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1.

Vegetable Cry - Tom Walton
Recorded: May 23, 1992 by Jimmy Atkins [Florida Folklife Program]
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S1576, DAT tape T92-27)

Tom Walton sold hot dogs at the local baseball stadium. He would sing, dance, and tell stories while he sold the food.

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2. Interview with turpentiner Harry Cooper
Recorded: July 11, 1977 by Peggy Bulger [Florida Folklife Program]
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, Box 1, cassette C77-27)
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3. Whip Cracking Demonstration - L.K. Edwards Jr.
Recorded: May 5, 1956 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1956 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1640, reel T77-49)
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Interview with rancher Harris Fussell
Recorded: May 7, 1983 by the Florida Folklife Program
Polk City, Florida
(S 1576, cassette C83-111)

Fussell discusses country frolics.

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5. Interview with rancher Harris Fussell
Recorded: May 7, 1983 by the Florida Folklife Program
Polk City, Florida
(S 1576, cassette C83-111)

Fussell discusses hunting.

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6. Interview with rancher Leon Moss
Recorded: July 29, 1987 by Jan Rosenberg [Florida Folklife Program]
Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project, Loxahatchee, Florida
(S1685, box 6, tape 15)

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7. Welcome to Rainbow Springs - Rainbow Springs Boat Captain Skipper Lockett
Recitation of a glass bottom boat tour.
Recorded: May 4, 1956 by Foster Barnes [Stephen Foster Center]
1956 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-41)
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