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Frank Mitchell polishing a shoe he has just repaired at Capells Shoe Store - Lake City, Florida

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Image Number

FS795A

Photographer

McCallum, Brenda, Informant.

Date

1978

Date Note

Photographed in December 1978.

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series 1577, S-78-641 through S-79-24, North Florida Folklife Project ; no2

Physical Description

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Frank Mitchell polishing a shoe he has just repaired at Capells Shoe Store - Lake City, Florida

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Title

Frank Mitchell polishing a shoe he has just repaired at Capells Shoe Store - Lake City, Florida

Subject

Folklife and folklore projects

Projects, Instate

Shoe shining

Ethnicity, African diaspora

Ethnicity, African American

Occupational groups--Florida--Columbia County--Lake City

Craft

Handicraft

Shoe shiners

Grinding and polishing

Footwear industry--Florida--Columbia County--Lake City

Shoes--Repairing

Artisans--Florida--Columbia County--Lake City

Material culture--Florida--Columbia County--Lake City

African American men--Florida--Columbia County--Lake City

Shoe industry--Florida--Columbia County--Lake City

Shoemakers

Creator

McCallum, Brenda, Informant.

Date

1978

Identifier

FS795A

Image URL

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Date Note

Photographed in December 1978.

Geographic Term

Lake City (Fla.)

Columbia County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 slide - b&w

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series 1577, S-78-641 through S-79-24, North Florida Folklife Project ; no2

Subject - Person

Mitchell, Frank, 1919-1987.

Subject - Meeting

North Florida Folklife Project

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

McCallum, Brenda, Informant. Frank Mitchell polishing a shoe he has just repaired at Capells Shoe Store - Lake City, Florida. 1978. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/119949>, accessed 12 June 2026.

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McCallum, Brenda, Informant. Frank Mitchell polishing a shoe he has just repaired at Capells Shoe Store - Lake City, Florida. 1978. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/119949>

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(State Archives of Florida/McCallum)

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