Ybor City and Tarpon Springs | Ybor City and Tarpon Springs | Still Image | Sponges Cigar making Cigar makers Cigar industry Boats and boating Fishing Maritime life Seafood gathering Stores, retail Material culture Fishing nets Netmaking | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ybor City and Tarpon Springs
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- Twenty black and white prints, with negatives. P82-104 Statue in Tarpon Springs P82-105 Sign for Maniscalco Cigar Company P82-106 Cuban American cigar rollers P82-107 Tarpon Springs shrimp boats P82-108 sponges P82-109,110 Sponges drying P82-111-112 Greek Gift shops in Tarpon Springs P82-113 Signs for Greek restaurants, Tarpon Springs P82-114-119 George Sanders making nets P82-120 Ybor City stores P82-121 Ybor City storefront P82-122 Tarpon Springs floats and nets P82-123 Tarpon Springs shrimp boats c. 198
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a_s1576_t86-251b | WPA field recordings in Ybor City (August 1939 recording expedition) | Sound | Fieldwork New Deal, 1933-1939 Interviews Public service employment Folklorists Public welfare United States. Work Projects Administration Latinos Work songs A capella singers Performing arts A capella singing Music performance Singing Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Narratives Jokes Riddles Storytelling Tales Italian Americans Prayer Storytellers Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
WPA field recordings in Ybor City (August 1939 recording expedition)
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- 1939-08-26
- Description
- One reel to reel. These recordings were created by Florida folklorist Kennedy and photographer Cook in August 1939. They created a total of sixteen 12-inch acetate records that month. On this recording, Cuban American and Italian American residents of Ybor City were recorded telling stories and singing traditional songs. For more detailed information on the recordings, see S 1579, box 3, for copies of the original LOC indexes. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) — after 1939, the Works Projects Administration — was a work-relief program created in 1935 by the Roosevelt Administration that employed over 8.5 million people between 1935 and 1943. One of its programs was the Federal Writers Project (FWP), which included the Folklore Section. This section conducted fieldwork, recording songs, traditions, and stories across the nation. Originally created to gather material for the American Guide Series, but later emphasis was placed upon fieldwork for preservation of folk traditions for future use. In Florida, the FWP was based out of Jacksonville, and directed by historian Carita Doggett Corse. Folklorist Stetson Kennedy directed the Florida Folklife section. Seven recording expeditions were conducted in Florida. Two were conducted between 1935 and 1937, before the creation of the Florida Folklore Section: one by Alan Lomax and Zora Neale Hurston, and the other by John and Ruby Lomax. After 1939, five more were conducted by Florida's FWP staff: Kennedy, Hurston, Robert Cook, Alton Morris, Corse, Robert Cornwell, John Filareton, and Herbert Halpert (of the Joint Committee on Folk Art's Southern Recording Expedition.) Recording equipment was loaned to Florida's WPA program by the Library of Congress' Archive of the American Folk Song (later the American Folk Center). The field recordings were made on acetate disks, usually recorded at 78 rpm (although occasionally at 33 rpm). Because these disks were shipped from Washington DC to Florida, then to the recording site, and then back to Washington, they often were not of the highest sonic quality. Several had surface scratches and many had various recording speeds. In 1986, the FFP staff made copies of many of these recordings onto reel to reels for inclusion to the Florida Folklife Archive. The originals are still housed with the Library of Congress.
