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Girard Vinson demonstrating his vaudeville trick - Miami Beach, Florida

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Image Number

FA5708

Photographer

Sommers, Laurie Kay

Date

1985

Date Note

Photographed in August 1985.

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1667, Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs Florida Folklife Archives Florida Folklife fieldwork photographs, slides, and negatives:Metro Dade Fieldwork, Color Slides, Laurie Sommers, 1985 ; Box 1, FF12

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1 slide - col - 35 mm.

General Note

Vinson performed after the Dade Senior Citizens Orchestra rehearsal.

Girard Vinson demonstrating his vaudeville trick - Miami Beach, Florida

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Girard Vinson demonstrating his vaudeville trick - Miami Beach, Florida

Subject

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Vaudeville

Comedians

Jewish comedians

Violinists

Instrumentalists

Musicians

Entertainers--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Jewish entertainers--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Jews--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Older men--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Performing arts--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Jewish men--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Miami Beach

Creator

Sommers, Laurie Kay

Date

1985

Identifier

FA5708

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Date Note

Photographed in August 1985.

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Miami Beach (Fla.)

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col - 35 mm.

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Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1667, Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs Florida Folklife Archives Florida Folklife fieldwork photographs, slides, and negatives:Metro Dade Fieldwork, Color Slides, Laurie Sommers, 1985 ; Box 1, FF12

Shelf Number

Shelf number: SNS1667B1FF12.

General Note

Vinson performed after the Dade Senior Citizens Orchestra rehearsal.

Subject - Person

Vinson, Girard, 1896-1990.

Subject - Corporate

Miami-Dade Folklife Survey.

Florida Folklife Program.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Sommers, Laurie Kay. Girard Vinson demonstrating his vaudeville trick - Miami Beach, Florida. 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/111487>, accessed 28 April 2025.

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Sommers, Laurie Kay. Girard Vinson demonstrating his vaudeville trick - Miami Beach, Florida. 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/111487>

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(State Archives of Florida/Sommers)

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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