Sitting outdoors on a chair with a fiddle propped against it, Ed Morrison faces another chair holding a hammered dulcimer, with a mountain dulcimer propped up against it. He plays the hammered dulcimer by striking it with sticks.
A dulcimer shell leans against a cane chair in the yard of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood," Ashland, Kentucky. This wooden frame will be used to create mountain dulcimer stringed instruments. Title supplied by cataloger.
A dulcimer shell sits on a cane chair in the yard of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood," Ashland, Kentucky. This wooden frame will be used to create mountain dulcimer stringed instruments. Title supplied by cataloger.
Two dulcimer shells lean against and lie on a cane chair in the yard of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood," Ashland, Kentucky. These wooden frames will be used to create mountain dulcimer stringed instruments. Title supplied by...
George Douglas, wearing a cardigan sweater, sits in the yard of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky, displaying a banjo and a mountain dulcimer. Title supplied by cataloger.
George Douglas, wearing a cardigan sweater, sits in the yard of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky, playing a mountain dulcimer with a quill. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men; Children; Stringed instruments; Zithers; Log cabins; American Folk Song Festival
John Jacob "Jack" Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits on a barrel outside Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. He wears a tie and hat, and holds a mountain dulcimer...
Men; Stringed instruments; Zithers; Log cabins; American Folk Song Festival
John Jacob "Jack" Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits on a barrel outside Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. He wears a tie and hat, and holds a mountain dulcimer...
Cynthia "Grandma" Rice sits outdoors, with a split-rail fence, hills, and trees visible in the background. She is wearing a long dress and shawl, and has positioned a basket at her feet; a spinning wheel in front of her; and a mountain...
Uncle Tom West, wearing overalls and a hat, sits in the yard of a frame house, playing mountain dulcimer. His wife, referred to by Jean Thomas as Aunt West, stands behind him.
Uncle Tom West, wearing overalls and a hat, sits in the yard of a frame house, playing mountain dulcimer. His wife, referred to by Jean Thomas as Aunt West, stands behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Uncle Tom West, wearing overalls, sits outdoors, playing mountain dulcimer. His wife, referred to by Jean Thomas as Aunt West, stands behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Sitting outdoors on a chair, Ed Morrison faces another chair holding a hammered dulcimer and plays it by striking it with sticks. Title supplied by cataloger.
A man earlier identified by Jean Thomas as "Smith of Greenup Ave." sits in the yard playing hammered dulcimer. He is wearing a three-piece suit. Title supplied by cataloger.
A group identified by Jean Thomas as "Musical Martins -- Earl, James and Jane" includes two women standing the back row (one wears a shawl and holds a broom; the other wears a shawl and bonnet) and three men with musical instruments...
