A boy stands on the tiny porch of a small cabin. A wooden barrel sits on the ground in front of the porch. A wood ladder leans against a pole frame structure to the left of the house. Palmer's note with the photo reads, "Mountain cabin...
A log house with a wood shingle roof and a stone chimney stands in a clearing on a mountain. Bushes and weeds are grown up along the house and the post and wire fence along the left edge of the photo. Palmer's note with the photo reads,...
Pender Rector (1893-1979) plays fiddle with Stanley Masters on the guitar. This recording session, Initiated by David Holt, takes place in Pender's home. Pender's wife and Robin McGalliard, a student helping David, are also present. W.C. Handy...
A small log house with a steep wood shingle roof stands beside a dirt road. An open pole frame or structure abuts the house on the left side. Palmer's note with the photo reads, "Mountain cabin south side Blue Ridge near Reynolds Handy's...
James plays the autoharp and the harmonica during a recording session in his home in Canton, North Carolina. The recording was made by David Holt. He plays this tune in the key if C, with a Bb-harp. W.C. Handy wrote this song in the 1910's.
Two women in dresses and coats walk up to a small cabin. A woman stands in the doorway of the house wearing a white apron. Palmer's note with photo reads, "Log cabin near Reynolds Handy's orchard."