Doc Watson and Merle Watson
date: label: negative
content: 1974
label: print
content: 2003
name: label: maker
content: Horenstein, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Doc Watson (Arthel Lane Watson, b. 1923), blind since his early life, achieved national acclaim primarily as a result of his involvement in the folk song revival of the 1960s. Watson remained a powerful influence in many different forms of acoustic music, including blues, old time, country, and bluegrass. His, son Merle (1946-1985), frequently performed on guitar with him until his untimely death in a tractor accident.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Webster
topic: label: Subject
content: Musicians
label: Subject
content: Men
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Photography
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Horenstein, Henry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0169.024
label: accession number
content: 2003.0169
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0169.024
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
label: Object Name
content: gelatin silver print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm