The State Archives of Florida’s film and video collection contains approximately 2,500 movies and video tapes. The following items are the full version and clips of some of those films. The films and video tapes selected date from 1914 to the 1980s and cover a variety of topics including education, environment, family life, industry, integration, politics, and World War II.
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Action Center USA This film shows a 'modern man of business' ... The Adventures of X-14 An alien from space lands in St. Petersburg Beach ... Apalachicola River / Water Marks This film has beautiful footage of the river ... Bethune-Cookman College: A Rock in a Weary Land Excellent film on Bethune-Cookman College ... Betty Skelton Day Footage of a ceremony honoring Betty Skelton... Beyond Disaster Film begins with re-creation of the 1928 hurricane ... Bicentennial Bethune This film features a brief look at the life ... Bobby Bowden FSU Football coach Bobby Bowden... Bouncing Baby This film is a one-reel comedy ... Care and Feeding of a Mermaid Young woman learning to be a mermaid ... Color Me Fun 'one place where colors and people come together' ... Confederate Veterans Convention Meeting of 40,000 Confederate war veterans... Daytona 500 scenes from the 1962 Daytona 500 ... Democrats and Republicans in Convention Miami Beach during the conventions... Design for Winning Steve Spurrier, Heisman Trophy winner and UF star ... Florida Folk Arts Conference 1978 Footage of the 1978 Florida Folk Arts Conference... Florida Folk Festival 1955 1955 Florida Folk Festival scenes ... Florida Folk Festival 1958 Brief performances from the 1958 Folk Festival... Florida Folk Festival 1958 Clips from the 1958 Florida Folk Festival... Florida: Moonport USA Film starts with a wonderful Mercury launch ... Florida State University: Toward a Greater University A public relations film on Florida State University... Gov. Charley Johns - Leroy Collins Debate in 1954... Gov. H. Burns Walt Disney Press Conference Starts with the arrivalof Gov. Burns and Walt Disney... Jake Gaither A tribute to J. Gaither, ex-head coach at FAMU...		President Kennedy at Democratic Fund-raiser This film was shot in Miami ... The Road to Beauty Health maintenance techniques ... Ross Allen Reptile Institute Ross Allen wrestles an alligator... St. Augustine Race Riots Footage of the St. Augustine race riots... Scenes of the Everglades Homer Augustus Brinkley produced this film in 1928... Senator George Smathers Reports - J. Edgar Hoover Communism Interview Senator Smathers interviews J. Edgar Hoover ... Six-Gun Territory An old west attraction, Six-gun Territory... Ski Champs in Action This film shows many water skiing tricks... Taylor and Dixie County Logging This rare home movie footage was shot in color... The Torch of Friendship film promoting the Hampton House Hotel in Miami... Their Game is Golf Some history of the LPGA is given at the beginning... Twelve Hours of Sebring The 1970 12-hour endurance race at Sebring ... A Very Special Place Anita Bryant and her husband go fishing... Wakulla Springs & WWII Troop Maneuvers Army troops practice training at Wakulla Springs ... Waters of Destiny This film uses actual hurricane footage to show ... You Got to See Florida This film starts with Florida agriculture...

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