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'Lee Hammons, grandson of Sherman Hammons, at Sherman's Williams River area, W. Va. Tape Hammons 6-25-1974.'

1. Lee Hammons

2. Mrs. 'Ginny' Shultz

3. Crowd Gathered at Droop Mountain Folk Festival, Pocahontas County, W.Va.

4. Bill Williams Playing Guitar in Greenup, Kentucky

5. Twins Lona Smith and Lola England Singing Ballads, Philippi, W.Va.

'Mrs. Myrtle Stemple singing a childrens' play song, 'Here's a Ball for Baby.'

6. Myrtle Stemple Singing, Tacy, W.Va.

7. Hazel Stover Playing Guitar, Clay, W. Va.

8. Hazel Stover Singing a Hymn, Clay County, W. Va.

9. Hazel Stover Playing Guitar and Singing Hymns, Clay County, W. Va.

10. Hazel and Clarence Stover, Clay County, W. Va.

'Contestant is shaking his head, making the 'gobble.'

11. Contestant in Turkey Calling Contest, Webster Springs, W. Va.

Standing behind Davis is Don Turner; in the truck is Herbert Harper, the mail carrier.  Photo taken in Brushy Run across from Davis' home in Onego.  All three are deceased (2010).

12. Charlie Davis Playing Banjo, Onego, W. Va.

13. Turkey Calling Contest Contestant, Webster Springs, W. Va.

14. Contestant in Turkey Calling Contest, Webster Springs, W. Va.

15. Perrie Shaffer Playing 'Concertina,' Tucker County, W. Va.

16. Woody Simmons (Left) and Dewey Hamrick (Right), Monterville, W. Va.

17. Woody Simmons (Left) and Dewey Hamrick (Right), Monterville, W. Va.

18. Bill Williams Playing Guitar in Greenup, Kentucky

'Home of Clyde Stowers, Logan County, owner of fretless banjo with slate fingerboard.'

19. Home of Clyde Stowers, Logan County, W. Va.

20. Banjo Fingerboard Made of Slate Owned by Clyde Stowers, Chapmanville, W. Va.

Fingerboard is made of slate. Clyde Stowers of Champanville is the owner.

21. Banjo with Homemade Neck and Fingerboard, Chapmanville, W. Va.

22. Index to Turkey Calling Contest, Webster Springs, W. Va.

23. Index to Turkey Calling Contest, Webster Springs, W. Va.

24. Bill Williams Playing Guitar in Greenup, Kentucky

'Maynard Cool, Diana, W.Va., just as I found him on April 12, 1975.'

25. Maynard Cool Playing Banjo, Diana, W.Va.

26. Norman Zumbach Playing Fiddle, Helvetia W. Va.

27. Perrie Shaffer Playing 'Concertina,' Tucker County, W. Va.

28. Lee Blankenship Playing Banjo, Lewisburg, W. Va.

29. Left Hand of Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle, Copen, W. Va.

Norman Zumbach in the 'living room' of his trailer house / gun shop.

30. Norman Zumbach Playing the Fiddle, Helvetia W. Va.

31. Lee Triplett Playing the Fiddle, Clay County, W. Va.

32. Lee Triplett Playing the Fiddle, Clay County, W. Va.

Age 75

33. Lee Triplett Playing the Fiddle, Clay County, W. Va.

34. Folk Musician Luther Pearl Corron, Summersville, W. Va.

35. Virgil Danley, Telling Story, Glenville, W. Va.

36. Ernest Danley, 87, Telling Ghost Story, Glenville, W. Va.

During the summer of 1973.

37. Harry Carpenter, Birch River, W. Va.

During the summer of 1973.

38. Harry Carpenter, Birch River, W. Va.

Homer Walker playing the banjo.

39. Homer Walker, Glen Lyn, Va.

Homer Walker playing the banjo and Thomas Brown holding a mic in Giles County, Virginia near Princeton, W. Va.

40. Homer Walker and Tom Brown, Glen Lyn, Va.

Bill Williams playing the Guitar.

41. Bill Williams, Greenup, Ky.

Fred Carper playing the Guitar as Thomas Brown and neighbor listen.

42. Thomas Brown and Fred Carper

Fred Carper playing the guitar as the neighborhood children sit and listen.

43. Fred Carper Playing for Neighborhood Children on the Carper's Porch

44. Fred Carper Playing Guitar at Kelly's Tank, Mercer County, W. Va.

45. Car Washing at Kelly's Tank, Mercer County, W. Va.

Mr. Maynard Coal plays the Banjo as the Mrs. listens.

46. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Coal at Home, Diana, W. Va.

