Original Little Chad and Emmaline.
Title
Original Little Chad and Emmaline .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
A girl , wearing a calico dress , with a bonnet hanging next to her, plays the mandolin , and a boy , barefoot and wearing overalls and a straw hat , plays guitar . They are sitting outside a log cabin , probably the Traipsin ' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland , Kentucky . A basket rests on the bottom step . The children's roles in the American Folk Song Festival ('Little Chad ' and 'Emmaline) have been named after children Jean Thomas met at the Singin ' Gatherin ' near Brushy Fork of Lonesome Creek , an event which inspired her to create the American Folk Song Festival .
Subject
Boys Girls Log cabins Baskets Costumes--United States Bonnets Stringed instruments Mandolins Guitars American Folk Song Festival
Location Depicted
Boyd County (Ky.)
Date Original
1930? - 1940?
Object Type
Negatives
Source
3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0192 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.0192
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