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Seminole Indian Billy Bowlegs III (left), with Mrs. Frederick Lykes of Brooksville, and Frankie Tommy at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Image Number

FA3750

Photographer

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969.

Date

1954

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Billy Bowlegs, 1954-197?, ; Box 2, F15

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Personal Subjects

Bowlegs, Billy, III, 1862-1965.
Lykes, Mrs. Frederick
Tommy, Frankie

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

General Note

Bowlegs was a patriarch of the Seminoles.

Seminole Indian Billy Bowlegs III (left), with Mrs. Frederick Lykes of Brooksville, and Frankie Tommy at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Seminole Indian Billy Bowlegs III (left), with Mrs. Frederick Lykes of Brooksville, and Frankie Tommy at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Ethnicity, Seminole

Ethnicity, Native American

Belief and custom

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Personal adornment

Domestic arts

Decorative arts

Hats

Headgear

Clothing and dress

Ethnic costume

Seminole men

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Older women

Creator

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969.

Date

1954

Identifier

FA3750

Image URL

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Thumbnail

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Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Billy Bowlegs, 1954-197?, ; Box 2, F15

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1578B2F15.

General Note

Bowlegs was a patriarch of the Seminoles.

Subject - Person

Lykes, Mrs. Frederick

Tommy, Frankie

Bowlegs, Billy, III, 1862-1965.

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (2nd : 1954)

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969. Seminole Indian Billy Bowlegs III (left), with Mrs. Frederick Lykes of Brooksville, and Frankie Tommy at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109692>, accessed 11 June 2026.

MLA

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969. Seminole Indian Billy Bowlegs III (left), with Mrs. Frederick Lykes of Brooksville, and Frankie Tommy at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109692>

AP Style Photo Citation

(State Archives of Florida/Leahey)

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Seminole Indian Billy Bowlegs III (left), with Mrs. Frederick Lykes of Brooksville, and Frankie Tommy at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida