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Imperial Polk-Ats from Lakeland performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

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FA3967

Date Note

Photographed in September 1977.

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Folklife collection
Series S1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Singers and Musicians: The Imperial Polk-Ats, Lakeland, Orvie Shook, Ted Towson, 1977, ; Box 3, F52

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Imperial Polk-Ats from Lakeland performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

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Imperial Polk-Ats from Lakeland performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida.

Subject

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Music (History and characteristics)

Musical traditions, European

Musical traditions, Anglo-American

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

Practices

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

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Musical instruments

Banjo

Guitar

Banjoists

Guitarists

Instrumentalists

Music--Performance

Singers

Folk musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

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

Manners and customs

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

Folk music

Date

1977

Identifier

FA3967

Image URL

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Date Note

Photographed in September 1977.

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 S1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Singers and Musicians: The Imperial Polk-Ats, Lakeland, Orvie Shook, Ted Towson, 1977, ; Box 3, F52

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1578B3FF52.

Subject - Person

Towson, Ted

Shook, Orvie

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (25th : 1977)

Subject - Corporate

Florida Folklife Program.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Imperial Polk-Ats from Lakeland performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1977. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109886>, accessed 20 June 2026.

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Imperial Polk-Ats from Lakeland performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1977. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109886>

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