| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | African American history
Civil rights
Demonstrations
Exhibitions
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Race relations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964-07-17
- Description
- Gov. Bryant comments on attendance statistics for Florida Pavilion visitors at the World's Fair, civil unrest and racial tensions in St. Augustine, and his prediction for the 1964 national elections. There are several in-camera edits. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| HOME MOVIE | HOME MOVIE | | American alligator
Baseball
Beaches
Boating
Home movies
Recreation
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
HOME MOVIE
- Date
- 1950 (circa)
- Description
- This film has scenes from central and south Florida. There are shots of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Miami and St. Augustine. There are scenes of peacocks, sailing, shuffleboard, children's baseball, Boy Scouts walking in a downtown area, Webb's department store in St. Petersburg, the beach, alligator wrestling, Cypress Gardens and Fort San Marcos in St. Augustine. It is very difficult to tell where one city leaves off and another one starts. Very few of the places and people are easily identified.
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| LEGACY AMERICANA | LEGACY AMERICANA | | Attractions
Florida-History-1565-1763
Florida-History-19th century
Florida-History-20th century
Promotional films
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
LEGACY AMERICANA
- Date
- 1967 (circa)
- Description
- Actor Richard Boone is the host and narrator of this film, telling the story of St. Augustine. Actors in costume portray Spanish soldiers and settlers. National Geographic Society paintings are used as illustrations. The film provides a comprehensive history of the town. Produced by Eastman Kodak.
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| ST. AUGUSTINE AND MARINELAND VISITS | ST. AUGUSTINE AND MARINELAND VISITS | | African American
Attractions
Fish
Porpoises
Promotional films
Timucuan Indian
Tobacco industry
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
ST. AUGUSTINE AND MARINELAND VISITS
- Date
- 1947
- Description
- This home film begins with a short segment showing African-American men and women putting up shade cloth for a tobacco field. It then switches to Fort San Marcos and St. Augustine. It shows attractions such as the Fountain of Youth, the Oldest House and the burial grounds of the Timucuan Indians. It then shows the Marine Studios Entrance. The camera is shooting through the portholes that show fish, turtles, eels and porpoises. They are billed as the only captive porpoises in the world.
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| St. Augustine Civil Rights Demonstrations, 1964 | St. Augustine Civil Rights Demonstrations, 1964 | | African American history
Civil rights
Civil rights movement
Demonstrations
Discrimination
Integration
Governors--Florida
Race riots
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/raceriots.jpg |
St. Augustine Civil Rights Demonstrations, 1964
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This film provides extensive footage of the St. Augustine civil rights demonstrations. It shows demonstrations by blacks on the beach in St. Augustine, counter demonstrations by whites, speeches made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Governor Farris Bryant, and speeches by segregationists such as Reverend Connie Lynch, Richard "Hoss" Manucy, and Klansman J.B. Stoner. It also includes scenes of the highway patrol sent in to assist local law enforcement officials.
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| ST. AUGUSTINE: CITY OF THE CENTURIES | ST. AUGUSTINE: CITY OF THE CENTURIES | | Florida-History-1565-1763
Florida-History-19th century
Florida-History-20th century
Promotional films
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
| ST. AUGUSTINE: THE OLDEST CITY | ST. AUGUSTINE: THE OLDEST CITY | | American alligator
Beaches
Boat racing
Boating
Fishing
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
ST. AUGUSTINE: THE OLDEST CITY
- Date
- 1950 (circa)
- Description
- This film gives the history of St. Augustine in Kodachrome. Wonderful costumes are seen during the annual fiesta. The film shows the blessing of the shrimp fleet. Viewers see Lightner Museum, its doll collection and various churches. This film shows people frolicking in the surf, fishing and at a speedboat race. A man and woman lounge among dozens of alligators at an alligator farm. There are many scenes of streets and buildings. Produced by Leroy Crooks.
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| The Orange: Fruit of Life | The Orange: Fruit of Life | | African Americans
Citrus
Citrus industry
Conquistadors (Portrayals)
Promotional films
Seminole Indians
Trains | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/BA104.jpg |
The Orange: Fruit of Life
- Date
- n.d.
- Description
- This film chronicles the history of oranges, beginning with animation showing that, "Once upon a time... a miracle occurred and the first orange was born." Then, actors in Spanish costume eat oranges in the oldest-budded orange grove in America, near St. Augustine. Actors dressed as "Indians" jog through the trees carrying oranges and dance. Next, authentic Seminoles eat oranges, followed by more shots of the "Indians." Then, viewers see African-Americans loading barrels of oranges on a floating dock. A great train sequence follows, showing Florida East Coast Railroad Engine No. 153, as a load of oranges is picked up from a horse-drawn wagon. The rest of the film is processing and packaging. Produced by Robert Leahy Studios; sponsored by Minute Maid.
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| TODAY SHOW: TWO FLORIDA STORIES | TODAY SHOW: TWO FLORIDA STORIES | | Attractions
Beaches
Economic conditions
Recreation
Seminole Indians
Promotional films
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
TODAY SHOW: TWO FLORIDA STORIES
- Date
- 1957 (circa)
- Description
- The first story shows life in Florida in the 1950s. Residences, industries, attractions and pastimes are seen. The film is produced as a "Today Show" "feature." Viewers see the Apalachicola River and Woodruff Dam, the Everglades, Seminoles, Jacksonville scenes and Miami scenes. The second story follows a roving reporter around the state. Viewers see the Welcome Station, St. Augustine, Marineland, driving on Daytona Beach, Silver Springs, Cypress Gardens, Sunshine Skyway (one span), Sebring races, recreation and the Keys. Produced by NBC Television, sponsored by FDC.
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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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