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Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers

Date: 1981-07-30
Description: Two audio cassettes. C81-34 consists of a recording of Strube's boat tour. The second tape (C81-35) features Strube and ther drivers discussing their tours and the park. The tour guides discuss the park's natural foliage, plus the birds, a hippopotamus, crocodiles, and other animals that also make up the park.
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Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers

Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05-28
Description: One audio cassette. Recorded at the Minorcan Folklife Area at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival. Side 1: Donnie Gader tells collector Wickman about folk songs and poems and Albert Triay and Willis Solano discuss ranching and potato farming with Peggy Bulger. Side 2: Traiy and Wickman continue their discussion on ranching and potato farming with Bulger.
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Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Date: 1980
Description: One audio cassette. Utz discusses features of the plants, animals, and waterways at Silver Springs.
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Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Date: 1980
Description: One audio cassette. Faison & Klotz briefly discuss how they learned the tour's spiel and how long they had worked as a tour guide. Faison then leads a jungle cruise tour.
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David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Bill Crowder interview

Date: 1983-02-18
Description: One audio cassette. Interview with alligator hunter Crowder, who was licensed with the state to capture and kill nuisance alligators, including within the Suwannee River. Interview conducted at the Stephen Foster Center.
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Bill Crowder interview

Interview with netmaker Buford Golden

Date: 1986-11-12
Description: Four audio cassette. Interview with net maker Buford. He discusses types of nets, how entered the fishing industry, his early childhood in Alabama, and various uses of nets. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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Interview with netmaker Buford Golden

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Date: 1985-12-10
Description: One audio cassette. Rolle, a jazz saxophonist, discusses his Bahamian parents, playing jazz, learning various instruments, segregation, South Florida nightclubs, and different styles of jazz.
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Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett

Date: 1986-11-12
Description: One audio cassette. Interview with oysterer Hewett. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett

Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal

Date: 1984-04-17
Description: One reel to reel. The group consisted of Eddie Johnson, Otis Wright, Jake White, Kenneth Allen, Cleveland Poole, and Rudolph Joiner.
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Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal

Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing

Date: 1984-04-16
Description: One reel to reel. Members of the company include Phyllis Johnson, Lisa Alexander, and Faye Hughes.
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Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing

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a_s1576_05_c81-034	Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers	Sound	Fieldwork Boat drivers Boat driving Boats and boating Springs Fishes Fauna Flora Interviews Tours Tourism Ecotourism Boat driver Tour guides (Persons)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_08_c83-045	Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Sound	Folklore revival festivals Interviews Workshops Personal experience narratives Farm life Songs Minorcan Americans Farming Ranchers Farmers Potato growers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-129	Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey	Sound	Boat operators Excursion boats Boating Tour guides Tourism workers Jokes Occupational folklore Springs Field recordings Ecotourism	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-131	David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey	Sound	Boating Excursion boats Tour guides Oral performance Jokes Occupational folklore Springs (bodies of water) Field recordings Ecotourism Storytelling Interviews	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_39_tape32	Bill Crowder interview	Sound	Hunters Fieldwork Interviews Occupational groups Occupational training Alligator hunting Alligators Hunting Hunting Equipment and supplies Hunting stories	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_40_tape01	Interview with netmaker Buford Golden	Sound	Net maker Fishers Fieldwork Interviews Occupational groups Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Occupational folklore Family history Maritime folklore Maritime life Fishing nets Netmaking Netmending Net makers Fishing Equipment and supplies Textile arts Weaving	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_40_tape11	Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey	Sound	Field recordings Interviews African Americans Oral narratives Jazz Family history Bahamian Americans Jazz bands Jazz musicians Saxophones	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_40_tape18	Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett	Sound	Fishers Fieldwork Interviews Occupational groups Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Occupational folklore Family history Maritime folklore Maritime life Oyster fisheries Oyster tongs Oyster industries Tools Fishing Equipment and supplies	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t84-001	Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal	Sound	Music performance Performing arts African Americans Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Singing Music rehearsals Religious songs Religious music Singers Musical groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t84-002	Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing	Sound	Singers Music performance Performing arts African Americans Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Singing Music rehearsals Religious songs Religious music Musical groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg

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Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers

Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers

Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Bill Crowder interview

Bill Crowder interview

Interview with netmaker Buford Golden

Interview with netmaker Buford Golden

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett

Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett

Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal

Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal

Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing

Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing

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Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers

Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers

Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Minorcan workshop (with Donnie Gader, Albert Triay and Willis Solano) at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Don Utz glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

David Faison glass-bottom boat tour demonstration for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Bill Crowder interview

Bill Crowder interview

Interview with netmaker Buford Golden

Interview with netmaker Buford Golden

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Billy Rolle interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey

Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett

Interview with oysterer Jeff Hewett

Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal

Recording of the Spiritual Harmonizers rehearsal

Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing

Recording of Walter Richardson and Company rehearsing