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Lomax Collection
Photographs made in the course of sound recording expeditions carried out by John Avery Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Ruby Terrill Lomax, between 1934 and ca. 1950 for the Archive of American Folk-Song.
More About This Collection
Creator
Lomax, Alan
Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill)
Date of Original
1930/1949
Subject
African Americans--Georgia
Musicians--Georgia
People
Tatnall, Bill
McTell, Blind Willie
Quarterman, Wallace
Commeaux, Luneda
Herring, Susie
Location
United States, Georgia, Frederica, 31.22280755, -81.38989675767161
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Texas, Travis County, Austin, 30.26715, -97.74306
Medium
group portraits
photographic portraits
Type
Still Image
Description
The photographs in the Lomax Collection were compiled in the course of the work of members of the Lomax family, including John Avery Lomax, his wife, Ruby Terrill Lomax, and his son Alan Lomax, to document folk music and folklore. The photographs not only depict performers and the settings in which they were recorded, but serve to illuminate the documentation effort itself. The information about John Avery Lomax and Ruby Terrill Lomax below provides further context for understanding the work of the Lomax family and the photographs that resulted from it.
Original Collection
Lomax Collection, Library of Congress
Holding Institution
Library of Congress