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Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley

Date: 1987-03-16
Description: One audio cassette. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk arts project between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley

Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives

Date: 1985
Description: Seven audio cassettes. NOTE: Because this is a copyrighted recording, no copies can be made of the tapes. Copies of a 1985 radio documentary on Alabama worker cultures that was created by the University of Alabama's Archives of American Minority Cultures. Created in 1979.
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Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives

Apalachicola oysterers

Date: 1986-10-30
Description: Twenty-two color slides. 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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Apalachicola oysterers

Artie Miller making sails

Date: 1987-11
Description: Three color slides. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Artie Miller making sails

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Date: 1988-01-27
Description: Fourteen color slides. Ballard was born in Myakka City, where his family dates back to 1860. His father was a beekepper, and when Al retired from the U.S. Army in 1978, he began beekeeping. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant,the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
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Beekeeper Al Ballard

Date: 1988-01-27
Description: One proof with 21 black and white images (plus negatives). Ballard was born in Myakka City, where his family dates back to 1860. His father was a beekepper, and when Al retired from the U.S. Army in 1978, he began beekeeping. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant,the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
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Beekeeper Al Ballard

Blues guitarist Willie Gillard

Date: 1982
Description: Three black and white prints. Images of Gillard working in his convenience store, as well as playing his guitar outside.
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Blues guitarist Willie Gillard

Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Date: 1980
Description: One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs, a popular tourist attraction in Central Florida. These images document a typical river boat tour at the park. Date: Fall 1980.
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Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Date: 1980
Description: One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs, a popular tourist attraction in Central Florida. These images document a typical river boat tour at the park. Date: Fall 1980.
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Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs

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Description: One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs, a popular tourist attraction in Central Florida. These images document a typical river boat tour at the park. Date: Fall 1980.
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Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1708_05_tape08	Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley	Sound	Fieldwork Oral histories Life histories Sound recordings Interviews Cookery (Sugar) Sugarcane Workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_17_c85-035	Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives	Sound	Documentaries Radio Radio Radio programs Occupational groups Occupational folklore Labor Workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Apalachicola oysterers	Apalachicola oysterers	Still Image	Fieldwork Occupational groups Oyster fisheries Oyster industries Boats and boating Skiffs Maritime life Labor Transportation Waterways Saltwater fishing Workers Fishers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Artie Miller making sails	Artie Miller making sails	Still Image	Sailmakers Fieldwork Occupational groups Workplace Sails Material culture Workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Beekeeper Al Ballard	Beekeeper Al Ballard	Still Image	Beekeepers Fieldwork Bee culture Beekeeping Occupational groups Insects Citrus Trees Beehives Workers Labor	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Beekeeper Al Ballard	Beekeeper Al Ballard	Still Image	Beekeepers Fieldwork Bee culture Beekeeping Occupational groups Insects Citrus Trees Beehives Workers Labor	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Blues guitarist Willie Gillard	Blues guitarist Willie Gillard	Still Image	Blues (Music) Guitarists African Americans Guitar Stores, retail String instruments Performing arts Musicians Musical instruments Workplace Workers Labor Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs	Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs	Still Image	Boats Springs Ecotourism Tourism Tourists Rivers Flora Workers Workplace Labor Storytellers Wildlife watching industry Occupational groups Oral performance Oral communication Glass bottom boats Boat driver	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs	Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs	Still Image	Boats Springs Ecotourism Tourism Tourists Rivers Flora Workers Workplace Labor Storytellers Wildlife watching industry Occupational groups Oral performance Oral communication Glass bottom boats Boat driver	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs	Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs	Still Image	Boats Springs Ecotourism Tourism Tourists Rivers Flora Workers Workplace Labor Storytellers Wildlife watching industry Occupational groups Oral performance Oral communication African Americans Glass bottom boats Boat driver	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley

Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley

Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives

Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives

Apalachicola oysterers

Apalachicola oysterers

Artie Miller making sails

Artie Miller making sails

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Blues guitarist Willie Gillard

Blues guitarist Willie Gillard

Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs

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Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley

Interview with sugar cane worker Joe Mosley

Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives

Copies of the 1985 radio program: Working Lives

Apalachicola oysterers

Apalachicola oysterers

Artie Miller making sails

Artie Miller making sails

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Beekeeper Al Ballard

Blues guitarist Willie Gillard

Blues guitarist Willie Gillard

Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Fred Jokler giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver Captain Spil giving a glass bottom boat tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs

Boat driver David Faison giving a jungle cruise tour at Silver Springs