| FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #29 | FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #29 | | Automobile accidents
Law enforcement
Parades
Police officers
Stock car racing
Training | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #29
- Date
- 1950 (circa)
- Description
- This film seems to have a drivers' education theme. There are scenes of classes, a parade, eye examinations, license printing and stock car racing.
- Collection
| Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Celebration | Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Celebration | | African Americans
Automobile racing
Cattle industry
Celebrations
Ceremonies
Cigars
Circuses
Exhibitions
Festivals
Marching bands
Mermaids
Parades
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/da003.jpg |
Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Celebration
- Date
- 1953-02
- Description
- The 48th Annual Florida State Fair includes the Gasparilla Pirate Celebration in which men dress as pirates and sail into Tampa Bay. Parades, circus acts, produce displays, industry displays and livestock displays from all over the state are shown. Viewers see a car race and car stunts. The film also shows "Negro Day" with marching bands, track events and the presentation of the "Outstanding Negro of the Year Award." The 4-H Club is shown and Florida Secretary of Agriculture Nathan Mayo presents awards. Future Homemakers are shown making cookies. Cigar making is shown and a human cannonball flies. An underwater kitchen features a mermaid housewife. A parade features many floats and costumes. This is a wonderful Kodachrome film. Produced by Ball Productions of Miami; sponsored by the Florida State Advertising Commission and the Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Association.
- Collection
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING PARADE | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING PARADE | | Automobiles
Celebrations
Homecoming
Parades
Promotional films | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING PARADE
- Date
- 1955
- Description
- This is excellent color footage of the 1955 FSU homecoming parade in Tallahassee. Several elaborately constructed floats and a fine selection of vintage automobiles are included.
- Collection
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY VIEW OF CAMPUS | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY VIEW OF CAMPUS | | Celebrations
Construction
Homecoming
Parades
Promotional films | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
| Florida State University: Toward a Greater University | Florida State University: Toward a Greater University | | College sports
Higher education
Parades
Promotional films | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/greateruniversity.jpg |
Florida State University: Toward a Greater University
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This is a public relations film on Florida State University that, in two brief scenes, features a young Jim Morrison years before his more recognized role as lead singer for The Doors. The film emphasizes the need for more college-educated Floridians to work in the state's rapidly expanding industries. It contains campus, classroom, homecoming parade and football scenes. Produced by Florida State University.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| GASPARILLA DAY - COLER | GASPARILLA DAY - COLER | | Attractions
Celebrations
Festivals
Parades
Promotional films
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GASPARILLA DAY - COLER
- Date
- 1953-02
- Description
- This film has scenes of "pirates" getting ready for the civic celebration, shots of the pirates turning their guns over to authorities, a man with trained tigers, and a couple of circus performers entering a cannon barrel and being shot into the air. There are several shots of young ladies on parade floats and in costume and shots of the decorated "pirate" ship with no pirates aboard. This material seems to be outtakes from DA003 Fl, "State Fair & Gasparilla Celebration." "Coler" was the title on the can. It may be the photographer's name.
- Collection
| GASPARILLA FESTIVAL I | GASPARILLA FESTIVAL I | | Celebrations
Festivals
Home movies
Parades | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GASPARILLA FESTIVAL I
- Date
- 1928
- Description
- This home movie is a production of the Howell family in Tampa, Florida. The title card for this film says "Landing of the Pirate Krew of Gasparilla." It begins with a young boy playing pirate, and then moves to the Gasparilla Festival in Tampa. There are scenes involving a variety of boats and ships in Tampa Bay and many pirates. Downtown parade scenes follow. This is good quality early footage.
- Collection
| GASPARILLA FESTIVAL II | GASPARILLA FESTIVAL II | | Boating
Celebrations
Festivals
Home movies
Hotels
Parades | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GASPARILLA FESTIVAL II
- Date
- 1929, 1947
- Description
- This is another home movie with Gasparilla Festival footage. The focus is on Tampa Bay and the boats. Scenes include the Tampa Yacht and Country Club; Houton Wall's schooner, Halagonian; the schooner Rambler; and scenes of the Tampa shoreline, including the Tampa Bay Hotel.
- Collection
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