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Year
1950 (circa)
Video Details
12:25 (0:45 each); b&w; silent; V-11 BA041; S. 828
Description
This is a group of 11 Florida commercials that show a wide variety of Florida fun in the sun. They include: fishing of all kinds; water skiing; golf, swimming; scuba; St. Augustine; Seminoles; Gamble Mansion; the Capitol; parrots; gator wrestling; jumping dolphins; Silver Springs; Cypress Gardens; picnicking; horses; dog and car racing; Jai-alai; conquistadors landing; and Gasparilla "pirate invasion." Next is poolside fun; an entire family water skiing; a child and dog skiing; shell collecting; shell art; and animals. Produced by Louis Benito Agency; writing on leader said "NBC News, Today Show, 1958."
Contributors
Corporate Subject
Geographic Subject
Title
Florida Commercials
Subject
Amusement parks
Attractions
Fishing
Golf
Promotional films
Seminole Indians
Tourism
Water sports
Water skiing
Wildlife
Alligators
Description
This is a group of 11 Florida commercials that show a wide variety of Florida fun in the sun. They include: fishing of all kinds; water skiing; golf, swimming; scuba; St. Augustine; Seminoles; Gamble Mansion; the Capitol; parrots; gator wrestling; jumping dolphins; Silver Springs; Cypress Gardens; picnicking; horses; dog and car racing; Jai-alai; conquistadors landing; and Gasparilla "pirate invasion." Next is poolside fun; an entire family water skiing; a child and dog skiing; shell collecting; shell art; and animals. Produced by Louis Benito Agency; writing on leader said "NBC News, Today Show, 1958."
Date
1950 (circa)
Contributor
Louis Benito Agency
National Broadcasting Company
Image URL
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Color
b&w
Video Details
12:25 (0:45 each); b&w; silent; V-11 BA041; S. 828
Video Filename
ba041.mp4
YouTube ID
cmFJ5GIysj8
Geographic Term
Ellenton (Fla.)
Saint Augustine (Fla.)
Silver River (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Tampa (Fla.)
Winter Haven (Fla.)
Subject - Corporate
Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Gasparilla Festival (Tampa, Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Today Show (Television show)
Florida State Capitol (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Gamble Mansion (Ellenton, Fla.)
Video Snippet
11 Florida commercials showing Florida fun...
Video Time
12:25 (0:45 each)
Video Category
7
Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba041.jpg
Digitized
true
Chicago Manual of Style
Florida Commercials. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253042>, accessed 29 December 2024.
MLA
Florida Commercials. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253042>