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Interview Excerpt - Christine "Gussie" Levarn on rural electrification
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermonter Christine "Gussie" Levarn of Bristol, VT where she discusses the electrification of her family's farm in Hinesburg, VT in 1935. Recording duration 0:54.
Artifact: Steel pan
A beloved Trinidadian art form, steel pan music is associated with the celebration of Carnival. The tradition took shape during the 1940s, when it was discovered that oil barrels could be crafted into a variety of steel instruments called “pans.”…
Interview Excerpt: Fannie (Brownlee) Misch on her observations related to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Audio clip of of interview with Fannie (Brownlee) Misch discussing her experience during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Mrs. Misch and her husband Julius opened the Tulsa Printing Company in 1916 located at 1011 N. Main, Tulsa, OK and are identified…
Image Series: Chuppah, Jewish wedding canopy
Nancy Billings made this chuppah (wedding canopy) for her daughter's wedding as a family heirloom that could be used for many generations. For this chuppah to be special to each couple, she embroidered leaves with each bride and groom’s names. She…
Image Series: Chuppah, Jewish wedding canopy
This chuppah made by Nancy Billings hangs from the ceiling of HistoryMiami Museum's Folklife Gallery as it would over a bride and groom on their wedding day. The chuppah was displayed as part of a temporary exhibit featuring Nancy's pieces.
Image Series: Chuppah, Jewish wedding canopy - detail
Nancy Billings embroidered the names of each bride and groom married under this chuppah on leaves made from fabric.