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DVD 1002.50c

 other level — Box: 37, dvd: 42
Collection number: DVD 42

Scope and Contents

Yellow M 2 copies

Summary: An edited video which goes back and forth between Ed McGuire's history of turpentine and naval stores and Prince Reed's explanations of various turpentine tools. This footage also includes accounts of tally men and a man whose job it was to check after hackers and dippers to make sure they got to every tree.

People in Video: Prince Reed, Ed McGuire, Austin Tiltan, Mrs. McCullough, Louis Kight, Allan Nice

Subjects: The history of turpentine/naval stores; tools used in the turpentine industry; reflections of growing up in a turpentine camp.

Dates

  • 1996 - 2006

Conditions Governing Access

Extent

From the Collection: 40 Boxes

From the Collection: 3 items

From the Collection: 205 Cassettes

From the Collection: 29 Reels

From the Collection: 183 DVDs

From the Collection: 31 Video cassette

From the Collection: 41 Compact Disc

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)