American Folklife Center

Event: Pine Knob Ramp Supper on Drews Creek. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

ca. 1940 Source: Pedroli, Pete Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Proje More

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Event: Crystal Pettry and Bruce Ramsey's Wedding. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Meter: 4/4 Transcribed by Alan Jabbour, from a performance by Henry Reed. Key: A Strains: 2 (high-low, 4-2) Compass: 9 Rendition: 1r-2r-1r-2r-1r-2r Title change: This tune is transcribed after the continuation More

Meter: 4/4 Strains: 2 (high-low, 4-4) Transcribed by Alan Jabbour, from a performance by Henry Reed. Key: G Title change: This tune is transcribed after the continuation of "Natchez [Christmas Morning]" and "F More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

Absalom Pettry's parents were Jacob and Celia Pettry, founding settlers on Hazy Creek who held property there in the 1850s. Angeline was an old woman when Glenna was a little girl in the 1940s. Event: Historic photo.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

Nye constructed a home on an abandoned canal lock near Roscoe, OH and called it Camp Charming. It was partially constructed from an old canal boat.

Event: Historic photo. This photo was loaned by Glenna Bailey, who remembers Angeline Pettry as a close friend. Angeline, who was elderly when Glenna was a girl growing up in Stringtown (a section of Edwight), More

James and Margaret Bailey were the parents of Ann Bailey, who married Joe Pettry. Sarah Boggess, Woody's mother, is the daughter of Joe and Ann. Jim Bailey was shot and killed by a federal agent for making moonshine.

Nye constructed a home on an abandoned canal lock near Roscoe, OH and called it Camp Charming. It was partially constructed from an old canal boat.

Event: Historic photo. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Event: Historic photo. This photo was loaned by Glenna Bailey, who remembers Angeline Pettry as a close friend. Angeline, who was elderly when Glenna was a girl growing up in Stringtown (a section of Edwight), More

Event: Historic photo. This photo was loaned by Glenna Bailey, who remembers Angeline Pettry as a close friend. Angeline, who was elderly when Glenna was a girl growing up in Stringtown (a section of Edwight), More

Event: Historic photo. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Event: Historic photo. Public domain photograph of a couple, husband and wife, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Event: Historic photo. Pauline Bailey was the mother of Jim Bailey, Sarah Boggess's grandfather. They lived on Bailey Mountain around the turn of the last century.

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle More

Event: Visit to the home of Joe and Arlene Jarrell.

This detail of calligraphy with bird motif is from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale. The earliest inscription in the album is dated October 25, 1879, and most inscriptions are from towns in Iowa.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 4, 1994.

Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 4, 1994.

Groundwork, Culture Research, Articles Public domain scan of American Folklife Center performance studies, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Public domain scan of a document from Alan Lomax's performing arts studies collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Production, Equipment, Expenses, Production, Trim Book, Folder 2 of 2

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of historical photos from Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey. These photogra More

This was known as the Grotto Bar on Main Street of Paradise Valley; made by Italian stonemasons, granite pieces of the bar have been saved by members in the community People in photograph: Ramasco, Antone, pour More

Photograph by Carl Fleischhauer, reproduced with permission.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Built by local North Italian stone masons ca. 1905; note northern-Italian-style tower Builder: Peraldo, Guillelmo; Ramasco, Augusto The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project und More

Built by local North Italian stone masons ca. 1905; note northern-Italian-style tower Builder: Ramasco, Augusto; Peraldo, Guillelmo The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project und More

ca. 1905 Builder: Gambetta, Giacomo Public domain photo of American 20th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Built by Augusto Ramasco, Guillelmo Peraldo, and other local North Italian stone masons, ca. 1905

Builder: Ramasco, Antone ca. 1905 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project w More

Builder: Ramasco, Antone ca. 1905 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Builder: Ramasco, Antone ca. 1905 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maker: Peraldo, Guillelmo Post weighs about three hundred pounds, similar to granite posts made in the Piedmont region of Italy, where the stonemason's family originated, made ca. 1905 The Paradise Valley Folk More

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie Christian Workers Holy Bible; includes four-generation family record of the Stock/Stewart family in Paradise Valley Maker: John Winston; Philadelphia, PA; ca. 1905 The Paradis More

Built by Augusto Ramasco, Guillelmo Peraldo, and other local North Italian stone masons, ca. 1905

Builder: Gambetta, Giacomo Said to have been built by a Swiss-Italian, ca. 1905; the masonry portion was added later when the roof was raised The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation p More

ca. 1906 Builder: Bradshaw, Hugh; Owens, George Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folk More

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

ca. 1906 Builder: Bradshaw, Hugh; Owens, George Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Fo More

Source: Boggio, Joe and Geraldine Popular magazine that found its way to the ranching frontier Maker: Wilmer Atkinson Company, Philadelphia, Pa. ca. 1906 The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural doc More

ca. 1906 Builder: Bradshaw, Hugh; Owens, George Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folk More

Source: Boggio, Joe and Geraldine Popular magazine that found its way to the ranching frontier Maker: S.H. Moore Company, New York N.Y. 1907 The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation pr More

Builder: Miller, Gerhard Jr. Provides steady water stream for cattle, ca. 1908

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Marie O'Neill, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Marie O'Neill, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Marie O'Neill, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

People in photograph: Ferraro, Steve; Ferraro, Edith Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Marie O'Neill, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

Forms part of a group of images which are copies of black-and-white photos in the collection of Marie O'Neill, who lives in Totowa, NJ.

Built into hillside, frame pantry attached, built ca. 1910 Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cu More