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a_s1576_t86-250 | WPA field recordings in Ybor City (August 1939 recording expedition) | Sound | Fieldwork New Deal, 1933-1939 Interviews Public service employment Folklorists Public welfare United States. Work Projects Administration Latinos Work songs A capella singers Performing arts A capella singing Music performance Singing Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Narratives Jokes Rites and ceremonies Storytelling Tales Supernatural legends Storytellers Children Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
WPA field recordings in Ybor City (August 1939 recording expedition)
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- 1939-08-23
- Description
- One reel to reel. These recordings were created by Florida folklorist Kennedy and photographer Cook in August 1939. They created a total of sixteen 12-inch acetate records that month. On this recording, Cuban American residents of Ybor City were recorded telling stories and singing traditional songs. The material recorded during a birthday party at the Andux household is also on S86-2490. For more detailed information on the recordings, see S 1579, box 3, for copies of the original LOC indexes. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) — after 1939, the Works Projects Administration — was a work-relief program created in 1935 by the Roosevelt Administration that employed over 8.5 million people between 1935 and 1943. One of its programs was the Federal Writers Project (FWP), which included the Folklore Section. This section conducted fieldwork, recording songs, traditions, and stories across the nation. Originally created to gather material for the American Guide Series, but later emphasis was placed upon fieldwork for preservation of folk traditions for future use. In Florida, the FWP was based out of Jacksonville, and directed by historian Carita Doggett Corse. Folklorist Stetson Kennedy directed the Florida Folklife section. Seven recording expeditions were conducted in Florida. Two were conducted between 1935 and 1937, before the creation of the Florida Folklore Section: one by Alan Lomax and Zora Neale Hurston, and the other by John and Ruby Lomax. After 1939, five more were conducted by Florida's FWP staff: Kennedy, Hurston, Robert Cook, Alton Morris, Corse, Robert Cornwell, John Filareton, and Herbert Halpert (of the Joint Committee on Folk Art's Southern Recording Expedition.) Recording equipment was loaned to Florida's WPA program by the Library of Congress' Archive of the American Folk Song (later the American Folk Center). The field recordings were made on acetate disks, usually recorded at 78 rpm (although occasionally at 33 rpm). Because these disks were shipped from Washington DC to Florida, then to the recording site, and then back to Washington, these disks often were not of the highest sonic quality. Several had surface scratches and many had various recording speeds. In 1986, the FFP staff made copies of many of these recordings onto reel to reels for inclusion to the Florida Folklife Archive. The originals are still housed with the Library of Congress.
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a_s1576_t86-245a | WPA field recordings in Jacksonville and Ybor City (1939 recording expedition: Herbert Halpert) | Sound | Fieldwork New Deal, 1933-1939 Interviews Public service employment Public welfare United States. Work Projects Administration African Americans Folklorists A capella singers Performing arts A capella singing Music performance Singing Preachers Gospel (Black) Gospel music Drum music Dance music Work songs Arts, Cuban Drum performance Musicians Drummers (Musicians) Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
WPA field recordings in Jacksonville and Ybor City (1939 recording expedition: Herbert Halpert)
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- 1939-06-18
- Description
- One reel to reel. (These recordings appear at the start of the reel. The rest of the reel is another WPA expedition.) All of Zora Neale Hurston's Florida recordings can be found on C87-24, including those on this reel. These recordings were created by folklorist Halpert -- originally of New York City, and later a pioneer in the field, in June 1939. This was part of a larger nine-state fieldwork tour of the South between 12 March and 30 June 1939. He created a total of twelve 12-inch acetate records in Florida. On this recording, Halpert was assisted by Stetson Kennedy in Jacksonville. In Ybor City, he recorded Cuban drummer Bermudez. For more detailed information on the recordings, see S 1579, box 3, for copies of the original LOC indexes. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) - after 1939, the Works Projects Administration - was a work-relief program created in 1935 by the Roosevelt Administration that employed over 8.5 million people between 1935 and 1943. One of its programs was the Federal Writers Project (FWP), which included the Folklore Section. This section conducted fieldwork, recording songs, traditions, and stories across the nation. Originally created to gather material for the American Guide Series, but later emphasis was placed upon fieldwork for preservation of folk traditions for future use. In Florida, the FWP was based out of Jacksonville, and directed by historian Carita Doggett Corse. Folklorist Stetson Kennedy directed the Florida Folklife section. Seven recording expeditions were conducted in Florida. Two were conducted between 1935 and 1937, before the creation of the Florida Folklore Section: one by Alan Lomax and Zora Neale Hurston, and the other by John and Ruby Lomax. After 1939, five more were conducted by Florida's FWP staff: Kennedy, Hurston, Robert Cook, Alton Morris, Corse, Robert Cornwell, John Filareton, and Herbert Halpert (of the Joint Committee on Folk Art's Southern Recording Expedition.) Recording equipment was loaned to Florida's WPA program by the Library of Congress' Archive of the American Folk Song (later the American Folk Center). The field recordings were made on acetate disks, usually recorded at 78 rpm (although occasionally at 33 rpm). Because these disks were shipped from Washington DC to Florida, then to the recording site, and then back to Washington, these disks often were not of the highest sonic quality. Several had surface scratches and many had various recording speeds. In 1986, the FFP staff made copies of many of these recordings onto reel to reels for inclusion to the Florida Folklife Archive. The originals are still housed with the Library of Congress.
