Close up of artistic design (possibly painted using pokeweed berry ink) on dulcimer in Patty Looman's collection. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Aug 1990, Daybrook in Monongalia County, WV. archive reference: GM S1276 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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Dulcimer, Milnes Collection Photography, Traditional Music