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Image Number

FP79630

Photographer

Boltin, "Cousin Thelma" (Thelma Ann), 1904-1992

Date

1942 (circa)

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1577, Box 16, FF122

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

General Note

Accompanying note: "During the Second World War, Thelma Boltin was the director of the Gainesville Recreation Department. In the 1950s, Boltin became director of the Florida Folk Festival."

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View showing servicemen in the "Grand march" with women at the Gainesville Recreation Department's Service Center.

Subject

WWII

World War II

Entertainment

Dances

World War, 1939-1945

Recreation centers--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville

Dance halls--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville

Armed Forces

Recreation--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville

Amusements--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville

Dance

Soldiers--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville

Creator

Boltin, "Cousin Thelma" (Thelma Ann), 1904-1992

Date

1942 (circa)

Identifier

FP79630

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Alachua County (Fla.)

United States

Gainesville (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1577, Box 16, FF122

General Note

Accompanying note: "During the Second World War, Thelma Boltin was the director of the Gainesville Recreation Department. In the 1950s, Boltin became director of the Florida Folk Festival."

Subject - Corporate

Gainesville Recreation Department. Service Center.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Boltin, "Cousin Thelma" (Thelma Ann), 1904-1992. View showing servicemen in the "Grand march" with women at the Gainesville Recreation Department's Service Center. 1942 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/241997>, accessed 17 June 2026.

MLA

Boltin, "Cousin Thelma" (Thelma Ann), 1904-1992. View showing servicemen in the "Grand march" with women at the Gainesville Recreation Department's Service Center. 1942 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/241997>

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(State Archives of Florida/Boltin)

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For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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