Molly Laney carding wool

Dublin Core

Title

Molly Laney carding wool

Subject

Artisans
Handicraft
Spinning -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Textile fibers

Description

This unsigned photograph of "Aunt" Molly Laney carding wool was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Laney is using cards to pull the wool fiber into line before it is spun. Laney family members were early students at the John C. Campbell Folk School and gave gifts of plants, flowers and trees to help start the school.

Creator

Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934

Source

Doris Ulmann Photograph Collection

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1933/1934

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

13893
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/13893

Date Created

2007-03-02

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Cherokee County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

8" x 6"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934, “Molly Laney carding wool,” OAI, accessed May 2, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/13893.