An old man carrying a fiddle case walks with a cane on a path through the woods. He is likely Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942). Title supplied by cataloger.
An older woman with gray hair stands in a garden holding an Asian style parasol on her right shoulder and a vine or branch in her left hand. She is wearing a dress with large sleeves and a lace collar. The woman may be Fannie Caldwell Macaulay,...
An unidentified woman joins Annabel Morris (center), Jean Thomas (wearing tam), and fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942). Title supplied by cataloger.
An unidentified young woman stands beside fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), who holds his fiddle. Title supplied by cataloger.
An unidentified young woman stands beside fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), who holds his fiddle. Title supplied by cataloger.
Annabel Morris and Jean Thomas (wearing tam) stand behind fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942). Title supplied by cataloger.
Annabel Morris and Jean Thomas (wearing tam) stand behind fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942). Title supplied by cataloger.
Bunyon Day, son of Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), sits in a chair in a cornfield next to his daughter Betty, a little girl with curly hair wearing a white dress and holding a bonnet. Title supplied by...
Bunyon Day, son of Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), sits in a chair in a cornfield next to his daughter Betty, a little girl with curly hair who is wearing a white dress and holding a bonnet. Title supplied by...
Fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) carries a basket with a drinking gourd, a fiddle case, and a chair to an outdoor spot near a split rail fence.
Amish--Books and reading; Amish--Ohio--Social life and customs; Literacy--Ohio
Following in the tradition of scholars who treat literacy in context such as Deborah Brandt, Shirley Brice Heath, and David Barton and Mary Hamilton, I conducted my dissertation research not in an academic classroom but in the valleys of Hanley, a...
Jean Thomas and fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) pose in front of lifeboats on board the ship taking them to the Festival of the English Folk Song and Dance Society held in Royal Albert Hall in London,...
Jean Thomas takes notes by hand while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), wearing a suit jacket and tie, performs with fiddle. They sit outside in a cornfield. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by...
Jean Thomas takes notes using a typewriter while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) performs with fiddle. They sit outside, surrounded by trees and plants. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by Day,...
Jean Thomas takes notes using a typewriter while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) performs with fiddle. They sit outside, surrounded by trees and plants. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by Day,...
Jean Thomas takes notes with a typewriter while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), performs with fiddle. They sit outdoors, surrounded by trees and plants. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by...
Jean Thomas, holding two bags, and Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), holding two bags and a basket with his drinking gourd, stand on the deck of a ship bound for England. Jean Thomas selected Setters to represent...
Men; Women; Reading; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Jean Thomas, wearing the 'Narrator' costume from the annual American Folk Song Festival (a long black dress with white ruffled collar), poses onstage with a copy of her 1938 publication, "The Singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," about...
Men; Women; Reading; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Jean Thomas, wearing the costume of a Lady-in-Waiting at the annual American Folk Song Festival (a long black dress with white ruffled collar), poses onstage with a copy of her 1938 publication, "The Singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow,"...
