| ELECTRIC CAR/ MG CAR SHOW | ELECTRIC CAR/ MG CAR SHOW | | Automobiles
Electric cars
Promotional films | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
ELECTRIC CAR/ MG CAR SHOW
- Date
- 1975-10-29
- Description
- This film shows footage of an electric car in operation. The owner describes how the vehicle works and contests that electric cars are better for the environment and more energy-efficient than vehicles that operate on internal combustion engines. The film has additional footage of an MG automobile show at Wakulla Springs State Park. Several drivers participate in a blindfolded driving competition. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| Florida: First and Last Frontier | Florida: First and Last Frontier | | Description and Travel
Economic conditions
Florida -- History -- 1565-1763
Florida -- History -- 18th century
Florida -- History -- 19th century
Florida -- History -- 20th century
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/frontier.jpg |
Florida: First and Last Frontier
- Date
- 1976
- Description
- This film presents a visual history of Florida, using costumed actors to recreate scenes with conquistadors, soldiers, smiths, a weaver and Mark Twain. It also uses LeMoyne drawings and archival photos. One scene is filmed in Wakulla Springs Lodge. Other scenes show a launch at Cape Canaveral followed by a "sun and fun" sequence. The film ends with scenes of family camping and boating as credits roll. Produced by Peter Barton Productions; sponsored by Bicentennial Commission of Florida.
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| Primeval Paradise | Primeval Paradise | | Attractions
American alligators
Birds
Conquistadors
Promotional films
Tourism
Underwater photography
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/BA061.jpg |
Primeval Paradise
- Date
- 1951
- Description
- Ed Ball, owner of Wakulla Springs, produced this film. It starts with a trio of conquistadors bathing in the spring and then shows animals (aquatic birds, freshwater fish, snapping turtles and alligators) above and below the surface of the river. It has good underwater photography.
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| ba436 | Rey and Jerry Wood Canoe Down the Wakulla River, ca. 1940 | Moving Image | Springs -- Florida -- Wakulla County -- Wakulla Springs
Canoes and canoeing
Recreation areas -- Florida -- Wakulla County -- Wakulla Springs
Diving
Swimming
Outdoor recreation -- Florida -- Wakulla County -- Wakulla Springs | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba436.jpg |
Rey and Jerry Wood Canoe Down the Wakulla River, ca. 1940
- Date
- 1940 (circa)
- Description
- Rey and Jerry Wood canoe down the Wakulla River to Wakulla Springs. At the spring, they watch two people dive from the diving platform. One of the divers, Newt Perry, invites Jerry to swim in the spring. The Woods then continue their trip down the Wakulla River through the cypress trees and back to the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Tallahassee | Tallahassee | | Attractions
Higher education
Libraries
Lighthouses
Museums
Promotional films
Recreation
Tourism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/CA049.jpg |
Tallahassee
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This is a visual tour of Tallahassee with no narration. It shows city streets, the campuses of Florida State University and Florida A&M University, recreation, Wakulla Springs, Tallahassee Junior Museum, Old Public Library, St. Marks Lighthouse and various state office buildings. Produced by Peter Barton Productions of Tallahassee; sponsored by the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.
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| Tarpon Club Swimming at Wakulla Springs | Tarpon Club Swimming at Wakulla Springs | | Beaches
Boats
Recreation
Synchronized swimming
Swimming | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/wv-8.jpg |
Tarpon Club Swimming at Wakulla Springs
- Date
- 1943 (circa)
- Description
- Tarpon Club women sun and play Ping-Pong. There is a view from a tower showing a "glass house" on the boat dock. There are scenes of synchronized swimming from the tower, followed by scenes shot at water level. There is a view of the tower. Then, the camera pans out to bowl. There are more formations from high angle (some light fogging). Members walk past the camera and pose in the sun. There are scenes of the beach area showing visitors, including men in army uniforms. Wooden boats are seen near the dock. There is a view from the tower of a boat passing by with Newton Perry at the helm and the Tarpon Club Women waving.
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| ea051 | This Good Land We Love! The Story of Wildlife Conservation and the Edward Ball Wildlife Foundation | moving image | | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/EA051.jpg |
This Good Land We Love! The Story of Wildlife Conservation and the Edward Ball Wildlife Foundation
- Date
- 1972 (circa)
- Description
- Edward Ball was the longtime associate and brother-in-law of financier Alfred I. Dupont. He became trustee and manager of the Dupont Estates as well as leader of the St. Joe Paper Corporation in North Florida. This narrated film includes color footage and descriptions of four Florida wildlife sanctuaries created by the Edward Ball Wildlife Foundation.
The film begins with a reading of Joyce Kilmer's poem "Trees" over scenes of wildlife, including geese and other birds, followed by shots of Edward Ball strolling through a wooded area. The narrator describes Ball's belief in the importance of preserving endangered animal and plant species as well as his admiration for Teddy Roosevelt and forester, politician and conservationist Gifford Pinchot.
The film continues with visits to each wildlife sanctuary, including the University of West Florida near Pensacola, Wakulla Springs near St. Marks, the Box R Ranch near Apalachicola and Southwood Farms near Tallahassee. Students and school groups enjoy nature at UWF, where a tour for the visually impaired takes place. The Wakulla Springs segment includes exterior shots of the Wakulla Springs Lodge and wildlife boat tours. Wild geese and deer figure prominently throughout the film, which also includes scenes of limpkins, egrets, ducks, raccoons and alligators foraging for food. An alligator catches and eats a duck.
Most scenes are backed by lush music while the narrator describes the feeding habits of animals and the work of foundation employees. Throughout the film, the narrator reiterates Edward Ball's belief that pristine lands, wildlife species and the "natural wonders of the world" must be preserved for the understanding and enjoyment of future generations. The film concludes with quotes about man's place in nature and a quote from the book of Revelations: "Hurt not the Earth." This film was produced by John Appleyard Agency Inc.
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| da148 | Wakulla River and Wakulla Springs Scuba Diving | | Divers--Florida--Wakulla Springs
Scuba diving--Florida--Wakulla Springs
Underwater cinematography
Flora and fauna
Wildlife
Underwater archaeology | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/da148.jpg |
Wakulla River and Wakulla Springs Scuba Diving
- Date
- 1973
- Description
- This film shows two men motoring down the Wakulla River, towing a camera person in a smaller boat. Footage shows wildlife along the river, including anhingas, limpkins, egrets, alligators and turtles. A giant hornet nest hangs high up in a tree. Underwater footage in the shallow areas of the river includes a shot of a turtle as it dives into the water to make its escape.
The men in the boats make their way down to a fence that Ed Ball erected to block access up river to Wakulla Springs. A man near County Road 365, next to a bridge and boat ramp, points out trash and debris left behind in the area. Next, the film moves to scuba diving scenes at the cavern entrance to the springs. Divers with lights descend and enter the cavern. Once inside, they measure a mastodon bone. The footage shows them swimming near underwater pipes. An overhead shot shows a glass bottom boat filled with tourists snapping pictures of the divers. Various fish, including largemouth bass, Florida gar, mullet and American eel, swim through the water.
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| Wakulla Spring Scenes and Inauguration | Wakulla Spring Scenes and Inauguration | | Airplanes
Attractions
Birds
Boats
Fish
Governors-Florida
Hotels
Inaugurations
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Tourism
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/WV-3.jpg |
Wakulla Spring Scenes and Inauguration
- Date
- 1945
- Description
- This film has quick shots of a glass house on the dock, followed by pans of the dock, beach, lodge and bathhouse. There are scenes along the river, scenes of birds, and a scene with a plane flying overhead. There are scenes of outgoing Gov. Spessard Holland at Gov. Millard Caldwell's inauguration. There is a parade with soldiers and WACS.
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| WAKULLA SPRINGS | WAKULLA SPRINGS | | Attractions
Boats
Fish
Promotional films
Tourism
Turtles
Underwater photography
Wildlife | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
WAKULLA SPRINGS
- Date
- 1971-10-11
- Description
- Two divers descend to the cave entrance. There is a view from inside the cave as divers swim in with lights. The divers measure a mastodon tusk and bone on the cave floor and swim out. The divers swim to a ledge near pipes, a view of the cliff face (eastern lip), fish and vegetation. Then, the film shows turtles (Suwannee Cooters) among submerged tree branches, fish along the bottom and a view of a motorboat from underwater. Viewers see a sunken tree on the north edge of the bowl, a school of small fish in vegetation, gar, flounder, bass near "bee tree" and eel.
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