Menu Expand Menu Close
Back to Top
Filter Search Expand Close Filter
Search Expand Search Close
["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/"]%

1609. Menu board at King Tut Drive-In in Beckley

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.021.6.10.16
Title:
Menu board at King Tut Drive-In in Beckley
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking (Frankfurters), Drive-in restaurants, Painted signs and signboards, foodways, Hot dog stands, Food habits
Location:
Beckley (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/"]%

1610. Pie menu at King Tut Drive-In in Beckley

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.022.6.10.16
Title:
Pie menu at King Tut Drive-In in Beckley
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, foodways, Drive-in restaurants, Painted signs and signboards, Pies, Hot dog stands
Location:
Beckley (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/"]%

1611. Pies and daily special menu board at King Tut Drive-In in Beckley

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.023.6.10.16
Title:
Pies and daily special menu board at King Tut Drive-In in Beckley
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Painted signs and signboards, Drive-in restaurants, Food habits, Pies, Restaurants--United States, Hot dog stands
Location:
Beckley (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/"]%

1612. Hot dog with chili, slaw, mustard, and onions from King Tut Drive-In in Beckley

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.024.6.10.16
Title:
Hot dog with chili, slaw, mustard, and onions from King Tut Drive-In in Beckley
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Drive-in restaurants, Cooking (Frankfurters), Food habits, Hot dog stands, foodways, Restaurants--United States
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)
["Tom's Carry Out has been in operation since 1961 and is located at 554 Jones Ave. in Oak Hill, WV.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/"]%

1613. Tom's Carry Out bag advertising for a candidate for county commission

Identifier:
4224.HotDogTour.Photo.025.6.10.16
Title:
Tom's Carry Out bag advertising for a candidate for county commission
Date:
2016-06-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurants--United States, Hot dog stands, Drive-in restaurants, Cooking (Frankfurters)
Location:
Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.)
["Kasey Huffman (b. September 30, 1995) is a native of Boone County, West Virginia and a professional wrestler with the Madison, WV based promotion ASW (All Star Wrestling). He wrestles under the name Huffmanly, The Leader of the #YEET Movement. He is a life-long wrestling fan. In this interview he talks about his wrestling training, his experience as a wrestler, wrestling as a West Virginia tradition, the importance of AEW to Madison/Boone County, and more. This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]%

1614. Transcript of oral history of Kasey Huffman aka Huffmanly

Identifier:
4224.HuffmanKasey.IntTranscript.9.17.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kasey Huffman aka Huffmanly
Date:
2019-09-17
Creator:
Huffman, Kasey
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling matches, Wrestlers, Wrestling--History, Wrestling, Madison (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Madison (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

1615. Oral history of Robert Jackson

Identifier:
4224.JacksonRobert.AudioInt.10.15.19
Title:
Oral history of Robert Jackson
Date:
2019-10-15
Creator:
Jackson, Robert
Contributor:
Wilson, Rick, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Pancake, Breece D'J, 1952-1979, Milton (W. Va.), West Virginia--Fiction
Location:
Milton (W. Va.)
["Robert Jackson, a native of Milton, West Virginia, was a childhood friend of writer Breece DJ Pancake's and the inspiration for Pancakes character \"Chester\" in his story \"Salvation of Me.\" In this interview, Jackson shares his memories of Pancake, from childhood to the last time he saw him at the Milton Methodist Church, shortly before his death.This interview is part of a series of material related to Rick Wilsons Breece DJ Pancake tour of Pancake and Wilsons hometown of Milton, West Virginia."]%

1616. Transcript of oral history of Robert Jackson

Identifier:
4224.JacksonRobert.IntTranscript.10.15.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Robert Jackson
Date:
2019-10-15
Creator:
Jackson, Robert
Contributor:
Wilson, Rick, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Milton (W. Va.), West Virginia--Fiction, Pancake, Breece D'J, 1952-1979
Location:
Milton (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"]%

1617. James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.JamesDay.Video.001.11.8.17
Title:
James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Neon signs, Saint Albans (W. Va.), 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"]%

1618. James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.JamesDay.Video.002.11.8.17
Title:
James Day bends glass tube over an open flame to make a neon sign, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, Tube bending
Location:
Saint Albans (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

1619. Oral history of Sali Janem, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Sali Janem, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Janem, Sali
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Phillips, Levi, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
African American basketball players, Convenience stores, Charleston (W. Va.), foodways, Palestinian Americans, Immigrants--United States
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

1620. Oral history of Sali Janem, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Sali Janem, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Janem, Sali
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily, Phillips, Levi
Subject:
foodways, Convenience stores, Immigrants--United States, African American basketball players, Charleston (W. Va.), Palestinian Americans
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)