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Pensacola Occupational Folklife

Date: 1980
Description: One photographic proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images, plus negatives. Images taken for the West Florida Folklife Survey. 1-12: J.C. Nix nets and shop; 13-19: Red Cherry's Seafood 20-36: Tattooist Jon Fort. Date: Summer 1980.
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Pensacola Occupational Folklife

Date: 1980
Description: One photographic proof sheet with thirty-four black and white images, plus negatives. Images taken for the West Florida Folklife Survey. 1-6: Tattooist Jon Fort; 7-11: Motor Bateaux (Johnboat) 12-16: Wright family gourd birdhouses; 17-27: J. Dunlar in his shop making fishing rods; 28-36: Net maker Hubert Whitworth. Date: Summer 1980.
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Pensacola Occupational Folklife

Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Date: 1980
Description: Eight proof sheets with 286 black and white images. Images taken during fieldwork for the Seminole Slide and Tape Project. Images taken on the Brighten and Hollywood Seminole Reservations of three generations of the Billie family women: Lottie Shore, Nancy Billie, and Polly Billie. Also includes images of their houses and neighbors. Proof sheets are numbered 1 through 8. Sheet 1: Nancy Billie (in pull-over and jeans) and her mother Lottie Shore (in traditional Seminole dress). Brighten Reservation. 34 images. Sheet 2: Polly Billie (daughter of Nancy Billie) in her home in Hollywood. 35 images. Sheet 3: Polly Billie talking and sewing in her home. 32 images. Sheet 4: Nancy Billie and her vehicle. Also images of local community. Sheet 5: Seminole school children; Lottie Shore in traditional dress and jewelry; Everglades skiff. 35 images. Sheet 6: Polly Billie and her husband and home. Also displaying her homemade tattoos. 35 images. Sheet 7: Seminole school chidren at an assembly, and playing stick ball. Sheet 8: Tradional Seminole chickee; Lottie Shore. Slide log sheet included. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Date: 1980
Description: Seven proof sheets with 238 black and white images. Images taken during fieldwork for the Seminole Slide and Tape Project. Images taken on the Brighten and Hollywood Seminole Reservations of three generations of the Billie family women: Lottie Shore, Nancy Billie, and Polly Billie. Also includes images of their houses and neighbors. Proof sheets are numbered 9 through 15. Sheet 9: Lottie Shore: fishing and cooking; also unidentified family members. Sheet 10: Nancy Billie at an unidentified public assembly. Sheet 11: Lottie Shore; Seminole grass baskets. Sheet 12: Nancy Billie: with unidentified women, voting at a reservation poll. Sheet 13: Seminole chickee; Nancy Billie at her workplace. Sheet 14: Nancy Billie; Seminole baskets. Sheet 15: Lottie Shore grinding corn with mortar and pestle; Tattoos on Polly Billie's arms. Slide log sheet included. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Tatooist Jon Fort

Date: 1980
Description: One black and white print.
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Tatooist Jon Fort

Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival

Date: 1981-01-19
Description: Four color slides.
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Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival

Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop

Date: 1980
Description: Twenty color slides. Fort creating tattoos, as well as drawings he uses as guides for tattooing. Images demonstrate the process and tools used in tattoo artistry.
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Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop

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Pensacola Occupational Folklife	Pensacola Occupational Folklife	Still Image	Fishing nets Saltwater fishing Netmaking Textile arts Woven goods Material culture Occupational groups Workplace Labor Tattoo Body art Scarification Seafood Restaurants Fishers Net maker Tattoo artists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Pensacola Occupational Folklife	Pensacola Occupational Folklife	Still Image	Boats and boating Tattoo Body art Fishing rods Fishing Equipment and supplies Birdhouses Gourds Fishing nets Woven goods Material culture Seafood gathering Maritime life Occupational groups Johnboats	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore	Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore	Still Image	Seminole Indians Family history Community Women Sewing Native Americans Clothing and dress Food habits Jewelry Textile arts Tattoo Body art Children Houses Architecture Games Chickee	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore	Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore	Still Image	Seminole Indians Family history Community Women Sewing Native Americans Clothing and dress Sweetgrass baskets Jewelry Fishing Tattoo Body art Voting Houses Architecture Fishing Equipment and supplies Chickee Workplace Pestles Implements, utensils, etc. Indian reservations	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Tatooist Jon Fort	Tatooist Jon Fort	Still Image	Tattoo Body art Artisans Art Scarification Workplace Occupational groups Tattoo artists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival	Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival	Still Image	Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Demonstrations Special events Tattoo Tattoo artists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop	Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop	Still Image	Fieldwork Tattoo Decorative arts Body art Body painting Design Occupational groups Workplace Tools Merchants Tattoo artists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

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Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Tatooist Jon Fort

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Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival

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Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop

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Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Seminole Women: Polly Billie, Nancy Billie, and Lottie Shore

Tatooist Jon Fort

Tatooist Jon Fort

Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival

Tatooist Jon Fort at the Great Gulf Coast Arts festival

Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop

Tatooist Jon Fort in his shop