Dale Belcher Photographs (Ms1997-021)

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Title

Dale Belcher Photographs (Ms1997-021)

Subject

Floyd County (Va.)
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
Photographs
Scott County (Va.)

Description

Photographs taken by Dale Belcher, depicting Appalachian culture, buildings, and people in southwestern Virginia; Kentucky; North Carolina; and West Virginia.

Creator

Belcher, Dale

Date

1987-1994

Rights

The items in this collection are protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use these items in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Is Part Of

Ms1997-021

Language

No script-based materials.

Identifier

Ms1997_021_000

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Dale Belcher Photographs, Ms1997-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Collection Items

Bob White Covered Bridge
Bob White Covered Bridge in Woolwine, Va.

Willie Hooker
Taken in Meadows of Dan, Patrick, Va.

House where Loretta Lynn was raised
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Mountains in Kentucky
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Mountains in Kentucky
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Falling Water Methodist Church
"Earl Plamer was with me" written on back.

Turner Chapel near Keystone
Turner Chapel near Keystone, W. Va.

New River Gorge bridge
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Indian Creek covered bridge
Indian Creek covered bridge

Corn shocks in corn field
Corn shocks in corn field

Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain, N. C.

House on Pound Mountain
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

House in mountains
Written on back: "This was took when Earl Palmer & I was on one of our trips"

John Newton Hylton grinding corn meal
John Newton Hylton grinding corn meal

John Newton Hylton's mill
John Newton Hylton's mill

Wagon and wooden corn planter
Wagon and wooden corn planter at Mabry Mill

John N. Hylton plays his home-made banjo
Written on back: "After working all day, the mountain man always found time for music. Here John N. Hylton from Floyd County, Va. finds time to play his homemade banjo."

Joyce Bowman's mother was raised in this cabin
Joyce Bowman's mother was raised in this cabin

1921 McCormick Deering Tractor
1921 McCormick Deering Tractor

Corn shocks in corn field
Corn shocks in corn field

Brush Mountain School used as a school in 1947
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Hubert Hensley preparing to plow his garden with horse
Written on back: Garden planting time in the Blue Ridge. Here Hubert Hensley, who still does his farm work by horses, is getting ready to plow his garden."

Hubert Hensley and wife with milk pails
Written on back: "All of the mountain families grew they ate and built everything on their farm with strong hands and a willing heart. Here Hubert Hensley and his wife are getting ready to milk his cow."

Willie and Nancy Gibbons' 85-acre farm and three room cabin
Written on back: "Landscape in the heart of the appalachian mountains of Kentucky. Willie Gibbons and his wife Nancy raised a family of 12 kids on this 85 acre farm and three room cabin."

Jesse Stuart's home in West Hollow, Kentucky
Jesse Stuart's home in West Hollow, Kentucky

Jolt wagon in Floyd County, Virginia
Written on back: "The only way the farmer had to get his crops from the field to the farm was horse-drawn wagons or fled. Here is a 'Jolt' wagon in Floyd County, Va. They was called 'jolt' because they rode so rough."

Sophia Stuart's log home, Greenup County, Kentucky
Written on back: "Nestled in a cove in Greenup County, Ky. is Sophia Stuarts log home. Sophia was the late sister of Jesse Stuart, well known Kentucky writer."

Water race of a grist mill in Floyd County, Virginia
Written on back: "Mountain people grew all the grain they used on the farm. On every creek there was a water powered grist mill where they got their corn, wheat, and buckwheat ground into flour. Here is the snow-covered water race of a grist mill in…

Joe Carter, son of A.P. and Sara Carter
Joe Carter, son of A.P. and Sara Carter

Log builiding in Elliot Valley, Virginia
Written on back: "Log building in Elliot Valley in Montgomery County, Va. was once used for a church."

Hog-killing in Floyd County, Virginia
Written on back: "A fast-vanishing art among mountain families in the appalachian mountains, hog-killing was once a way of life. Here they are getting the water hot to scald the hog so the hair will come off. Water temperature is about 155 degrees."

Mining camp near North Fork, West Virginia
"Earl Plamer was with me on this trip" written on back.

Man and horse on postcard
Man and horse on postcard

Stone Face Mountain, Lee County, Virginia
Stone Face Mountain, Lee County, Virginia

Double Spring School near Terry's Fork, Floyd County, Virginia
"Earl Palmer was with me on this trip" written on back.
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