| a_s1576_04_c81-010 | Rainbow boat captain Manning (Skipper) Lockett performing his boat tour at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival | Sound | Boat driver
Festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Orators
Speech play
African Americans
Oral poetry
Poetic language
Boat drivers
Glass bottom boats
Springs
Oral performance
Performing arts
Tours
Fishes
Tour guides (Persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Rainbow boat captain Manning (Skipper) Lockett performing his boat tour at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1959-05
- Description
- One audio cassette. Recording of Skipper Lockett performing his popular Rainbow Springs boat tour on the main stage of the Florida Folk Festival. Lockett was a long-time boat driver at the springs (today a Florida State Park), and gave his rhyming tour -- during which he explains the springs and names all of its fishes -- at several festivals in the 1950s and 1960s. The original recording from which this cassette was made is T77-83: Recording of the Saturday Morning Program at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival.
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| a_s1576_05_c81-034 | Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers | Sound | Fieldwork
Boat drivers
Boat driving
Boats and boating
Springs
Fishes
Fauna
Flora
Interviews
Tours
Tourism
Ecotourism
Boat driver
Tour guides (Persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interviews and recordings of Homosassa Springs tour boat drivers
- Date
- 1981-07-30
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. C81-34 consists of a recording of Strube's boat tour. The second tape (C81-35) features Strube and ther drivers discussing their tours and the park. The tour guides discuss the park's natural foliage, plus the birds, a hippopotamus, crocodiles, and other animals that also make up the park.
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| a_s1592_08_reel07 | Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle | Sound | Fieldwork
Interviews
Interviewing
Oral narratives
Oral histories
Life histories
Biologists
Fishing
Food habits
Seafood gathering
Maritime life
Maritime folklore
Nature
Fishes
Oysters
Community culture
Biologist | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle
- Date
- 1986-10-09
- Description
- Three reel to reels. Interview with Florida marine biologist Dr. Ingle. Ingle worked for years with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. He discusses the history of Apalachicola; the history of fishing in the area; immigration to the town; the marine biology of Apalachicola Bay; oystering; local political culture; food habits of area; his career as a marine biologist; types of boats; and changes to the local ecosystems. A partial copy of the interview can be found at the Library of Congress' American Folk Center Archive (AFS 26,782A12). Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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| a_s1622_04_tape06 | Totch Brown interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Fishers
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Family history
Local history
Crabbing
Crabs
Crab traps
Fish traps
Seafood
Fish markets
Fishing equipment
Fishes
Mullet (fishes)
Food preparation
Drug smuggling | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Totch Brown interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
- Date
- 1987-11-18
- Description
- Two audiocassettes. Brown, a lifelong resident and retired stone crabber, wrote a book of his life in 1993 called Totch: A Life in the Everglades. He discusses trapping, selling, storing, cleaning, and cooking stone crabs, including when, where, and how to catch; making the wooden traps; financing his ventures; and other crabbers in the area. He also discusses fishing industry; cooking mullet; drug smuggling in the Everglades (marijuana); use of baits; family history; and local history.
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| a_s1714_03_tape20 | Interview with fisher Morris Bryan | Sound | Net maker
Fieldwork
Sound recording
Fishing
Fishes
Shad
Water hyacinth
Rivers
Fishing nets
Netmaking
Crabbing
Occupational folklore
Life histories
Oral histories
Catfishes
Fish trapping
Fisheries
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with fisher Morris Bryan
- Date
- 1985-01-30
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with fisher Bryan. Discusses tarring nets; fishing the St. Johns River; shad fishing; recreational fishing; fishhouses; hoop nets; crabbing; benefits of water hyacinth; changes in riverine environment; typical day of a fisher; and types of fish. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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| a_s1714_03_tape31 | Interview with commercial fisher Tommy and Cindy Noles | Sound | Fieldwork
Fishing
Fishes
Fisheries
Fish trapping
Maritime folklore
Occupational groups
Interviewing
Labor
Boats and boating
Seafood gathering
Interviews
Maritime life
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Saltwater fishing
Occupational folklore
Catfishes
Fishing tackle
Family history
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with commercial fisher Tommy and Cindy Noles
- Date
- 1985-02-08
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview with Noles and his wife Cindy Noles about commercial fishing, humorous work stories, trash fish, hydrilla, native fauna, and life as a fishing family. For images of Noles fishing, see S 1577, v. 27, sildes 1400-1414; and v. 28, slides 2054-2096. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River | An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork
Structures
Fishing nets
Fishing
Buildings
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishes
Occupational groups
Fishing tackle
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
An abandoned fish house on the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-27
- Description
- Nine color slides. Images of fisher Jackie Bennett at his father Doc Bennett's old fish house. Images of hoop nets, tar pots, a table for fish cleaning, and an old building. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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| Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River | Still Image | Fieldwork
Rivers
Occupational groups
Fishing
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Boats and boating
Shad
Fishes
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River
- Date
- 1985-02-07
- Description
- One color print (plus one black and white print and negatives). Duplicate of slide S85-2102. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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| Boat drivers at Wakulla Springs | Boat drivers at Wakulla Springs | Still Image | Tourists
Tourism
Ecotourism
African Americans
Fishes
Boat drivers
Boat driving
Rivers
Waterways
Transportation
Oral performance
Nature
Fauna
Flora
Birds
Trees
Amusement parks
Wildlife watching industry
Occupational groups
Boat driver
Tour guides (Persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat drivers at Wakulla Springs
- Date
- 1980-10
- Description
- Eighty-one color slides. Images of Wakulla Springs boat drivers. Glass bottom boat tour over the deep springs had been going on since the late 1800s. Many of these drivers are descendents of those early drivers, and provide some of the same folk tales. One tale/feature was Henry the Pole Vaulting Fish, a bass fish that jumped over a pole (actually scratching its gills). The springs was developed as a tourist attraction in the 1930s (and became a Florida state park in 1987.) Drivers pictured: George Bower(640-657, 813-814); Jackson (765-781); Moretz (784-785); and Gavin (790-793). Henry the fish pictured in 759-763, 781. Also includes are images of the river, alligators, fish, cypress trees, and plant life.
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| Boat tours at Wakulla Springs | Boat tours at Wakulla Springs | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boats
Boats and boating
Boat drivers
Boat driving
Glass bottom boats
Fishes
Rivers
Springs
Transportation
Docks
Waterways
Tour guides (Persons)
Ecotourism
Tourism
Tourists
Hotels
Alligators
Boat driver | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat tours at Wakulla Springs
- Date
- 1980-10
- Description
- Seventy-seven color slides. Images of boat tours at Wakulla Springs, a tourist attraction dating back to the 1930s. Many of the tours and features (such as the pole vaulting fish, a bass fish which rubs its gills on a wooden pole in the spring) date back to the 1800s. Images include the river, fauna and flora, the springs, the boat drivers and their boats, and the attraction's 1938 lodge. (Today the area is a state park.) Most of these images are duplicated in S 1577, v. 7, S81-741 - S81-820.
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