Paris Hammons, the father of fiddler Edden Hammons, and his family are the subjects of a Library of Congress publication, "The Hammons Family: Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Friends". The phase, "Howdy Fellers", a favorite greeting of Paris Hammons, is written on the front of the photograph.
Paris Hammons and Ed Richardson, Marlinton, Pocahontas County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Paris Hammons, left and Ed Richardson, right, were hunting buddies. Paris Hammons, the father of fiddler, Edden Hammons, and his family were the subjects of a Library of Congress publication titled, "The Hammons Family: Traditions of a West Virginia Family and Friends".
