Railroad worker Tom Watson

Fieldwork

African Americans

Railroad work

Workers

Railroads employees

Four color slides. Images of Tom Watson, a railroad worker for over 30 years. Watson worked for the Jacksonville terminal between 1950 and 1974. He then worked for Amtrak until 1988. Taken after he was interviewed by folklorist Hansen. For a recording of his interview, see S 1618, box 4, tapes 8-9. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1577

1988-08

Florida Folklife Program

slides (photographs)

Still Image

S1577

v. 54

S91-185 - S91-188

Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Hansen, Gregory

Watson, Tom, 1926-

African American

1578

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