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Jean Ritchie and George Pickow collection, 1923-2015

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Series 3: Graphic materials (continued)
Subseries 17: Rejects (continued)
Teenage party, 1952 (continued)
Teenagers in car and at a formal house party.
BOX-FOLDER 213/4 Thomas and Betts, Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey
Workers making and packing connectors for electrical wires.
BOX-FOLDER 213/5 Trail of Lincoln
Landmarks in the history of Abraham Lincoln's life, including a log cabin and a monument.
BOX-FOLDER 213/6 "Twilight over Europe"
Photos of twilight in various European locations. Images may have accompanied a published article.
BOX-FOLDER 213/7 Underground factory
Gun factory, workers, and machinery.
BOX-FOLDER 214/1 Woolford dogs (1/2)
Dachshunds posing, and also doing tricks. These dogs may be the "Woolford Weenies," trained by Mrs. Nana Woolford, of Plainfield, New Jersey. She may be the woman in the photos. An issue of Life magazine featured a brief story on the dogs (August 7, 1939). These photos are of a later date, and may have accompanied a published article.
BOX-FOLDER 214/2 Woolford dogs (2/2)
See the description for box-folder 214/2.
BOX-FOLDER 214/3 Raccoon on a log, 1951
Photos not included in the article "Can the Dog Catch the Coon?," published in the Detroit Free Press, September 16, 1951.
Subseries 18: Images from binders
These materials were originally housed in three-ring binders when received by AFC.
BOX-FOLDER 214/4 Jean Ritchie in performance
Events and locations include WYNC Fest, Albert Hall, London, and Williamsburg (with Oscar Brand).
BOX-FOLDER 214/5 Fatima, Portugal (1/2)
Pilgrims, the shrine, and related scenes.
BOX-FOLDER 214/6 Fatima, Portugal (2/2)
See the description for box-folder 214/6.
BOX-FOLDER 214/7 Coal mining
BOX-FOLDER 215/1 Steel mill (1/4)
BOX-FOLDER 215/2 Steel mill (1/4)
BOX-FOLDER 215/3 Steel mill (1/4)
BOX-FOLDER 215/4 Steel mill (1/4)
BOX-FOLDER 215/5 Ireland (1/4)
Men playing handball and another ball game, Jean playing dulcimer, Jean and other musicians, landscapes, domestic scenes, weaving, domesticated and wild animals, hunting with hounds, and other scenes and activities.
BOX-FOLDER 215/6 Ireland (2/4)
See the description for box-folder 215/5.
BOX-FOLDER 216/1 Ireland (3/4)
See the description for box-folder 215/5.
BOX-FOLDER 216/2 Ireland (4/4)
See the description for box-folder 215/5.
Subseries 19: 2013 accrual
These materials arrived in 2013 as a collection accrual.
Sub-subseries 1: Portraits
Two studio portraits (black and white) of George Pickow, holding his camera, and one studio portrait (color) of Jon Pickow. The photos of George may date from the 1950s, and the photo of Jon may date from the 1970s.
BOX-FOLDER 216/3 Pickow family photos
Sub-subseries 2: Original photographs and contact sheets, 1950-1979
BOX-FOLDER 216/4 Original images and contact sheets, primarily of people, landscapes, and scenes in the British Isles.
Sub-subseries 3: Copies of images taken by George Pickow, primarily in the British Isles
Formats include photographically reproduced images and digitally reproduced images.
BOX-FOLDER 216/5 Copies of photographs (1/3)
BOX-FOLDER 216/6 Copies of photographs (2/3)
BOX-FOLDER 216/7 Copies of photographs (3/3)
Subseries 20: Photos from Series 1
Photos originally stored with manuscript materials. If they were originally accompanied by manuscript materials, these have been photocopied and stored with the photos.
BOX-FOLDER 217/2 Box-folder 1/6
BOX-FOLDER 217/3 Box-folder 2/6
BOX-FOLDER 217/4 Box-folder 3/6
Contents are from Sub-subseries 6: Folk colleagues.
BOX-FOLDER 217/5 Box-folder 4/6
BOX-FOLDER 217/6 Box-folder 5/6
BOX-FOLDER 217/7 Box-folder 6/6
BOX-FOLDER 218 Subseries 21: Oversized photos
The majority of these items are larger prints of photos in Series 3. Circa 65 photos, some of which are mounted. Most are black and white. The average size of the photos is 14 1/2 in. x 11 in.
Series 4: Moving images
MV0001-MV0766 are film elements, including work prints, A and B rolls, and outtakes. MV0767-MV0999 are reserved for more film elements. Videocassettes are numbered beginning with MV1001. Included are parts of the show "Lyrics and Legends," from the early 1960s, which George filmed, footage from a trip to Mexico, materials from the filming of "Oss Oss Wee Oss" and Mountain Born," and other projects on which Jean and George worked.
AFC 2008/005: MV0001
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: outtakes. Phase housing can 188.
AFC 2008/005: MV0002
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Phase housing can 079.
AFC 2008/005: MV0003
1 film reel (circa 100 ft) : double perforation, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 16 mm ref print.
Phase housing can 093.
AFC 2008/005: MV0004
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: outtakes. Phase housing can 078.
AFC 2008/005: MV0005
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Phase housing can 100.
AFC 2008/005: MV0006
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: titles. Phase housing can 077.
AFC 2008/005: MV0007
1 film reel : acetate, double perforation ; 16 mm.
AFC 2008/005: MV0008
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: silent cut-ins Sea Show. Phase housing can 073.
AFC 2008/005: MV0009
1 film reel : acetate, single perforation ; 16 mm negative.
Information provided: Gospel Seg ne... Sea.... [Sea Show?]. Phase housing can 109.
AFC 2008/005: MV0010
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: 3/[...]. Phase housing can 074.
AFC 2008/005: MV0011
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm mag track.
Phase housing can 189.
AFC 2008/005: MV0012
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: 8-2-13 and 8-13-14. Phase housing can 074.
AFC 2008/005: MV0013
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: School Wild Sound 4 through 9. Phase housing can 079.
AFC 2008/005: MV0014
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: B.S. 5-1-12 and 5-1-13. Phase housing can 099.
AFC 2008/005: MV0015
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Phase housing can 108.
AFC 2008/005: MV0016
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: outtakes. Phase housing can 074.
AFC 2008/005: MV0017
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: Hillbilly Scene 33, Scene 37 33-1, Silent. Phase housing can 077.
AFC 2008/005: MV0018
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: outtakes. Phase housing can 099.
AFC 2008/005: MV0019
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: H.P. 63-2-33. Phase housing can 074.
AFC 2008/005: MV0020
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: 45-1-45. Phase housing can 099.
AFC 2008/005: MV0021
1 film reel : polyester, double perforation ; 16 mm.
Information provided: Hillbilly opens. Phase housing can 190.
AFC 2008/005: MV0022
1 film reel : polyester, single perforation ; 16 mm.
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