Photo Collection

FOLKLIFE SHOWCASE (Photographsof items on
display at the Levy Building in Hammond, Louisiana, October 19,
1985.)

Pix # Date of Pix Size of Pix No. of Pix Kind of image
Negative

1 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Collection of old pipes, loaned by Mr. & Mrs. Alex Berey to
the Levy Building. (148)

2 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Hungarian wine and water containers that workers took to the
field (149), loaned by Mr. & Mrs. Alex Berey. Cast metal
tobacco cutter (147), loaned by Carriage House Antiques. Cypress
wood planter from Bogalusa (158), loaned by the Southeast Louisiana
Flea Market.

3 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Camphor wood candle holder (150B). Cedar wood candle holder
(150C). Two handmade print sunbonnets loaned by Curt and Irene
Blackwell (152). Wise man, hand formed, and glazed and fired made
and loaned by Mary Anne Viator (157). Round ecru cotton crocheted
table cover made by Mrs. Florence Morrison and loaned by James and
Marjorie Morrison (159). Laminated oak handturned barrell bookends
(150E) made by Watson A. Hauptmann and loaned by John E. Robinson.
Turtle crib quit (119B) made and loaned by Celeste Layrisson. Pecan
wood candle holder (150D). Lidded container bisque fired (161) made
and loaned by Sonia Battiste. Pecan wood candle holder (150A).
(150-150D) made by Jim McNees, woodturned and loaned by John E.
Robinson.

4 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Wedding dress worn by Marion Wolf in 1954, also worn by Mary
Ellen Snell (175) designed and made by Mrs. Grace Guichet and
loaned by Marion B. Wolf. Italian Festival Poster (1985) depicting
a picture of a bride and groom; a rosary is on the bridal table,
made by Kim Howes Zabbia and loaned by the Independence Italian
Festival Museum (174). A St. Joseph Day Altar is to the left of the
birde.

5 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Prieu-deux, kneeler from the old confessional (176), loaned by
Independence Italian Festival Museum.

6 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Bow saw with vine handle (52), made and loaned by Ned
Richardson. Two man cross cut saw (46), blade narrowed from years
of sharpening, loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Hand auger with
screw tipped bit (48), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Saw
holder used when sharpening saw (47), loaned by Curt and Irene
Blackwell. Two man cast iron post hole digger (screw type), wood
pole fits into top hole so two men can turn digger using the pole
(49), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Handforged head, single
bit hand axe (44), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Draw knife
used to peel bark from logs (45), loaned by Curt and Irene
Blackwell. Scythe with long wooden handel, metal blade for cutting
grass, hay or weeds (53), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Froe
for making shingles (40A), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Froe
blade without handle (40B), loaned by Wilson Jenkins. Goat yoke of
wild cherry and willow with hand forged pins and hitch (42), made
by Traveling Tinker from Osyka, Mississippi and loaned by Judith
Black-Woods.

FOLKLIFE SHOWCASE-Continued

Pix # Date of Pix Size of Pix No. of Pix Kind of image
Negative

7 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Full view of a St. Joseph Day Altar, made by Lucy Mike King,
assisted by Veda Graziano and Lena Hodges (177)

8 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Close-up view of Cypress lake skiff (19), made and loaned by Tom
Colvin.

9 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Full view of Cypress lake skiff (19), made and loaned by Tom
Colvin.

10 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Full view of Cypress lake skiff (19), made and loaned by Tom
Colvin.

11 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Hungarian Bible copyrighted 1909, belonging to Rev. Alex Bartus
who took the newly purchased Bible with him to the seminary, loaned
by the Bartus Family (M). Hungarian cookbook, loaned by the Bartus
Family (K). Sausage stuffer over 75 years old for Hungarian
sausages, loaned by Mike Duczer and the Hungarian Cultural
Association.

12. Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

The Shrimpers (20), print by Terry Frisbie.

13 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Cypress lake skiff (19), made and loaned by Tom Colvin.
Handcarved duck decoys of cypress knees (23), loaned by John and
Gloria Ross.

14 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Bow saw with vine handle (52), made and loaned by Ned
Richardson.

15 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Wooden chicken coop to transport chickens to marker (59), loaned
by Southeast Louisiana Flea Market. Old milk can, labeled H. R.
Bruce, Hammond, La., Grade A, loaned by the Southeast Louisiana
Flea Market. Wooden slat egg carrier (56), loaned by Southeast
Louisiana Flea Market. Brown and white stoneware jug for water or
wine (57), loaned by the Independence Italian Festival Museum. Old
mule back chair, cowhide seat (55), loaned by Irene and Curt
Blackwell.

16 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Double oxen yoke of wood (65), loaned by Carriage House
Antiques. Hungarian strawberry label done in tapestry (66), loaned
by Mr. & Mrs. Alex Berey. Sugarcane knives (64), loaned by Curt
and Irene Blackwell. Pitcher pump (61) from Willie and Katie Finch,
loaned by Independence Italian Festival Museum.

FOLKLIFE SHOWCASE-Continued

Pix # Date of Pix Size of Pix No. of Pix Kind of image
Negative

17 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Sausage stuffer on wood slab (78), loaned by John E. Robinson.
Sausage maker (77), loaned by Frank Anzalone. Decorated dairy cow
skull (79), loaned by Judith Black-Wood. “Flit Gun” (76), loaned by
the Southeast Louisiana Flea Market. One horse plow (73), loaned by
the Independence Italian Festival Museum.

18 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Wood strawberry crate, 16 boxes (pt.), loaned by the
Independence Italian Festival Museum.

19 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Wood strawberry crate, 11 boxes and picker’s coupon (68),
loaned by Mrs. J. Fresina and the Independence Italian Festival
Museum. Strawberry Hand Carry of wood (67), made by Johnny Payne,
Albany farmer and loaned by Judith Black-Wood. Two man long tongs
(70), loaned by the Southeast Louisiana Flea Market.

20 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Old crank type wall telephone from Bogalusa (145), loaned by the
Southeast Louisiana Flea Market. Hand saw oil painting depicting
swamp scene (143), made and loaned by Dot Perrin. Rose crochet
spread of cotton (142), made and loaned by Amy Bergeron.
Handcrafted Adirondack arm chair of cypress (146), made by Ami
Woods and Jay Viator, loaned by Judy Black-Woods. Laminated box and
lid (141) by Jim McNees, loaned by John E. Robinson. Cypress knee
lamp on cypress board base (140), loaned by Judith Black-Woods.

21 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Triangle and rod (162B), Small gauge (162G), handing hook
(162H), Small draw knife (162I), made and loaned by James W.
Jenkins.

22 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Candelabra (162A), Branding iron (162C), Firepoker (162D),
Cooking fork (162E), Two Steak turners (162F), made and loaned by
James W. Jenkins.

23 & 24 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 of each original 35mm color
negative

Rough pine timber is hand-morticed and pegged. This old piece
came from a local warehouse. Photograph of Mr. Jenkins at work in
his shop (162J), loaned by James W. Jenks. Polyester quilt.

25 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Close-up view of a cast metal tobacco cutter (247), loaned by
Carriage House Antiques.

26 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Overall view of the items on display along one wall of the Levy
Building

FOLKLIFE SHOWCASE-Continued

Pix # Date of Pix Size of Pix No. of Pix Kind of image
Negative

27 & 28 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 of each original 35mm color
negative

Boat building tools: Ship carpenter’s bevel (1), Draw
knife (2), Model skiff (3), Caulking mallet (4), Small axe, single
bit (5), Caulking iron (6), Small square (7), Small bevel (8),
Wooden plane (9), Wood scraper (10), Skeletal skiff model (11),
Foot adz (12), Hand saw (13), Half model (3rd dimensional
blueprint) (14), Pirogue adz (15), Small pirogue (16), Push pole
(17), Small pirogue (cypress dug-out) and paddle (18), made and
loaned by Tom Colvin.

29 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Indian culture of the area is incredibly old. The collection of
shards (pottery pieces) seen here was found in this area. You can
see the many ways they decorated their pots. Also there are arrow
heads, boiling stones (they were heated in the fire and dropped hot
into the clay pots of liquid), pipes and trade items like shell and
teeth of animals, loaned by John Welles.

30 & 31 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 of each original 35mm color
negative

Cypress lake skiff (19), loaned by tom Colvin. Limb line (30),
made and loaned by John E. Robinson. Handcarved duck decoys of
cypress knees (23), loaned by John and Gloria Ross.

32 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Log Cabin model (54), craftsman unknown, loaned by James and
Marjorie Morrison.

33 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Wooden maul used for striking the froe (41), loaned Sief, Goat
yoke of wild cherry and willow with hand forged pins and hitch
(42), made by Traveling Tinker from Osyka, Mississippi and loaned
by Judith Black-Woods. Hand forged head, single bit hand axe (43),
loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell.

34 & 35 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color
negative

Rocking chair hand caned in octagonal lace pattern (167B), made
and loaned by Rev. Burl Dampier. Ladder back chair hand caned in
woven herring-bone pattern (167A), made and loaned by Rev. Burl
Dampier. Flat reed basket, reed basket, reed basket with wood
bottom (166D, E, F). Antique hearthside chair with woven seat
(165), loaned by John and Gloria Ross. “My Father and the
Blacksmith–Symbolic of Strength and Gentleness” print (63), made
and loaned by Terry Frisbie. Hungarian embroidered runner and apron
(169), loaned by Mr. & Mrs. Alex Berey. Photograph of Mr.
Jenkins at work in his shop (162J), loaned by Mr. James W. Jenkins.
Heart pine 6 x 14 timber–mortise and tenon with peg circa
1890-1900 hand hewn from brick and timber warehouse (164), loaned
by Judith Black-Woods. Coil basket of jute and raffia (166C), made
and loaned by Priscilla Gebauer. Antique pine needle basket (166B),
loaned by Priscilla Gebauer. Polyester quilt of original design
(172), made and loaned by Amy Bergeron. Fan design coverlet (171),
made by Mrs. Ella Smith and loaned by Elouise Seay. Handstitched
quilt cover of original design (170), made and loaned by Celeste
Layrisson.

FOLKLIFE SHOWCASE-Continued

Pix # Date of Pix Size of Pix No. of Pix Kind of image
Negative

36 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

“The Lady of the Strawberries” (63A), made by Father Dominick
Tamburello, O. P. and loaned by Ginger Romero. “Ponchatoula Berry
Farmer” print (63), made and loaned by Terri Frisbie. Photograph
“Loading Berries” Independence (62), loaned by the Independence
Italian Festival Museum. Wooden chicken coop to transport chickens
to market (59), loaned by the Southeast Louisiana Flea Market.
Pitcher pump (61) from Willie and Katie Finch, loaned by
Independence Italian Festival Museum.

37 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Double oxen yoke. Hungarian strawberry label done in tapestry.
Sugarcane knives. Pitcher pump. Wooden chicken coop to transport
chickens to market. Wood strawberry crate. Strawberry hand carry of
wood. Ponchatoula Berry Farmer print. Photograph “Loading Berries”
Independence.

38 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Wooden chicken coop to transport chickens to market. Old milk
can. Wooden slat egg carrier. Brown and white stoneware jug for
water or wine. Old mule back chair, cowhide seat. Long cabin
model.

39 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Same as pictures #21, #22, and #35.

40 & 41 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color
negative

Horse Hames (75), loaned by the Southeast Louisiana Flea Market.
One horse plow (73), loaned by the Independence Italian Festival
Museum. Canned goods consisting of 8 jars of preserves, jams and
jellies, 2 qts. peas, 1 qt. okra and ½ gal. pickles. Wood
strawberry crates. Decorated dairy cow skull (79), made by Old
Hippie and loaned by Judith Black-Woods. Sausage stuffer on wood
slab (78), loaned by John E. Robinson. Beam and balance cotton
scales (74), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell. Sausage maker
(77), Frank Anzalone, loaned by Independence Italian Festival
Museum. “Flit Gun” (76), loaned by the Southeast Louisiana Flea
Market.

