| 1981 July Fourth Celebration | 1981 July Fourth Celebration | Still Image | Festivals
Holidays
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Special events
Food
Craft
Demonstrations
Games
Music performance
Performing arts
Gospel (Black)
Children | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
1981 July Fourth Celebration
- Date
- 1981-07-04
- Description
- Eighty-four color slides. Images of the annual July Fourth celebration in 1981. Includes images of games (652-653, 656-667, 615-617, 673-675), crafts (632-648), food (618-627), performers like Frank and Ann Thomas (676-680, 684-687), Gamble Rogers (672), and gospel singers (649-651).
- Collection
| 1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Memorial | 1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Memorial | Still Image | Holidays and festivals
Special events
Music performance
Bluegrass music
String bands
Gospel music
Religious music
Bluegrass musicians
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Memorial
- Date
- 1985-07-04
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. 1251-1254: Hunter Family, gospel singers of Green Cove Springs; 1255-1258: Shotgun Bluegrass, quartet from Palatka; 1259-1260: Suwannee River Fire Band, of Live Oak; 1261-1264: Rev. Brown of White Springs singing gospel.
- Collection
| 1986 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony | 1986 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony | Still Image | Artisans
Basket maker
Cooks
African Americans
Awards
Blues singers
Rites and ceremonies
Public officials
Public officers
String bands
Clogging
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
1986 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony
- Date
- 1986-07-30
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Held in the Capitol rotunda, the Florida Folk Heritage Awards were given to McClain, Edward Flemming, and Morgan. The ceremony also included dancing and music. Based on recommendations from the Florida Folklife Council, the Secretary of State confers Florida Folk Heritage Awards annually. The awards are given to outstanding folk artists and folk culture advocates who have made long-standing contributions to the folk cultural resources of the state. Established in 1985, the program parallels the National Heritage Fellowships.
- Collection
| 1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Center | 1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Center | Still Image | Performing arts
Games
Entertainment
Holidays
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Social gatherings
Children
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Center
- Date
- 1990-07-04
- Description
- 19 black and white images on a photographic proof sheet. Images 1-6: Watermelon seed spitting contest Images 7-10: Del Suggs performing Images 11-13: FFP employee/sound engineer Chris Williams Image 14: Willie James on fiddle and Bill Paine on guitar performing Images 15-19: Pete Martin on dulcimer and Bill Paine on guitar performing.
- Collection
| Fourth of July celebration, 1981 | Fourth of July celebration, 1981 | Still Image | Holidays
Children
Holidays and festivals
Special events
Games
Music
Singing
Craft
Dance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fourth of July celebration, 1981
- Date
- 1981-07-04
- Description
- Six proof sheets with 118 images. P82-97 2-12 festival food booths and games; 13-18 "Jennie with the Light Brown Hair" singing; 19-26 public viewing Stephen Foster museum; 27-28 blank; 29-31 horse rides with Florida State Park ranger; 32-36 food booth; 37 Thelma Boltin speaking on main stage; P82-98 1-4 "Jennie with Light Brown Hair" singing; 5-13 wood chopping contests; 14-21 Orange Blossom Cloggers on main stage; P82-99 2-3 Frank and Ann Thomas signing; 4 FFP staff with singer Gamble Rogers; 5-10 children with Taffy the Clown; 11-13 ventriloquist performing; 14-20 string band trio; P82-100 1-2 Thelma Boltin speaking 3-6 string band trio 7-8 Civil War re-enactors 9-20 craft booths P82-101 1-20 children's games P82-102 2-13 craft booths 14-20 Stephen Foster Ensemble performing
- Collection
| Fourth of July celebration, 1987 | Fourth of July celebration, 1987 | Still Image | Fourth of July
Games
Children
Saws
Holidays
Holidays and festivals
Music performance
Special events
Leisure
Recreation
Contests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fourth of July celebration, 1987
- Date
- 1987-07-04
- Description
- 109 color slides; 3 proof sheets with 83 images (plus negatives.) Each 4 July, the Stephen Foster Center held an old-fashioned Independence Day celebraton, including games, food, and music. Several of the state folklorists, including Loomis and Nusz, may be seen participating.
- Collection
| a_s2043_00073 | Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960) | Sound | Concerts
Music performance
Performing arts
Fourth of July
Holidays
Public officers
Public officials
Oral performance
Humor
African Americans Segregation
Old time music
Country music
Children
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Storytellers
Judges
Orators
Musicians
Legislators United States | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)
- Date
- 1960-07-04
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. The audio quality is poor. Held at Powell Hall because of heavy rains. Boltin emceed the event. Cliff Walden was a radio personality on WGGG in Gainesville. U.S. Rep. Matthews represented the 8th Congressional District from 1953 to 1967. He spoke on patriotism and the need for "states rights" -- but his speech suffers from audio resulting from damage to the reel to reel and is difficult to hear.
- Collection
| a_s2043_00147 | Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1963) | Sound | Concerts
Music performance
Performing arts
Fourth of July
Holidays | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s2043_00183 | Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1964) | Sound | Concerts
Music performance
Performing arts
Fourth of July
Holidays
Singing
Patriotic songs
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Banjo music
Fiddle music
Old time music
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Oral performance
Occasional speeches
Judges
Musicians
Storytellers
Orators
Singers
Banjoists
Fiddlers
Pianists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)
- Date
- 1964-07-04
- Description
- Boltin served as emcee for the event. The event was held inside the bell tower due to unexpected rain. The Big Bend Musicians were Frank Noegel (on a home-made banjo), Dr. John Green, Claude Bedenbaugh, and Fred Jones. Carol Epperson sang as a substitute for her ill mother. And she played piano for Pursley, making his Stephen Foster memorial debut. McMullen was a member of the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission as well as the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce and former White Springs mayor. In 1998 he received a Florida Folk Heritage Award from the Florida Dept. of State.
- Collection
| Fourth of July celebrations at the Stephen Foster Center | Fourth of July celebrations at the Stephen Foster Center | Still Image | Special events
Festivals
Holidays
Fourth of July
Games
Children
Music
Gospel music
Fiddlers
Performers
Contests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fourth of July celebrations at the Stephen Foster Center
- Date
- 1990-07-04
- Description
- Forty-three color slides. Images of games, food booths, and other activites of the Old Time Independence Day celebrations that were held each year at the Stephen Foster Memorial, and sponsored by the Florida Folklife Program. Includes photos of Folklife bureau staff participating.
- Collection
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