Bill Davis fleshing out a deer hide, Chatham, Va., 1982.

Item Information

• Description
  Caption by photographer (Andrews): "Bill would tan fresh deer hides to use in his leather work. He made a device which would split a hide into evenly sized strips for braiding. He made belts, sashes, hat bands, watch fobs, key holders, and guitar straps. He also did harness repairs and remade worn out shoes. But the first step in this process was to pick all the flesh off the hide. If left, the bits of flesh would attract insects to eat the hide and leave uncured spots on the finished hide."

• Item ID
  japph060060010
• Source Collection
  Jesse Andrews photographs, Rubenstein Library, Duke University
• Print Number
  JA_POR_45-30
• Spatial Coverage
  Virginia
  Pittsylvania County (Va.)
  Chatham (Va.)
• Title
  Bill Davis fleshing out a deer hide, Chatham, Va., 1982.
• Series
  Davis Family Photographs
• Provenance
  The Jesse Andrews photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2011.
• Creator
  Andrews, Jesse
• Extent
  11 x 14 in.
• Date
  1982
• Box Number
  Box 6
• Type
  Image
  Still Image
  photographs
  black-and-white photographs
  documentary photographs
  portraits
• Subject
  Rural men

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