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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1957 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2017 |
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| Call Number | PH 4260.939 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Peter Seeger Playing at Highlander
1957
Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo at the 25th Anniversary of Highlander Folk School in the Library building.
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...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at Highlander
August 1957
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Highlander's 25th Anniversary, August-September, inside Highlander Library.
Pete Seeger and Florence Reece
October 1982
Pete Seeger and Florence Reece at Highlander Benefit Concert at Bijou Theater. The inscription written on Seeger's banjo reads: "This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces it to Surrender".
