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Collection ID is exactly "13" AND Subject is exactly "Airboats"
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BOYNTON BEACH: THE CAPITAL OF FUN

BOYNTON BEACH: THE CAPITAL OF FUN
Date
n.d.
Description
This is a film about life around Boynton Beach. It shows fishing, residential scenes, commercial buildings, schools, sailing and airboat rides. There are agricultural scenes, including commercial growing. Produced by Pieces of Eight Film Enterprises Inc. of Hypoluxo.
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BOYNTON BEACH: THE CAPITAL OF FUN

BOYNTON BEACH: THE CAPITAL OF FUN
"Good Morning, Miss Goleman," 1969

"Good Morning, Miss Goleman," 1969
Date
1969
Description
This film profiles 1969 National Teacher of the Year Barbara Goleman. The film starts with Goleman at the beach and a voice-over narration of her explaining her teaching philosophies. Then there is footage of her in the classroom at Miami Jackson High School discussing a poem from “A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. She and her class go on a field trip to the Everglades and take an airboat ride. There is additional information about the demographics of the high school and other schools in Miami-Dade County. At the end of the film, she and a group of students go down a large slide.
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"Good Morning, Miss Goleman," 1969

"Good Morning, Miss Goleman," 1969
Holiday on Wheels

Holiday on Wheels
Date
1973 (circa)
Description
In this film, singer Gordon MacRae tours Florida in a recreational vehicle. He visits the Keys, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Everglades National Park, Naples, Tarpon Springs, the HMS Bounty replica and Cypress Gardens (where he meets Dick Pope). The film shows the Sunshine Skyway, an airboat ride, a glass-bottom boat, sponge diving, tarpon fishing, boating, scuba, skiing and hang gliding. Produced by Hollywood Newsreel Syndicate Inc.; sponsored by Trailer Life Publishing Co.
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Holiday on Wheels

Holiday on Wheels
MISSING PERSON

MISSING PERSON
Date
1960 (circa)
Description
This film shows the good life in Pompano Beach. It includes hotels, beaches, boating, residences, schools, churches, banks, sports (including polo), Washington Senators spring training, businesses and the airport. There are also scenes of airboats, restaurants and nightlife with floor shows. Produced by Don Parisher.
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MISSING PERSON

MISSING PERSON
Unusual World of Florida

Unusual World of Florida
Date
1964 (circa)
Description
This film begins with aerials of a Fort Lauderdale airboat ride, swamp buggies in Naples, Corkscrew Swamp, animals along the Wakulla River and Cypress Gardens. It then shows a chrysanthemum farm, Castillo de San Marcos (St. Augustine), Bok Tower and Citrus Tower. Stephen Foster Memorial is next with nice scenes of a steamboat replica on the Suwannee River. The Keys are shown, including divers in Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Marineland with a diver feeding dolphins, loggerheads underwater and laying eggs. Divers in Tarpon Springs and gator wrestling follow. A man catches a cobra by hand and milks venom. There is a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral and an open house at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Produced by Beckley Films in cooperation with FDC; sponsored by Eastern Airlines.
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Unusual World of Florida

Unusual World of Florida
WFSU TV - FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE TOM ADAMS; AIRCRAFT; EVERGLADES

WFSU TV - FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE TOM ADAMS; AIRCRAFT; EVERGLADES
Date
1960 (circa)
Description
This is a work film from WFSU-TV consisting of three segments. The first segment features Florida Secretary of State Tom Adams commenting on the reorganization of the Florida Secretary of State's office. This segment has some audio distortion from magnetic sound stripe deterioration. In the second segment, Bill Ealand of Seminole Flying Services demonstrates a landing in a twin-engine Beechcraft. The camera pans over his shoulder as he explains the function of various instruments and controls in the cockpit while in flight. The final segment is silent footage of two officers of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission on an airboat in the Everglades. They are spraying the water with what appears to be pest control chemicals. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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WFSU TV - FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE TOM ADAMS; AIRCRAFT; EVERGLADES

WFSU TV - FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE TOM ADAMS; AIRCRAFT; EVERGLADES
WONDERFUL WINTER HAVEN

WONDERFUL WINTER HAVEN
Date
1960 (circa)
Description
A newlywed couple in a red Mustang convertible pull up at a motel in Winter Haven to start the film's look at the area. The film shows the Florida Citrus Showcase (a domed building) and local amenities. The couple tries skeet shooting. A fellow shooter is in a wheelchair. They see elderly people playing shuffleboard. They go for an airplane ride for the aerial views and are boating when an airboat goes by, then stops to give them a ride. Later they fish, then see Cypress Gardens and try skiing. The film ends with a cookout with other young couples and a jingle. Homilies and philosophical comments are interspersed throughout the script. Produced by Mercury Productions.
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WONDERFUL WINTER HAVEN

WONDERFUL WINTER HAVEN
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
BOYNTON BEACH: THE CAPITAL OF FUNBOYNTON BEACH: THE CAPITAL OF FUNAgriculture
Airboats
Boats
Economic conditions
Education
Description and travel
Fishing
Promotional films
Sailing
Tourism		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
"Good Morning, Miss Goleman," 1969"Good Morning, Miss Goleman," 1969Boats and boating--Florida
Awards
Education--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami
Students--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami
Teachers--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami
Coney Island of the mind (Ferlinghetti, Lawrence)
Airboats		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca155.jpg
Holiday on WheelsHoliday on WheelsAirboats
Amusement parks
Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism
Water skiing
Water sports		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/DA001.jpg
MISSING PERSONMISSING PERSONAirboats
Airports
Beaches
Boating
Hotels
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism
Washington Senators (Baseball team)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Unusual World of FloridaUnusual World of FloridaAirboats
American alligator
Agriculture
Chrysanthemum
Dolphins
Flowers
Promotional films
Reptiles
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Snakes
Steamboats
Swamp buggies
Transportation
Turtles
Wildlife		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/BA019.jpg
WFSU TV - FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE TOM ADAMS; AIRCRAFT; EVERGLADESWFSU TV - FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE TOM ADAMS; AIRCRAFT; EVERGLADESAirboats
Airplanes
Pest control
Politics
Politicians
Wildlife		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
WONDERFUL WINTER HAVENWONDERFUL WINTER HAVENAerial photography
Airboats
Airplanes
Automobiles
Boating
Fishing
Promotional films
Shuffleboard
Skeet shooting
Tourism
Water skiing
Water sports		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg