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![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesPhoto01411817 "Manifold used to make neon signs at Day Sign Company in Saint Albans")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.014.11.8.17
- Title:
- Manifold used to make neon signs at Day Sign Company in Saint Albans
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Neon signs, Tube bending, and Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesPhoto01511817 "A manifold used in the process of neon sign making at Day Sign Company in Saint Albans")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.015.11.8.17
- Title:
- A manifold used in the process of neon sign making at Day Sign Company in Saint Albans
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, and Tube bending
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesPhoto01611817 "Demonstration neon lighting by James Day")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.016.11.8.17
- Title:
- Demonstration neon lighting by James Day
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Tube bending, and Neon signs
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesPhoto01711817 "Day Sign Company truck")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.017.11.8.17
- Title:
- Day Sign Company truck
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, and Tube bending
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesPhoto01811817 "James Day makes a neon sign")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.018.11.8.17
- Title:
- James Day makes a neon sign
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Neon signs, Tube bending, and Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesPhoto01911817 "James Day bends and blows into a glass tube in order to shape it into letters for a neon sign")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.019.11.8.17
- Title:
- James Day bends and blows into a glass tube in order to shape it into letters for a neon sign
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Neon signs, Tube bending, and Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto00113020 "The Flatwoods Monster Museum is housed in an old drug store in downtown Sutton")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.001.1.30.20
- Title:
- The Flatwoods Monster Museum is housed in an old drug store in downtown Sutton
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Museums, Folklore, Monsters, and Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.)
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto00213020 "Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.002.1.30.20
- Title:
- Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Folk art, and Folklore
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto00313020 "Old soda fountain in the Flatwoods Monster Museum")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.003.1.30.20
- Title:
- Old soda fountain in the Flatwoods Monster Museum
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Monsters, Folklore, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), and Museums
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto00413020 "Interior of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in downtown Sutton")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.004.1.30.20
- Title:
- Interior of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in downtown Sutton
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Monsters, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Museums, and Folklore
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto00513020 "Old hand painted Flatwoods welcome sign in the Flatwoods Monster Museum")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.005.1.30.20
- Title:
- Old hand painted Flatwoods welcome sign in the Flatwoods Monster Museum
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Painted signs and signboards, Folklore, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Museums, and Monsters
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto00613020 "Flatwoods Monster ephemera on display in the Flatwoods Monster Museum, 1 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.006.1.30.20
- Title:
- Flatwoods Monster ephemera on display in the Flatwoods Monster Museum, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Museums, Folklore, Monsters, and Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.)
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
