Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music | Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music | Moving Image | Television Storytelling Fishing Personal experience narratives Tales Tall tales Cookery (Seafood) Seafood gathering Seafood industry Fishing nets Pirates Catfishes Fishes Saltwater fishing Sturgeon fishing Sharks Alligators Alligator hunting Oral narratives Oral performance Family history Florida history Local history Fishers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music
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- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 59 minutes) Fish Stories, Pt. 1: (12 minutes.) The second half of the episode. Smith talks with Lehr at Hagan Seafood Dock about fishing in Florida. Fish Stories, Pt. 2: (23 minutes) Continuation of Smith's and Leghr's conversation about fishing in Florida. Pirates & Indians: (22 minutes) Lehr and Smith, filmed at the same time as the above two shows, discussing pirates and Florida native peoples. Music: (2 minutes) the opening credits of episode.
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Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape) | Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape) | Moving Image | Storytelling Television Personal experience narratives Oral performance Railroads Trains Jokes Humor Oral narratives Stores, retail Family history Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)
- Date
- 1977-02-15
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape, 56 minutes) Frog Smith sitting in Mercer's Country Store telling stories of his family and childhood for store patrons. For more footage, see V86-30 and V86-29.
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Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions | Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions | Moving Image | Television Storytelling Family history Personal experience narratives Trains Stores, retail Jokes Humor Oral narratives Oral communication Tall tales Ghosts Supernatural legends Sawmills Sawmilling Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions
- Date
- 1977-02-15
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 56 minutes) Folklore: Frog Smith sitting in Mercer's Country Store telling stories of his family and childhood for store patrons. Superstitions: the first half of the Superstitions episode, with Smith in his home office. He tells several ghost stories and explains local superstitions. The second half of the episode can be found on FV-24.
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Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage) | Moving Image | Storytellers Television Florida history Storytelling Houses Automobiles Oral narratives Oral performance Humor Jokes Personal experience narratives Family history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 45 minutes) Smith tells stories about Henry Ford and Thomas Edison while sitting at the Ford residence. Among the corwd listening to Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis (owners of the Ford home at the time), stories about Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, description of their homes, and stories about Fort Myers.
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Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill | Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill | Moving Image | Musicians Sawmill workers Woodworkers Storytelling Television Personal experience narratives Oral performance Music performance Cypress Jokes Humor Oral narratives Country music Family history Sawmilling Sawmills Timber Lumber trade Shingles Saws Stringband music Musical instruments Carpentry tools Woodworking tools Singing Singers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 61 minutes) Music: 21 minutes. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see FV-25, V86-55 & FV-27. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn. Pioneer Homes: 23 minutes. Frog and Cypress Knee Museum owner Tom Gaskins making cypress shingles and discussing carpentry, jokes, hunting stores, and local lore. For more, see FV-32. Sawmills: 17 minutes. Frog Smith talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling, timber, and lumber trade. For more footage, see V86-25 and V86-29.
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Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions | Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions | Moving Image | Sawmill workers Television Storytelling Family history Personal experience narratives Trains Stores, retail Sawmilling Sawmills Timber Lumber trade Saws Occupational folklore Occupational groups Tall tales Hunting Anecdotes Hunting stories Hunting Folklore Fishing Oral narratives Oral performance Jokes Humor Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 47 minutes) (See V86-30 for master version of Superstitions & Folklore episode; for B-roll and raw footage, see V86-56 and V86-26) Sawmill: 23 minutes; edited A-roll footage of Frog Smith talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling, timber, and lumber trade. For more footage, see V86-25. Folklore: 24 minutes; 2/15/1977. Frog Smith sitting in Mercer's Country Store telling stories of his family and childhood for store patrons. For more footage, see V86-26.
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Florida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle | Florida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle | Moving Image | Storytellers Television Family history Florida history Oral performance Oral narratives Tall tales Personal experience narratives Ghosts Supernatural legends Folklore and history Occupational folklore Occupational groups Cattle Cattle brands Animal tales Cowboys Cows Cowherding Ranch life Ranchers Ranching Barns Architecture Farm buildings Livestock Livestock industry | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video recording. (3/4" tape, 34 minutes) Superstitions: (13 minutes) The second half of the episode. Filmed in Smith's home office as he tells various ghost stories and explains local superstitions. Cattle and the Cowboys: (21 minutes) Filmed in front of a barn, Smith discusses cattle ranching in Florida. He talks primarily about early ranchers Bone Mizzell and Jacob Summerlin.
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Florida Yesterday: Superstitutions (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Superstitutions (raw footage) | Moving Image | Television Storytelling Beliefs and cultures Ghosts Supernatural legends Personal experience narratives Oral performance Family history Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Superstitutions (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (1/2" tape; 62 minutes) Filmed in Smith's home office as he tells various ghost stories and explains local superstitions. Includes many takes, cut-aways, and B-roll. First half of the completed episode can be found on V86-30; the second half can be found on FV-24.
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Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode | Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode | Moving Image | Television Family history Florida history Tall tales Oral narratives Oral performance Oral history Personal experience narratives Boats and boating Storytelling Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video recording. (3/4" tape; 26 minutes) An untitled episode of the WINK-produced show, Florida Yesterday. (May be the first show). Features Frog on a boat, telling family stories of growing in South Georgia and Florida. See V86-58 for the unedited raw footage.
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Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (edit tape) | Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (edit tape) | Moving Image | Television Boats and boating Storytelling Family history Occupational folklore Sawmills Logging Loggers Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Oral performance Tales Harmonica players Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (edit tape)
- Date
- 1977-01-10
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 62 minutes) Unedited footage of an untitled episode of the WINK-produced show, Florida Yesterday. (May be the first show). Features Frog on a boat, telling family stories of growing in South Georgia and Florida. (For finished version, sans credits, see FV-30.)
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