127 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Collector or Fieldworker is exactly "Department of Commerce"
Carving demonstrations at the Florida Folk Festival

Carving demonstrations at the Florida Folk Festival

Date
1960
Description
Ten black and white prints. Various images of wood carvers at the Florida Folk Festival, c. 1960s-1970s. A few of the carvers have been identified on the back of the prints, including Paul Green, and Susan Frisbee.
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Children's performances and demonstrations at the Florida Folk Festival

Children's performances and demonstrations at the Florida Folk Festival

Date
1954
Description
Twenty-three black and white images. Views of various children and school groups performing songs and music, as well as demonstrating games, at the Florida Folk Festival.
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Claude Sheppard making whips at the 1978 Florida Folk Festivals

Claude Sheppard making whips at the 1978 Florida Folk Festivals

Date
1978-05
Description
One black and white print. Image of Claude Sheppard of Gainesville braiding cow whips.
Collection
Cotton spinner Anne Lunestad at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Cotton spinner Anne Lunestad at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date
Description
Two black and white prints. Taken by Karl Holland of the Florida Dept. of Commerce. May 1978.
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Crowd scenes at the Florida Folk Festivals

Crowd scenes at the Florida Folk Festivals

Date
1957
Description
Sixty-five black and white prints, and one color print.
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Cuban dancers from Jacksonville performing at the Florida Folk Festival

Cuban dancers from Jacksonville performing at the Florida Folk Festival

Date
1970
Description
Four black and white prints. Images of an unidentified Cuban dance group from Jacksonville, accompanied by a Cuban band, performing at the Florida Folk Festival.
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Danny Coflin performing rope tricks at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival

Danny Coflin performing rope tricks at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1970-05
Description
Nine black and white prints. Images of Coflin performing various ropetricks and cracking whips. Includes an image of Coflin with festival director Thelma Boltin.
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Dept. of Commerce photographs of the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Dept. of Commerce photographs of the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1977-05
Description
Nineteen proof sheets with 126 black and white images, plus negatives. P82-199: Bagpiper Persy Hamilton; P82-201: Velma Wiggins/Eugenia Sisinni Jones/Barbara Muller/Thelma Boltin; P82-202: Will McLean/Don Grooms/Dale and Linda Crider/Cloggers; P82-203: Abner Jay/Gamble Rogers/Larry Older; P82-204: Larry Older/Tarpon Springs Greek Dancers; P82-205: Randy Whitehead/Bagpiper Allen Baker/fiddler Zeke Stephens; P82-206: Frank Mitchell/Shoeshine Rag/Cloggers/string band; P82-207: Allen Baker/Randy Whitehead/Junkanoos; P82-208: Kjell Lunestad/Bob Patterson; P82-209: Cloggers/Junkanoos; P82-210: Junkanoos/guitar maker; P82-211: Peyton Brothers/festival scenes; P82-212: Junkanoos/cigar rollers/water witching; P82-213: Evelyn Beers/cloggers; P82-214: Thelma Boltin/Peyton Brothers; P82-215: craft area/Lance Lazonby; P82-216: Don Grooms/Will McLean/Curly Dekle; P82-217: Skip Jones/Lenore Waddell/Pearl Marshall; P82-218: Water witcher Don Thompson.
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Deputy Secretary of State Sam Ashdown

Deputy Secretary of State Sam Ashdown

Date
Description
One black and white print. In government since 1964, Ashdown was head of the Dept. of Commerce when he replaced Jim Smith as Governor Reubin Askew's senior staff assistant. Smith became Secretary of State.
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Don Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Don Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1977-05
Description
Two black and white prints. Images of singer-songwriter Grooms with Will McLean on harmonica and Tim DeMas on upright bass. Grooms, born in Waynesville, North Caroline to a Applachian/Cherokee family, was an associate professor of telecommunications at the University of Florida (1962-1993). He was also news director for WUFT-TV. He was better known, however, for his songwriting and folk festival performances. A part of the Florida Folk scene of the 1960s and 1970s, he regularly performed with McLean, Gamble Rogers, Paul Champion, and Jim Ballew. He died 30 January 1998.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Carving demonstrations at the Florida Folk FestivalCarving demonstrations at the Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageWood carvers
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Wood carving
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Wood craft
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Demonstrations
Material culture
Whittling
Wood
Craft
Decorative arts
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Children's performances and demonstrations at the Florida Folk FestivalChildren's performances and demonstrations at the Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageChildren
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Choirs (music)
Oral performance
Games
Musical ensembles
Musical instruments
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Claude Sheppard making whips at the 1978 Florida Folk FestivalsClaude Sheppard making whips at the 1978 Florida Folk FestivalsStill ImageWhip braider
Whip maker
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Whips
Whip braiding
Craft
Whip making
Leather craft
Leather goods
Demonstrations
Material culture
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Cotton spinner Anne Lunestad at the 1978 Florida Folk FestivalCotton spinner Anne Lunestad at the 1978 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageMaterial culture
Machinery
Spinning wheels
Spinning
Tools
Cotton
Cotton textiles
Spinner
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Crowd scenes at the Florida Folk FestivalsCrowd scenes at the Florida Folk FestivalsStill ImageFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Crowds
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Cuban dancers from Jacksonville performing at the Florida Folk FestivalCuban dancers from Jacksonville performing at the Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageFolk dance
Musicians
Clothing and dress
Body movement
Performing arts
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Dancers
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Danny Coflin performing rope tricks at the 1970 Florida Folk FestivalDanny Coflin performing rope tricks at the 1970 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImagePerformers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Rodeo performers
Demonstrations
Rope
Ropework
Trick roping
Whipcracking
Lasso
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Dept. of Commerce photographs of the 1977 Florida Folk FestivalDept. of Commerce photographs of the 1977 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Performing arts
Craft
Singers
Musicians
Demonstrations
Folklife
Artisans
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Deputy Secretary of State Sam AshdownDeputy Secretary of State Sam AshdownStill ImagePublic officer
Public officials
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Don Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk FestivalDon Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageGuitarist
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Guitar
String instruments
Performing arts
Musical instruments
Music performance
Harmonicas
Bass guitars
Folk singers
Singing
Native Americans
Cherokee Indians
Singers
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