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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Geographic Term is exactly "Wakulla Springs (Fla.)"
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Boat Driver George Bower river tour at Wakulla Springs

Boat Driver George Bower river tour at Wakulla Springs

Date
1980
Description
One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images. Images of a boat at Wakulla Springs, a popular tourist attraction located just south of Tallahassee. These images document George Bowers, originally of Macon, Georgia, giving a river boat tour. This tour travelled a mile or so down the Wakulla River to showcase the natural fauna and flora of the springs. In 1986, the site became a state park. 1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 15-18, 21-23: Geroge Bower giving tour; 4, 13-14: Alligator on river; 9: Anhinga (snake bird/water turkey); 19: Tarzan tree; 20: River view: 24-31: Springs and the tour boats: 32-36: Equipment in boat. Date: Fall 1980.
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Boat drivers at Wakulla Springs

Boat drivers at Wakulla Springs

Date
1980-10
Description
Eighty-one color slides. Images of Wakulla Springs boat drivers. Glass bottom boat tour over the deep springs had been going on since the late 1800s. Many of these drivers are descendents of those early drivers, and provide some of the same folk tales. One tale/feature was Henry the Pole Vaulting Fish, a bass fish that jumped over a pole (actually scratching its gills). The springs was developed as a tourist attraction in the 1930s (and became a Florida state park in 1987.) Drivers pictured: George Bower(640-657, 813-814); Jackson (765-781); Moretz (784-785); and Gavin (790-793). Henry the fish pictured in 759-763, 781. Also includes are images of the river, alligators, fish, cypress trees, and plant life.
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Boat tours at Wakulla Springs

Boat tours at Wakulla Springs

Date
1980-10
Description
Seventy-seven color slides. Images of boat tours at Wakulla Springs, a tourist attraction dating back to the 1930s. Many of the tours and features (such as the pole vaulting fish, a bass fish which rubs its gills on a wooden pole in the spring) date back to the 1800s. Images include the river, fauna and flora, the springs, the boat drivers and their boats, and the attraction's 1938 lodge. (Today the area is a state park.) Most of these images are duplicated in S 1577, v. 7, S81-741 - S81-820.
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Boatdriver George Bower giving a boat tour at Wakulla Springs

Boatdriver George Bower giving a boat tour at Wakulla Springs

Date
Description
One black and white print. George Bower, of Macon, Georgia, giving a boat tour at Wakulla Springs, a popular tourist attraction located a few miles south of Tallahassee. Opened in the 1930s, the site became a state park in 1986.
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Filming Airport '77 at Wakulla Springs

Filming Airport '77 at Wakulla Springs

Date
Description
One black and white print.
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Glass bottom boat tour and interview with Donald "Frog" Edwards for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Glass bottom boat tour and interview with Donald "Frog" Edwards for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Date
1980-11-08
Description
One reel to reel. Features a glass-bottom boat tour spiel conducted by Edwards. He discusses various animals, birds, and trees on the tour, history of the attraction, legends of the springs, Henry the pole vaulting fish, and other natural features. Afterwards, he gives a brief interview in which he talks about working at Wakulla, past work experience, the other boat guides, Henry the pole-vaulting fish, and how he learned the trade. Boat tours have been given at the springs on since the late 1800s. Many of the 1980s drivers were descendents of those early drivers, and provide some of the same folk tales. One tale/feature was Henry the Pole Vaulting Fish, a bass fish that jumped over a pole (actually scratching its gills). The springs was developed as a tourist attraction in the 1930s (and became a Florida state park in 1987.) Images of some of the drivers can be found in S 1577, v. 7.
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Glass bottom boat tour by George Bower at Wakulla Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Glass bottom boat tour by George Bower at Wakulla Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Date
1980-11-09
Description
One reel to reel. Features a glass-bottom boat tour spiel conducted by Bower. He discusses various animals, birds, and trees on the tour, history of the attraction, legends of the springs, Henry the pole vaulting fish, and other natural features. Boat tours have been given at the springs on since the late 1800s. Many of the 1980s drivers were descendents of those early drivers, and provide some of the same folk tales. One tale/feature was Henry the Pole Vaulting Fish, a bass fish that jumped over a pole (actually scratching its gills). The springs was developed as a tourist attraction in the 1930s (and became a Florida state park in 1987.) Images of some of the drivers can be found in S 1577, v. 7.
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Glass bottom boat tour by Wilbert Gavin at Wakulla Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Glass bottom boat tour by Wilbert Gavin at Wakulla Springs for the Big Bend Folklife Survey

Date
1980-11-08
Description
One reel to reel. Features a glass-bottom boat tour spiel conducted by Gavin. He discusses various animals, birds, and trees on the tour, history of the attraction, legends of the springs, Henry the pole vaulting fish, and other natural features. Boat tours have been given at the springs on since the late 1800s. Many of the 1980s drivers were descendents of those early drivers, and provide some of the same folk tales. One tale/feature was Henry the Pole Vaulting Fish, a bass fish that jumped over a pole (actually scratching its gills). The springs was developed as a tourist attraction in the 1930s (and became a Florida state park in 1987.) Images of some of the drivers can be found in S 1577, v. 7.
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Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla Springs

Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla Springs

Date
1980
Description
Black and white 9.5 x 14 inch mounted photographic print. Images of Wakulla Springs, a popular tourist located just south of Tallahassee that offered boat tours and lodging. One of the features on the tours was Henry the Fish, a bass fish that would appear to jump over a pole when called. Hawk Jackson died in 2001.
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Images for the Library Folklife Program, Pastimes and Pursuits

Images for the Library Folklife Program, Pastimes and Pursuits

Date
1983
Description
Ten 8x12 color images. Duplicates of earlier fieldwork photographs, these prints were created for the Library Folklife Program, Pursuits and Pastimes. Includes Wilbert Gavin and Hawk Jackson driving tour boats at Wakulla Springs, Joe Klotz driving a boat at Silver Springs, a woman in a quince dress, Edenfield with his hunting dogs, Jones making fishing lures, Phem making a rice basket, Sheppard making a whip, Vietnamese dancers at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival, and a worker making a citrus ladder. A traveling exhibit concerning the occupational groups in Florida relating to tourism and recreation. The exhibit used text and images from the Folklife Program's fieldwork files. There was also a booklet that accompanied the exhibit (found in S 1606, box 2, folder 5). More images of the exhibit can be found in S 1606, box 2, folder 1, and box 1, folder 9.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Boat Driver George Bower river tour at Wakulla SpringsBoat Driver George Bower river tour at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageBoats
Tourism
Tourists
Springs
Waterways
Rivers
Flora
Fauna
Oral performance
Alligators
Anhinga
Birds
Landscape
Ecotourism
Wildlife watching industry
Storytellers
Storytelling
Workplace
Workers
Occupational groups
Boat driver
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Boat drivers at Wakulla SpringsBoat drivers at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageTourists
Tourism
Ecotourism
African Americans
Fishes
Boat drivers
Boat driving
Rivers
Waterways
Transportation
Oral performance
Nature
Fauna
Flora
Birds
Trees
Amusement parks
Wildlife watching industry
Occupational groups
Boat driver
Tour guides (Persons)
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Boat tours at Wakulla SpringsBoat tours at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageFieldwork
Boats
Boats and boating
Boat drivers
Boat driving
Glass bottom boats
Fishes
Rivers
Springs
Transportation
Docks
Waterways
Tour guides (Persons)
Ecotourism
Tourism
Tourists
Hotels
Alligators
Boat driver
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Boatdriver George Bower giving a boat tour at Wakulla SpringsBoatdriver George Bower giving a boat tour at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageTourism
Tourists
Ecotourism
Oral performance
Boats
Transportation
Parks
Rivers
Waterways
Storytellers
Storytelling
Boat driver
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Filming Airport '77 at Wakulla SpringsFilming Airport '77 at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageMotion pictures
Motion picture locations
Entertainment
Actors
Springs
Land use
Motion picture studios
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a_s1576_t81-002Glass bottom boat tour and interview with Donald "Frog" Edwards for the Big Bend Folklife SurveySoundField recordings
Boating
Ecotourism
Tourism workers
Tour guides
Boat operators
Interviews
Occupational folklore
Springs
Excursion boats
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a_s1576_t81-010Glass bottom boat tour by George Bower at Wakulla Springs for the Big Bend Folklife SurveySoundBoat driver
Orators
Field recordings
Boats and boating
Oral performance
Ecotourism
Tourism
Tours
Boat drivers
Springs
Attractions
Interviews
Waterways
Occupational folklore
Glass bottom boats
Tour guides (Persons)
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a_s1576_t81-004Glass bottom boat tour by Wilbert Gavin at Wakulla Springs for the Big Bend Folklife SurveySoundBoat operators
Field recordings
Boating
Ecotourism
Tourism workers
Springs
Interviews
Occupational folklore
Excursion boats
Tour guides
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Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla SpringsHawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageAfrican Americans
Boats and boating
Narratives
Tall tales
Storytelling
Storytellers
Oral performance
Oral communication
Rivers
Springs
Tourism
Workplace
Workers
Labor
Glass bottom boats
Ecotourism
Wildlife watching industry
Boat driver
Tour guides (Persons)
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Images for the Library Folklife Program, Pastimes and PursuitsImages for the Library Folklife Program, Pastimes and PursuitsStill ImageBoat driver
Woodworkers
Whip maker
Basket maker
Ecotourism
Tourism
Folk dance
Clothing and dress
Whips
Whip making
Fishing lures
Dogs
Vietnamese
Basket making
Boat driving
Dancers
Hunters
Tour guides (Persons)
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