A cabinet card of the exterior of a stately brick house with an overgrown lawn, apparently belonging to Henry Bell, Jean Thomas' uncle. A little girl wearing a dress with pinafore standing outside one door of the house is Henry's daughter, Nellie...
A copy photograph of a framed portrait of a dark-haired woman with hair pulled back, wearing a black dress with white collar. She may be Jean Thomas' grandmother, Sarah Mefford Bell. The name Mary Culbertson has also been associated with this...
A copy photograph of a portrait of a woman who may be Jean Thomas' mother, Kate Smith Bell. The portrait is oval-shaped and in what appears to be a cloth-lined case frame. The woman's hair is pulled back at the top (but long in back), and she wears...
A copy photograph of a portrait of a young woman who may be Jean Thomas' mother, Kate Smith Bell. The portrait is oval-shaped and in a frame. The woman's hair is pulled back at the top (but long and wavy in back), and she wears a shawl with a...
Men; Women; Signs (Notices); Log cabins; American Folk Song Festival
A copy photograph of the page of an album containing a photograph of Jean Thomas (front, in tam) with Coe Glade (young woman in suit at left), Ruth Ogden (at right), and an unidentified man on the steps of Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo...
A dark image of a woman, wearing a suit and wide-brimmed hat with bow, touching a monument in a graveyard. They may be members of Jean Thomas' family, the Bells. Title supplied by cataloger.
A dark picture of a man and two women inside an early-model convertible. They may be members of Jean Thomas' family, the Bells. Title supplied by cataloger.
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.
A family portrait of a man, woman, and girl wearing Victorian attire. The man has a white beard and mustache and wears a dark coat with tails. The blonde girl is wearing a long-sleeved long black dress and boots, and holds a rolled-up paper. The...
A little boy wearing overalls and a plaid shirt, and holding a cowboy hat stands next to a log cabin bearing the sign 'Traipsin' Woman,' which is the name given to Jean Thomas' cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky.
A little boy wearing overalls, a plaid shirt, and a cowboy hat stands next to a log cabin bearing the sign 'Traipsin' Woman,' which is the name given to Jean Thomas' cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky.
A little boy, holding a gourd banjo; Margy May, with a basket at her feet; and Harry Lee Gullett, with guitar, sit on a bench on the porch of the Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Ky., wearing historical costumes. Their mother...
A man and woman (possibly J.P. Fraley and his wife Annadeene, who also works as Thomas' assistant) play fiddle and guitar, and two little girls play mountain dulcimer, at the ceremonies celebrating the donation of the Jean Thomas collection to the...
A man in a suit sits outside a large log house underneath a sign reading "The Old House." He holds a pipe in his hand. Jean Thomas' notes identify this photo as "Bill Smith and Bill Glennon." It is unclear which man is depicted...
A man in a suit stands outside a large log house with a pipe in his hand. A large yard and mountains are visible in the background. Jean Thomas' notes identify this photo as "Bill Smith and Bill Glennon." It is unclear which man is...
A man stands beside an open wagon, possible drawn by mules. According to Jean Thomas' notes, this image was used in her Ballad Makin' book. Title supplied by cataloger.
A man wearing a dress shirt and tie with suspenders sits next to an older woman (with a bun in her hair and a brooch at her collar) who is holding a blonde infant in a long white gown. They sit on one side of a swing facing a woman in a...
