Gerry Milnes Collection

Minnie and Currence Hammonds

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Currence Hammonds holding a banjo standing next to Minnie Hammonds. Photograph by Gerry Milnes.

archive reference: GM S1215.
(Archived slide dated Apr 1998; photo credited in 1980 and appears in the book “Play of a Fiddle” by Gerry Milnes.)

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Maggie Hammons playing banjo

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Maggie Hammons playing banjo. Photograph by Carl Fleischhauer, July 1991, Pocohontas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1213.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Maggie Hammons playing banjo

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Maggie Hammons playing the banjo. Photograph by Carl Fleischhauer, July 1991, Pocahontas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1216.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Maggie Hammons playing banjo

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Maggie Hammons playing the banjo. Photograph by Carl Fleischhauer, July 1991, Pocahontas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1213.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Sherman Hammons

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Photo of Sherman Hammons by Carl Fleischhauer. Photograph (of the photo) by Gerry Milnes, July 1991, Pocahontas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1212.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Sherman Hammons

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Photo of Sherman Hammons by Carl Fleischhauer. Photograph (of the photo) by Gerry Milnes, July 1991, Pocahontas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1211.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Peghead banjo handcrafted by a Black musician from southern WV

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Early 1930s 5-string peghead banjo handcrafted by a Black musician from southern WV. The instrument, constructed from carnation condensed milk cans glued to a wooden box, was acquired from the Gospel Hill section of Lewisburg by Jim Costa. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Aug 1991, Summers County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1207.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Peghead banjo handcrafted by a Black musician from southern WV

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Early 1930s 5-string peghead banjo handcrafted by a Black musician from southern WV. The instrument, constructed from carnation condensed milk cans glued to a wooden box, was acquired from the Gospel Hill section of Lewisburg by Jim Costa for his extensive collection of unique instruments. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Aug 1991, Summers County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1206.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Jim Costa’s banjo

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Close up of banjo screws on Jim Costa’s banjo. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, July 1991, Summers County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1202.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Peghead banjo handcrafted by a Black musician from southern WV

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Early 1930s 5-string peghead banjo handcrafted by a Black musician from southern WV. The instrument, constructed from carnation condensed milk cans glued to a wooden box, was acquired from the Gospel Hill section of Lewisburg by Jim Costa. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Aug 1991, Summers County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1203.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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