47. Sam Fletcher Singing in His Home in Fayetteville, W. Va.

48. Mrs. Hugh Gregory with her Homemade Quilt, Heaters, W. Va.

49. Mrs. Cora Hamrick, Summersville, W. Va.

50. Mrs. Rosa B. Hardman, Victor, W. Va.

51. Folk Musician Senator Cotrill, Mound's Run near Nicut, W. Va.

Harry playing the fiddle and Hub on the banjo.

52. Folk Musicians Harry Dickson and Herb Pitzer, Lindside, W. Va.

53. Folk Musician Oscar Basil Yancey, Hinton, W. Va.

54. Phyllis Marks Singing, Cox's Mill, W. Va.

55. Ira Mullins on the Violin, Clay County, W. Va.

56. Gus McGee on the Violin, Elkins, W. Va.

57. Bud Sandy on the Banjo, Orlando, Braxton County, W. Va.

58. Hugh Gregory on the Banjo, Heaters, W. Va.

59. Perrie Shaffer Playing the Jew's Harp, Tucker County, W. Va.

60. Perrie Shaffer in his Living Room, Tucker County, W. Va.

61. William Bragg on the Harmonica, Widen, W. Va.

62. Ellery Brown at his Farm off the Grafton Road, W. Va.

63. Howard Summons Playing the Banjo, Gassaway, W. Va.

64. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Mayle, Chestnut Ridge, Barbour County, W. Va.

65. Henry Burns, Morgantown, W. Va.

66. Bible Study Class, Chestnut Ridge Methodist Church, Philippi, W. Va.

67. Homemade Banjo Belonging to Charles Blevins, Williamson, W. Va.

Part of Charlie Blevins' collection of antiques on display at the Red Robin Inn.

68. Homemade Banjo Belonging to Charles Blevins, Borderland, W. Va.

Standing in front of a home on the Birch River.

69. Perle and Mattie Barnette, Birch River, Nicholas County, W. Va.

70. Mrs. Sarah Burrows, Gassaway, W. Va.

71. Mrs. Sarah Burrows with an Accordian She Used to Play, Gassaway, W. Va.

72. Ora Knissel Playing the Violin, Westover, W. Va.

73. Sherman Hammons Playing the Banjo, Williams River, W. Va.

Percy on the left with violin and Brent on the right with the guitar.

74. Percy and Brent Snyder Playing Together, Gilmer County, W. Va.

'Pearlie' dances while playing and singing.

75. Luther Pearl Corron, One Man Band, Summersville, W. Va.

Charles Blevins playing a homemade banjo in his collection, Borderland, W.Va.

76. Charles Blevins Playing Homemade Banjo, Borderland, W.Va.

From left to right: Armantha Mayle, Elizabeth Mayle, Lyda Gunther, Orpha Mayle, Fern Culversen, Frank Peoples, Bertha Newman, Silvia Mayle, Canzetta Johnson

77. Bible Study Class, Chestnut Ridge Church, Philippi, W. Va.

Group of men and women sit in Chestnut Ridge Methodist Church, Philippi, W.Va.

78. Bible Study Class, Chestnut Ridge Methodist Church, Philippi, W.Va.

79. Arden Cogar in Standing Block Chopping Contest, Webster Springs, W. Va.

80. Mrs. Senator Cotrill Wife in Husband's Shop Listening to Fiddle, Nicut, W. Va.

'The "haunted house" along Highway 5 west of Glenville, referred to by Virgil and Ernest Danley in their ghost stories.'

81. Haunted House, West of Glenville, W. Va.

82. Hammer Dulcimer Made by Fred Gardner, Kingwood, W. Va.

83. Vera Yancey Johnson, Hinton, W. Va.

84. Harmolin Owned by Editha Loomis, Mannington, W. Va.

85. Homemade Antique Banjo in Charlie Blevin's Collection, Borderland, W.Va.

Road to Pason's farm, seen in the background.

86. Country Road Leading to Pason's Farm

'This picture of J. Lozier was taken for a community festival in which he participated as a performer. J. Lozier insisted I take this print rather than taking a photograph of my own. TSB.'

87. Harmonica Player, John Lozier

88. Perry and Phoebe Parsons on Porch, Orma, W. Va.

part of Charlie Blevin Collection.

89. Homemade Antique Banjo, Borderland, W. Va.

90. Hammer Dulcimer Made by Asel Gardener, Kingwood, W. Va.

91. Homemade Dulcimer Belonging to Charles Blevins, Borderland, W.Va.

92. Solid Wood Dulcimer Belonging to Editha Loomis, Mannington, W.Va.

93. Homemade Dulcimer Belonging to Charles Blevins, Borderland, W. Va.

Aunt Jenny Wilson in her living room holding a banjo in her lap.

94. Aunt Jenny Wilson in Her Living Room, Peach Creek, W. Va.

95. Clarence Tross Playing Banjo

Clarence Tross with a banjo on his laps.

96. Folk Artist Clarence Tross