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Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1955-05-02
Description: One reel to reel. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded. The River of May was a historical play presented by students from various Jacksonville schools.
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Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1955-05-02
Description: One reel to reel. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded. Students from Stanton High School were performing a musical pageant called "Way Down South."
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Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Date: 1958-05-03
Description: One reel to reel recording. Eller served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1958 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1953-05
Description: Fifteen black and white prints. Singers, dancers, and actors from St. Augustine performing a pageant of the story of St. Augustine.
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St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival

The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Bill Dudley served as emcee. The Heritage Singers were from Lakeland, and consisted of three males dressed in traditional American costumes, singing about the American past. Phil Schneider was the leader.
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The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Date: 1955-05-03
Description: One reel to reel. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded. The pageant, presented by the City of St. Augustine, was written, composed, and narrated by Barnes. The performance began on reels T76-34 and T76-35. Cox and the Suwannee River Jamboree Boys were performers on the WNER-Live Oak radio station's Saturday night program, the Suwannee River Jamboree. Florida's largest and best known country music show, it was broadcast live three hours every Saturday night, with 30-minute versions syndicated across the Southeast. The show featured many North Florida and Southeast acts such as the Stanley Brothers. For a recording of that radio program, see reel T85-66.
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Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)

Date: 1955-05-03
Description: Two reel to reels. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded. The pageant, presented by the City of St. Augustine, was wriiten, composed, and narrated by Barnes. The performance continues on T76-36.
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Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)

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a_s1576_t77-020	Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)	Sound	Students Singers Musicians Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Performing arts Historical drama Pageants Hawaiian guitar String bands	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-016	Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)	Sound	Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts African Americans Singing Historical drama Scouts and scouting Dance Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-076	Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Whistle music Whistling music Storytelling Oral narratives Acting Historical drama Theater Storytellers Actors Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival	St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Singers Dancers Costumes Singing Clothing and dress Drama Acting Pageants Historical drama Actors	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t92-074	The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Old time music String instruments Music performance Musical groups Historical drama Singing Banjo music Guitar music Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-036	Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Oral performance Singing Pageants Bluegrass music Old time music String bands Stringband music Historical drama Acting Florida history Historical reenactments Dulcimer music Dancers Musicians Bands (Music) Guitarist Students Actors Children Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-034	Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Acting Special events Music performance Oral performance Pageants Performing arts Florida history Historical drama Theater Dancers Singers Actors	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival

St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival

The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)

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Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Monday morning performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Saturday evening performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival

St. Augustine Pageant at the 1953 Florida Folk Festival

The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

The Heritage Singers performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 4)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)

Tuesday evening performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reels 2 & 3)