25 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Geographic Term is exactly "Fort Myers (Fla.)"
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Bill & Eloise Smith with Sounds of Praise performance at the North Ft. Myers Church of God

Bill & Eloise Smith with Sounds of Praise performance at the North Ft. Myers Church of God
Date
1987-11-25
Description
One audio recording. Recorded at the North Ft. Myers Church of God.
Collection
Bill & Eloise Smith with Sounds of Praise performance at the North Ft. Myers Church of God

Bill & Eloise Smith with Sounds of Praise performance at the North Ft. Myers Church of God
Bluegrass Country interview and rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Bluegrass Country interview and rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
Date
1987-12-01
Description
Three audio cassettes. Recorded at the Bluegrass Central music store.
Collection
Bluegrass Country interview and rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Bluegrass Country interview and rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
Florida Yesterday (DOES NOT PLAY)

Florida Yesterday (DOES NOT PLAY)
Date
1977
Description
One video recording. (3/4") VIDEO DOES NOT PLAY.
Collection
Florida Yesterday (DOES NOT PLAY)

Florida Yesterday (DOES NOT PLAY)
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.
Collection
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 & Superstition (master tape)

Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)
Date
1977-02-15
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape, 56 minutes) Frog Smith sitting in Mercer's Country Store telling stories of his family and childhood for store patrons. For more footage, see V86-30 and V86-29.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)

Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)
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.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions

Florida Yesterday: Folklore; Superstitions
Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)
Date
1977
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 45 minutes) Smith tells stories about Henry Ford and Thomas Edison while sitting at the Ford residence. Among the corwd listening to Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis (owners of the Ford home at the time), stories about Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, description of their homes, and stories about Fort Myers.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)
Florida Yesterday: Music

Florida Yesterday: Music
Date
1977
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape) Video quality is poor in parts. Episode of Florida Yesterday, hosted by Frog Smith. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see FV-25, FV-26 & FV-27. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Music

Florida Yesterday: Music
Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)
Date
1977
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 84 minutes). Music: 3-15-1977. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see V86-55, FV-26 & FV-25. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn. Sawmill: Raw footage of Frog talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry, at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling in Florida in the early 1900s, including pine and cypress timber, logging, accidents and dangers of sawmills, child labor, and tools involved. Discuss working in Wassau, Kenansville, Okeechobee, Hopkins, Lake City, Levy County, and along the Suwannee River. For more footage, see FV-26, V86-29, and V86-25.
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)
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).
Collection
Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)

Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1622_03_tape06Bill & Eloise Smith with Sounds of Praise performance at the North Ft. Myers Church of GodSoundMusic ensembles
Field recordings
Church services
Sacred music
Religious songs
Music -- Performance
Christianity		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1622_03_tape09Bluegrass Country interview and rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts ProjectSoundBands (Music)
Field recordings
Bluegrass music
Interviews
String bands
String instruments
Music -- Performance
Music rehearsals
Country music		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Florida Yesterday (DOES NOT PLAY)Florida Yesterday (DOES NOT PLAY)Moving ImageStorytellers
Video recording
Television
Storytelling
Oral performance		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
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
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)Florida Yesterday: Folklore & Superstition (master tape)Moving ImageStorytelling
Television
Personal experience narratives
Oral performance
Railroads
Trains
Jokes
Humor
Oral narratives
Stores, retail
Family history
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
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: Ford and Edison (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)Moving ImageStorytellers
Television
Florida history
Storytelling
Houses
Automobiles
Oral narratives
Oral performance
Humor
Jokes
Personal experience narratives
Family history		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Yesterday: MusicFlorida Yesterday: MusicMoving ImageSingers
Musicians
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Folk singers
Storytelling
Television
Country music
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Musical instruments
String instruments
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)Moving ImageSingers
Musicians
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Folk singers
Storytelling
Television
Country music
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Musical instruments
String instruments
Timber
Sawmills
Sawmilling
Lumber trade
Occupational folklore
Occupational groups
Tools
Tree felling
Longleaf pine
Cypress
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
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg