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Greek embroidery at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts Festival

Greek embroidery at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts Festival
Date
1989-06-24
Description
Nineteen color slides. Greek embroidery displayed. Brief biographies of the embroiderers (some pictured) can be found in the folder. The festival was held June 24-25, 1989 to celebrate Tarpon Springs heritage of sponge diving, a practice that dated back to the 1890s. By 1905, when 500 Greek immigrants answered an ad to be sponge divers, the town acquired a distinctive Greek flavor, as the Greek Americans thrived in the sponge industry. At one point, Florida provided 95% of the nation's sponges. Although today over fishing and synthetic materials have undercut the sponge diving industry, the tradition lives on in Greek families, and through tourism.
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Greek embroidery at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts Festival

Greek embroidery at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts Festival
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Greek embroidery at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts FestivalGreek embroidery at the Sponge Industry Folk Arts FestivalStill ImageEmbroiderers
Needleworkers
Arts, Greek
Greek Americans
Folk festivals
Special events
Demonstrations
Embroidery
Needlework
Design
Material culture
Decorative arts
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