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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.
Collection
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.
Collection
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 (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)
Date
1977-04-14
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 44 minutes) "Music" episode footage. Filmed at JV Parkers' horse barn. Footage of Frog Smith talking with son George about various musical instruments and country music. Also cutaway shots of Frog reacting to music. See FV-26 for full episode. "Sawmill" episode footage. Scenes of Frog talking with Hendry about sawmills and a saw he invented. Filmed at Jerome Lumber Company. Florida Yesterdays was a Fort Myers-based television program filmed in 1977 that featured storyteller and folk artist Frog Smith discussing "old" Florida. Each episode was about a different topic. Produced by Channel 11 (WINK-TV).
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Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (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.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill

Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill
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.
Collection
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.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode (raw footage)
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 10 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 10 of 15)
Date
1991-05-25
Description
One video recording (3/4", 20 minutes). Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Don Grooms and Bobby Hicks performing an impromptu, acoustic set in front of the Old Marble Stage which followed their scheduled performance. Hicks tells several jokes, and vents against the prevalence of Northern tourists in Florida. Performance continues on FV-69. Grooms band: Nettles (guitar), Edwards (bass), and Martin (fiddle.)
Collection
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 10 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 10 of 15)
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 7 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 7 of 15)
Date
1991-05-25
Description
One video recording (3/4" tape; 22 minutes) Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Starts with an unidentified singing group. The rest of the tape consists of a performance by Don Grooms, and his band, at the Old Marble Stage. Continues on video FV-66, in S 1615. For an audio recording of the entire performance, see T91-84 & T91-85 in S 1576. Grooms band: Nettles (guitar), Edwards (bass), and Martin (fiddle.)
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Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 7 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 7 of 15)
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 8 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 8 of 15)
Date
1991-05-25
Description
One video recording (3/4" tape; 22 minutes) Unedited footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. Don Grooms performing on Old Marble Stage. Joined at the end by Bobby Hicks. Performance starts on video FV-66, in S 1615. For an audio recording of the entire Grooms performance, see T91-84 & T91-85 in S 1576. For an audio recording of Hicks performance, see T91-85. Grooms band: Nettles (guitar), Edwards (bass), and Martin (fiddle.)
Collection
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 8 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 8 of 15)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
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 (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)Moving ImageFiddlers
Musicians
Sawmill workers
Television
Musical instruments
Fiddles
Violin
Storytelling
Tall tales
Jokes
String instruments
Dulcimer
Oral narratives
Oral performance
Sawmills
Material culture
Machinery
Saws
Lumber trade
Occupational folklore
Occupational groups
Storytellers		/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: 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
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 10 of 15)Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 10 of 15)Moving ImageSingers
Musicians
Fiddlers
Guitarist
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Music performance
Performing arts
Singing
Folk singers
Guitar music
Fiddle music
Jokes
Humor
Storytelling		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 7 of 15)Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 7 of 15)Moving ImageSingers
Guitarist
Musicians
Video recording
Folk festivals
Festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Folk singers
Guitarists
Guitar music
Fiddling
Country music
Humor
Jokes		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 8 of 15)Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 8 of 15)Moving ImageSingers
Musicians
Guitarist
Video recording
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Guitar music
Music performance
Performing arts
Country music
Folk singers
Cherokee Indians
Humor
Fiddling
Jokes		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg