Alex Occoma, a 100-year-old Cherokee Indian, standing on a hillside. He wears patched and torn overalls and shirt and is leaning on a pole or long stick. Mountains visible in the background.
Country life; Basket making; Older people; Handicraft; Men
An older man is pictured weaving baskets outside of his workshop. Completed baskets can be seen as well as tools and extra wood. George McCarter was a noted basket weaver.
Corn husking contest at Old Timer's Day, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Two men are kneeling on the floor and shucking corn with people watching them in the background.
Elmear Kear, a broom maker, of Route 1, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. He is standing in his shop making a broom. There are brooms hanging on the wall along with other broom-making materials.
Handicraft; Chairs; Woodworking; Log buildings; Men
Frank Tabor, chairmaker, near Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. He is seated outside a log structure, working on the ladderback of a handmade chair.
Jerry Byrd, pilot, and Wiley Oakley, Smoky Mountain guide, stand at a Nashville, Davidson County, airport beside a Stinson 105 airplane prior to Oakley's first airplane ride.
