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James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/

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Jim Shaffer of Charleston Broom and Mop Company works at a broom sewing machine

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.009.10.17.16
Title:
Jim Shaffer of Charleston Broom and Mop Company works at a broom sewing machine
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/
Subject:
Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry--Employees, Broom and brush industry
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection