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Lap dulcimer made by Jack Keith

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Lap dulcimer with red string made by Jack Keith from Braxton County. Jack Keith was a “stave mill man” who Milnes described as a pre-revival Braxton County dulcimer maker from Salt Lick. The instrument features four small diamond sound holes, wire frets, and metal guitar tuners. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1544.

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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Guitar-shaped dulcimer by Walter Miller

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Dulcimer with guitar shape and round sound hole made by Walter and Paul Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1541.

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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Guitar-shaped dulcimer by Walter Miller

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Dulcimer with guitar shape and round sound hole made by Walter and Paul Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1542.

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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Walter Miller lap dulcimer

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Four-string hourglass shaped lap dulcimer with wire frets on strum hollow and four heart-shaped sound holes made by Walter Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1540.

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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Walter Miller lap dulcimer

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Four-string hourglass-shaped lap dulcimer with four hearts and four curved triangles for sound holes, made by Walter and Paul Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1538.

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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Walter Miller lap dulcimer

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Four-string hourglass-shaped lap dulcimer with four hearts and four curved triangles for sound holes, made by Walter and Paul Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1339.

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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Walter Miller lap dulcimer with leaf-shaped sound holes

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Four-string, hourglass-shaped lap dulcimer with leaf-shaped sound holes made by Walter and Paul Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1537.

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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Walter Miller lap dulcimer with leaf-shaped sound holes

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Four-string, hourglass-shaped lap dulcimer with leaf-shaped sound holes made by Walter and Paul Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1536.

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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Walter Miller’s lap dulcimer

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Four-string hourglass shaped lap dulcimer with four heart-shaped sound holes. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1535.

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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Walter Miller’s lap dulcimer

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Four-string hourglass shaped lap dulcimer with wire frets on fingerboard and four heart-shaped sound holes, made by Walter Miller. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1533.

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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