Milnes Collection Photography

Freda Balli Helvetia WV photograph

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Freda Balli walking along the road with dairy cows during the Helvetia Video Project. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1991, Hacker Valley near Helvetia, WV. The video project culminated in a documentary film entitled Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia that features descendants of 19th century Swiss immigrants sharing and discussing their music, dance, yodeling, foodways, crafts, customs, and celebrations.

archive reference GM S2607.

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 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 Fasnacht Masks photograph by Gerry Milnes 1993

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Handmade paper mache masks for Fasnacht, celebrated in February each year. The masks are meant to help scare off “Old Man Winter” during the festival. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2655-GM S2660
(One of six nearly identical photographs)

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 Folk Art mural by Otto Lehmann

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Mural paintings by Otto Lehmann. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Jan 1993, Helvetia WV.

(2/14 nearly identical photos)

archive reference: GM S2644 and H193Q.

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 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 Video Project

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Videographer Robert “Bob” Campbell and assistant with film-making equipment, Helvetia Video Project, photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1991, Helvetia WV. The video project culminated in a documentary film entitled Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia that features descendants of 19th century Swiss immigrants sharing and discussing their music, dance, yodeling, foodways, crafts, customs, and celebrations.

archive reference GM S2595.

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 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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