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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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01111817/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.011.11.8.17
- Title:
- Unlit Las Vegas and Route 66 neon signs made by James Day of 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01211817/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.012.11.8.17
- Title:
- James Day's sketch for 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01311817/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.013.11.8.17
- Title:
- Custom Desserts neon sign made by James Day
- 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01411817/0.jpg)
- 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01511817/0.jpg)
- 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01611817/0.jpg)
- 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01711817/0.jpg)
- 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01811817/0.jpg)
- 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesPhoto01911817/0.jpg)
- 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.)
![["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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesIntTranscript11817/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJamesIntTranscript11.8.17
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Neon signs, Tube bending, Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. DayJames 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.This is Hilliards second interview with Day, recorded for the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting 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"]%](/image/4224DayJamesIntTranscript31318/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJamesIntTranscript3.13.18
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-03-13
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily, Kleine, Chuck
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, Tube bending
- 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/"]%](/image/4224HotDogTourPhoto00761016/0.jpg)
- 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.)
