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Series III: Graphic Images
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Photos by Jim Mahan, September 11, 1963
(continued) |
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8 black-and-white contact sheets of 35mm images, taken at a coffee house in
Washington, D.C. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/11 |
Photos by J. Robert (Bob) Mantler, circa 1963-1966
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One 8 in. x 10 in. black-and-white photo of Hurt, with a matching copy
negative. Two 8 in x 10 in. black-and-white contact sheets, with a total of 18
frames showing Hurt playing or posing with a guitar. An envelope with Mantler's
name is included in the folder. The 8 in. x 10 in. image may have been used for
an album called "Legacy." |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/12 |
Photos by Jim Marshall, circa July 23-26, 1964;
undated
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1 8 in. x 10 in. black and white photo of Elizabeth Cotten and Hurt posing
(off-stage) at the Newport Folk Festival, 1964. Two 8 in. x 10 in. photos of
hurt, onstage (undated), plus an envelope labeled with the return address of
Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, and sent to Hoskins. Also, a slip of paper
that accompanies the photos, noted that an item (unidentified) was an exhibit
in a legal case. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/13 |
Photo by Rick Sullo |
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1 black-and-white 8 in. x 10 in. close-up photo of Hurt. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/14 |
Photos by Paul S. Ulrich, 1964
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5 black-and-white 8 in. x 10 in. photos of Hurt on stage, during a concert with
Pete Seeger at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C. (December 12, 1964). 1
black-and-white 8 in. x 10 in. of Hurt at the blues workshop, Philadelphia Folk
Festival (1964). |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/15 |
Photo proofs, circa 1963-1966
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3 black-and-white photo proofs, one measuring approximately 7 1/4 in. x 7 3/4
in, and two approximately 7 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/16 |
Photos from the Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1964
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Three 8 1/2 in. x 14 in. photocopies of contact sheets showing Hurt at Newport
(1963); the photographer is John Byrne Cooke (son of Alistair Cooke). One
photocopy of an uncredited photo from Newport in 1964, with Hurt and Elizabeth
Cotten. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/17 |
Three contact sheets, circa 1963-1966
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3 8 in. x 10 in. black-and-white contact sheets of 35mm images. Each sheet
represents the work of a different photographer: Cogan (probably Michael
Cogan), Karovitch (no other information), and Bobbi Lord. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/18 |
Contact sheets from an unidentified
photographer, circa
1963-1966
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6 8 in. x 10 in. black-and-white contact sheets of 35mm images |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/19 |
Still photos of moving image film, circa 1963-1966
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5 8 in. x 10 in. black-and-white photos of film, showing Hurt playing guitar
(see MV01 for the moving images from which these frames were copied). Some
images show him without a hat. Three images have edge code: two copies of the
same image have 14722 and another image has 14719. A separate group of items
are strips and pieces of paper, in various sizes, with still frames from the
film. These function as proofs (handwritten notations on some of them). |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/20 |
Images and related documentation, circa 1963-1966
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4 8 in. x 10 in. black-and-white photos and 1 8 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. print of a
negative. Related documentation includes contact information for Lucille Hurt
and for Paul Ulrich, as well as photocopies of photos, a draft of an essay for
a commercial release on King Bee Records, a photocopied magazine article about
Hurt that mentions Hoskins, and a manila envelope with handwritten notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/21 |
Color slides |
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21 35mm Ektachrome color slides, showing Hurt in performance (close-ups).
Accompanied by the original slide mount display, plus a slip of paper
indicating these slides were submitted as an exhibit in a legal case. |
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BOX-FOLDER 5/22 |
Skip James (photo, circa 1960s ) |
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Black-and-white photo of Skip James, measuring 4 1/2 in. x 2 3/4 in.; relocated
from folder 1/10. |
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Series IV: Moving Images
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AFC 2011/026: MV01, March 14, 1965
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1 videocassette (VHS; 11 min., 39 sec.) :
analog |
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Video copied from a film original. "Jacobson" (from the slate) is probably Joel
Jacobson. |
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Mississippi John test roll #2 Jacobson
Unity |
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Hurt walks into a living room in a house, sits down, and picks up a Guild
F-30 Sunburst guitar from a case to play. His two grandchildren enter the
room one at a time and sit down, followed by his wife Jessie, who also sits
down. They listen attentively while he plays. There are close-ups of his
hands while he plays, and his granddaughter mimics the action on the chair
arm. |
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Mississippi John test roll #3 Jacobson
Unity |
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Close-up of Hurt's picking style, in slow-motion. Later, Jessie is no longer
in the room, and Hurt's granddaughter gets up to dance the twist to Hurt's
playing. The video shows Hurt tapping his foot along while playing. His
grandson picks up Hurt's hat and hands it to him. Content ends at 8:52; the
rest of the video is blank. |
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AFC 2011/026: MV02, 1966
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1 videocassette (VHS; 20 min., 55 sec.) :
analog |
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An edited version of episode 36 of Rainbow Quest (Pete Seeger's television
show). "Not the end just the beginning" appears as the title. Also present:
Hedy West and Paul Cadwell. Pete engages each in conversation, and they play in
turn. |
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Georgia camp meeting |
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Performed by Paul Cadwell. |
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You got to walk that lonesome
valley |
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Performed by Hurt. |
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Spike driver blues |
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Performed by Hurt. |
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Goodnight, Irene |
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Hurt sings lead, and the others play, and join him on the chorus. West leads
on the second verse, possibly with Seeger singing harmony. |
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AFC 2011/026: MV03 |
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1 videocassette (VHS; 1 min., 40 sec.) :
analog |
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Commercial for a car repair company; no content relevant to the collection. |
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AFC 2011/026: MV04, March 14, 1965; 1968; 1980
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1 videocassette (VHS; 60 min.) :
analog. |
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The first two segments are in black and white; the third is in color. |
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Partial copy of the content on MV01, ending
on this video |
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An episode of the television show Camera Three." Son House and Buddy Guy are featured, playing separately and later
playing together on the episode. |
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Elizabeth Cotten performing with Mike Seeger,
at Ohio University |
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This segment is held in copyright by Ohio University. |
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AFC 2011/026: MV05, March 14, 1965
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1 film reel (400 ft.) :
polyester |
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Content is partially copied to MV01. The full content of the film may reflect
other content and recording dates. |
