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Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City

Date: 1979-10
Description: Twenty color slides. Images of the Pioneer Days, including a Florida Folklife exhibit, Thelma Boltin, and various traditional arts demonstrations. Also includes an image of folklorist and director of the Florida Folklife Program Peggy Bulger.
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Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Date: 1985
Description: Fifteen color slides (plus prints from the slides). A traveling exhibit concerning the occupational groups in Florida relating to tourism and recreation. The exhibit used text and images from the Folklife Program's fieldwork files. There was also a booklet that accompanied the exhibit (found in S 1606, box 1, folder 9). More images of the exhibit can be found in S 1606, box 2, folder 1.
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Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Date: 1985-10
Description: Twenty-four color slides. A travelling exhibit concerning the occupational groups in Florida relating to tourism and recreation. The exhibit used text and images from the Folklife Program's fieldwork files. There was also a booklet that accompanied the exhibit (found in S 1606, box 2, folder 5). More images of the exhibit can be found in S 1606, box 2, folder 1.
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Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Date: 1994-05-14
Description: Twenty color slides.
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Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Model boats in Key West

Date: 1993-02-17
Description: Four color slides. Boats on display at the local public library.
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Model boats in Key West

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Date: 1983
Description: Twenty color slides. No information is available on whether or not this exhibit was ever produced. Appears to have been planned for the Stephen Foster Center.
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Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center

Date: 1982
Description: Thirty-six color slides. Paintings by Baker and Smith were displayed at the Stephen Foster Center for a month-long exhibit.
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Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center

Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library

Date: 1987-07-30
Description: Eight color slides. 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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Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Date: 1986-10
Description: 109 color slides. Rudd and Brooks making wicker (bent cypress) furniture. Includes images of the entire process from gathering cypress tress and cutting the wood to constructing the furniture and finally having them on display at the Stephen Foster Center. Slides S93-05, S93-06, S93-16, and S93-66 are missing. 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, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos

Date: 1988-10
Description: Seventeen color slides. Retablos are a mix of Spanish and Native American traditions. They originated with the personal shrines carried by Spanish soldiers, and later combined with Indian motifs and stories.
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Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos

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Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City	Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City	Still Image	Special events Folk festivals Festivals Woodworking tools Woodwork Demonstrations Exhibits Cookery (syrups) Cane syrup Cooking and dining Spinner Spinning wheels Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'	Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'	Still Image	Exhibits Traveling exhibitions Leisure Occupational groups Occupational folklore Museum collection Museums Folklife Artifacts	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'	Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'	Still Image	Exhibits Museum collection Museums Folklife Occupational folklore Artifacts Leisure Traveling exhibitions	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville	Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville	Still Image	Festivals Special events Exhibits Demonstrations Music Dance	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Model boats in Key West	Model boats in Key West	Still Image	Model builders Boatbuilders Fieldwork Libraries Exhibits Boats Models and modelmaking Miniature craft Miniatures Woodwork Material culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit	Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit	Still Image	Models Models, architectural Exhibits Teaching of folklore Folklife	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center	Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center	Still Image	Painters Exhibits Art Painting Sculpture Figurines African Americans Artists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library	Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library	Still Image	Quiltmakers Needleworkers Fieldwork Quilted goods Quilts Design Decorative arts Material culture Needlework Textile arts Textiles Libraries Exhibits	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture	Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture	Still Image	Furniture maker Woodworkers Fieldwork Furniture Furniture makers Cypress Chairs Woodwork Apprentices Material culture Flora Plants Wicker furniture Chair-makers Exhibits Tree felling Trees	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos	Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos	Still Image	Artists Sculptors Fieldwork Latinos Peruvian Americans Art Material culture Museums Exhibits Sculpture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City

Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Model boats in Key West

Model boats in Key West

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center

Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center

Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library

Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos

Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos

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Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City

Images of the Pioneer Days in Dade City

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the travelling exhibit 'Pursuits and Pastimes'

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Model boats in Key West

Model boats in Key West

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center

Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center

Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library

Quilts displayed at the Boynton Beach Library

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos

Sculptor Nicario Jimenez with his work, retablos