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1. Jack McElwain with his Fiddle

IDNO:
027260
Title:
Jack McElwain with his Fiddle
Date:
ca. 1920

2. Jack McElwain

IDNO:
027285
Title:
Jack McElwain
Date:
ca. 1930

3. Edden Hammons Plays Fiddle

IDNO:
027286
Title:
Edden Hammons Plays Fiddle

4. Folk Musician, Doc White with His Fiddle

IDNO:
027559
Title:
Folk Musician, Doc White with His Fiddle
Date:
undated
Learned Long Ago from his Father, a Tune he Named, "The Farmer's Curst Wife."

5. Ninety-one-year-old Fiddler Plays a Tune

IDNO:
027561
Title:
Ninety-one-year-old Fiddler Plays a Tune
Description:
Learned Long Ago from his Father, a Tune he Named, "The Farmer's Curst Wife."

6. Folk Musicians with Banjo and Fiddle

IDNO:
027562
Title:
Folk Musicians with Banjo and Fiddle

7. Lee Triplett Plucks a Few Strains of 'Old Bangum and the Boar' to Amuse Jimmy Legg and His Dog

IDNO:
027563
Title:
Lee Triplett Plucks a Few Strains of 'Old Bangum and the Boar' to Amuse Jimmy Legg and His Dog
Older man in a rocking chair plays the fiddle.

8. Folk Musician Playing the Fiddle

IDNO:
027564
Title:
Folk Musician Playing the Fiddle
Description:
Older man in a rocking chair plays the fiddle.

9. Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle for a Group

IDNO:
027649
Title:
Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle for a Group
Date:
1974/05

10. Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle for a Group

IDNO:
027650
Title:
Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle for a Group
Date:
1974/05

11. Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle for a Group

IDNO:
027651
Title:
Melvin Wine Playing Fiddle for a Group
Date:
1974/05

12. Emerson L. Moore with Violin

IDNO:
027652
Title:
Emerson L. Moore with Violin
Date:
ca. 1941

13. Folk Musicians with Fiddle and Guitar

IDNO:
027945
Title:
Folk Musicians with Fiddle and Guitar
Date:
1915/06/17
A photograph of Emerson Moore seated outside with a fiddle.

14. Emerson L. Moore

IDNO:
029829
Title:
Emerson L. Moore
Date:
ca. 1941
Description:
A photograph of Emerson Moore seated outside with a fiddle.
An unidentified fiddler seated.

15. Fiddler

IDNO:
033505
Title:
Fiddler
Description:
An unidentified fiddler seated.

16. Unidentified Folk Musician

IDNO:
033866
Title:
Unidentified Folk Musician
Date:
ca. 1949

17. Rush D. Holt Singing Along With Banjoist and Fiddler

IDNO:
047360
Title:
Rush D. Holt Singing Along With Banjoist and Fiddler
Date:
undated
Two men hold onto fiddles while another next to them holds a guitar.

18. Group Portrait on Wrap Around Porch of Home

IDNO:
047786
Title:
Group Portrait on Wrap Around Porch of Home
Date:
Undated
Description:
Two men hold onto fiddles while another next to them holds a guitar.
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

19. Group of Musicians at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047841
Title:
Group of Musicians at Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Camp Cranberry, Company 525 F-13 was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps efforts between 1933 and 1942. Enrollees were assigned forestry service jobs as well as road construction jobs and telephone line building. The camp was named after the nearby Cranberry River.

20. Two Men With a Fiddle and Resonator Guitar, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.

IDNO:
047852
Title:
Two Men With a Fiddle and Resonator Guitar, Camp Cranberry, Cowen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
One man is playing the fiddle and another holds onto a rifle.

21. Family Stands Outside of Farmhouse

IDNO:
047963
Title:
Family Stands Outside of Farmhouse
Date:
Undated
Description:
One man is playing the fiddle and another holds onto a rifle.
Hartford pictured playing his instrument at the 1717 Temple St. residence. Hartford made fiddles and clocks, and was known for his mastery in woodcraft.

22. Howard Hartford Playing His Fiddle, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048096
Title:
Howard Hartford Playing His Fiddle, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1935
Description:
Hartford pictured playing his instrument at the 1717 Temple St. residence. Hartford made fiddles and clocks, and was known for his mastery in woodcraft.
Franklin George is pictured playing a fiddle behind a microphone. This photograph is from a series of photos from Appalachian Folk Music Festivals, including the Ivydale and John Henry festivals.

23. Folk Music Fiddler at an Appalachian Folk Music Festival

IDNO:
050251
Title:
Folk Music Fiddler at an Appalachian Folk Music Festival
Date:
1974/08
Description:
Franklin George is pictured playing a fiddle behind a microphone. This photograph is from a series of photos from Appalachian Folk Music Festivals, including the Ivydale and John Henry festivals.
Franklin George and George Ward perform seated on a stage. This photograph comes from a series of photos from Appalachian Folk Music Festivals, including the Ivydale and John Henry festivals.

24. Folk Musicians Performing at an Appalachian Folk Music Festival

IDNO:
050252
Title:
Folk Musicians Performing at an Appalachian Folk Music Festival
Date:
1974/08
Description:
Franklin George and George Ward perform seated on a stage. This photograph comes from a series of photos from Appalachian Folk Music Festivals, including the Ivydale and John Henry festivals.
The unidentified boys play their string instruments outside of a log building in an unidentified location.

25. A Group of Boys Playing Their Guitars at a 4-H Camp

IDNO:
051318
Title:
A Group of Boys Playing Their Guitars at a 4-H Camp
Date:
undated
Description:
The unidentified boys play their string instruments outside of a log building in an unidentified location.