| US Highway 27 | US Highway 27 | | Agriculture
Flowers
Promotional films
Tobacco industry | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba126.jpg |
US Highway 27
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film starts in Havana, Florida, showing tobacco growing. Then, it moves on to Tallahassee with the Capitol and FSU, the Grove (next to the Governor's Mansion), Killearn Gardens and beautiful flowers, the Floridian Hotel, the Cherokee Hotel and Wakulla Springs. Then, viewers see Perry, Suwannee, Stuckey's, Dogland, Williston and Castro Farms. Produced by Guided Tours.
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| THE WEEK THAT FLEW | THE WEEK THAT FLEW | | College sports
Economic conditions
Governors-Florida
Industry
Miami Hurricanes (Football team)
Promotional films | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
THE WEEK THAT FLEW
- Date
- 1966-12-02
- Description
- A group of industrial and financial writers is given a look at industrial Florida on a tour sponsored by the FDC. They leave New York City on a National Airlines jet and go to Tallahassee. The film shows the Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, Gov. Burns, aerials of Jacksonville, street views, and St. Pete/Tampa business exteriors. Viewers also see Cypress Gardens, Cape Kennedy, Fort Lauderdale waterways, a University of Miami football game, Miami Serpentarium and the University of Miami campus. The film ends with scenes of a nightclub show.
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| REVEREND C.K. STEELE | REVEREND C.K. STEELE | | African American history
Civil rights activists
Civil rights leaders-1940-1980
Civil rights movement
Civil rights movements-Florida-Tallahassee-History-20th century
Demonstrations
Protests
White supremacist organizations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
REVEREND C.K. STEELE
- Date
- 1970 (circa)
- Description
- This film begins with a demonstration by blacks protesting the shooting of a black man outside Jones' Grocery Store in Tallahassee. The Rev. Steele addresses opponents on the naming of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the KKK in Tallahassee. There is another demonstration through downtown Tallahassee led by Steele ending on the steps of the Capitol. The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at a FAMU banquet. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS | PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS | | African Americans
Capital punishment
Death penalty
Demonstrations
Nuclear power
Politics
Protesters
Protests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS
- Date
- 1970 (circa)
- Description
- This work film contains segments featuring a variety of protest demonstrations. Viewers see: a picket line of African-Americans protesting poor housing conditions at Tallahassee's City Hall; a "Stop ERA" rally flooding the Capitol steps and grounds; lines of tractors filling the highway on their way to the Capitol; students participating in an "Anti-Iran" demonstration on the Florida State University campus; a "No Death-Penalty" sit-in occupying the park in front of the Governor's Mansion; and demonstrators protesting the Crystal Springs Nuclear Plant at the new Capitol Building. The segment ends with footage of a large group of African-Americans assembled outside a Tallahassee municipal building with protest signs. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| Japanese Governors Visit Florida | Japanese Governors Visit Florida | | Diplomacy
Governors-Florida
Promotional films
Tourism
United States-Foreign relations-Japan | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba343.jpg |
Japanese Governors Visit Florida
- Date
- 1964-05-18
- Description
- In this film, Gov. and First Lady Bryant greet 10 Japanese governors and their wives as they arrive at Tallahassee Municipal Airport. There is a large welcome ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. Later, the governors tour the Capitol, Supreme Court and Tallahassee Junior Museum. They are also seen visiting the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, boating in Fort Lauderdale and visiting the Seaquarium. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT INAUGURATION | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT INAUGURATION | | Celebrations
Governors-Florida
Governors-Florida-Inaugural addresses
Gubernatorial elections
Inaugurations
Parties
Political campaigns
Politicians
Politics | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT INAUGURATION
- Date
- 1961-01-03
- Description
- This film starts with scenes of a gala party for Bryant on the day before inauguration. Next are scenes of a pre-inauguration breakfast at FSU gym. Gov. Collins and Gov. Bryant make the traditional limousine ride from the Governor's mansion to the Capitol for the ceremony. The film shows the press corps and CBS TV cameras (WTVT) set up for the show. The events include a prayer, introduction of the Governors' wives, the oath of office, handing over of the State Seal, Gov. Bryant's address, the reception line and the inaugural ball.
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| GOV. CLAUDE KIRK ASSORTED SCENES | GOV. CLAUDE KIRK ASSORTED SCENES | | Demonstrations
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Speeches | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. CLAUDE KIRK ASSORTED SCENES
- Date
- 1968-03-06
- Description
- This film has scenes of Gov. Kirk holding five-minute interviews with Florida citizens in a small trailer at several different locations throughout the state. Gov. Kirk is shown speaking at a small reception in Chicago. There are shots of an "anti-Kirk/pro education" rally at the Capitol. There is brief footage of Gov. Kirk speaking to the Classroom Teachers Association at the Miami Marine Stadium. The film ends with clips of Bob Hope with Gov. Kirk at an unidentified airport. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| GASPARILLA '54 AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION | GASPARILLA '54 AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION | | Automobiles
Bridges
Citrus
Concrete construction
Construction
Infrastructure
Marching bands
Parades
Road construction | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GASPARILLA '54 AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION
- Date
- 1954-02
- Description
- This film begins with shots of the Old Capitol and other state office buildings. Subsequent scenes include floats and marching bands. There are points of view from a car driving down a single lane road. Viewers also see a waterfront scene with a Navy ship coming into view and the exterior of a jai-alai fronton. There are more scenes with car point of view of streets in town, more scenes of the Navy Ship, scenes of road construction including concrete pouring and asphalt laying, more driving point of view, scenes of young orange groves, a bridge in the Keys, and construction using graders and bulldozers. There are street scenes mixed in and two shots of a Model T on a bumpy road.
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| Garbage and Refuse Handling | Garbage and Refuse Handling | | Garbage
Infrastructure
Landfills
Recycling
Sanitation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca192.jpg |
Garbage and Refuse Handling
- Date
- 1978-07-14
- Description
- This film shows a bulldozer pushing garbage in a landfill and garbage trucks. There are aerials of the new Capitol and the old Capitol prior to restoration. There is a posed scene of a man dumping barrels of toxic waste near a dirt road. Viewers see residential garbage pickup, a Reynolds Aluminum recycling station in a tractor-trailer truck and recycling bins in a shopping center parking lot. Produced by R.C. Rackham; sponsored by Florida Department of Environmental Regulation.
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| Florida's Inaugurations, ca. 1960 | Florida's Inaugurations, ca. 1960 | | Governors-Florida
Governors-Florida-Inaugural addresses
Gubernatorial elections
Parades
Political campaigns
Politicians
Politics | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba140.jpg |
Florida's Inaugurations, ca. 1960
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film starts with excellent aerial footage of the Old Capitol. It describes the inaugural format, showing the Burns inauguration, including the taking of the oath of office. It uses black and white photos and footage of the Sydney Catts' inauguration (1917), and color footage of several more recent ones. There are scenes of inaugural parades and the Burns inaugural ball. Produced by FDC and Barton Film Co.
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