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![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0014416 "Jim Shaffer adds straw to a broom")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.001.4.4.16
- Title:
- Jim Shaffer adds straw to a broom
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0024416 "Broom maker James Shaffer adds straw to a broom")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.002.4.4.16
- Title:
- Broom maker James Shaffer adds straw to a broom
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0034416 "Old radios in Jim Shaffer's Charleston Broom shop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.003.4.4.16
- Title:
- Old radios in Jim Shaffer's Charleston Broom shop
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry--Employees, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0044416 "Brooms stacked in a corner of Jim Shaffer's shop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.004.4.4.16
- Title:
- Brooms stacked in a corner of Jim Shaffer's shop
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0054416 "Brooms and broom handles stacked in James Shaffer's shop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.005.4.4.16
- Title:
- Brooms and broom handles stacked in James Shaffer's shop
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry--Employees, and Broom and brush industry
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0064416 "Broom maker James Shaffer surveys his shop, Charleston Broom and Mop Company")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.006.4.4.16
- Title:
- Broom maker James Shaffer surveys his shop, Charleston Broom and Mop Company
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry--Employees, Broom and brush industry, and Charleston (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0074416 "James Shaffer holds broom corn")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.007.4.4.16
- Title:
- James Shaffer holds broom corn
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0084416 "National Recovery Act Poster for the broom industry hanging in Charleston Broom and Mop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.008.4.4.16
- Title:
- National Recovery Act Poster for the broom industry hanging in Charleston Broom and Mop
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry, Broom and brush industry--Employees, and Charleston (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0094416 "Broom sewing machine at Charleston Broom and Mop Company")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.009.4.4.16
- Title:
- Broom sewing machine at Charleston Broom and Mop Company
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0104416 "Craft brooms hanging in the Charleston Broom and Mop Company shop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.010.4.4.16
- Title:
- Craft brooms hanging in the Charleston Broom and Mop Company shop
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry--Employees, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0114416 "Charleston Broom model labels")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.011.4.4.16
- Title:
- Charleston Broom model labels
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry, and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto0124416 "Broom corn stacked in the Charleston Broom and Mop shop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.Photo.012.4.4.16
- Title:
- Broom corn stacked in the Charleston Broom and Mop shop
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry, Charleston (W. Va.), and Broom and brush industry--Employees
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
