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Collection ID is exactly "13" AND Subject is exactly "Highways"
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HIGHWAY AERIALS AND TRAFFIC JAMS

HIGHWAY AERIALS AND TRAFFIC JAMS
Date
1950 (circa)
Description
This film is a series of bumpy aerials showing highways, toll booths and bridge interchanges. There are several shots of backed-up traffic (locations unknown). The cars all date in the 1950s.
Collection
HIGHWAY AERIALS AND TRAFFIC JAMS

HIGHWAY AERIALS AND TRAFFIC JAMS
HIGHWAY HORIZONS

HIGHWAY HORIZONS
Date
1963 (circa)
Description
This film opens with Gov. Farris Bryant speaking from a vantage point overlooking Apalachee Parkway (Highway 27) in Tallahassee. The roadway is an example of the progressive new four-lane highway system project underway in the state. The film continues with many shots of Florida's "attractive" highway system. There is footage of Cape Canaveral and other Florida industries, as well as aerial footage of several Florida cities. Produced by the Florida State Road Department.
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HIGHWAY HORIZONS

HIGHWAY HORIZONS
MAIN STREET FLORIDA

MAIN STREET FLORIDA
Date
1980-07
Description
This film is all about Florida's Turnpike. It uses folk singing with banjo and a blues song with harmonica as background while showing people using turnpike facilities. Viewers see a "typical" American family and newlyweds visiting places along the way. Sites include Cape Canaveral, Disney World, Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens. Viewers see Burt Reynolds filming "Smokey and the Bandit II." Two girls headed for fun in Fort Lauderdale have car trouble, are spotted by the Florida Highway Patrol plane and receive assistance. Produced by Barton of Jacksonville; sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation.
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MAIN STREET FLORIDA

MAIN STREET FLORIDA
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
HIGHWAY AERIALS AND TRAFFIC JAMSHIGHWAY AERIALS AND TRAFFIC JAMSHighways
Infrastructure
Traffic
Transportation		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
HIGHWAY HORIZONSHIGHWAY HORIZONSEconomic conditions
Governors-Florida
Highways
Infrastructure
Promotional films
Tourism
Traffic
Transportation		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
MAIN STREET FLORIDAMAIN STREET FLORIDAAmusement parks
Attractions
Folk music
Highways
Infrastructure
Police officers
Promotional films
Tourism		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg