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Tuesday afternoon performances at the 1955 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Scouts and scouting
Singing
Dance
Children
Dancers
Students
Girl Scouts
Description
One reel to reel. Boltin served as the emcee. See the festival program in S 1619, box 1 for more detailed information of the festival performers and activities not recorded.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1955-05-03
Contributor
Florida Folk Festival
Stephen Foster Center
Format
audiotape reels
sound recordings
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t-77-29
Series
S1576
Item ID
T77-29
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1955)
Collector or Fieldworker
Barnes, Foster, 1903-1972
Stephen Foster Center
Tradition Bearer
Boltin, "Cousin Thelma" (Thelma Ann), 1904-1992
Peace, Howard
Columbia County High School (Lake City, Fla.)
Osceola, Billy
Osceola, Frances
Tommy, Frank
Lake City Girl Scouts
Gainesville High School
Title of Work
Back Home in Suwannee Valley (Peace)
Overture (Columbia County High School)
Alligator Song (Osceola/Tommy)
Folk Dances Under Five Flags of Florida (Gainesville High School)