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Photo, Print, Drawing Survey of territory, New Jersey

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About this Item

Title

  • Survey of territory, New Jersey

Names

  • Cartwright, Christine A., 1955-1983 (Photographer)

Created / Published

  • New Jersey, September 22, 1983

Headings

  • -  United States -- New Jersey
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Photographs
  • -  Documentary photographs

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Photographs
  • Documentary photographs

Notes

  • -  Index data: 0-2, Mrs. Beverly A. King holds the frame of twisted grapevine which she has just made, and wiII develop into a floral wreath for sale at her roadside table in G-Vincentown; 23GT. Mrs. King is not native to the region, but some of her materials are, and the craft itself is common and integral to the gathering profession followed by some residents, who sell their materials to floral wholesalers. The grapevine was gathered in Pine Barrens woods, where they are common, and actually benefit from harvesting as a tree does from pruning, as we were told by Chatsworth gatherer Harvey Webb. Mrs. King, who got started in the business through doing arrangements for her church altar and craft sales, was encouraged by her husband to open the roadside business. She often works in the afternoons on the roofed, open porch of her large house, wh8re she can watch over the table and be avaiIable if customers come; 3-4, Closeups off inished floral wreaths displayed by Mrs. Beverly A. King; 5, Long shot of display table, Mrs. King; 6-11, Yard sale at Adolph and Stephie Mackner's home, G-Brown's Mills; 21GT; 12, Closeup of two horseshoes and a hex sign, bought at a yard sale and mounted on a smalI garden shed made and painted in the traditional red and white of a New England barn. Adolph and Stephie Mackner's, Brown's MiIIs; 13, Long shot of the garden shed; 14, Mrs Stephie Mackner shows the first apples on a smalI tree raised from seed by her mother, in the back garden of her home in Brown's Mills; 15, Swingset salvaged from trash, repaired, and repainted by Mr. Adolph Mackner for his grandson Tony. Mr. Mackner also added a plastic dairy box to the teeter-totter, cut down and painted brown, to provide a secure seat for smalI children; 16, Sand road, showing smoke stains on tree trunks from recent fire, south of G-Tabernacle; 25GT on Route 206; 17-18, Same scene, showing woods on side of sand road; 18, A young man stands by a shrine to Our Lady in his aunt's back garden, G-Hammonton; 11GT, holding a rosary and weaving of blessed palm made by his uncle. I want to append a specia I note to this photograph. I found this picture culturally rich, knowing the individuals involved a little bit, and asked Tom Carroll, who grew up in an Italian Catholic family, if he agreed with my reading of it. We both think there's more here than meets the eye. This man's older female relatives are quite involved with religious life, as was his uncle; he himself is an "unbelieving believer" who has a certain hard edge to his interactive style. He is more prone to speak of astrology than of Catholicism , but underneath both the ethnic identity and the belief are there are the core. Look at his stance toward the photographer, the turn of his right shoulder and hand away from her, and the way he lets the sacred family object dangle from one hand; 20-23, Closeups of the weaving, the statue of Our Lady, and the votive candle at her feet. Similar candles are also placed on graves in Tabernacle; 24, A painted wooden carving of the Last Supper, made from a kit by one of Mr. and Mrs. Graziano's daughters, hangs above their doorway between the kitchen and the Iiving room of their home. G-Hammonton; 11GT The palm weaving and rosary usually hang from the carving. The kitchen doorway is a very widespread location for palm weavings (e.g. Ireland and Newfoundland) and rosaries or Sacred Heart pictures; 25-26, Mrs. Graziano's kitchen cabinet, showing her family glass and china, and several religious pictures; 27-36A, Men gathering around the birdcages being set up for the Thursday night auction in Ron Harker's auction barn, G-Tabernacle; 25GT. In 30, Mr. Sam MiIler holds a goose he has brought for sale.

Medium

  • 35 mm black-and-white film negatives

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1991/023: 216018-07

Source Collection

  • Pinelands Folklife Project collection (AFC 1991/023)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

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Chicago citation style:

Cartwright, Christine A. Survey of territory, New Jersey. United States New Jersey, 1983. New Jersey. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1991023_216018_07/.

APA citation style:

Cartwright, C. A. (1983) Survey of territory, New Jersey. United States New Jersey, 1983. New Jersey. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1991023_216018_07/.

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Cartwright, Christine A. Survey of territory, New Jersey. New Jersey. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc1991023_216018_07/>.