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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Shad"
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Happy Cole Driggers interview for the St. Johns River Survey

Happy Cole Driggers interview for the St. Johns River Survey

Date
1985-02-26
Description
One audio cassette. Interview with quilter Happy Driggers as she describes her family's old photographs of shad fishing in the 1920s.
Collection
Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns River

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.
Collection
Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing

Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing

Date
1920
Description
One proof sheet, with 21 images (plus negatives). Images copied from the collection of family photographs of the Happy Driggers. The images are of shad fishers of the 1920s. For further description, see tape 57 in S 1714, box 4. 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
Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing

Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishing

Date
1920
Description
Slides. Images copied from the collection of family photographs of the Happy Driggers. The images are of shad fishers of the 1920s. For further description, see tape 57 in S 1714, box 4. 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
Interview with fisher Morris Bryan

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.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1714_04_tape57Happy Cole Driggers interview for the St. Johns River SurveySoundField recordings
Photography
Fishing
Shad
Tourism
Family history
Oral narratives
Storytellers
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Bernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns RiverBernice Schmidt fishing for shad in the St. Johns RiverStill ImageFieldwork
Rivers
Occupational groups
Fishing
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Boats and boating
Shad
Fishes
Fishers
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Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishingHappy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishingStill ImageFieldwork
Photography
Fishing
Shad
Tourism
Recreation
Family history
Fishers
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Happy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishingHappy Cole Driggers old family photographs of 1920s shad fishingStill ImageFieldwork
Photography
Fishing
Shad
Tourism
Fishers
Recreation
Family history
Storytellers
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a_s1714_03_tape20Interview with fisher Morris BryanSoundNet 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
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