| ANASTASIA STATE PARK | ANASTASIA STATE PARK | | Beaches
Camping
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism
Travel | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
ANASTASIA STATE PARK
- Date
- 1967 (circa)
- Description
- This film features scenes of Florida's Anastasia State Park. Footage includes shots of the park's facilities, campground and beach. The film has excellent color quality. Produced by the Florida State Board of Parks.
- Collection
| DAYS OF SPAIN FIESTA | DAYS OF SPAIN FIESTA | | Festivals
Florida-History-1565-1763
Musical performances
Promotional films | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
DAYS OF SPAIN FIESTA
- Date
- 1974
- Description
- St. Augustine's Day of Spain Fiesta is highlighted in this film. The narrator traces the founding of St. Augustine, the establishment of Castillo de San Marcos and the construction of the city. Larry Moore of the St. Augustine Jaycees comments on the Fiesta. Mayor Fred Brancoff and St. Augustine's "Royal Family" open the Fiesta with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Musicians perform and children compete for prizes at contest booths. A band of "gypsy dancers" performs and a mock battle between "French invaders" and "Spanish soldiers" ensues on a small stage for a few moments before the French are repelled. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
| FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18 | FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18 | | African American history
Civil rights
Civil rights movement
Demonstrations
Discrimination
Integration
Law enforcement
Police officers
Race riots
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This is raw footage of film #249 (FHP#13). It includes some scenes not shown in 465, but has no sound. The film quality is poor.
- Collection
| 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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| FRONTIER FLORIDA | FRONTIER FLORIDA | | Attractions
Civil War
Florida-History-1565-1783
Florida-History-19th century
Florida-History-20th century
Promotional films
Seminole Indians
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FRONTIER FLORIDA
- Date
- n.d.
- Description
- This film shows the history of Florida seen through visits to historic sites, including Crystal River Historic Memorial (prehistoric mounds) and Cape Florida State Park. The story of Spanish campaigns is shown with panoramas, art and maps. Viewers see Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River, St. Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos, and San Marcos de Apalachee at St. Marks. Modern arrows with plastic nocks are used to indicate Seminole activity. The film also shows Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial near Bushnell, Fort Pickens at Pensacola, Fort Clinch in Fernandina, Olustee Monument, Natural Bridge Monument near Tallahassee, and Gamble Mansion Historic memorial in Ellenton. Produced by Barton of Jacksonville; sponsored by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials, Weeki Wachee, and Silver Springs.
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| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
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