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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"]%

13. 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:
Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, 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"]%

14. 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:
Neon signs, Tube bending, 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"]%

15. 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:
Neon signs, Tube bending, 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"]%

16. 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.), Tube bending, 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"]%

17. 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:
Tube bending, Saint Albans (W. Va.), 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"]%

18. 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:
Saint Albans (W. Va.), Tube bending, Neon signs
Location:
Saint Albans (W. Va.)
["The Parkway Drive-In is located at 401 Justice Ave. in Logan, West Virginia. Parkway specialties include their hot dogs, frozen custard, and blackberry cobbler.This is part of a collection of materials documenting West Virginia hot dogs and hot dog joints. For more, see the West Virginia hot dog blog: http://wvhotdogblog.blogspot.com/ and Emily Hilliard's piece, \"Slaw Abiding Citizens: A Quest for the West Virginia Hot Dog\" published in the Southern Foodways Alliance's journal Gravy. https://www.southernfoodways.org/slaw-abiding-citizens-a-quest-for-the-west-virginia-hot-dog/"]%

19. Parkway Drive-In neon sign in Logan

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.007.6.10.16
Title:
Parkway Drive-In neon sign in Logan
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Hot dog stands, Drive-in restaurants, Neon signs, Cooking (Frankfurters), Painted signs and signboards, Restaurants--United States, foodways
Location:
Logan (W. Va.)
["King Tut Drive-In is a classic drive-in in Beckley, in operation since the 1940s and now owned by Dave McKay. For more, see our interviews with Dave McKay, and King Tut manager Diana Hamilton. Also see the King Tut website: http://kingtutdrivein.com/This is part of a collection of materials documenting West Virginia hot dogs and hot dog joints. For more, see the West Virginia hot dog blog: http://wvhotdogblog.blogspot.com/ and Emily Hilliard's piece, \"Slaw Abiding Citizens: A Quest for the West Virginia Hot Dog\" published in the Southern Foodways Alliance's journal Gravy. https://www.southernfoodways.org/slaw-abiding-citizens-a-quest-for-the-west-virginia-hot-dog/"]%

20. King Tut Drive-In neon sign in Beckley

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.020.6.10.16
Title:
King Tut Drive-In neon sign in Beckley
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Drive-in restaurants, Restaurants--United States, Cooking (Frankfurters), Hot dog stands, Neon signs, Food habits, foodways
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)