William R. Ferris Collection

Gordon Quilts
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here Amanda (right) and one of her grandchildren hold up one of her quilts in front of her home, which has a tin roof.
Quilting; Quilts; Roofs; Porches; Older people; Women; Children; Needlework; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Bedspreads; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Grandparents; Families; Textiles

Gordon Quilts
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here Amanda holds up one of her quilts made in a string (also known as a stripe) pattern, which shows a link to African Textiles.
Quilting; Quilts; Roofs; Porches; Older people; Women; Children; Needlework; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Bedspreads; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Grandparents; Families; Textiles

Gordon Quilts
Gordon, Amanda.;
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here she holds up an unfinished quilt awaiting a backing with her grandchildren Diane Gordon (upper left), Shelby Gordon, John...
Quilting; Quilts; Porches; Older people; Women; Children; Needlework; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Bedspreads; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Grandparents; Families; Textiles

Gordon Quilts
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Gordon Quilts
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch, with the tin roof of her house and kitchen building visible to the far right.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Gordon Quilts
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch, under the tin roof.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Gordon Quilts
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch, under the tin roof.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch, under the tin roof.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. This is a quilt hung on a quilting frame for ease of work. The wooden quilt frame appears in the lower portion of the photograph.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Sewing equipment & supplies; Textiles

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here she holds up an unfinished quilt awaiting a backing with her grandchildren Diane Gordon (upper left), Shelby Gordon, John...
Quilting; Quilts; Porches; Older people; Women; Children; Needlework; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Bedspreads; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Grandparents; Families; Textiles

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here Amanda (right) and one of her grandchildren hold up one of her quilts in front of her home, which has a tin roof.
Quilting; Quilts; Roofs; Porches; Older people; Women; Children; Needlework; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Bedspreads; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Grandparents; Families; Textiles

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch, with the tin roof of her house and kitchen building visible to the far right.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here Amanda and her grandchildren hold up one of her quilts made in a string (also known as a stripe) pattern, which shows a link...
Quilting; Quilts; Roofs; Porches; Older people; Women; Children; Needlework; Sewing; Arts & crafts; Bedspreads; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Grandparents; Families; Textiles

Amanda Gordon, quiltmaking (Box 15)
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here some of her quilts are displayed on her porch.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Textiles; Porches

Folklore films, W.O.K.J radio, ""The Soul Patrol"" (WOP C-74)
WOKJ (Radio station : Jackson, Miss.); Gladys Knight and the Pips;
Black and white photograph showing a bulletin board at the WOKJ radio station. Papers are tacked to the board, along with a poster for Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Radio stations; Bulletin boards; Posters; Performing arts posters

Gordon Quilts
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. This is a quilt hung from a frame for ease of work. The wooden quilt frame appears in the lower portion of the photograph.
Quilting; Quilts; Needlework; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Sewing equipment & supplies; Textiles

Gordon Quilts
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Taken during the 1974 making of "Made in Mississippi" with collaborators from Yale University, this photograph shows Amanda Gordon...
Quilts; Quilting; Textiles; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Needlework; Portrait photographs; Older people; Women

Gordon Quilts
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. This is a portrait of Amanda Gordon working on a quilt. Taken during the 1974 making of "Made in Mississippi" with collaborators...
Women; Older people; Portrait photographs; Sewing; Quilting; Quilts; Bedspreads; Needlework; Textiles; Arts & crafts; Arms (Anatomy); Hands; Fingers

Gordon Quilts
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Taken during the 1974 making of "Made in Mississippi" with collaborators from Yale University, this photograph shows Amanda Gordon...
Quilts; Quilting; Textiles; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Needlework; Portrait photographs; Older people; Women

Gordon Quilts
Gordon, Amanda.
Photographs of quilts made by Amanda Gordon, taken at her home near the Ferris Family Farm in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Taken during the 1974 making of "Made in Mississippi" with collaborators from Yale University, in this photograph Amanda sits on...
Quilts; Quilting; Textiles; Sewing; Bedspreads; Arts & crafts; Needlework; Portrait photographs; Older people; Women; Porches

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