Old time fiddlers photograph album, 1926.

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Old time fiddlers photograph album, 1926.

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The album focuses on fiddling contests and award winners in events sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Louisville, Kentucky branch. It includes portraits of fiddlers "Uncle" Jimmie Thompson of Nashville, Tennessee; W. H. Elmore of West Baden, Indiana; J. L. Stephens of Lynchburg, Tennessee; Marshall Claiborne of Hartsville, Tennessee; Cooney Perdine of Tompkinsville, Kentucky; James Aubrey of Hodgenville, Kentucky; Dallas Erwin of Shelbyville, Kentucky; Joel Darnell of Gadberry, Kentucky; "Blind" Joe Mangrum of Paducah, Kentucky; and John Stallings of Samuels, Kentucky. There are also photographs of audiences at St. Helens, Kentucky and Bardstown, Kentucky.

21 photographs (1 album)

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