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View of mermaid show from the underwater theater at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park.

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COM04159

Photographer

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1981

Date Note

Photographed in September 1981.

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Collection

Department of Commerce collection
Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 2, FF29

Geographic Term

Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla. : Amusement park)
Hernando County (Fla.)
Weeki Wachee (Fla.)

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Physical Description

1 slide - col.

General Note

The Weeki Wachee Springs attraction was created in 1947 by an ex-Navy frogman named Newton Perry. Weeki Wachee Springs became a state park on November 8, 2008.

View of mermaid show from the underwater theater at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park.

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View of mermaid show from the underwater theater at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park.

Subject

Waterparks

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Performing arts--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Service industries--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Tourism--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Amusement parks--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Attractions--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Theaters--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Synchronized swimmers

Mermaids

Synchronized swimming

Women entertainers--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Creator

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1981

Identifier

COM04159

Image URL

/fpc/commerce/com04159.jpg

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/fpc/commerce/com04159.gif

Date Note

Photographed in September 1981.

Geographic Term

Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla. : Amusement park)

Hernando County (Fla.)

Weeki Wachee (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Department of Commerce collection

Department of Commerce collection Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 2, FF29

General Note

The Weeki Wachee Springs attraction was created in 1947 by an ex-Navy frogman named Newton Perry. Weeki Wachee Springs became a state park on November 8, 2008.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Florida. - Division of Tourism. View of mermaid show from the underwater theater at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park. 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/94124>, accessed 10 June 2026.

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Florida. - Division of Tourism. View of mermaid show from the underwater theater at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park. 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/94124>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida. - Division of Tourism.)

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