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Blacksmith giving a demonstration during the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida.

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Series 1047 ; Box 10
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Fruit trade--Florida--Plant City
Produce trade--Florida--Plant City
Food industry and trade--Florida--Plant City
Tourism--Florida--Plant City
Service industries--Florida--Plant City
Metal craft
Craft
Occupational groups--Florida--Plant City
Community rites--Florida--Plant City
Rites--Florida--Plant City
Practices
Festivals, Events and Conferences
Demonstrations (Presentation events)
Celebrations
Manners and customs
Festivals--Florida--Plant City
Food festivals--Florida--Plant City
Harvest festivals--Florida--Plant City
Material culture--Florida--Plant City
Handicraft
Metal-work
Iron and steel workers--Florida--Plant City
Blacksmiths--Florida--Plant City
Ironwork
Blacksmithing
Strawberry industry--Florida--Plant City
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General Note
The Florida Strawberry Festival began in 1930 when members of the newly organized Plant City Lions Club conceived the idea of an event to celebrate the bountiful harvest of strawberries. In 1948, the American Legion Post #26 helped get the Florida Strawberry Festival reactivated following a six-year hiatus during and immediately following World War II.

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Chicago Manual of Style
Gaines, James L. Blacksmith giving a demonstration during the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida. 1990. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/131541>, accessed 22 September 2023.
MLA
Gaines, James L. Blacksmith giving a demonstration during the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida. 1990. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/131541>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Gaines)
