Film and Video Clips

The State Archives of Florida’s film and video collection contains approximately 2,500 movies and video tapes. Short clips from fifty of these films have been placed on this Web site. The films and video tapes selected date from 1916 to the 1980s and cover a variety of topics including education, environment, family life, industry, integration, politics, and World War II.

Culture Bouncing Baby SILENT A one-reel comedy made in 1916 in J... Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University: The 100 Before the World/Les Cents Devant Le Monde In this film, Florida A&M Universit... Florida State University: Toward a Greater University Features a young Jim Morrison ...       Environment Alligator! Describes the alligator as a keysto... Apalachicola River/Water Marks Beautiful footage of river and surr... Silent Sirens: Manatees In Peril An excellent film about the plight ...       Sports/Recreation/Racing Betty Skelton Day Footage of a ceremony honoring Bett... Bobby Bowden/Bichoff's Studio/ Lemoyne Christmas Football coach Bobby Bowden comment... Daytona 500 Scenes of pre-race time trials whic... Design for Winning - Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier, Heisman Trophy winn... Jake Gaither This film is a tribute to Jake Gait... Ross Allen Reptile Institute Ross Allen wrestles a less-than-liv... Ski Champs in Action Shows many water skiing tricks in o... Their Game is Golf Some history of the Ladies Professi...       Commerce/Industry Bottled Sunshine... A Juicy Story The story of Florida citrus cultiva... Everglades Harvest This film gives a detailed overview... Flower of Tampa This film uses the story of a young... Ivan Tors A tour of Ivan Tors Studio showing ... Torch Of Friendship, The A film promoting the Hampton House ...       Promotional/Tourism Care and Feeding of a Mermaid How a young woman learns to be a me... Disney: Yesterday and Tomorrow Gov. Haydon Burns introduces our "n... Florida Moonport USA Starts with a wonderful Mercury lau... Florida Cinderella The Miss Florida Pageant begins in ... Florida State University: Toward a Greater University This is a public relations film on ... Road to Beauty, The Health maintenance techniques are d... Sick Care When It's "Catching" Little Tommy has the flu and here's... When You've Got It Bad We've Got It Good Uses a lively jingle, stock footage... World's Largest Sundae SILENT Contestants in the Little Miss Univ...

Folklife Florida Folk Festival 1955 SILENT This film starts with scenes from ... Florida Folk Arts Conference This film has footage of the 1978 F... Florida Folk Festival 1955 SILENT This film starts with scenes from ... Florida Folk Festival 1958 This film is composed of performanc... Florida Folk Festival 1958 This film contains several brief pe... Cousin Thelma Boltin: Florida Story Teller Folklorist Cousin Thelma Boltin entertains...       Civil Rights Angela Davis This film shows civil rights leade... Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Cmte Gov. Bryant in Washington addresses... Rev. C. K. Steele Interview with civil rights activis... St. Augustine Race Riots (Florida Highway Patrol) This film provides excellent covera... Vibrations: Julian Bond/ Frenchtown/ Pitts & Lee March This is footage from WFSU-TV’s “Vib...       Politics Gov. Charley Johns-Leroy Collins This debate between acting Gov. Cha... Gov. Sidney J. Catts Inauguration SILENT Starts with scenes, Capitol and swe... Interviews With Leroy Collins For "Great Floridians" The program starts with Collins tal... Julio 26 This film is a documentary that ref... President Kennedy at Democratic Fundraiser Occurs in Miami. Sen. Spessard Holl... President Nixon at Tallahassee Airport SILENT This film begins with footage of sp... Ralph Nader Activist Ralph Nader lectures at Fl... Senator George Smathers Reports - J. Edgar Hoover Communism Interview Sen. George Smathers interviews FB... Senator George Smathers Reports - President Kennedy Assassination Sen. George Smathers comments on th... Vice President Johnson at National Governor's Conference Starts with military honor guard ca...       War/Veterans Confederate Veterans Convention SILENT Film was produced with titles and s... Wakulla Springs & WWII Troop Maneuvers SILENT Army troops practice swamp slogging...

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY ON FLORIDA MEMORY
Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida’s Oldest Industry Commercial cigar rolling first came to Florida in the 1830s and in the decades after the Civil War it became one of the most important industries in the southeastern United States.		Troubadours From the 2003 Florida Folk Festival Florida Troubadours showcase, this podcast features Florida songwriters Jeanie Fitchen, Frank Thomas, Bobby Hicks and others.		Migrant Workers During the Great Depression in Florida These images were created by the Farm Security Administration in order to document the hardships of farm workers during the Great Depression.

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