Interview With Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamlet
Item
Identifier: Cirillo Tape 21
Scope and Contents
Tape begins with footage of an unknown man singing and playing the banjo, which was recorded over footage of an interview with Mr. and Mrs. Hamlet, a retired deep miner and his wife. Interview footage includes discussion of medical services, schools, union organizing, and general life in the mining town of Pruden. The Hamlets also discuss harvesting and selling ginseng, mentioning that at the time of taping, ginseng root sold for $55 per pound.
Total time: 17 minutes
Dates
- 1973-1976
Extent
1 open reel videotape : 1/2-inch black and white monaural EIAJ-1 videotape on 5-inch reel
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Agriculture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Banjo music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Coal Mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farming Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folk music. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ginseng Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Labor unions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rural health services--Tennessee. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Traditional farming Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound Repository
