| Banjoist Lewis Raulerson | Banjoist Lewis Raulerson | Still Image | Fieldwork
Banjoes
String instruments
Musical instruments
Fences
Banjoists
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Banjoist Lewis Raulerson
- Date
- 1982-10
- Description
- One black and white print and one negative. (Same image for both). Duplicate from S 1577, box 18, folder 15, proof sheet P82-274.
- Collection
| Cock fighting yard in Columbia County | Cock fighting yard in Columbia County | Still Image | Fieldwork
Chickens
Fences
Cockfighting
Sports
Sports areas
Physical space
Community | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cock fighting yard in Columbia County
- Date
- 1981
- Description
- One color slide. Located on Booker T. Comb Road in Columbia County. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-218 | Interview with Myakka City resident Larry Albritton | Sound | Farmers
Beekeepers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Personal experience narratives
Oral histories
Family history
Alligators
Distilling, Illicit
Ranching
Hunting
Hunting Anecdotes
Cookery (Alligator)
Fences
Education
Local history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Myakka City resident Larry Albritton
- Date
- 1984-02-05
- Description
- One reel to reel. Albritton talks about growing up in Myakka, including hunting (alligators, frogs, and rabbits), ranching, going to school, moonshining, and fishing. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-211 | Interview with Myakka City residents Joe and Libby Warner | Sound | Ranchers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Family history
Personal experience narratives
Oral histories
Ranch life
Ranching
Farm life
Local history
Cattle diseases
Screwworm
Fences
Agriculture
Turpentining
Meat | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Myakka City residents Joe and Libby Warner
- Date
- 1984-04-14
- Description
- Three reel to reels. The Warners, longtime Myakka ranchers, talk about cattle ranching, rodeos, raising horses and cattle, cattle diseases, butchering and canning meat, coprorate versus family ranching, fencing land, turpentining, timber, rounding up cattle, rural development, and the history of cows in Manatee county. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| a_s1576_11_c83-111 | Interview with rancher Harris W. Fussell | Sound | Fieldwork
Interviews
Local history
Oral histories
Life histories
Personal experience narratives
Ranch life
Ranches
Animals
Livestock
Occupational groups
Occupational training
Fences
Cattle
Cattle brands
Livestock brands
Performers
Ranchers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with rancher Harris W. Fussell
- Date
- 1983-05-07
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Fussell, a rancher, was born three miles north of Polk City in a log cabin. In the interview, he discusses his family's background in ranching and hunting; people in his community working doing roadwork for one week a year in order to pay their taxes; raising cattle and hogs; no fence laws; branding and ear marks; the introduction of new types of cattle; differences in dress between "cowboys" from the west and those in Florida; tools used in Florida ranching; cattle dogs and horses; selling and marketing cattle; and transporting cattle to market. In addition, he also talks about the foods they ate while traveling such as smoked bacon and sweet potatoes; ways in which they entertained themselves including music, frolics, and square dancing; and his views on hunting and conservation.
- Collection
| Iron gate in Gainesville | Iron gate in Gainesville | Still Image | Metal craft
Fences
Gates
Architecture
Ironwork
Material culture
Blacksmiths | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Iron gate in Gainesville
- Date
- Description
- One color print. Image of iron gate within a brick fence in Gainesville. Gate made by blacksmith Frances Williams. c. 1978
- Collection
| Old homestead im Belleville | Old homestead im Belleville | Still Image | Fieldwork
Houses
Buildings
Structures
Architecture
Fences
Porches
Landscape | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Old homestead im Belleville
- Date
- 1981-11-19
- Description
- One color prints (plus one black and white print and negatives.) Duplicate of slide S82-1095. The house was said to be 125 years old at the time.
- Collection
| Old homestead im Belleville | Old homestead im Belleville | Still Image | Fieldwork
Architecture
Houses
Buildings
Palmetto
Chimneys
Dwellings
Fences
Decoration and ornament
Landscape | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Old homestead im Belleville
- Date
- 1981-11-19
- Description
- Six color slides. Reported to be 125 years old in 1981. Images of the house, its porch and chimney, as well as the yard with palmettos decorated with egg carton pieces. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
- Collection
| Quilter Nancy Morgan and her home | Quilter Nancy Morgan and her home | Still Image | Quiltmakers
Fieldwork
Quilts
Material culture
Decorative arts
Birdhouses
Gourds
Farms
Tools
Porches
Fences | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Tobacco barns near Lake City | Tobacco barns near Lake City | Still Image | Fieldwork
Barns
Farm buildings
Architecture
Structures
Buildings
Farms
Fences
Landscape
Flora
Trees | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Tobacco barns near Lake City
- Date
- 1983
- Description
- One proof sheet with 26 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of various tobacco barns and the farm fields.
- Collection
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