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Zora Neale Hurston interviewing Rochelle French and Gabriel Brown, Eatonville, Florida in 1935 as part of the Alan Lomax, Zora Neal Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expidition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Photo by Alan Lomax. [Prints and Phototographs, LOT 7414-C, no. N94].

Gabriel Brown performing with Rochelle French, Eatonville, Florida, 1935. Photo by Alan Lomax. Photo related to the Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection. [Prints and Phototographs, LOT 7414-C, no. N93].

Aubrey Ghent and Friends performing "sacred steel" music on the lap steel guitar at the Library of Congress, October 17, 2007. Photo by Megan Halsband. Aubrey Ghent and Friends Concert Collection, 2007. [AFC 2007/029].

Zora Neale Hurston with three boys in Eatonville Florida, 1935. Hurston interviewed children and had them demonstrate their games as Alan Lomax documented the action. [Prints and Photographs, Call number: LOT 7414-C, no. N109a, frame 47].

Roger Matthews (harmonica), Willie Flowers (guitar), and Booker T. Sapps (harmonica), Belle Glade, Florida, 1935. Photo by Alan Lomax. Select on the image for an uncropped version. Photo related to the Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection. [Prints and Phototographs, LOT 7414-C, no. N112].

Roger Matthews and Booker T. Sapps, Belle Glade, Florida, 1935. Photo by Alan Lomax. Photo related to the Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection. [Prints and Phototographs, LOT 7414-C, no. N111].

An example of field notes written on a paper dust jacket for instantaneous disc recordings. The last cut listed is "Bobby Allen," a version of "Barbara Allen," sung by Hule “Queen” Hines. Part of the online presentation: Southern Mosaic: John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. [AFC 1939/001 dust jacket #2714]

American Folklife Center Director Peggy Bulger during an interview with Stetson Kennedy, 2005. Photo by Stephen Winick. Stetson Kennedy and "Building Democracy in America," 2005 May 24...Collection. [AFC 2005/034: ph010].