| 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
| DAYTONA BEACH RESORT AREA: THE AFFORDABLE FLORIDA | DAYTONA BEACH RESORT AREA: THE AFFORDABLE FLORIDA | | Amusement parks
Attractions
Automobiles
Automobile racing
Beaches
Boating
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
DAYTONA BEACH RESORT AREA: THE AFFORDABLE FLORIDA
- Date
- 1970 (circa)
- Description
- This is one of the few tourism films to use synch sound with the models. It features three couples: one retired, one with two children and a young married couple. They frolic in the surf, fish and shop. Viewers see attractions, nightlife and all of the usual pastimes. The film shows some old-time footage of car races on the beach and many contemporary vehicles on the beach. It also shows Disney World, Marineland, Silver Springs, the Daytona Speedway, Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, Ormond Beach Hotel and Kennedy Space Center. Produced by Coronado Studios and Gouchenour Inc. Advertising; sponsored by the Daytona Beach Resort Area.
- 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.
- Collection
| 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 Fishcapade | Florida Fishcapade | | Amusement parks
Attractions
Boating
Description and Travel
Fishing
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/fishcapade.jpg |
Florida Fishcapade
- Date
- 1964 (circa)
- Description
- The film begins with a family in an inboard motorboat leaving a dock on the Homosassa River to go fishing, with the Florida Marine Patrol giving advice and checking safety gear. The family fishes, skies, picnics, goes to Marco Pass and sees college boys fishing. The film also includes footage of Miami; Cape Canaveral, where the family sees a missile tracking ship and a Polaris Submarine; shark fishing; and a diver at Marineland feeding fish. The film's sound is muddy. Produced by Mercury Productions; sponsored by Kiekhaefer Mercury.
- Collection
| FLORIDA FOR FUN AND PICTURES | FLORIDA FOR FUN AND PICTURES | | Amusement parks
Attractions
Automobile racing
Beaches
Boating
Promotional films
Recreation
Space program
Tourism
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA FOR FUN AND PICTURES
- Date
- n.d.
- Description
- This film shows a steamboat replica on the Suwannee River, shell collecting on Sanibel Island, an Ormond Beach antique car, races at Daytona, and other scenes on a tour of Florida. Every now and then someone is seen taking movies or still photos. There is good NASA footage of activity at Cape Canaveral. At Cypress Gardens, the narrator gives exposure settings. It covers Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Ocala, St. Petersburg, Everglades, Homosassa Springs, Disney World, Parrot Jungle, Lion Country Safari, Citrus Tower, Truman Winter White House and Hemingway Home. The film shows gators, hippopotami, thoroughbred horses, tropical birds, flamingos and African animals. Viewers see airboat and shrimp boats. Produced by Eastman Kodak.
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| FLORIDA REMOTE CONTROL BRIDGE | FLORIDA REMOTE CONTROL BRIDGE | | Bridges
Infrastructure
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA REMOTE CONTROL BRIDGE
- Date
- 1973-12-05
- Description
- Florida Secretary of Transportation Walter Revell announces the invention of another transportation marvel, Florida's Remote Control Bridge near the Kennedy Space Center. It is the only bridge in the country that is operated via remote control by an off-site operator. He addresses plans to expand Florida's remote controlled bridge system to 12 in the approaching years. The narrator explains why remote control operation is safer and more cost effective than on-site controls. The camera captures the action as the bridge is tested and the operator follows each step on a lighted control board to ensure proper operation. Produced by WFSU-TV and the Florida Department of Transportation.
- 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 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
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