Close-up sideview image of head, metal pegs, nut, and string on lap dulcimer made by Basil Blake from Bragg Runn in Braxton County. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1990, Braxton County, WV. archive reference: GM S1374. corresponding photo GM S1355 shows full instrument. 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.
