| AEROJET GENERAL CORPORATION | AEROJET GENERAL CORPORATION | | Aerospace industry
Economic Conditions
Promotional films
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space program
Space race | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
AEROJET GENERAL CORPORATION
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This film shows the Aerojet facility in Dade County, maker of solid fuel rocket engines and the fuel they use. Viewers see the opening ceremony of the facility with Governor Farris Bryant and FDC Chairman Wendell Jarrard. The film shows a Polaris at the end. Produced by FDC.
- Collection
| Apollo and Gemini | Apollo and Gemini | | Aerospace industry
Astronauts
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space program
Space race | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/DA065.jpg |
Apollo and Gemini
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film shows actual space footage, Cape Kennedy footage, and spacecraft construction footage. It shows a launch and a spacewalk. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
| BICENTENNIAL CAPE KENNEDY | BICENTENNIAL CAPE KENNEDY | | Aerospace industry
Astronauts
Promotional films
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space program
Space race
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
BICENTENNIAL CAPE KENNEDY
- Date
- 1976
- Description
- This film gives a brief historical look at Cape Kennedy, " Florida's gateway to the final frontier." It shows a rocket launch, the visitors center and several space exploration vehicles. Produced by the Florida Development Commission and the Florida Bicentennial Commission.
- Collection
| City With A New Look | City With A New Look | | Aerospace industry
Cattle industry
Citrus industry
Economic conditions
Promotional films
Recreation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/CA174.jpg |
City With A New Look
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- This film gives a look at Orlando in the days before Disney. Viewers see downtown, citrus groves, a cattle farm, the Central Florida Fair and aircraft at nearby air bases. Hotels, motels, apartments, residential areas, schools, churches, community buildings, civic club buildings and recreation (including the city-owned harness racing track) are also shown. Viewers also see the Martin Aerospace plant and other space-oriented companies. The film shows senior citizens working, banks, newspapers, highway construction and the airport. Produced by Wurtele Film Productions; sponsored by Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce.
- Collection
| Fifteen Years with 4-WTVJ | Fifteen Years with 4-WTVJ | | Aerospace industry
College sports
Cuban revolution
Gambling--Florida
Governors--Florida
Hurricanes
Parades
Politics
Presidents--United States
Space program
Space race
United States Senate
Cold War | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/wtvj.jpg |
Fifteen Years with 4-WTVJ
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- Host Ralph Rennick shows footage and stories that Miami TV station WTVJ collected in its first 15 years on the air. Mitchell Wolfson, co-host, founded the station, as well as Wometco Enterprises.
There are scenes of the 1951 Orange Bowl Parade, the 1951 Senate Crime Hearings in Dade County on gambling, the 1954 LeRoy Collins - Charlie Johns debate, the 1957 Cape Canaveral Satellite launching, the death of an Italian boat racer at the Orange Bowl Regatta, Castro's arrival in Havana after taking power, Hurricane Donna in 1961, Orange Bowl football, return of soldiers from the Bay of Pigs, and President John F. Kennedy's visit to Miami in 1963.
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| Florida and the Spacecenter: Partners in Progress | Florida and the Spacecenter: Partners in Progress | | Aerospace industry
Boating
Economic conditions
Golf
Hunting
Promotional films
Recreation
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space program
Space race
Surfing
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/da013.jpg |
Florida and the Spacecenter: Partners in Progress
- Date
- 1967 (circa)
- Description
- This film gives a little early space program history and then describes the economic impact that space-related industry has on several counties close to Cape Canaveral. It informs the viewer that utilities and other infrastructure needed to be improved and expanded. As the population grew, so did leisure activities such as surfing, sailing, golf and hunting. Viewers see libraries, schools, hospitals, motels and municipal buildings. There is some footage of the Gemini launch with spectators and press. Viewers also see churches and civic groups. Tourists are seen witnessing launches and visiting the Kennedy Space Center. Produced by Technicolor; sponsored by NASA.
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| Florida Profile of Progress | Florida Profile of Progress | | Aerospace industry
Cattle industry
Citrus industry
Golf
Hydroelectric power
Nuclear power
Phosphate industry
Seafood industry
Shipping
Timber industry
Trains
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba087.jpg |
Florida Profile of Progress
- Date
- 1957
- Description
- This is an edited, shortened version of DA051. This film tells how Florida is a growing market for industry, showing various plants' employees sunning and golfing. Viewers see Martin (aerospace), phosphate mining, paper and pulp, citrus and other produce. Cattle, seafood, hydroelectric power, gas pipeline, airports, trains, ports and highways are shown. It also shows colleges and research, including nuclear reactors. There are more manufacturing scenes, including scenes of FDC meeting and consulting. The film describes Florida's tax structure and then gives a recap. Produced by Raycam Productions; sponsored by FDC.
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| FLORIDA ROCKET LAUNCH | FLORIDA ROCKET LAUNCH | | Aerospace industry
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space program
Space race | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA ROCKET LAUNCH
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film has footage of a missile launch conducted at night at Cape Kennedy. Produced by Telenews.
- Collection
| FLORIDA ROCKET LAUNCH | FLORIDA ROCKET LAUNCH | | Aerospace industry
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Space program
Space race | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA ROCKET LAUNCH
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film has footage of a missile launch conducted during the day at Cape Kennedy. Produced by Telenews.
- Collection
| Florida: Moonport USA | Florida: Moonport USA | | Aerospace industry
Astronauts
Space program
Space race | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/moonportusa.jpg |
Florida: Moonport USA
- Date
- 1963 (circa)
- Description
- This film starts with a wonderful Mercury launch sequence. It shows a thriving aerospace industry in its prime. Viewers see an unsuccessful launch, lots of technology of the day (including transistor pocket radios) and 12 gallons of gas for $3.60. The film shows recreation, educational centers, and corporations and their space-related products. It describes the economic, cultural and population booms. Viewers see tactical missile launches and astronaut medical test equipment. The film predicts and shows a model of the Vehicle Assembly Building. It shows Miss Baker, the astro-monkey, Pensacola's School of Naval Aviation Medicine and Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach. It is a tribute to the space program. Produced by Leroy Crooks; sponsored by FDC.
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