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Early CIO Session at Highlander
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Zilphia Horton leading songs at Highlander during an early union CIO session. Charlie Wilson, board member, extreme right, next to him is his wife Frankie. Both were students at Highlander in early 1930s. Man in front is playing a mandolin. Mary Lawrence, top left; Waldemar Hille (?), left of Zilpha.
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Zilphia Horton Leading Farmers Union Session
Zilphia Horton playing the accordion and leading a sing-a-long during a Farmers Union session at Highlander Folk School. Myles Horton middle at table; DeJarnette at his right; Mother of Myles Horto...
Greeting CIO Student
Zilphia Horton greeting a male CIO student on a rainy day at Highlander Folk School.
CIO School Banquet
Members of the CIO School at a banquet. Fifth from left, Bill Kornhauser, Antioch student, later professor of sociology. Zilphia Horton, extreme left foreground.
Zilphia Horton at CIO School
Two men walking to a car at the CIO School out in back of Highlander Folk School. Zilphia Horton walks on the right behind them.
Cutting Lines of Paper at CIO Workshop
Participants in a CIO workshop at Highlander Folk School cut long ribbons of paper. Extreme left, J.D. Marlowe, a community member.
A Meeting at Highlander
A meeting at Highlander Folk School. Guy Carawan is holding a banjo on far left. Septima Clark is standing third from the left. Matt Sturgis, holding an accordion, is standing on the extreme right.
