32 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Humor"
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Florida Home radio series: Humorists and Health Evangelists (Pre-master copy)

Florida Home radio series: Humorists and Health Evangelists (Pre-master copy)
Date
1981
Description
One audio cassette. A documentary program for a radio program entitled "Humorists and Health Evangelists" for the radio series "Florida Home." Includes interviews with and performances by ventriloquists, pitchmen, and performers for medicine shows and other travelling shows, including Bob and Mae Noell, Bunny Bartok, Mary McClain, Ward Hall, and Wayne Murray. Also features commentary and historical background and analysis by a narrator.
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Florida Home radio series: Humorists and Health Evangelists (Pre-master copy)

Florida Home radio series: Humorists and Health Evangelists (Pre-master copy)
Florida Home radio series: Showtown USA (Pre-master copy)

Florida Home radio series: Showtown USA (Pre-master copy)
Date
1981
Description
Four audio cassettes. AA "pre-master copy" recorded for the radio show documentary series. Includes excerpts of interviews with travelling show performers including Joe McKennon, Ward Hall, Bill Rogers, Mary McClain, and Eric Addams.
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Florida Home radio series: Showtown USA (Pre-master copy)

Florida Home radio series: Showtown USA (Pre-master copy)
Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)

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 & Superstition (master tape)

Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)
Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions

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: Folklore; Superstitions

Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions
Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)

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: Ford and Edison (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)
Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill

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: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill

Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill
Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)

Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)
Date
1977
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 32 minutes) A completed episode of Florida Yesterday, hosted by Frog Smith. Called Pioneer Homes, it involved Frog and Cypress Knee Museum owner Tom Gaskins making cypress shingles and discussing carpentry, jokes, hunting stores, and local lore. Also includes ten minutes of cutaways and inserts of the museum, including the workshop, signs, and exhibits. For more images of Gaskins, see S 1577, volume 58, S 1708, volume 1, and S 1624, box 2, folder 13. For an interview, see S 1708, box 4, tapes 12-15.
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Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)

Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)
Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions

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: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions

Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions
Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)
Date
1977-01-13
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 47 minutes) Raw footage featuring Frog Smith sitting in a chair near a canal, discussing his family history. Displays one of his paintings, depicting the railroad in Levy County from 1911.
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Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)
Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)

Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)
Date
1960-07-04
Description
One reel to reel recording. The audio quality is poor. Held at Powell Hall because of heavy rains. Boltin emceed the event. Cliff Walden was a radio personality on WGGG in Gainesville. U.S. Rep. Matthews represented the 8th Congressional District from 1953 to 1967. He spoke on patriotism and the need for "states rights" -- but his speech suffers from audio resulting from damage to the reel to reel and is difficult to hear.
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Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)

Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_10_c83-085Florida Home radio series: Humorists and Health Evangelists (Pre-master copy)SoundPerformers
Entertainers
Singers
Ventriloquists
Music performance
Ventriloquism
Humor
Jokes
Medicine shows
Comedians
Performing arts
Radio programs
Documentaries Radio		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_10_c83-086Florida Home radio series: Showtown USA (Pre-master copy)SoundPerformers
Entertainers
Singers
Music performance
Traveling shows
Humor
Jokes
Medicine shows
Traveling theater
Performing arts
Radio programs
Documentaries Radio		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)Moving ImageStorytelling
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; SuperstitionsFlorida Yesterday: Folklore; SuperstitionsMoving ImageTelevision
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: Ford and Edison (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)Moving ImageStorytellers
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: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); SawmillFlorida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); SawmillMoving ImageMusicians
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: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)Moving ImageWoodworkers
Documentary videos
Shingles
Cypress
Wood craft
Woodworking tools
Tools
Carpentry tools
Material culture
Storytelling
Humor
Tall tales
Personal experience narratives
Oral narratives
Signs and signboards
Museums
Tourism
Workshops
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & SuperstitionsFlorida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & SuperstitionsMoving ImageSawmill 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: Untitled episode (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)Moving ImagePainters
Television
Family history
Storytelling
Performing arts
Oral performance
Jokes
Humor
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Occupational folklore
Railroad work
Loggers
Logging
Decorative arts
Art
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s2043_00073Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)SoundConcerts
Music performance
Performing arts
Fourth of July
Holidays
Public officers
Public officials
Oral performance
Humor
African Americans Segregation
Old time music
Country music
Children
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Storytellers
Judges
Orators
Musicians
Legislators United States		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg