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Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs

Date: 1984-03
Description: Twelve color slides. Demonstrating the use and manufacture of cast nets and oyster tongs.
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Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs

Fishing guides David and Fred Futch

Date: 1988-03
Description: Twenty-five color slides. 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, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Fishing guides David and Fred Futch

Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1980-05
Description: One black and white print.
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Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps

Date: 1983
Description: Seven color slides.
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Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps

Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues

Date: 1983-01
Description: One proof sheets with 18 black and white images (plus negatives). Five images of Larry Hinman with his crab traps and boat. Ten images of Desuouges making a fishing net. Both were in St. Augustine. Also Three images of the Florida Folklife Program staff (Green and Bryant) at the Stephen Foster Center in White Springs. Created as research for the Minorcan Folklife Area for the 1983 Florida Folk Festival.
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Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)

Date: 2001-05-26
Description: One audio cassette tape. Stuart Pacetti and apprentice Darrell Colee discuss net making and its traditions in St. Augustine, especially the Minorcan tradition. They discuss and demonstrate the British and Spanish styles of net making as well as the fibers used in net making and the best times to fish. Robert and Irina Lasic and Srpska Kruna (their dance troupe) discuss and perform Serbian social dance.
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Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)

Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth

Date: 1985-07-24
Description: One audio cassette. Interview with Antonios Lerios and his grandson Nicholas Toth on the family business of making diving helmets. They discuss Lerios's background and innovations he made in the diving helmets. For a transcript of the interview, see S 1579, box 1.
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Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Date: 1985-03
Description: Twenty-one color slides. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. 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. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Date: 1985-03
Description: Twenty-one color slides. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. 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. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Date: 1981-08-31
Description: Seventy-seven color slides. Folklife demonstration booths at the Florida State Fair. Culled from informants at the Big Bend Folklife Area, demonstrations include pysanky egg decoration, Wakulla Springs boat drivers (Jackson), wood carving (fishing lures by Woodward and Jones), and polka music by the Polka Sweethearts.
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Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

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Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs	Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs	Still Image	Casting (Fishing) Material culture Occupational groups Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing nets Nets Oyster tongs Demonstrations Oyster fisheries Libraries Fishers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Fishing guides David and Fred Futch	Fishing guides David and Fred Futch	Still Image	Charter boat captains Apprentices Charter boat fishing Fishers Fishing Fishing tackle Fishing Equipment and supplies Waterways Transportation Boats and boating Boats and boating Chartering Fishing guides	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival	Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Crabbers Fishers Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Crab fisheries Equipment and supplies Crabbing Demonstrations Fish traps Fishing Equipment and supplies Seafood gathering Maritime folklore	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps	Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps	Still Image	Crabbers Fieldwork Fish traps Animal traps Seafood gathering Seafood industry Crabbing Fishing Equipment and supplies	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues	Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues	Still Image	Crabbers Net maker Fieldwork Minorcan Americans Crab fisheries Equipment and supplies Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing nets Occupational groups Workplace Boats Weaving Netmaking Net makers Fishers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_87_c01-081	Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)	Sound	Dancers Net maker Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Occupational groups Occupational folklore Netmaking Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing nets Minorcan Americans Maritime life Dance Arts, Serbian Serbian Americans	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_23_c87-009	Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth	Sound	Diving helmet maker Metal-workers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Helmets Diving Equipment and supplies Fishing Equipment and supplies Metal craft Occupational groups	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High	Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High	Still Image	Education Classrooms Teaching of folklore Students Schools Nets Fishing nets Maritime folklore Demonstrations Fishing Equipment and supplies Textile arts Netmaking Net maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High	Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High	Still Image	Education Classrooms Teaching of folklore Students Schools Nets Fishing nets Maritime folklore Demonstrations Fishing Equipment and supplies Textile arts Netmaking Net maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair	Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair	Still Image	Festivals Fairs Demonstrations Craft Folklife Boat drivers Occupational folklore African Americans Teaching of folklore Egg decoration Eggs Polka Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing lures Wood carving Music performance Wood carvers Musical groups Artisans Boat driver Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs

Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs

Fishing guides David and Fred Futch

Fishing guides David and Fred Futch

Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps

Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps

Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues

Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)

Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth

Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

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Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs

Buddy Maddox demonstrating cast nets and oyster tongs

Fishing guides David and Fred Futch

Fishing guides David and Fred Futch

Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

Crab trap maker George Torres at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival

Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps

Crabber Larry Hinman with his traps

Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues

Minorcan Folklife Fieldwork: Fisher Larry Hinman and netmaker Leon Desuougues

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)

Saturday performances at the 2001 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6)

Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth

Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Leslie Hodges demonstrating net making at Landon Junior High

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair