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Citrus worker Sonny Trask

Date: 1994-02-23
Description: One proof sheet and 17 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Trask bagging oranges.
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Citrus worker Sonny Trask

Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting

Date: 1982
Description: One proof sheet with nineteen black and images. 1-2: John Albert with students; 3-19: John Linder on a harvest ladder, picking oranges with a pull-boy tool.
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Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting

Douglas Thompson interview

Date: 1983-12-09
Description: One audio cassette. NOTE: The audio is very poor for Thompson (interviewer Owen is clear.) Thompson, one-time foreman for the El Maximo Ranch (starting in 1938), discusses ranching; the use of dogs and whips; changes to the industry over the 20th Century; Seminole ranching; tick eradication and cattle vats; effects of fencing; cow camps; cattle drives; encroachment by the citrus industry on the land; and rodeos. For another interview, see S 1576, C84-7. For images, see S 1577, v. 32. Interview conducted as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program.
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Douglas Thompson interview

Evans Citrus Barn

Date: 1982
Description: One proof sheet with 21 black and white images. Images of the Evans Citrus Barn, a roadside citrus stand in Hillsbotough County. Image from fieldwork for the Florida Folk Arts in the Schools program.
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Evans Citrus Barn

Florida citrus labels

Date: 1986
Description: Thirty-four color slides. These labels were used to decorate citrus crates. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, 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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Florida citrus labels

Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1994-05-28
Description: Two proof sheets with sixty black and white images (plus negatives). Each year, the Florida Folklife Program invites demonstrators and folk arts to showcase Florida folklife. In 1994, these demonstrators included musicians such as sacred harp singer Albritton, Chinese zheng player Yao, choir from Mt. Pleasant, the Calloway Sister, and the Neighborhood Blues Band; occupational groups such as citrus workers (Trask) and tourism providers (Gatorland); and dancers (the Cracker Taps).
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Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival

Fort Green Ladderworks

Date: 1987-03-02
Description: Eight color slides. The business made ladders for citrus pickers. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, 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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Fort Green Ladderworks

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)

Date: 1994-05-27
Description: One audio cassette. Trask was a citrus worker from Highland City. Chancey was a storyteller from Bartow. Her session continues on C94-51.
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Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)

Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen

Date: 1993-11-30
Description: Two audio tapes. Recorded in Allen's home. Born 13 February 1918, Allen was awarded for his efforts to preserve "Cracker" culture through his restaurant and his newspaper columns. He also promoted bluegrass music throughout Florida with his restaurant, Allen's Historical Cafe, which featured live bluegrass music. In 1990, he won the Florida Folk Heritage Award. In the interview, he discusses his life history, and focused upon his mother's 'Cracker' cooking, including various recipes. He also discusses his time as a cowboy, citrus farming, and a hobo. He also describes what constitutes a Florida Cracker. For more information, see file in S 1664, box 5, folder 10.
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Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen

Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales

Date: 1983
Description: One proof sheet with 30 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of McClures fruit stand near Lake Wales.
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Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales

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Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting	Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting	Still Image	Citrus industry Agriculture Trees Harvesting Crops Material culture Tools Students Wood carving Pedagogy Teaching of folklore Labor Citrus Agricultural implements Wood carvers Farm workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_11_c83-139	Douglas Thompson interview	Sound	Field recordings Interviews Ranching Oral narratives Occupational folklore Citrus industry	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Evans Citrus Barn	Evans Citrus Barn	Still Image	Citrus industry Fruit Stores, retail Architecture Advertising Signs (commercial) Fieldwork	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Florida citrus labels	Florida citrus labels	Still Image	Fieldwork Citrus fruit industry Citrus industry Advertising Orange industry Citrus fruits in art Decorative arts Citrus fruits Marketing Advertisements Commercial art Art and industry Citrus crate labels	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival	Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Music performance Bands (Music) String bands Zheng Musical groups Performing arts Tourism Alligators African Americans Arts, Chinese Choirs (music) Occupational groups Demonstrations Citrus industry Singers Performers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fort Green Ladderworks	Fort Green Ladderworks	Still Image	Fieldwork Citrus fruit industry Citrus industry Ladders Orange industry Community enterprise Woodwork Signs (commercial)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_33_c94-050	Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)	Sound	Farm workers Storytellers Farmers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Workshops (Adult education) Personal experience narratives Life histories Occupational folklore Occupational groups Citrus fruit industry Citrus industry Agriculture Farming Orange industry Oral narratives Storytelling Tales	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1664_07_tape54	Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen	Sound	Restaurateurs Fieldwork Food Food industry and trade Food preparation Cowboys Restaurants Merchants Life histories Interviews Personal experience narratives Oral history Citrus industry Cooking and dining Desserts Journalists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales	Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales	Still Image	Merchants Fieldwork Selling Orange industry Oranges Vending stands Signs (commercial) Signs and signboards Citrus fruit industry Citrus industry Food industry and trade Food preparation Retail trade Stores, retail Dealers (Retail trade) Economic practices Street vendors	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Citrus worker Sonny Trask

Citrus worker Sonny Trask

Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting

Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting

Douglas Thompson interview

Douglas Thompson interview

Evans Citrus Barn

Evans Citrus Barn

Florida citrus labels

Florida citrus labels

Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival

Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival

Fort Green Ladderworks

Fort Green Ladderworks

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)

Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen

Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen

Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales

Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales

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Citrus worker Sonny Trask

Citrus worker Sonny Trask

Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting

Demonstrations of wood carving and citrus harvesting

Douglas Thompson interview

Douglas Thompson interview

Evans Citrus Barn

Evans Citrus Barn

Florida citrus labels

Florida citrus labels

Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival

Folklife area demonstrators and performers at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival

Fort Green Ladderworks

Fort Green Ladderworks

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)

Friday performances at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Workshop Stage) (Tape 2)

Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen

Interview with bluegrass music and Cracker culture promoter Carl Allen

Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales

Orange fruit stand near Lake Wales