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Rufus Adams demonstrating chair caning at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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FA4745

Date Note

Photographed in May 1988.

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1988 Photos, Negatives, Contact Sheets, Box 1, FF13

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Subject Term

Personal Subjects

Adams, Rufus, b. 1893.

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Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

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1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Rufus Adams demonstrating chair caning at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Rufus Adams demonstrating chair caning at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Craft

Chairs

Furniture making

Chair caning

Handicraft

Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

African Americans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Artisans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Date

1988

Identifier

FA4745

Image URL

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Date Note

Photographed in May 1988.

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1988 Photos, Negatives, Contact Sheets, Box 1, FF13

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1664B1FF13.

Subject - Person

Adams, Rufus, b. 1893.

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (36th : 1988)

Subject - Corporate

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Rufus Adams demonstrating chair caning at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110622>, accessed 10 June 2026.

MLA

Rufus Adams demonstrating chair caning at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110622>

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