| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | Civil rights
Demonstrations
Governors-Florida
Infrastructure
Politicians
Politics
Race relations
Transportation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964-04-02
- Description
- Tension mounts in this press conference when Gov. Farris Bryant declines to comment at length on the purpose of a secretive personal trip to Washington, D.C. He remarks on the use of the Florida National Guard in response to racial or civil unrest, construction plans for the Florida causeway and the success of the Florida Development Commission. Gov. Bryant also comments on the arrest of Elizabeth Peabody, mother of then-Massachusetts Gov. Endicott Peabody, for her participation in a civil rights march in St. Augustine. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | African American history
Civil rights
Cold War
Governors-Florida
Integration
Nobel Prize winners
Olympic athletes
Politicians
Politics
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This film features two press conferences with Gov. Bryant: (October 15, 1964) Michael Barfield, a young boy who rescued a child from a burning building, receives a Florida flag and tie tack from Gov. Bryant and talks to reporters. Gov. Bryant also comments on a Southern Governors' Conference proposal that would block integration by giving local control over public schools, the Miami expressway program, the 1964 Presidential campaign, and Floridians Bob Hayes and Dave Shoelander, who were Olympic gold medalists in Tokyo. Gov. Bryant also responds to the announcement that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He states that Dr. King did not operate peacefully in St. Augustine and that he disagrees with the Nobel Committee's decision. (May 28, 1964) Gov. Bryant comments on giving assistance to Jacksonville Mayor Haydon Burns in the gubernatorial race, the invasion of US airspace by Cuban jets and Florida's space industry. This film has several in-camera edits and some issues with contrast fluctuation. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| fvc892 | Governor Bryant Press Conference | | Bryant, Farris (Cecil Farris), 1914-2002
1964 New York World's Fair
Governor
Civil Rights | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Governor Bryant Press Conference
- Date
- Description
- In this film, Governor Farris Bryant answers questions at a press conference on topics including: the Florida Exhibition at the New York World's Fair; civil rights legislation; a scenic highway crossing Dade and Monroe Counties; the construction of I-75 between Georgia and Tampa; the St. Augustine race riots; and his opinion that enforcing civil rights laws is a federal, rather than a state, responsibility.
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| fvc926 | Governor Farris Bryant Press Conference | | Bryant, Farris (Cecil Farris), 1914-2002
Burns, Haydon (William Haydon), 1912-1987
Governors
Communism
Mayors
Civil rights
Elections
Hurricanes | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba154.jpg |
Governor Farris Bryant Press Conference
- Date
- 1964-09
- Description
- In this film, Governor Farris Bryant answers questions from the press on: Communists in the Florida higher education system; Jacksonville Mayor Haydon Burns' election plans; the approach of Hurricane Dora; the civil rights "situation" in St. Augustine; the Presidential election; and the hurricane preparedness of the Governor's Mansion.
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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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