Woodrow Cornett: Letcher County Butcher materials, c.1971
Sub-Series (ap.afc.02.11)
- Extent
- 5 Film reels
- 1 Audio tapes
- 5 Video tapes
- 6 Photo prints
- 2 Folders
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series II. Appalachian Film Workshop, 1971-1972 > Woodrow Cornett: Letcher County Butcher materials, c.1971
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the black and white documentary Woodrow Cornett: Letcher County Butcher, a 1971 release. The film documents a traditional mountain butcher in the process of butchering a hog beginning with the slaughter, then skinning and butchering the meat, and finally loading the meat on a truck. The footage is accompanied by commentary by Cornett's son-in-law Frank Majority, and harmonica music by Ashland Fouts. Subjects include butchers and social life and customs in the Appalachian region.
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