Mother Maybelle and the Carter Family
date: label: negative
content: 1973
label: print
content: 2003
name: label: maker
content: Horenstein, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Maybelle Carter (1909-1978) was an original member of the performing Carter Family. After the breakup of that group in 1943, she formed a new act, known as Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, with daughters Helen (1927-1998) shown here on accordian, June and Anita. Maybelle was an influential presence, particularly as the originator of a style of guitar playing emulated by Leadbelly, Woodie Guthrie, and many other musicians.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New Hampshire, Reeds Ferry, Lone Star Ranch
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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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: 2003.0169.079
label: accession number
content: 2003.0169
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0169.079
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm