Milnes Collection Photography

Helvetia Community Fair parade 1990

Person wearing traditional pioneer clothing, riding a brown horse in the Helvetia Community Fair Parade. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive catalog reference: GM S2463.

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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Helvetia Community Fair parade

Children in the community fair parade dressed in traditional clothing, pulling a cart with a sign that reads “Helvetia” as the crowd looks on. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive catalog reference GM S2462.

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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Helvetia Dancers 1990

The Helvetia Dancers performing at Helvetia Community Fair. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference GM S2461.

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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Helvetia Dancers: View from the Stage 1990

The Helvetia Dancers performing at the Helvetia Community Fair. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive catalog reference: GM S2460.

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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Helvetia Dancers 1990

Helvetia Folk Dancers performing traditional dance for spectators at Helvetia Community Fair. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive catalog reference GM S2459.

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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Helvetia Community Fair parade 1990

Man waving Swiss flag in a tradition known as Fahnenschwingen in Helvetia Community Fair Parade. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2473.

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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Helvetia Community Fair Parade 1990

Traditional Swiss costumes on display as spectators watch the parade at Helvetia Community Fair. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, July 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive number: GM S2482.

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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Vernon Burky with a neighbor

Vernon Burky, holding fiddle, talking with a neighbor. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, July 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive number: GM S2464.

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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Helvetia painted mural

Historical mural greeting visitors to Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Helvetia, WV.

archive number: GM S2464

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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Hazel Burky and Norman Burky with cheese

Hazel Burky and Norman Burky in front of the Burky family home, with Swiss cheese. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2456.

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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