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Classic Country, Frank Mitchell, Community Revival Center, and Shorty Bedenbaugh performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1983-05-29
Description: One audio cassette.
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Classic Country, Frank Mitchell, Community Revival Center, and Shorty Bedenbaugh performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Folklife in South Florida

Date: 1985-08
Description: One proof sheet with twenty-four black and white images. 1: Limone Joseph playing Haitian music; 2-5: Salma Sinclair, Lebanese/Jamaican, of West Palm Beach making peas and rice; 6-7: Salma Sinclair embroidering; 8-9: Miami architecture; 10-11: Jesus Rodriguez, of Miami, playing the Venezuelan harp; 12-13: Nancy Greenburg, of Miami, creating Ketubah (Jewish Marriage contracts); 14: Roy Lee Walker of Kendall, Florida performing a shoe-shine rag; 15-21: images of a bar mitzvah ceremony.
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Folklife in South Florida

Frank Mitchell and his shoeshine rag at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: Four color slides. Mitchell of Lake City performing his shoe shine rag at the festival's main stage. Bobby Hicks is playing the harmonica.
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Frank Mitchell and his shoeshine rag at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Date: 1978-05-02
Description: One reel-to-reel recording. Mitchell, born in Greensboro, Alabama, first moved to Florida in 1949. Eventually, he was hired by Capells Shoe Store to shine (and later repair) shoes. Florida Folk Festival director Thelma Boltin discovered him in the early 1970s, and he performed at several festivals thereafter. He does not sing (he usually has a harmonica player accompany him) but rather creates a syncopated beat with his rag. In the interview, he discusses his early life, moving to Florida, working at the shoe store, performing his shoe shine rag, and gives examples of his skill.
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Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: Three color slides.
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Frank Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1977 Florida Folk festival

Date: 1977-05
Description: One black and white prints. Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag with Robert Cappel, wearing the shoes, and George Heaps-Nelson playing harmonica.
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Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1977 Florida Folk festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: Five color slides.
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Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1985-05-24
Description: Eight color slides. Mitchell shining Hicks' shoes.
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Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)

Date: 1983-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recordings. Boltin served as emcee. Mitchell played a shoeshine rag with Hicks on guitar. Goodson was a pianist from Pensacola.
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Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)

Date: 1984-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Mother Jaya and daughter Nila demonstrated traditional dances of India. Shoe shiner Frank Mitchell, of Lake City, performed songs in a shoe-shine rag style. From Jacksonville, the Deep Water Family consisted of Cindy, Mike, and Steve Nash.
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Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)

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Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival	Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Performing arts Performers Occupational folklore Occupational groups Shoes African Americans Shoe shiners	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t83-166	Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)	Sound	Singers Musicians Pianists Harmonica players Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing African Americans Piano music Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Banjo music Old time music Banjoists Shoe shiners	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t84-017	Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)	Sound	Musicians Singers Bands (Music) Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Performing arts Singing Indian Americans Indian arts Indian dance Occupational folklore Old time music Sea songs Sea shanteys Dance music Dancers Shoe shiners	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Classic Country, Frank Mitchell, Community Revival Center, and Shorty Bedenbaugh performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Classic Country, Frank Mitchell, Community Revival Center, and Shorty Bedenbaugh performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Folklife in South Florida

Folklife in South Florida

Frank Mitchell and his shoeshine rag at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell and his shoeshine rag at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1977 Florida Folk festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1977 Florida Folk festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)

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Classic Country, Frank Mitchell, Community Revival Center, and Shorty Bedenbaugh performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Classic Country, Frank Mitchell, Community Revival Center, and Shorty Bedenbaugh performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Folklife in South Florida

Folklife in South Florida

Frank Mitchell and his shoeshine rag at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell and his shoeshine rag at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoe shine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1977 Florida Folk festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1977 Florida Folk festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Frank Mitchell performing a shoeshine rag at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 13)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)

Friday performances at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 15)