| A Very Special Place | A Very Special Place | | Boating
Fishing
Promotional films
Tarpon fishing
Tourism
Travel
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/veryspecialplace.jpg |
A Very Special Place
- Date
- 1969 (circa)
- Description
- Anita Bryant and her husband go fishing off Marathon in the Keys. She puts on her makeup while hooks are baited. Throughout the film, they drink Coca-Cola and she pitches Tupperware. She lands a tarpon. The film shows Seven Mile Bridge. Produced by Florida Development Commission.
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| D-Day at Marathon | D-Day at Marathon | | Artificial reefs
Blimps
Boats
Tires
Rubber
Underwater photography
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca035.jpg |
D-Day at Marathon
- Date
- 1970 (circa)
- Description
- This film shows the construction of an artificial reef with the help of Goodyear and involved citizens of Marathon. It shows how tires are punched, squeezed and loaded with concrete. Navy LSM and private vessels are loaded with tires. All of them converge and begin dumping. There is underwater photography of tires hitting the bottom and sea life beginning to inhabit the tires. The film shows the Goodyear blimp Mayflower. Produced by Sonny Florida Productions.
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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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| Florida's East Coast Holiday | Florida's East Coast Holiday | | Amusement parks
Attractions
Description and Travel
Fishing
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism
Travel | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/eastcoast.jpg |
Florida's East Coast Holiday
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film shows cities, attractions and things to do on the east coast of Florida. Producer Bill Beckley appears in a convertible leaving the airport at the start of the film. Viewers see the Daytona Speedway, Cape Canaveral, commercial growing, fishing for sailfish, a cruise ship and Miami hotels. The film also contains footage of parrots and flamingos at Parrot Jungle, the Miami Seaquarium, the Miami Serpentarium and William Haast milking a cobra. Also shown is footage of a large grouper; Whitehall, Henry Flagler's home; and the Florida Keys. Produced by Beckley Films and FDC; sponsored by Eastern Airlines.
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| 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.
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| Holiday on Wheels | Holiday on Wheels | | Airboats
Amusement parks
Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism
Water skiing
Water sports | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/DA001.jpg |
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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| John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park | John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park | | Promotional films
Scuba diving
Shipwrecks
Underwater photography
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/CA040.jpg |
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- This film is adapted from the movie "Twilight World." There is excellent underwater footage, including hard hat diving, two-hose scuba, a re-breather with full-face mask, a two-person sub, a diver propulsion vehicle, divers with an octopus, a moray eel, an underwater photographer, a Spanish wreck and a diver using a magnesium flare to explore a coral cave.
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| Seabirds | Seabirds | | Birds
Egrets
Herons
Mangrove trees
Rookeries
Spoon bills | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba174.jpg |
Seabirds
- Date
- 1950 (circa)
- Description
- Frigate birds are seen in large flocks. The film also shows herons, spoon bills and egrets in mangrove rookeries in the Keys. This is the way seabird populations used to look in the 1950s. The Kodachrome color is amazing and E.W. Dutton narrates in his own style.
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| Silversides the Tarpon | Silversides the Tarpon | | Boating
Fishing
Home movies
Recreation
Sharks
Tarpon fishing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/BA008.jpg |
Silversides the Tarpon
- Date
- 1957 (circa)
- Description
- This film shows tarpon fishing near Islamorada from a small outboard boat. The fish are magnificent. The editing is rough and the narration by the filmmaker is "home movie" style. It has wonderful photography, including a glimpse of a great white shark. Produced by E.W. Dutton.
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| Tarpon Fishing With Ted Williams | Tarpon Fishing With Ted Williams | | Boating
Fishing
Fishing flies
Tarpon
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca266.jpg |
Tarpon Fishing With Ted Williams
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This is a film that celebrates tarpon fishing, starring famed Major League Baseball player Ted Williams. The film begins with Williams describing the geography of the Florida Keys, followed by a discussion of the tarpon fish, including shots of their unique jaw structure. The narrator explains how the tarpon "throw" fishing hooks, followed by several examples of this. The film also showcases the tarpon's jumping ability. Williams and his guide, Jim Albright, begin a day of fishing by discussing the different types of fishing lures and techniques. Toward the end, Williams hooks several tarpon, including one dramatized episode complete with exciting narration and suspenseful music. Williams also demonstrates the art of hand tying homemade fishing flies. Williams' signature line of fishing equipment is featured throughout. Produced by the Consumer Education Division of the Sears & Roebuck Company.
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