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Nancy Tribble (later Benda) eating grapes during a performance as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs.

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, N2016-1, Nancy Tribble Benda papers, 1930-2006, Box 1, FF6
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Underwater photography
Springs--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
Amusements--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
Amusement parks--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
Grapes
Women entertainers--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
Synchronized swimmers
Mermaids
Performing arts--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
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As a teenager Nancy was one of the first mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs, a job which earned her a trip to Hollywood to double for Ann Blythe in swimming parts for the 1948 movie "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid".

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Nancy Tribble (later Benda) eating grapes during a performance as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs. 1949. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/325468>, accessed 10 August 2022.
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Nancy Tribble (later Benda) eating grapes during a performance as a mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs. 1949. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/325468>
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