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"Congo Belle II" glass-bottom tour boat at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park - Weeki Wachee, Florida.

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COM04202

Photographer

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1980 (circa)

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Collection

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

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.

"Congo Belle II" glass-bottom tour boat at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park - Weeki Wachee, Florida.

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"Congo Belle II" glass-bottom tour boat at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park - Weeki Wachee, Florida.

Subject

Waterparks

Springs--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Rivers--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Sightseeing business

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

Marine ecotourism--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

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

Boats and boating--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee

Glass bottom boats

Work boats

Tour boats

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

Creator

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1980 (circa)

Identifier

COM04202

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Weeki Wachee Spring (Fla. : Spring)

Weeki Wachee River (Fla.)

Weeki Wachee (Fla.)

Hernando County (Fla.)

Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla. : Amusement park)

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.

Subject - Corporate

Congo Belle II (Tour boat)

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Florida. - Division of Tourism. "Congo Belle II" glass-bottom tour boat at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park - Weeki Wachee, Florida. 1980 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/94130>, accessed 14 June 2026.

MLA

Florida. - Division of Tourism. "Congo Belle II" glass-bottom tour boat at the Weeki Wachee Springs amusement park - Weeki Wachee, Florida. 1980 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/94130>

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

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