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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1957 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 18 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2017 |
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| Call Number | PH 4260 |
| Media Number | Box 33,Folder 11 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Pete Seeger at Highlander
1957
Pete Seeger at Highlander Folk School, possibly at a 25th anniversary celebration, where he was in charge of music. Playing an Orpheum #1 open-back five string banjo.
Playing Banjo at a Bar-B-Que
Night bar-b-que at Highlander Folk School, featuring a banjo player, Malcolm (Mike?) Ross, frailing on an open-back five-string banjo.
25th Anniversary of Highlander
September 2, 1957
25th Anniversary event in the Highlander Folk School Library. Pictured are Rosa Parks, Myles Horton, Aubrey Williams, and Martin Luther King, Jr. among others.
Guy Carawan
Signed photograph of Guy Carawan, a folk musician, playing an open-backed 5-string banjo. Presented to Highlander Folk School. Inscription reads, "Wishing everyone at Highlander a happy summer. I r...
Music at Farmers Union Meeting
Three boys, one playing a guitar, one playing a mandolin, and one singing a song from "Favorite Radio Gems," songbook, as part of a Farmers Union Meeting at Highlander Folk School.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at Highlander
August 1957
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Highlander's 25th Anniversary, August-September, inside Highlander Library.
