| 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: 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/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA: PROFILE OF PROGRESS
- Date
- 1957
- Description
- This is long version of BA087. It tells how Florida is a growing market for industry, showing various plants' employees sunning and golfing. See Martin (aerospace), Pratt and Whitney, 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.
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| FLORIDA: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW | FLORIDA: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW | | Aerospace industry
Attractions
Automobile racing
Fishing
Museums
Promotional films
Tourism
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
- Date
- n.d.
- Description
- This film shows many forms of transportation through the years. It then shows St. Augustine, Pensacola, Fort Pickens, Pensacola Beach, Panama City Beach, Florida Caverns, the Old Capitol, Killearn Gardens, Jacksonville, Fort Clinch in Fernandina, Orlando, Bok Tower, beach buggies on Daytona Beach and car races at the speedway, a launch at Cape Canaveral, fishing for sailfish, Tampa Bay Hotel, the Gasparilla Festival, Sunshine Skyway, Ringling Art Museum, Asolo Theater, Miami and the Keys. It uses old photos throughout. Produced by Leroy Crooks; sponsored by FDC.
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| World's Winter Strawberry Capital | World's Winter Strawberry Capital | | Agriculture
Amusement parks
Attractions
Baseball
Churches
Economic conditions
Fishing
Golf
Tennis
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca117.jpg |
World's Winter Strawberry Capital
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film shows scenes of the State Fair, Plant City Strawberry Festival, local schools, churches, baseball spring training, golf, tennis, fishing, local businesses, banks, and city and county buildings. Viewers see train and bus transportation, as well as the airport, shopping center, post office, library, hospital and youth center. The film also shows Busch Gardens, Cypress Gardens, beaches and finally some strawberry fields with harvesters at work. Produced by Don Parisher.
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| Unusual World of Florida | Unusual World of Florida | | Airboats
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 |
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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| SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - AIRLINES STRIKE | SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - AIRLINES STRIKE | | Airline industry
Economic conditions
Labor relations
Politicians
Politics
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - AIRLINES STRIKE
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- Sen. George Smathers comments on the effect that the airlines strike is having on Florida tourism. He discusses various legislative bills designed to prevent further transportation strikes. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.
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| SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - HOUSING AND AIRPORTS | SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - HOUSING AND AIRPORTS | | Airline industry
Economic conditions
Home construction
Infrastructure
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Tourism
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - HOUSING AND AIRPORTS
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- Sen. George Smathers explains why he voted in favor of recent housing and airport construction legislation. Smathers explains that homebuilding is Florida's second greatest industry after tourism. He also details how federal aid for airport construction will boost Florida's tourism. At the conclusion of the program, he disparages increasing spending on foreign aid. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.
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| SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - SPESSARD HOLLAND | SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - SPESSARD HOLLAND | | Airline industry
Labor strikes
Politicians
Politics
Transportation
United States-Foreign relations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
SENATOR GEORGE SMATHERS REPORTS - SPESSARD HOLLAND
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- Sen. Spessard Holland sits in for Sen. George Smathers on his television program and comments on international trade tariffs. He mentions airline strikes and how they are affecting Florida. He includes comments on his proposed bill for compulsory arbitration in the event of airline strikes. Produced by the Senate Recording Studios.
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| SOMETHING NEW IN THE AIR | SOMETHING NEW IN THE AIR | | Airline industry
Airplanes
Citrus
Promotional films
Transportation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
SOMETHING NEW IN THE AIR
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film captures the excitement of Eastern Airlines' inaugural Boeing 727 flight at the Miami Airport. A delegation of giddy Miamians board the plane, led by the mayor. In the course of their journey, they present citrus gift baskets to the flight crew, President Lyndon Johnson and the Mayor of Philadelphia. The film extols the amenities of the new jet, including the availability of high-speed travel to Florida. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| SOMETHING SPECIAL | SOMETHING SPECIAL | | Airline industry
Airplanes
Attractions
Beaches
Fishing
Promotional films
Seminole Indians
Transportation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
SOMETHING SPECIAL
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film promotes Florida's tourist attractions and endorses National Airlines' non-stop air service to the Sunshine State. Footage includes beaches, Seminole Indians, tourist sites and fishing scenes. Produced by National Airlines and the Florida Development Commission.
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