Georgia is for peaches!

1. Smyrna, 1953. Church Service Ad. Roadside object.–from field notes.
2. Dalton, ca. 1930. Afghan woven by Blanche Gardner.
3. Georgia Peaches.
4. Roswell, 1978. Runner Terry McCarver does not miss a stride in reaching for a drink from Lynn Roberts during a local road race.
5. Atlanta, Georgia, 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., signs a copy of his first book, Strength To Love.

via Georgia Virtual Vault

Enjoy Florida beaches & The Wolfsonian’s Modern Dutch Collection at the State University Libraries of Flordia. This goes out to my old boss/friend Arjen & who is moving back to Holland this summer with his wife Christie. They will be missed and hopefully visited by me in Holland soon!

1. Ons thuis : geïllustreerd maandschrift voor kinderen van 7-10 jaar. (Book Cover)
2. Industrieschool : uitnoodiging tot een bezoek aan de tentoonstelling. (Invitation)
3. Borduur-Patronen voor klein en groot (Book Cover) / door G.W.D. & W.D
4. Sconce in the Amsterdam School-style manufactured by Winkelman & van der Bijl, ca. 1920
5. Number plates, ca. 1920

Arkansas was a tough dig image-wise. The shiniest gem I found was a folksy collection of alphabetical MP3s recordings. Subjects reflecting on life in the Ozarks ranging from Anglo Saxon Seed Bed to Zinc. I liked the Superstitions broadcast. According to the Ozark omens I should expect an unwanted visitor tonight as I happened to drop my towel this morning. Yikes.

1. Quilt titled Blue Medallion, by Rosie Lee Tompkins.
2. Quilt titled Three Sixes, by Rosie Lee Tompkins.
3. Examples of Dryden Pottery in Hot Springs (Garland County); circa 1960.
4. Kathryne Bess Hail Travis at the easel; circa 1930.
5. Violet Brumley Hensley, with Mr. Green Jeans, on The Captain Kangaroo Show; circa 1970s

Listen to Ozark archives via Ozark Folk Encyclopedia
images via Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arts & Culture

This summer NisN is going to take a virtual road trip across the digital archives of America — Alabama to Wyoming. YeeHaw! First installment, Alabama. Brownie Yearbook from Jones Valley High School, 1976.
via Birmingham Public Library

Learn from the Universal School of Weaving Draft sample cards. It’s not just the beautiful colors and textures of the samples but it’s the so seventies hand lettering and woodcut Universal School of Handicraft seal that makes me love these oak tag sample cards.

Weavers in the Appalachian area worked on their own and often made the tools that they needed from regional materials. During the Craft Revival years, teachers like Clementine Douglas put them in touch with companies and outside resources to encourage weavers to try new methods. These cards published by the Universal School of Handicrafts, Inc in New York City promoted new patterns and weaving information.

via Hunter Library

Thanks to Walter for sharing his find with me!

COLORS, layers! Talented weavers & yarn painters. I’d like to learn from these women all things related to textile, color & making. Huichol & Tepehuan are indigenous ethnic groups in Mexico. Street fashion photography via Mexico Culture