacksmithing--Equipment and supplies Anvils Tools Implements, utensils, etc Blacksmithing	/fpc/folklife/fa6074.gif
FS77169	Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida		Craft Occupational groups Workshops Blacksmiths Interviews Women folklorists Folklore Blacksmithing--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello Material culture--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello Women--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello African American aged men--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello Artisans--Florida--Jefferson County--Monticello	/fpc/folklife/fs77169.gif
Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop	Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop	Still Image	Blacksmiths Fieldwork Blacksmithing Metal craft Material culture Workplace African Americans Workshops Architecture Folklorists Research methods Occupational groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida	Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida	Still Image	Fieldwork String instruments Musical groups Musical instruments Banjoes Banjoists Guitar Guitarists Music performance Gospel musicians Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1714_04_tape49	Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida	Sound	Musicians Fieldwork Music performance String instruments Bluegrass music Musical instruments Banjoists Guitarists Country music Performing arts Stringband music Old time music Singing Sound recording Banjo music Gospel music Bluegrass musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.

Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center

Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center

Blacksmith beating the hot metal.

Blacksmith beating the hot metal.

Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida

Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

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Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.

Bess Hawes walking down steps after receiving plaque and key awards during Triumphant Gospel Singers Association quartet reunion concert at Masonic lodge - Jacksonville, Florida.

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center

Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center

Blacksmith beating the hot metal.

Blacksmith beating the hot metal.

Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida

Blacksmith Thomas Rains being interviewed - Monticello, Florida

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Blacksmith Thomas Rains in his workshop

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida

Bluegrass musicians in Barden, Florida