| VOTING IN LEON COUNTY | VOTING IN LEON COUNTY | | Elections
Government officials
Voting | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
VOTING IN LEON COUNTY
- Date
- 1976-08-25
- Description
- Leon County Elections Supervisor Wilma Sullivan, comments on the voter registration process, voter records management and the transition to computer-based tracking methods in 1968. There is additional footage of voting machines, security measures, explanation of the absentee ballot voting methods and rules for participating in party primaries. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
| The Great Adventure: Universities Throughout Florida, ca. 1954 | The Great Adventure: Universities Throughout Florida, ca. 1954 | | College sports
Higher education
African American universities and colleges
Promotional films
Public institutions--Florida | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba076.jpg |
The Great Adventure: Universities Throughout Florida, ca. 1954
- Date
- 1954 (circa)
- Description
- A high school student named "Bob" learns about Florida colleges and universities. The tour of schools starts in Tallahassee with scenes of Florida State University and Florida A and M University. The tour continues to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Stetson University in DeLand, and Rollins College in Winter Park. At Florida Southern College there are shots of buildings designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Then at the University of Tampa the narrator describes the university’s new interpersonal and intercultural relations program. The last stop is the University of Miami. The film ends with “Bob” registering and taking a tour of an unnamed college in Florida. The projection print is a black and white copy. BA077 is the same film with slightly different scenes at the head and tail. Produced by Florida State Advertising Commission and Ball Productions of Miami.
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| State Senator Beth Johnson on Amendment 3, 1963 | State Senator Beth Johnson on Amendment 3, 1963 | | Water conservation -- Florida
Outdoor recreation -- Florida
Environmentalism
Women legislators -- Florida
Legislative amendments | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/bethjohnson.jpg |
State Senator Beth Johnson on Amendment 3, 1963
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- State Senator Beth Johnson urges voters to pass Amendment 3 to the Florida Constitution which designates land for recreation and water conservation purposes. She emphasizes the need for foresight on environmental issues, especially water conservation. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
- Collection
| Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Freight Train Ride, 1976 | Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Freight Train Ride, 1976 | | Railroads -- Florida -- Leon County -- Tallahassee
Railroad stations -- Florida -- Leon County -- Tallahassee
Railroad cars
Railroad trains | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba285.jpg |
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Freight Train Ride, 1976
- Date
- 1976-01-28
- Description
- A brakeman sets up cars and links them up to a train. The camera films the engineer and crew in the engine, as well as the landscape rolling by. The train drops cars in a siding and takes off again before stopping at the Tallahassee depot. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| "Sally Stevens, A Lady Cabbie" by WFSU-TV, 1972 | "Sally Stevens, A Lady Cabbie" by WFSU-TV, 1972 | | Taxicabs
Motor vehicles
Women in the professions
Interviews | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/aa353.jpg |
"Sally Stevens, A Lady Cabbie" by WFSU-TV, 1972
- Date
- 1972
- Description
- An interview with Sally Stevens, the first woman taxi driver in Tallahassee. Stevens drives around downtown Tallahassee describing her experiences as a driver, including what she likes about the job and the difficulties of driving all day.
- Collection
| Rosemary Barkett Appointed to Florida Supreme Court, 1985 | Rosemary Barkett Appointed to Florida Supreme Court, 1985 | | Courts -- Officials and employees
Judges -- Florida -- Leon County -- Tallahassee
Women judges -- Florida
Judges -- Selection and appointment | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/rosemary_barkett.jpg |
Rosemary Barkett Appointed to Florida Supreme Court, 1985
- Date
- 1985
- Description
- This is a segment from WSVN/Miami News center 7 of Governor Bob Graham announcing his appointment of Rosemary Barkett to the Florida Supreme Court. Justice Barkett is the first woman appointed to the court. She is greeted by Justice Joseph A. Boyd, who had a daughter attending law school at the time. Taking her new seat on the Court, Barkett describes the moment as, "a very moving event." Videotaped by Bradley White.
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| Luna Plantation | Luna Plantation | | African American
Agriculture
Hunting
Plantations--Florida
Quail hunting
Silent films
Tennis | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/luna.jpg |
Luna Plantation
- Date
- 1940 (circa)
- Description
- This film has beautiful footage of the Luna Plantation in Leon County. This footage is composed of four combined short films. There are scenes showing: quail hunting; people on the plantation steps; a woman taking photographs; plowing with a sit-down plow; two children playing with a wagon/stroller apparatus; a picnic in the woods; people aboard a ship; playing tennis; boating; and an African-American man poling a boat.
- Collection
| Lake Jackson Residents | Lake Jackson Residents | | Boating
Drainage
Flood control-Florida
Lakes
Water management
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba253.jpg |
Lake Jackson Residents
- Date
- 1970 (circa)
- Description
- This film features interviews with two residents of the Lake Jackson area of Tallahassee. The first resident expresses concern for the welfare of wildlife in the area. He complains that a local watershed is dumping silt into the water that makes it unsuitable for a fish or animal habitat. He closes his interview with cautionary comments, warning that lessons can be learned from similar situations with water bodies in southern Florida. Next, Dave "Red" Smith talks about his lifelong relationship with Lake Jackson. The segment ends with silent footage of boaters, developments and businesses in the Lake Jackson area. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| LAKE JACKSON - STORM WATER | LAKE JACKSON - STORM WATER | | Drainage
Flood control-Florida
Lakes
Water management | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
LAKE JACKSON - STORM WATER
- Date
- 1982
- Description
- Tallahassee government representatives and environmental specialists discuss Lake Jackson and Leon County storm water management concerns. They explain the life cycle of lakes, nutrient loading, the McGinnis Arm holding pond, Lake Munson, Lake Lafayette and how storm water becomes a non-source specific pollutant. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
| Interview with Women's Army Corps Captain Eleanor P. Hutchins, Tallahassee, 1957 | Interview with Women's Army Corps Captain Eleanor P. Hutchins, Tallahassee, 1957 | Moving Image | Women and the military
Interviews
Higher education
Women soldiers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca196.jpg |
Interview with Women's Army Corps Captain Eleanor P. Hutchins, Tallahassee, 1957
- Date
- 1957
- Description
- This film begins with exterior shots of Florida State University (FSU). Then Katherine Warren, dean of women, interviews Captain Eleanor P. Hutchins, commanding officer at the Women's Army Corps (WAC) Detachment at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Hutchins discusses her career with WAC and how the liberal arts education she received from FSU prepared her for the Army. The interview concludes with Hutchins discussing the upcoming Summer College Program for juniors at Fort McClellan in Alabama.
- Collection
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