Dale Belcher Photographs (Ms1997-021)
Dublin Core
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
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."
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."
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…
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."
Double Spring School near Terry's Fork, Floyd County, Virginia
"Earl Palmer was with me on this trip" written on back.
Collection Tree
- Dale Belcher Photographs (Ms1997-021)