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George Altman making a whip at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Image Number

FS89799

Photographer

Nusz, Nancy, Collector.

Date

1988

Date Note

Photographed on May 28 1988.

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series 1577, Florida Folk Festival 1987-88, S-89-508 - S-89-868 ; no51

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Personal Subjects

Alman, George

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

George Altman making a whip at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Title

George Altman making a whip at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Craft

Whip making

Whipbraiding

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Equipment, Domestic arts

Domestic arts

Decorative arts

Art

Arts

Handicraft

Implements, utensils, etc

Whipmakers

Artisans--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Material culture--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Whips

Creator

Nusz, Nancy, Collector.

Date

1988

Identifier

FS89799

Image URL

/fpc/folklife/fs89799.jpg

Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/fs89799.gif

Date Note

Photographed on May 28 1988.

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series 1577, Florida Folk Festival 1987-88, S-89-508 - S-89-868 ; no51

Subject - Person

Alman, George

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (36th : 1988)

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Nusz, Nancy, Collector. George Altman making a whip at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/123235>, accessed 23 June 2026.

MLA

Nusz, Nancy, Collector. George Altman making a whip at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/123235>

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(State Archives of Florida/Nusz)

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