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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Tall tales"
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Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music

Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music
Date
1977
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 59 minutes) Fish Stories, Pt. 1: (12 minutes.) The second half of the episode. Smith talks with Lehr at Hagan Seafood Dock about fishing in Florida. Fish Stories, Pt. 2: (23 minutes) Continuation of Smith's and Leghr's conversation about fishing in Florida. Pirates & Indians: (22 minutes) Lehr and Smith, filmed at the same time as the above two shows, discussing pirates and Florida native peoples. Music: (2 minutes) the opening credits of episode.
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Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music

Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; Music
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: 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: 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: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle

Florida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle
Date
1977
Description
One video recording. (3/4" tape, 34 minutes) Superstitions: (13 minutes) The second half of the episode. Filmed in Smith's home office as he tells various ghost stories and explains local superstitions. Cattle and the Cowboys: (21 minutes) Filmed in front of a barn, Smith discusses cattle ranching in Florida. He talks primarily about early ranchers Bone Mizzell and Jacob Summerlin.
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Florida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle

Florida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & Cattle
Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode

Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode
Date
1977
Description
One video recording. (3/4" tape; 26 minutes) An untitled episode of the WINK-produced show, Florida Yesterday. (May be the first show). Features Frog on a boat, telling family stories of growing in South Georgia and Florida. See V86-58 for the unedited raw footage.
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Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode

Florida Yesterday: Untitled episode
Summer School Folklife Program

Summer School Folklife Program
Date
1992-07-15
Description
One video recording (VHS; 60 minutes) Video highlights of a summer school program the FFP offered for South Hamilton Elementary School. The program, aimed at the "at risk" students (K-5) had tow goals: 1. acquire knowledge of folk traditions (riddles, tales, etc.) 2. enhance the students self-esteem The program began with Jacksonville-based storyteller Smith, and followed by instruction by folklorists Shanafelt and Higgs. At the end, the folklorists assessed the success of the program.
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Summer School Folklife Program

Summer School Folklife Program
Cecil Gunter interview

Cecil Gunter interview
Date
1976-12
Description
One audio cassette. From Caladonia, Mississippi. Gunter talked about how he once outran the Highway Patrol; told a story an old man thought to be crazy in their neighborhood; spoke about white woman who raised him when he was young; described the near-enslavement she endured as a child; and spoke of segregation in the South and race relations in the North.
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Cecil Gunter interview

Cecil Gunter interview
Copy of the phonographic album: Florida Folk Festival -- the First 25 Years

Copy of the phonographic album: Florida Folk Festival -- the First 25 Years
Date
1953
Description
One reel to reel recording. (Also copied onto audio cassette C83-98) A recording of the 25th anniversary album produced by the FFP staff in honor of the Florida Folk Festival, covering 1952 - 1977. Released in 1981, the album was culled from the recordings of the Florida Folk Festivals found in S 1576. See notes in S 1579, box 1, folder: 'T83-117 through T83-120' for which reels these selections were copied from.
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Copy of the phonographic album: Florida Folk Festival -- the First 25 Years

Copy of the phonographic album: Florida Folk Festival -- the First 25 Years
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Florida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; MusicFlorida Yesterday: Fish Stories Pt.1; Fish Stories Pt.2; Pirates & Indians; MusicMoving ImageTelevision
Storytelling
Fishing
Personal experience narratives
Tales
Tall tales
Cookery (Seafood)
Seafood gathering
Seafood industry
Fishing nets
Pirates
Catfishes
Fishes
Saltwater fishing
Sturgeon fishing
Sharks
Alligators
Alligator hunting
Oral narratives
Oral performance
Family history
Florida history
Local history
Fishers
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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: 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
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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
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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: Superstitions; Cowboys & CattleFlorida Yesterday: Superstitions; Cowboys & CattleMoving ImageStorytellers
Television
Family history
Florida history
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Tall tales
Personal experience narratives
Ghosts
Supernatural legends
Folklore and history
Occupational folklore
Occupational groups
Cattle
Cattle brands
Animal tales
Cowboys
Cows
Cowherding
Ranch life
Ranchers
Ranching
Barns
Architecture
Farm buildings
Livestock
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Florida Yesterday: Untitled episodeFlorida Yesterday: Untitled episodeMoving ImageTelevision
Family history
Florida history
Tall tales
Oral narratives
Oral performance
Oral history
Personal experience narratives
Boats and boating
Storytelling
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Summer School Folklife ProgramSummer School Folklife ProgramMoving ImageVideo recording
Education
Educators
Teaching of folklore
Children
Students
Storytelling
Tall tales
Oral narratives
Riddles
Tongue twisters
Games
Folklorists
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_01_c77-013Cecil Gunter interviewSoundInterviews
Family history
Storytelling
Oral narratives
Tall tales
African Americans		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t83-135Copy of the phonographic album: Florida Folk Festival -- the First 25 YearsSoundShape note singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Singers
Sound recordings
Music performance
African Americans
Czechoslovakian Americans
Tall tales
Guitar music
Gospel (Black)
Musical tradition, sacred
Shape note singing
Storytelling
Seminole Indians
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg