Promotional photograph of the Carter sisters, ca. 1946.

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Promotional photograph of the Carter sisters, ca. 1946.

A glossy print of a publicity photograph of the Carter sisters. Original photograph made by WRVA Radio, Richmond, Va., to advertise its "Old Dominion Barn Dance" show.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7915800

University of Virginia. Library

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Cash, June Carter, 1929-2003

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WRVA (Radio Station : Richmond, Va.)

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WRVA was officially dedicated on 2 November 1925. Owned and operated by Larus & Brother Company, manufacturers of Edgeworth Smoking Tobacco and other tobacco products, the station initially operated as a community station without commercial revenue and broadcast only two evenings a week. The Corn Cob Pipe Club was one of the many regular programs begun in 1925. It proved so popular with listeners throughout the United States and Canada that by July 1935, almost nine hundred club...

Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978

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Legendary country music performer. Born May 10, 1909. Died October 23, 1978. Guitarist renowned for her playing style and her crafting of the "Carter Lick." Member of the original Carter Family musical group, and mother of June, Helen, and Anita Carter. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Maybelle Carter and Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman; 1968 February 1; interview conducted by Bill Williams. 1968 Feb. 1. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...