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Performance of Shoeshine Rhythms at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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FA4432A

Photographer

Moloney, Mick, Collector.

Date

1985

Date Note

Photographed in May 1985.

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1985: Photos, Negatives, Contact Sheets, Box 1, FF6

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

General Note

Frank Mitchell of Lake City plays rhythm on shoeshine rag, accompanied by Bobby Hicks of Tampa on harmonica.

Performance of Shoeshine Rhythms at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Performance of Shoeshine Rhythms at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

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

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Practices

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

Shoeshine rag

Occupational music

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

Shoe shiners

Music--Performance

Instrumentalists

Instrumental music

Folk music

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

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

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

Manners and customs

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

Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

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

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

Creator

Moloney, Mick, Collector.

Date

1985

Identifier

FA4432A

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Date Note

Photographed in May 1985.

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1985: Photos, Negatives, Contact Sheets, Box 1, FF6

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1664B1FF6.

General Note

Frank Mitchell of Lake City plays rhythm on shoeshine rag, accompanied by Bobby Hicks of Tampa on harmonica.

Subject - Person

Hicks, Bobby, 1953-2007.

Mitchell, Frank, 1919-1987.

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival, (1985)

Subject - Corporate

Florida Folklife Program.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Moloney, Mick, Collector. Performance of Shoeshine Rhythms at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110325>, accessed 16 June 2026.

MLA

Moloney, Mick, Collector. Performance of Shoeshine Rhythms at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110325>

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(State Archives of Florida/Moloney)

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Performance of Shoeshine Rhythms at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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