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Folklorist Merri Belland with basket maker Mebelen Holloway and her husband at the 1983 Folk Festival- White Springs, Florida

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FS832232

Photographer

Nusz, Nancy, Collector

Date

1983

Date Note

Photographed in May 1983.

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1577, no 21

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

General Note

From left to right: Mr. Holloway, Mrs. Holloway, Belland.

Folklorist Merri Belland with basket maker Mebelen Holloway and her husband at the 1983 Folk Festival- White Springs, Florida

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Folklorist Merri Belland with basket maker Mebelen Holloway and her husband at the 1983 Folk Festival- White Springs, Florida

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Domestic arts

Decorative arts

Equipment, Domestic arts

Handicraft

Craft

Basketry

Baskets

Basket makers

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

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

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

Women--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Women folklorists

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

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

Creator

Nusz, Nancy, Collector

Date

1983

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FS832232

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Date Note

Photographed in May 1983.

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White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

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color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1577, no 21

General Note

From left to right: Mr. Holloway, Mrs. Holloway, Belland.

Subject - Person

Belland, Merri

Holloway, Mebelen

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (31st : 1983)

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Chicago Manual of Style

Nusz, Nancy, Collector. Folklorist Merri Belland with basket maker Mebelen Holloway and her husband at the 1983 Folk Festival- White Springs, Florida. 1983. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/121350>, accessed 15 June 2026.

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Nusz, Nancy, Collector. Folklorist Merri Belland with basket maker Mebelen Holloway and her husband at the 1983 Folk Festival- White Springs, Florida. 1983. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/121350>

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(State Archives of Florida/Nusz)

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Folklorist Merri Belland with basket maker Mebelen Holloway and her husband at the 1983 Folk Festival- White Springs, Florida

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