| Belle of the Suwannee boat rides | Belle of the Suwannee boat rides | Still Image | Boats
Boats and boating
Rivers
Waterways
Transportation
Tourism
Tourists
Signs (commercial)
Signs and signboards | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Boat driver Richard Strube giving tours at Homosassa Springs | Boat driver Richard Strube giving tours at Homosassa Springs | Still Image | Boats
Transportation
Rivers
Waterways
Wildlife watching industry
Ecotourism
Tourists
Fauna
Flora
Storytellers
Storytelling
Oral communication
Tourism
Occupational groups
Labor
Workers
Boat driver | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat driver Richard Strube giving tours at Homosassa Springs
- Date
- 1980
- Description
- One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of a boat tour at Homosassa Springs, a popular tourist attraction on the Gulf Coast. These images document a typical river boat tour at the park. In the mid-1980s, the site became a state park. Date: Fall 1980.
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| Homosassa Springs tourist attraction | Homosassa Springs tourist attraction | Still Image | Boats
Transportation
Rivers
Waterways
Wildlife watching industry
Ecotourism
Tourists
Fauna
Flora
Storytellers
Storytelling
Oral communication
Tourism
Occupational groups
Labor
Workers
Fishes
Boat driver | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Homosassa Springs tourist attraction
- Date
- 1980
- Description
- One proof sheet with twenty black and white images. Images of Homosassa Springs tourist attraction located near the Gulf Coast. These images document a typical river boat tour at the park as well as the park attractions, such as the Fishbowl -- an underwater fish viewing facility. In the mid-1980s, the site became a state park. 1-8: The Fishbowl; 9-14: Various views of the springs; 15-20: Boatdriver Raymond Thompson. Date: Fall 1980.
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| Osceola family | Osceola family | Still Image | Boats
Woodwork
Canoes
Material culture
Transportation
Wood craft
Native Americans
Seminole Indians
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Osceola family
- Date
- Description
- Two black and white prints. The Osceola family at the Stephen Foster Center building a canoe. 1978.
- Collection
| Sightseeing boat on the Suwannee River at the Stephen Foster Memorial | Sightseeing boat on the Suwannee River at the Stephen Foster Memorial | Still Image | Boats and boating
Tourism
Ecotourism
Rivers
Nature
Tourists
Waterways
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat | Still Image | Carpenters
Fieldwork
Boats and boating
Boatbuilding
Material culture
Carpentry
Wood craft
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Labor
Transportation
Boatbuilders
Shrimpers (persons) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat
- Date
- 1985-06-16
- Description
- Ten contact sheets with 357 photographic black and white images; plus logs and negatives. Images of the Herrin brothers building a shrimp boat over a six month period. The boat was christened Miss Joann. Images of the boat in use may be found in S 1577, v. 44, S88-1 - S88-146. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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| Fishing guides David and Fred Futch | Fishing guides David and Fred Futch | Still Image | Charter boat captains
Apprentices
Charter boat fishing
Fishers
Fishing
Fishing tackle
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Waterways
Transportation
Boats and boating
Boats and boating Chartering
Fishing guides | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fishing guides David and Fred Futch
- Date
- 1988-03
- Description
- Twenty-five color slides. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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| The Gandy Dancers | The Gandy Dancers | Still Image | Dancers
Demonstrations
Railroads
Trains
African Americans
Transportation
Workers
Railroad work
Railroads Employees | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Gandy Dancers
- Date
- 1993
- Description
- Two prints: one black and white, the other color. The dancers were: C. Wright, John Mealing, Charlie Vinson, Allen Jones, and Elder Brown. One image also features folklorist Beth Higgs. Gandy dancers were railroad workers who used call-and-response work songs to keep workers moving fast in laying track. Often called lining songs.
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| The Ocean Explorer ship in Lantana boatyards | The Ocean Explorer ship in Lantana boatyards | Still Image | Fiddlers
Musicians
Fieldwork
Boats and boating
Docks
Maritime life
Waterways
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Ocean Explorer ship in Lantana boatyards
- Date
- Description
- One color slide. A treasure hunting ship. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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| a_s1618_04_tape08 | Tom Watson interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Oral narratives
Interviews
Railroads
African Americans
Racism
Local history
Railway workers
Labor unions
Transportation
Labor movements
Strikes
Civil rights movements
Racial segregation
Racial discrimination
Railroad trains | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Tom Watson interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1988-08-23
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Tom Watson, a railroad worker for over 30 years, worked for the Jacksonville terminal between 1950 and 1974. He then worked for Amtrak until 1988. In the interview, he discusses growing up in Jacksonville; the history of Florida rail lines and the railroad business; his career with Amtrak and the Jax Terminal; the various rail lines operating in Florida; labor strikes; a typical work day as a ticket taker; education at Bethune Cookman; a description of the old terminal; civil rights and rail integration; various jobs available to rail workers; the different opportunities for whites and blacks; pranks on the job; baggage sent on trains; mail on the rails; changes in the industry; mail; women employees; socializing with employees; and unions.
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