George Douglas, wearing a cardigan sweater, sits in the yard of Jean Thomas' 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky, displaying a bottle and another object in his hands and a concertina on his lap.
George Douglas, wearing a cardigan sweater, sits in the yard of Jean Thomas' 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky, displaying a bottle and another object in his hands and a concertina on his lap.
Aunt Alice Williams sits playing concertina while two little girls (possibly from the Gullett family) wearing calico dresses stand on either side of her. Title supplied by cataloger.
Appalachians (People); Appalachian Region--History; Appalachian Region--Social life and customs; Folk festivals; Folk music--Appalachian Region, Southern; Kentucky--History; Kentucky--Social life and customs
Known as The Traipsin' Woman, Jean Thomas traveled the mountains of eastern Kentucky taking snapshot photographs of the mountain way of life, writing, and promoting mountain folkways. She was particularly interested in the music, crafts, and...
Grover Hatfield and son (holding rifle) listen to Bud McCoy (with York petition), by auto in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved in a famous feud in the 1870s-1880s. Title supplied by cataloger.
Standing next to an auto, Bud McCoy shows Grover Hatfield the York petition in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved in a famous feud in the 1870s-1880s. Title supplied by cataloger.
Grover Hatfield, smoking pipe, listens to Bud McCoy, with York petition, by auto, Cannonsburg, Kentucky, June 1942. The Hatfield and McCoy families were involved in a famous feud in the 1870s-1880s. Title supplied by cataloger.
Three women wearing print dresses and two men stand on the bank. At least two of them have just been baptized in the creek: the woman with wet hair holding a pair of white shoes, and the man in overalls with wet hair (another woman holds his hat)....
Two women and three man stand on the bank. Both women and the man wearing overalls are wet, having just been baptized in the creek. One woman holds a pair of white shoes in one hand. Title supplied by cataloger.
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds onto a man wearing overalls, who looks as though he has just been dunked in the water. A group of boys watches the baptism from the bank.
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds the hand of a woman wearing a print dress. Another woman with a bun in her hair touches the baptized woman's face, and another man wearing overalls holds onto the woman's arm. A group of boys...
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds one hand over the head of a woman as if to bless her. She clutches his other arm with both hands. A man wearing overalls stands, head bowed, holding onto the woman being baptized with one...
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds a woman wearing a print dress by the arm. She looks as though her head has just been dunked in the water. Another man holds onto the woman's arm, and another woman with a bun in her hair...
Baskets; Bonnets; Shawls; Women; Costumes--United States
Trixy Bell, Jean Thomas' sister, stands outdoors behind a chair holding a basket, wearing a long dress with a bonnet and shawl, and poses with hand cupping her ear. She is probably costumed as a performer at the American Folk Song Festival [held at...
Trixy Bell, Jean Thomas' sister, stands outdoors behind a chair holding a basket, wearing a long dress with a bonnet and shawl and holding a corncob pipe. She is probably costumed as a performer at the American Folk Song Festival [held at the...
Billboards; Signs (Notices); Men; Guitars; American Folk Song Festival
Two men with guitars flank a large sign reading: "American Folk Song Festival / June 11th / [arrow pointing to the right] / U.S. 23 / Traipsin' Woman Cabin / Jean Thomas, Director." Title supplied by cataloger.
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
