| a_s2029_01_tape06 | Alfredo Gallegos interview for the Mexican American Music Survey | Sound | Field recordings
Interviews
Occupational folkore
Radio employees
Radio
Mexican Americans
Hispanic Americans
Broadcasters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Wood craft
Wetlands
Apprentices
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- Seven proof sheets with 226 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Simmons and Ogden building an Everglades skiff. Also of Simmons boating in the Everglades. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Wood craft
Wetlands
Apprentices
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- 121 color slides. Images of Simmons and Ogden building an Everglades skiff. Also of Simmons boating in the Everglades. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| Concert at T.G. Music Store | Concert at T.G. Music Store | Still Image | Fieldwork
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Arts, Mexican
Performing arts
Music performance
Norteño music
Concerts
Stores, retail
Specialty stores
Singers
Bands (Music)
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Concert at T.G. Music Store
- Date
- 1994-11-13
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Concert by several local bands at T.G. Music Store (owned by Tomas Granado). The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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| Concert at T.G. Music Store | Concert at T.G. Music Store | Still Image | Fieldwork
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Arts, Mexican
Performing arts
Music performance
Norteño music
Concerts
Stores, retail
Specialty stores
Singers
Bands (Music)
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Concert at T.G. Music Store
- Date
- 1994-11-13
- Description
- Two proof sheets with 50 black and white image s(plus negatives). Concert by several local bands at T.G. Music Store (owned by Tomas Granado). The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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| East Indian grape arbor | East Indian grape arbor | Still Image | Agriculture
Farm life
Crops
Farms
Arbors
Vertical gardening
Grapes
Viticulture
Vineyards
Farm workers
Migrant workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
East Indian grape arbor
- Date
- Description
- Eight color slides. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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| Food warmer made out of a shopping cart at Dade Labor Camp | Food warmer made out of a shopping cart at Dade Labor Camp | Still Image | Latinos
Farm life
Material culture
Food habits
Cooking and dining
Farm workers
Migrant workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Food warmer made out of a shopping cart at Dade Labor Camp
- Date
- 1985-09-06
- Description
- Five color slides. Images are of a taco food warmer made out of a shooping cart outside of a migrant home. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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| Images of Mother's Day serenatas radio broadcast performances | Images of Mother's Day serenatas radio broadcast performances | Still Image | Fieldwork
Radio stations
Radio announcing
Arts, Mexican
Performing arts
Music performance
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Mothers Day Songs and music
Serenatas
Bands (Music)
Musicians
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of Mother's Day serenatas radio broadcast performances
- Date
- 1995-05-14
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. Three bands performing serenatas for a Mother's Day broadcast. Traditionally, these songs were performed outside of a mother's window. Tomas Granado was responsible for re-establishing the tradition in Homestead. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
- Collection
| Images of Mother's Day serenatas radio broadcast performances | Images of Mother's Day serenatas radio broadcast performances | Still Image | Fieldwork
Radio stations
Radio announcing
Arts, Mexican
Performing arts
Music performance
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Mothers Day Songs and music
Serenatas
Bands (Music)
Musicians
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of Mother's Day serenatas radio broadcast performances
- Date
- 1995-05-14
- Description
- One proof sheet with 22 black and white images. Three bands performing serenatas for a Mother's Day broadcast. Traditionally, these songs were performed outside of a mother's window. Tomas Granado was responsible for re-establishing the tradition in Homestead. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
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| a_s1576_t86-011 | Interview with and music performance by harmonica player Samuel Young | Sound | Fieldwork
Harmonica music
Harmonicas
Wind instruments
African Americans
Interviews
Oral histories
Life histories
Music performance
Musical instruments
Sound recordings
Blues (Music)
Blues singers
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with and music performance by harmonica player Samuel Young
- Date
- 1985-09-14
- Description
- One reel to reel (also copied onto audio cassette: C86-55). Interview with harmonica player Young. Includes Young playing his harmonica. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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