Women; Costumes--United States; Fences; American Folk Song Festival
A woman sits on a bench in a yard enclosed by a brick fence, wearing a long white dress with ruffles, a plaid bodice and hem, and the skirt spread out. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American Folk Song Festival. The...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American Folk Song Festival. The...
Women; Costumes--United States; Trees; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, leaning against a tree, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American...
Three curtsying girls in matching long white ruffled dresses, and three girls costumed as boys in matching white ruffled shirts and knickers, prepare to perform at the third American Folk Song Festival, which was held at the Traipsin' Woman Cabin...
Carts & wagons; Mules; Men; Women; Children; Writing; Costumes--United States
Men, women, and children sit in an open wagon, known as a 'jolt' wagon, which is conveying them to the American Folk Song Festival on the Mayo Trail in Boyd County (near Ashland), Kentucky. Jean Thomas, dressed in a suit and tam, stands beside the...
Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Four women, including Frankie McCoy (third from left) and Joan Robertson (second from left), pose in matching long black Elizabethan gowns with white ruffles at neck and sleeves in front of a log cabin (probably the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the...
Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival
Frankie McCoy (left) and Joan Robertson (right) pose in matching long black Elizabethan "Ladies-in-Waiting" gowns with white ruffles at neck and sleeves in front of a log cabin (probably the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the Mayo Trail, Boyd...
Frankie McCoy displays a quilt celebrating the Allied victory of the Second World War. She stands in front of a log cabin (probably the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky).
Blanche Preston Jones and a boy pose in wooded area (possibly Mayo Trail near Traipsin' Woman Cabin, Boyd County, Kentucky) in period attire, possibly as part of the American Folk Song Festival. Jones is said to be a descendant of Lady Elizabeth...
Blanche Preston Jones, wearing a long black dress and shawl, leans down to a suspender-clad little boy holding a stick in a wooded area (possibly Mayo Trail near Traipsin' Woman Cabin, Boyd County, Kentucky). Jones is said to be a descendant of...
Blanche Preston Jones listens to boy (probably her son, Thomas "Buddy" Jones) playing gourd banjo in wooded area (possibly Mayo Trail near Traipsin' Woman Cabin, Boyd County, Kentucky). Jones is said to be a descendant of Lady Elizabeth...
A young boy in a plaid shirt and oversized pants held up by suspenders stands near wooden chair next to log cabin (probably the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky). He is likely Thomas "Buddy" Jones, son of...
Blanche Preston Jones listens to boy playing gourd banjo in wooded area (possibly Mayo Trail near Traipsin' Woman Cabin, Boyd County, Kentucky). Jones is said to be a descendant of Lady Elizabeth Calvert. Title supplied by cataloger.
Boys; Women; Stringed instruments; Banjos; Shawls; American Folk Song Festival
Blanche Preston Jones listens to boy (probably her son, Thomas "Buddy" Jones) playing gourd banjo in wooded area (possibly Mayo Trail near Traipsin' Woman Cabin, Boyd County, Kentucky). Jones is said to be a descendant of Lady Elizabeth...
Blanche Preston Jones plays Appalachian dulcimer alongside young boy and young girl in bonnet, who plays concertina. The children are Blanche's son and daughter, Thomas ("Buddy") and Hope Jones. This performance takes place next to log...
A woman wearing dress and hat stands on a bank overlooking a stream (possibly Garner Creek near Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky). Title supplied by cataloger.
A woman wearing dress and hat stands on a bank overlooking a stream (possibly Garner Creek near Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky). Title supplied by cataloger.
Girls; Bonnets; Accordions; Log cabins; Costumes--United States
Barefoot young girl in bonnet and calico costume (probably Hope Jones, daughter of Blanche Preston Jones) plays a concertina outside a log cabin (probably the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky, possibly at the annual...
Blanche Preston Jones wears a bonnet and shawl (possibly indicating that she is a participant in the annual American Folk Song Festival held at the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky). Jones is said to be a descendant...