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a_s1576_t86-249 | WPA field recordings in Cross City and Ybor City (August 1939 recording expedition) | Sound | Fieldwork New Deal, 1933-1939 Interviews Public service employment Folklorists Public welfare United States. Work Projects Administration African Americans Work songs A capella singers Performing arts A capella singing Music performance Singing Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Claves Maracas Rites and ceremonies Storytelling Tales Turpentine industry workers Narratives Supernatural legends Storytellers Turpentiners Children Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
WPA field recordings in Cross City and Ybor City (August 1939 recording expedition)
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- 1939-08-19
- Description
- One reel to reel. These recordings were created by Florida folklorist Kennedy and photographer Cook in August 1939. They created a total of sixteen 12-inch acetate records that month. On this recording, men from the Aycock and Lindsey turpentine camp in Cross City perform two songs, and tell a ghost story (19 August). The remainder of the reel was recorded at the Andux household on 24 August, during a birthday party. The family sang songs, and told stories. For more detailed information on the recordings, see S 1579, box 3, for copies of the original LOC indexes. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) – after 1939, the Works Projects Administration – was a work-relief program created in 1935 by the Roosevelt Administration that employed over 8.5 million people between 1935 and 1943. One of its programs was the Federal Writers Project (FWP), which included the Folklore Section. This section conducted fieldwork, recording songs, traditions, and stories across the nation. Originally created to gather material for the American Guide Series, but later emphasis was placed upon fieldwork for preservation of folk traditions for future use. In Florida, the FWP was based out of Jacksonville, and directed by historian Carita Doggett Corse. Folklorist Stetson Kennedy directed the Florida Folklife section. Seven recording expeditions were conducted in Florida. Two were conducted between 1935 and 1937, before the creation of the Florida Folklore Section: one by Alan Lomax and Zora Neale Hurston, and the other by John and Ruby Lomax. After 1939, five more were conducted by Florida’s FWP staff: Kennedy, Hurston, Robert Cook, Alton Morris, Corse, Robert Cornwell, John Filareton, and Herbert Halpert (of the Joint Committee on Folk Art’s Southern Recording Expedition.) Recording equipment was loaned to Florida’s WPA program by the Library of Congress’ Archive of the American Folk Song (later the American Folk Center). The field recordings were made on acetate disks, usually recorded at 78 rpm (although occasionally at 33 rpm). Because these disks were shipped from Washington DC to Florida, then to the recording site, and then back to Washington, these disks often were not of the highest sonic quality. Several had surface scratches and many had various recording speeds. In 1986, the FFP staff made copies of many of these recordings onto reel to reels for inclusion to the Florida Folklife Archive. The originals are still housed with the Library of Congress.
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Video of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo | Video of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo | Moving Image | Fieldwork Latinos Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Singing Decimas, Cuban American (Spanish) Music performance Performing arts Oral performance Apprentices Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Video of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo
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- One video recording. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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a_s2043_00144 | Unidentified Cuban singers from Hamilton County | Sound | Cuban Americans Folk music A capella singing Music--Performance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Tulipan Bakery | Tulipan Bakery | Still Image | Bakers and bakeries Cooks Fieldwork Baked products Bakery Cuban Americans Latinos Food preparation Cake Desserts Community enterprise Specialty stores | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Tulipan Bakery
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- 1987-08-17
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- Five color slides. Images of a Cuban bakery, with its customers and cakes/baked goods. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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Tropic Cuban Tile Company | Tropic Cuban Tile Company | Still Image | Fieldwork Tiles Stores, retail Flooring, tile Ceramics Signs (commercial) Workplace Material culture Signs and signboards Architecture Trucks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Tropic Cuban Tile Company
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- 1987-09
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. Images of the Tropic Cuban Tile Company, their tiles, truck, and employees. The company was owned by H. Borroto, a Cuban American who moved to Miami in 1949. At the time, his company, along with La Cubana, were the only Cuban floor tile companies left in Miami. These tiles were of cement because clay was not found in South Florida. These styles of floor tiles were popular throughout Latin America. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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The Scull Sisters dancing in Little Havana | The Scull Sisters dancing in Little Havana | Still Image | Fieldwork Dancers Cuban Americans Latinos Artists Painters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Scull Sisters dancing in Little Havana
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- 1985-08
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- Three color slides. The Scull sisters were popular Cuban painters in Miami. They were twins, and often dressed identical. They are dancing with Facundo Rivera. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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