Ramsey Trade Fair, -NONE-

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Identifier
000023203
Alt Identifier
00020804
Asset Type
-NONE-
Date
1973, 1973
Description (Ramsey Trade Fair profiles a weekly flea market that took place in the small coalfield community of Ramsey, Virginia. Seasoned traders, mostly senior citizens who had been coming to barter, sell, and browse since youth, talk about the special art of trading, the history and function of the fair and its social role in the community. Goods sold at the fair include old furniture, guns and pocketknives, livestock, fresh produce. Other features include a preacher's sermon and music by Bill Denham.)
Ramsey Trade Fair profiles a weekly flea market that took place in the small coalfield community of Ramsey, Virginia. Seasoned traders, mostly senior citizens who had been coming to barter, sell, and browse since youth, talk about the special art of trading, the history and function of the fair and its social role in the community. Goods sold at the fair include old furniture, guns and pocketknives, livestock, fresh produce. Other features include a preacher's sermon and music by Bill Denham.
Duration
0:18:43;No
Media Type
Moving Image and Sound
Physical Format
Betacam SP
Generation:
Master: preservation dub
Generation - General
Preservation Element
Container
Item
Color
Color
Sound
Sound - monaural
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Related Work
Ramsey Trade Fair (primary)
Related Place
Ramsey, VA