8 items found
Collection ID is exactly "13" AND Geographic Term contains "Weeki Wachee Spring "
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ACCORDING TO SNOWBALL

ACCORDING TO SNOWBALL
Date
n.d.
Description
This film is narrated from the viewpoint of an American egret named Snowball who lives on the river at Weeki Wachee. The film shows osprey, limpkin and gallinule, including shots of gallinule nesting. The plot of the film is as follows: A gallinule nest floats away due to the wake of a tour boat. The egret calls for help. A ranger comes to rescue the bird in an outboard and returns the nest to safety. Produced by Weeki Wachee for the Game and Freshwater Fish Commission.
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ACCORDING TO SNOWBALL

ACCORDING TO SNOWBALL
Beauty in the Deep

Beauty in the Deep
Date
1961-01-21
Description
This film begins with a performance by the mermaids at Weeki Wachee. The narrator describes the control it takes for the performers to dive. There are also scenes of eating and drinking underwater.
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Beauty in the Deep

Beauty in the Deep
Care and Feeding of a Mermaid

Care and Feeding of a Mermaid
Date
1961-12
Description
This film shows how a young woman learns to be a mermaid at Weeki Wachee. Viewers see lessons in breath control, synchronized swimming, diet, modeling, announcing, and how to eat and drink underwater. Parts of a performance are shown. The film uses underwater photography.
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Care and Feeding of a Mermaid

Care and Feeding of a Mermaid
Don't Hold Your Breath

Don't Hold Your Breath
Date
1966 (circa)
Description
In this film, a mermaid at Weeki Wachee demonstrates breath control by diving to the bottom of the spring and performing a free ascent, holding her breath for a total of 2 minutes and 13 seconds. Sponsored by FDC.
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Don't Hold Your Breath

Don't Hold Your Breath
Florida Gulf Coast Holiday

Florida Gulf Coast Holiday
Date
1960 (circa)
Description
This film begins in Pensacola. Viewers see Fort Pickens, Blue Angels and the Naval Air Station. The film moves to Panama City, where viewers see people frolicking in the surf and teens with a guitar. In Tallahassee, the film shows Apalachee Parkway toward the Old Capitol, FSU and Killearn Gardens State Park (now Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park). Viewers see Rainbow Springs' "submarine boats" and Weeki Wachee. At Tarpon Springs, a diver puts on a suit and jumps in. Also shown are Tampa Bay hotels, fishing party boats, tarpon fishing, horse and dog races, jai-alai, baseball spring training, golf, boating and skiing. The film also shows Cypress Gardens, Busch Gardens, Sarasota's Horn's Cars of Yesterday and Sarasota Jungle Gardens. Viewers see the Ringling Brothers Circus in Venice, the Edison Home in Fort Myers and the Caribbean Gardens in Naples. Produced by Beckley Films and FDC; sponsored by Eastern Airlines and FDC.
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Florida Gulf Coast Holiday

Florida Gulf Coast Holiday
"Have Circus, Won't Travel" at Weeki Wachee Springs, ca. 1960

"Have Circus, Won't Travel" at Weeki Wachee Springs, ca. 1960
Date
1960 (circa)
Description
Mermaids perform in the "underwater big top" at Weeki Wachee Springs. The audience in the underwater theater watches as two mermaids perform a ballet routine and hula hoop acrobatics. Then "Willie" the dragon swims by. Mermaids continue the performance with trapeze and high wire acts. The "Janitor" joins the act and performs a pyramid routine with the mermaids. The show ends with a mermaid being pulled through the water on a large seahorse.
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"Have Circus, Won't Travel" at Weeki Wachee Springs, ca. 1960

"Have Circus, Won't Travel" at Weeki Wachee Springs, ca. 1960
Odd Occupations

Odd Occupations
Date
1960 (circa)
Description
This film shows odd occupations at Florida's Silver Springs and Weeki Wachee Springs. At Silver Springs, William Crowell, senior glass-bottom boat captain, takes visitors on a tour down the Silver River. Max Hooten, underwater gardener, is then shown clipping eel grass in the spring. Jack McCurchen and Mike Mouse scrub the underwater windows of the glass-bottom boats while wearing scuba gear. The film them moves to Weeki Wachee Springs where John Hamlet, animal psychologist, feeds the animals during a tour on the Congo Belle. There is footage of the Otter-Torium and Snoball the heron. Finally, Marilyn Nagel, producer and trainer of the mermaids, choreographs a show from inside the underwater theater. This film ends abruptly.
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Odd Occupations

Odd Occupations
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Date
1950 (circa)
Description
This home movie begins with Thanksgiving dinner at the Russo's. Next is Lance's birthday and opening gifts with Mom and Dad. The film continues with a family visit to the Lewis Plantation. There are scenes of workers' cabins, an African-American child dancing on a deck, and buildings and structures on the plantation. The film continues with scenes of Weeki Wachee Springs and its mermaids and ends with the Gasparilla Celebration in Tampa.
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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
ACCORDING TO SNOWBALLACCORDING TO SNOWBALLAmusement Parks
Attractions
Birds
Promotional films
Tourism
Wildlife		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Beauty in the DeepBeauty in the DeepAmusement parks
Attractions
Description and travel
Economic conditions
Mermaids -- Florida -- Weeki Wachee -- History
Promotional films
Synchronized swimming
Tourism		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/beautyinthedeep.jpg
Care and Feeding of a MermaidCare and Feeding of a MermaidAmusement Parks
Attractions
Description and travel
Economic conditions
Mermaids -- Florida -- Weeki Wachee -- History
Promotional films
Synchronized swimming
Tourism
Underwater photography		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/mermaid.jpg
Don't Hold Your BreathDon't Hold Your BreathAmusement parks
Attractions
Free diving
Mermaids-Florida-Weeki Wachee
Promotional films
Tourism		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/aa014.jpg
Florida Gulf Coast HolidayFlorida Gulf Coast HolidayBlue Angels (Flight squadron)
Boating
Circuses
Fishing
Gambling-Florida
Horse racing
Hotels
Major League Baseball
Promotional films
Tarpon fishing
Tourism
Water sports
Water skiing		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca028.jpg
"Have Circus, Won't Travel" at Weeki Wachee Springs, ca. 1960"Have Circus, Won't Travel" at Weeki Wachee Springs, ca. 1960Underwater Circus (Choreographic work)
Synchronized swimmers
Women entertainers -- Florida -- Hernando County -- Weeki Wachee
Hula hoop toys
Attractions -- Florida -- Hernando County -- Weeki Wachee
Tourism -- Florida -- Hernando County -- Weeki Wachee
Performances (Entertainment events)
Theatrical productions
Circus
Circus performers
Costume
Stage props		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba002.jpg
Odd OccupationsOdd OccupationsAttractions--Florida
Glass bottom boats
Mermaids
Synchronized swimmers
Performing arts--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
Springs--Florida--Hernando County--Weeki Wachee
Springs--Florida--Ocala
Sightseeing business
Captive wild animals		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba011.jpg
ThanksgivingThanksgivingAfrican American
Amusement parks
Attractions
Birthdays
Celebrations
Home movies
Mermaids
Thanksgiving		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/thanksgiving.jpg