GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE:

The geographic scope of the collection coincides with the service area of Valdosta State University: 41 counties in South Georgia stretching from the Altamaha River in the North, the Chattahoochee River/Alabama line in the West, the Florida state line in the South, and the Atlantic coastline in the East.  Culturally, this area includes a diversity of folk groups and genres.  Clockwise from left:  Shrimpers at the port of Brunswick; Striplings Market between Warwick and Cordele features  whole hog sausage; pecan harvest scene for the West Jakin Convenience Mart by Donalsonville sign painter Curtis Everett;  fiddle maker Mike Daugharty of Hahira in his workshop.  Photos by Laurie Kay Sommers, 1999-2006.

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