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Glass bottom boat drivers Willie Marsh and William Crowel

Glass bottom boat drivers Willie Marsh and William Crowel

Date
1984-03-09
Description
Two audio cassettes. Images of two former Silver Springs boat drivers being interviewed by folklorist Nancy Nusz at the Marion County Public Library. Both in their 80s at the time, Marsh and Crowel had driven glass bottom boats at the theme park since its opening in the 1920s. Sound recordings of the interviews can be found in S 1576, box 12, C84-8 and C84-9.
Collection
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Glass bottom boat drivers Willie Marsh and William CrowelGlass bottom boat drivers Willie Marsh and William CrowelStill ImageOccupational folklore
Occupational groups
Libraries
African Americans
Oral communication
Oral narratives
Oral histories
Life histories
Boat drivers
Nature
Springs
Boats and boating
Glass bottom boats
Boat driver
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