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Alex Stewart (1973)

About the Film

(Best watched with captions on)

Alex Stewart, mountain craftsman from near Sneedville, Tennessee, demonstrates constructing a churn. Film includes discussion of the use of non-powered tools and skills handed down in Stewart's family in making wooden containers, such as buckets and barrrels.

This film is part of a series of films Thomas Burton and Jack Schrader have made about mountain crafts persons. See Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University.

Licensing

For licensing, film rights and permissions, contact Thomas Burton, Jack Schrader, the distributor Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University, or Folkstreams.

Film Details

  • Film by: Thomas Burton, Jack Schrader
  • Produced by: Thomas G. Burton and Jack Schrader
  • Cinematographer: Jack Schrader
  • Editor: Thomas G. Burton and Jack Schrader
  • Other Credits: Production Assistants: Helen Roseberry, Ann Staats, Ray Pope
  • Original Format: Film: 16mm
  • © 1973, Thomas G. Burton
  • 11mins, Color
  • Categories:
    Arts & Crafts, TraditionalWork
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