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["Sterling Ball (b. January 9, 1947, Parkersburg, WV) is a retired UFCW Local 347 president, labor organizer, songwriter and poet, a former Kroger worker, and veteran. In this interview he discusses the history of Local 347 (which has since merged with Local 400), his songs and poems, his experience in collective bargaining, labor actions, and strikes across West Virginia and Ohio, the future of the labor movement, and more. Ball is a lifelong resident of Parkersburg, WV.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]%

1. Back page of 1977 UFCW Local 347 Journal, featuring Sterling Ball

Identifier:
4224.BallSterling.Photo.001.09.01.77
Title:
Back page of 1977 UFCW Local 347 Journal, featuring Sterling Ball
Date:
1977-09-01
Creator:
Ball, Sterling
Subject:
Labor union locals, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union members, Food industry and trade--Employees, Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Sterling Ball (b. January 9, 1947, Parkersburg, WV) is a retired UFCW Local 347 president, labor organizer, songwriter and poet, a former Kroger worker, and veteran. In this interview he discusses the history of Local 347 (which has since merged with Local 400), his songs and poems, his experience in collective bargaining, labor actions, and strikes across West Virginia and Ohio, the future of the labor movement, and more. Ball is a lifelong resident of Parkersburg, WV.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]%

2. Back page of 1981 UFCW Local 347 Journal, featuring Sterling Ball

Identifier:
4224.BallSterling.Photo.001.7.1.81
Title:
Back page of 1981 UFCW Local 347 Journal, featuring Sterling Ball
Date:
1981-07-01
Creator:
Ball, Sterling
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union locals, Food industry and trade--Employees, Labor union members, Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Sterling Ball (b. January 9, 1947, Parkersburg, WV) is a retired UFCW Local 347 president, labor organizer, songwriter and poet, a former Kroger worker, and veteran. In this interview he discusses the history of Local 347 (which has since merged with Local 400), his songs and poems, his experience in collective bargaining, labor actions, and strikes across West Virginia and Ohio, the future of the labor movement, and more. Ball is a lifelong resident of Parkersburg, WV.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]%

3. Former United Food and Commercial Workers Local 347 President Sterling Ball addresses the West Virginia Labor Federation

Identifier:
4224.BallSterling.Photo.001.9.12.21
Title:
Former United Food and Commercial Workers Local 347 President Sterling Ball addresses the West Virginia Labor Federation
Date:
2021-09-21
Creator:
Ball, Sterling
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Working class families, Strikes and lockouts, Food industry and trade--Employees, Labor union members
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

4. Ray Fought among fiddles he made

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.001.9.25.17
Title:
Ray Fought among fiddles he made
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Fiddling, woodworking
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

5. Fiddles made by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.002.9.25.17
Title:
Fiddles made by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, woodworking, Parkersburg (W. Va.)
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

6. Ray Fought's deer antler fiddle hanger

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.003.9.25.17
Title:
Ray Fought's deer antler fiddle hanger
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Fought, Ray
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
woodworking, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

7. Various fiddles made by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.004.9.25.17
Title:
Various fiddles made by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bowed stringed instruments, woodworking, Fiddling, Old-time music
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

8. Corner of Ray Fought's fiddle room

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.005.9.25.17
Title:
Corner of Ray Fought's fiddle room
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Parkersburg (W. Va.), woodworking, Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

9. Portrait of fiddle maker Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.006.9.25.17
Title:
Portrait of fiddle maker Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

10. Electric fiddle made by Ray Fought

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.007.9.25.17
Title:
Electric fiddle made by Ray Fought
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling, woodworking
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

11. Ray Fought plays a fiddle he made

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.008.9.25.17
Title:
Ray Fought plays a fiddle he made
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bowed stringed instruments, Parkersburg (W. Va.), woodworking, Old-time music, Fiddling
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Ray Fought is a self-taught fiddler and fiddle maker living in Parkersburg, West Virginia."]%

12. Ray Fought shows off a fiddle he made

Identifier:
4224.FoughtRay.Photo.009.9.25.17
Title:
Ray Fought shows off a fiddle he made
Date:
2017-09-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Old-time music
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)