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A 19th-century depiction of measles.

December 3, 2012 Appalachian music / Fiddlers/fiddling / West Virginia

In search of blind fiddler Ed Haley

Picture little Ed Haley, suffering from measles, stumbling and grasping in an ever-darker world without the words to express himself.

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Lin Craven Georgia Folk Pottery Man With Chicken Sculpt; Mebane Antique Auction

April 13, 2011 Georgia / Pottery

Well known Southern potter passes away today

Honored by the Library of Congress, chosen to participate in the Bicentennial Local Legacies Project, her works are in the Smithsonian.

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