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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Geographic Term is exactly "Key West (Fla.)"
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Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band

Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band
Date
1977-01-28
Description
One audio cassette. Whyms played the saw with a butter knife, and Rahming was a conga drum player. Interviews on side 1, recorded music on side 2. Whyms describes how he learned how to play the saw from Blackshirt, an old man from Key West; when the band was formed; how Marion Stevens discovered the band in an alley in Key West; how he plays the fine tooth crosscut saw. Rahming describes how he played the "coon-hide" drum (which was heated by fire to tune) when he first learned to play the drums at age sixteen; how his father came to Key West for the sponging industry; when he came home at night; how the Nassau-like parades began in Key West; how he visited Nassau and bought Calypso records, influencing his style of Calypso music to reflect Cuban and Bahamian characteristics; how he learned the limbo from Bill Butler; how Calypso is usually only played by men.  On side 2 they play examples of Calypso recordings, not included here due to copyright restrictions.
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Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band

Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band
The Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

The Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1991-05
Description
Thirty-six color slides. May 1991. Images of the Cayo Hueso Comparas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Fetsival. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia arrived in Florida in 1959.
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The Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

The Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
The Junkanoos perform at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

The Junkanoos perform at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1977-05
Description
Two black and white prints. The Junkanoos of Key West were originally from Jamaica. Bill Butler served as the dance troupe's leader.
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The Junkanoos perform at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival

The Junkanoos perform at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival
Florida Heritage Award winner Mario Sanchez

Florida Heritage Award winner Mario Sanchez
Date
1991-03
Description
Ten color slides. Mario Sanchez was the winner of the Florida Heritage Award.
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Florida Heritage Award winner Mario Sanchez

Florida Heritage Award winner Mario Sanchez
Just Mario

Just Mario
Date
1991
Description
One video recording (VHS; 30 minutes)
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Just Mario

Just Mario
Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley
Date
1986-11
Description
Four color slides. Tapley on a porch with dolls she made. 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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Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley

Dollmaker Dorthea Tapley
Rev. Thurlow Weed performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Rev. Thurlow Weed performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1978-05
Description
One black and white print. Weed was from Key West.
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Rev. Thurlow Weed performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Rev. Thurlow Weed performing at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival
Earnest "Popeye" Thompson interview for the Maritime Heritage Survey Project

Earnest "Popeye" Thompson interview for the Maritime Heritage Survey Project
Date
1986-10-10
Description
One audio cassette. Recording of fisher Thompson. He discusses fishing for red snapper and sharks; sponging; hunting sea turtles; boat types; local businesses; and his poems.
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Earnest "Popeye" Thompson interview for the Maritime Heritage Survey Project

Earnest "Popeye" Thompson interview for the Maritime Heritage Survey Project
Boats at dock in Key West

Boats at dock in Key West
Date
1993-02-16
Description
Twenty-eight color slides. Images include artwork painted on the boats, and the interiors of the boats.
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Boats at dock in Key West

Boats at dock in Key West
Boats at dock in Key West

Boats at dock in Key West
Date
1993
Description
One proof sheet with twenty-seven black and white images (plus negatives). Images include artwork painted on the boats.
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Boats at dock in Key West

Boats at dock in Key West
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_01_c77-020Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo BandSoundAfrican Americans
Calypso music
Interviews
Musical instruments
Life histories
Oral histories
Music performance
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
The Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk FestivalThe Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageCuban Americans
Dancers
Comparsa tradition
Musical groups
Folk dance
Dance music
Costumes
Performers
Performing arts
Body movement		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
The Junkanoos perform at the 1977 Florida Folk FestivalThe Junkanoos perform at the 1977 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageDancers
Folk dance		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Florida Heritage Award winner Mario SanchezFlorida Heritage Award winner Mario SanchezStill ImageDecorative arts
Painting
Latinos
Art
Awards
Painters		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Just MarioJust MarioMoving ImageDocumentary videos
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Art
Artists studios
Decorative arts
Artists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Dollmaker Dorthea TapleyDollmaker Dorthea TapleyStill ImageDollmakers
Fieldwork
Dollmaking
Dolls
Toys
Porches
Craft
Material culture
Houses		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rev. Thurlow Weed performing at the 1978 Florida Folk FestivalRev. Thurlow Weed performing at the 1978 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageFestivals
Folklore revival festivals
Shells
Music performance
Musical instruments
Performing arts
Music
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1592_06_tape24Earnest "Popeye" Thompson interview for the Maritime Heritage Survey ProjectSoundField recordings
Interviews
Fish
Boats and boating
Local history
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Racism
Race relations
Sea turtles
Sponges
Greek Americans
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Boats at dock in Key WestBoats at dock in Key WestStill ImageFieldwork
Boats
Docks
Sails
Art
Transportation
Waterways
Hammocks
Furniture		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Boats at dock in Key WestBoats at dock in Key WestStill ImageFieldwork
Boats
Docks
Sails
Art
Transportation
Waterways		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg