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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Watermelons"
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Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebration

Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebration
Date
1986-07-04
Description
Sixty-seven color slides. Each year, the Florida Folklife Program offered traditional music and games for Independence Day at the Stephen Foster Memorial. Folklorist Roller can be seen in slide S86-151.
Collection
Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebration

Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebration
Alonzo Curry interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Alonzo Curry interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
Date
1987-11-23
Description
One audiocassette. Curry was a farmer since the 1940s. He discusses getting started in farming: clearing fields; developing his process, and deciding on crops. He also discusses his crops: watermelons, cucumbers, tomatoes; special needs for each; changes to the environment; main issue: water control; debt; financing; small farmers; plastic farming; and cattle raising (his other business).
Collection
Alonzo Curry interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Alonzo Curry interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
Florida watermelon

Florida watermelon
Date
1983-07-27
Description
Two color slides. Field reserach for the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program. Two images of a watermelon in North Florida.
Collection
Florida watermelon

Florida watermelon
Images of the 1982 Fourth of July celebration

Images of the 1982 Fourth of July celebration
Date
1982-07-04
Description
Two proofs with 70 black and white images (plus negatives). Includes games such as races, saw contests, greased poles, watermelon-eating contests, and bubble-gum blowing contests.
Collection
Images of the 1982 Fourth of July celebration

Images of the 1982 Fourth of July celebration
Images of the 1983 July Fourth Celebration

Images of the 1983 July Fourth Celebration
Date
1983-07-04
Description
Two proof sheets with 40 black and white images (plus negatives). Includes image of various games (sack races, bubble gum contests, watermelon eating contests, water balloon toss, and log sawing), food selling (Beaulah Baptist Church) and music performance. Recordings of the celebration can be found on reels T83-217 - T83-226.
Collection
Images of the 1983 July Fourth Celebration

Images of the 1983 July Fourth Celebration
Watermelon eating contest at the 1982 July Fourth Celebration

Watermelon eating contest at the 1982 July Fourth Celebration
Date
1982-07-04
Description
One color prints (plus one black and white print and negatives.) Duplicate of slide S82-529.
Collection
Watermelon eating contest at the 1982 July Fourth Celebration

Watermelon eating contest at the 1982 July Fourth Celebration
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebrationActivities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebrationStill ImageHolidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Special events
Children
Games
Contests
Watermelons
Food
Quilts
Music performance
Stringband music
Cakewalk (Dance)
Dancers
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1622_04_tape11Alonzo Curry interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts ProjectSoundField recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Life histories
Occupational folklore
Agricultural implements
Family farms
Farm life
Farming
Sales
Watermelons
Vegetables
Plants		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Florida watermelonFlorida watermelonStill ImageFood
Fruit
Fieldwork
Research methods
Watermelons		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1982 Fourth of July celebrationImages of the 1982 Fourth of July celebrationStill ImageSingers
Guitarist
Storytellers
Festivals
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Special events
Calendar rites
Watermelons
Contests
Games
Children
Leisure
Recreation
Saws
Races
Food		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1983 July Fourth CelebrationImages of the 1983 July Fourth CelebrationStill ImageMusicians
Dancers
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Music performance
Clog dancing
Clogging
Games
Races
Food preparation
Cooking and dining
Watermelons
String bands
Bands (Music)
Children
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Watermelon eating contest at the 1982 July Fourth CelebrationWatermelon eating contest at the 1982 July Fourth CelebrationStill ImageHolidays and festivals
Food
Fruit
Watermelons
Contests
Children
Competitions		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg