Close-up of dark brown six-string lap dulcimer played by Walter Miller. The instrument features small triangular sound holes and a larger central sound hole carved in the shape of a cameo-style head profile. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1992, Nicholas County, WV. archive reference: GM S1527. 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.