42 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

One horse plow. Wood strawberry crate. Sausage stuffer on wood
slab. Sausage maker. “Flit Gun.” Beam and balance cotton
scales.

43 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Large wheeled coffee grinder (81), loaned by Independence
Italian Festival Museum. Picture, dried wild Queen Anne Lace, made
and loaned by Dot Perrin. Wood bowl. Herbs (110). Herbal touch and
smell display with folk uses and descriptions. Uses indicated on
the bags are old folklore and are not intended to prescriptive
purposes, made by Jane Dunn.

FOLKLIFE SHOWCASE-Continued

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Negative

44 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Large wheeled coffee grinder. Photograph, dried wild Queen Anne
Lace. Parker coffee grinder on wood (83), loaned by Southeast La.
Flea Market. Stoneware butter churn with wooden paddles (86),
loaned by Blackwells. Hand silk screen cloth (108), made and loaned
by Midge White. Meat grinder with plates (84), loaned by
Blackwells. Pitcher with seed flower arrangements (85), loaned by
Rev. Burl Dampier. Dazey butter churn (87), loaned by Blackwells.
Crude wood rolling pin (88), loaned by the Southeast La. Flea
Market. Corn shuck mop, 100 years old (99A), loaned by
Blackwells.

45 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Handmade pine ice box, 1920 (102), loaned by the Southeast
Louisiana Flea Market. Hand woven wild muscadine vine basket with
dried plant arrangement (105), loaned by Mary Anne Viator. Metal
Coca Cola carrier, 6 pack (104), loaned by the Southeast Louisiana
Flea Market. Ice saw (103), loaned by Curt and Irene Blackwell.
Handmade broom sage brooms (101), made and loaned by Curt and Irene
Blackwell. Washboard. Ice tongs (96), loaned by Frank Anzalone and
Independence Italian Festival Museum. Ice Tongs (97), loaned by
Curt and Irene Blackwell. Cast iron corn stick pan (95), loaned by
John E. Robinson. Gourd dipper (94), Frank Anzalone, loaned by
Independence Italian Festival Museum. Old cast iron skillet (98),
loaned by John E. Robinson.

46 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Handmade pine ice box, 1920. Hand woven wild muscadine vine
basket with dried plant arrangement. Metal Coca Cola carrier, 6
pack. Washboard with glass ribs (100A), loaned by Blackwell.
Washboard with metal ribs (100B), loaned by Carriage House
Antiques. Handmade broom sage brooms (101), made and loaned by Curt
and Irene Blackwell.

47 & 48 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color
negative

Group of Hungarian embroidered pieces (111), made and loaned by
Ruby Novak.

49 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Pencil sketch, Hungarian Presbyterian Church (112B), loaned by
Alex C. Bartus.

50 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Homemade long white lace-trimmed dress (128), loaned by Curt and
Irene Blackwell. Handmade white crochet rectangular doilies (134),
loaned by the Independence Italian Festival Museum. Handmade round
doily made by Inez Layrisson from cloth 150 years old (135), made
and loaned by Inez Layrisson. Pillow cover, cathedral window
pattern (136), made and loaned by Amy Bergeron.

51 Oct. 19, 1985 3 x 5 1 original 35mm color negative

Appliqued rose coverlet (125), made by Ella Smith and loaned by
Louise Seay. “The Guess What Piece,” Ouber family (123), loaned by
the Southeast La. Flea Market. Cypress lamp base with hand painted
grapes, made and loaned by Mary Anne Viator. Dolls, 46 years old
(116A & 116B), loaned by Elouise Seay. Handcrafted cradle C-W.
O. (Bill) Burns (118), loaned by Mrs. Robert Jackson. Crib quilt,
square in square, flying geese border (119A), made and loaned by
Celeste Layrisson. Crib quilt, pinwheel design (121), made and
loaned by Celeste Layrisson. Photograph of “Louie” Layrisson,
father of Eddie Layrisson (122), loaned by Celeste Layrisson.