Cousin Minnie Pearl, The Gal from Grinder’s Switch, WSM Grand Ole Opry

(Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon)

P1217. John Edwards Memorial Collection (#20001)

The photo above appears as part of Visualizing American Roots Music, an exhibit presented by the Southern Folklife Collection of twenty rare and unique photographs of iconic musicians. On view in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room of the Wilson Special Collections Library through Dec. 31, 2013.