East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia( )
Alex Stewart: Cooper
(1973),
demonstration of the use of traditional tools in making wooden buckets and barrels
(2000 Federal Grants).
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Buckwheat
(1974),
documentary short featuring celebrated storyteller Ray Hicks showing how to reap buckwheat, telling stories and playing harmonica
(2000 Federal Grants).
Buna and Bertha
(1973),
traditional ballads sung and discussed by two North Carolina mountain women
(2002 Federal Grants).
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Chappell Dairy
(1952),
advertisement showing the milk production and distribution system of a now-defunct Harlan County dairy
(2004 Federal Grants).
Gandy Dancers
(1974),
short documentary showing railroad men singing chants as they lay track
(2000 Federal Grants).
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Gandy Dancers Laying Railroad Tracks
(1940s),
documentary about the railroad construction techniques prior to the introduction of modern machinery
(2004 Federal Grants).
Historic Views of Mountain City
(1940),
H. Lee Waters’ town portraits Mountain City and Shouns, Tennessee
(2005 Federal Grants).
Kentucky Scenes
(1950),
footage of small-town Kentucky after World War II
(2004 Federal Grants).
The Kidnapper’s Foil
(1948),
production by itinerant filmmaker Melton Barker shot in Elizabethton, Tennessee
(2004 Federal Grants).
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Ott Blair: Sledmaker
(1973),
demonstration of the craft of building wooden farm sleds
(2000 Federal Grants).
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Pennington Gap, Virginia
(1949–50),
footage of the Tobacco Festival in Pennington Gap, Virginia
(2004 Federal Grants).
Regional and Rural Scenes from Pennington Gap, Virginia
(1953),
footage showing the operations of the Old Dominion Power Company
(2004 Federal Grants).
Serpent Handlers’ Mountain Stream Baptism Ceremony
(1943),
color footage of an immersion baptism service
(2004 Federal Grants).
They Shall Take Up Serpents
(1973),
documentary on faith healers
(2002 Federal Grants).
Travels with the Tennessee Tweetsie
(1940–51),
five films by railroad enthusiasts Jack Alexander and Vince Ryan
(2005 Federal Grants).