Paris Hammons of Pocahontas County, W. Va.

Identifier:

038919

Title:

Paris Hammons of Pocahontas County, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1920

Creator:

Gay, Cal; Marlinton, W. Va.

Description:

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.

Subjects:

Folk musicians--West Virginia., Portraits--Folk Musicians--Hammons Family.

Personal Names:

Hammons, Paris.

Acquisition Source:

Fleischhauer, Carl

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView