Florida Memory • Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

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Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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FA3740

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Fred Beaver (Cherokee Indian), 1958-1962 ; Box 2, F12

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Personal Subjects

Beaver, Fred, 1911-1980.
Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969.

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

General Note

Beaver was a well-known painter whose ancestors were related to the Florida Seminoles.

Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Domestic arts

Personal adornment

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Ethnicity, Creek

Ethnicity, Native American

Decorative arts

Headgear

Clothing and dress

Ethnic costume

Photography

Photography--Equipment and supplies

Photographers

Artists

Creek Indians

Painters

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Cameras

Date

1961

Identifier

FA3740

Image URL

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Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Fred Beaver (Cherokee Indian), 1958-1962 ; Box 2, F12

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1578B2F12.

General Note

Beaver was a well-known painter whose ancestors were related to the Florida Seminoles.

Subject - Person

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969.

Beaver, Fred, 1911-1980.

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (9th : 1961)

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1961. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109683>, accessed 8 August 2026.

MLA

Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1961. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109683>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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Native American artist Fred Beaver of Ardmore Oklahoma posing for photographer Robert Leahey at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida