| Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage) | Moving Image | Storytellers Television Florida history Storytelling Houses Automobiles Oral narratives Oral performance Humor Jokes Personal experience narratives Family history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Ford and Edison (raw footage)
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- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 45 minutes) Smith tells stories about Henry Ford and Thomas Edison while sitting at the Ford residence. Among the corwd listening to Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis (owners of the Ford home at the time), stories about Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, description of their homes, and stories about Fort Myers.
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| Florida Yesterday: Music | Florida Yesterday: Music | Moving Image | Singers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Folk singers Storytelling Television Country music Old time music String bands Stringband music Musical instruments String instruments Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape) Video quality is poor in parts. Episode of Florida Yesterday, hosted by Frog Smith. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see FV-25, FV-26 & FV-27. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn.
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| Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Moving Image | Singers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Folk singers Storytelling Television Country music Old time music String bands Stringband music Musical instruments String instruments Timber Sawmills Sawmilling Lumber trade Occupational folklore Occupational groups Tools Tree felling Longleaf pine Cypress Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music (master version) & Sawmill (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 84 minutes). Music: 3-15-1977. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see V86-55, FV-26 & FV-25. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn. Sawmill: Raw footage of Frog talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry, at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling in Florida in the early 1900s, including pine and cypress timber, logging, accidents and dangers of sawmills, child labor, and tools involved. Discuss working in Wassau, Kenansville, Okeechobee, Hopkins, Lake City, Levy County, and along the Suwannee River. For more footage, see FV-26, V86-29, and V86-25.
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| Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Moving Image | Fiddlers Musicians Sawmill workers Television Musical instruments Fiddles Violin Storytelling Tall tales Jokes String instruments Dulcimer Oral narratives Oral performance Sawmills Material culture Machinery Saws Lumber trade Occupational folklore Occupational groups Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977-04-14
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 44 minutes) "Music" episode footage. Filmed at JV Parkers' horse barn. Footage of Frog Smith talking with son George about various musical instruments and country music. Also cutaway shots of Frog reacting to music. See FV-26 for full episode. "Sawmill" episode footage. Scenes of Frog talking with Hendry about sawmills and a saw he invented. Filmed at Jerome Lumber Company. Florida Yesterdays was a Fort Myers-based television program filmed in 1977 that featured storyteller and folk artist Frog Smith discussing "old" Florida. Each episode was about a different topic. Produced by Channel 11 (WINK-TV).
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| Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill | Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill | Moving Image | Musicians Sawmill workers Woodworkers Storytelling Television Personal experience narratives Oral performance Music performance Cypress Jokes Humor Oral narratives Country music Family history Sawmilling Sawmills Timber Lumber trade Shingles Saws Stringband music Musical instruments Carpentry tools Woodworking tools Singing Singers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music; Pioneer Homes (master version); Sawmill
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 61 minutes) Music: 21 minutes. Consists of several music performances, with stories by Frog. He also discusses the history of several musical instruments with son George Smith. For more footage of this episode, see FV-25, V86-55 & FV-27. Filmed in J.V. Parker's horse barn. Pioneer Homes: 23 minutes. Frog and Cypress Knee Museum owner Tom Gaskins making cypress shingles and discussing carpentry, jokes, hunting stores, and local lore. For more, see FV-32. Sawmills: 17 minutes. Frog Smith talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling, timber, and lumber trade. For more footage, see V86-25 and V86-29.
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| Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (DOES NOT PLAY) | Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (DOES NOT PLAY) | Moving Image | Storytelling Television Personal experience narratives Oral performance Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
| Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll) | Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll) | Moving Image | Woodworkers Documentary videos Shingles Cypress Wood craft Woodworking tools Tools Carpentry tools Material culture Storytelling Humor Tall tales Personal experience narratives Oral narratives Signs and signboards Museums Tourism Workshops Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Pioneer Homes (master version & B-roll)
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 32 minutes) A completed episode of Florida Yesterday, hosted by Frog Smith. Called Pioneer Homes, it involved Frog and Cypress Knee Museum owner Tom Gaskins making cypress shingles and discussing carpentry, jokes, hunting stores, and local lore. Also includes ten minutes of cutaways and inserts of the museum, including the workshop, signs, and exhibits. For more images of Gaskins, see S 1577, volume 58, S 1708, volume 1, and S 1624, box 2, folder 13. For an interview, see S 1708, box 4, tapes 12-15.
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| Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions | Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions | Moving Image | Sawmill workers Television Storytelling Family history Personal experience narratives Trains Stores, retail Sawmilling Sawmills Timber Lumber trade Saws Occupational folklore Occupational groups Tall tales Hunting Anecdotes Hunting stories Hunting Folklore Fishing Oral narratives Oral performance Jokes Humor Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Sawmill and Folklore & Superstitions
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 47 minutes) (See V86-30 for master version of Superstitions & Folklore episode; for B-roll and raw footage, see V86-56 and V86-26) Sawmill: 23 minutes; edited A-roll footage of Frog Smith talking with sawmill worker Joe Hendry at Jerome Lumber Company. They discuss sawmilling, timber, and lumber trade. For more footage, see V86-25. Folklore: 24 minutes; 2/15/1977. Frog Smith sitting in Mercer's Country Store telling stories of his family and childhood for store patrons. For more footage, see V86-26.
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| Florida Yesterday: Seafood (rough cut version) | Florida Yesterday: Seafood (rough cut version) | Moving Image | Television Storytelling Fishing Personal experience narratives Tales Docks Alligator hunting Alligators Fishing stories Shrimpers (persons) Boats and boating Seafood gathering Seafood industry Fishing nets Rivers Occupational folklore Occupational groups Interviewing on television Fishers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Seafood (rough cut version)
- Date
- 1977-03-08
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape) See V86-27 for the master version. Filmed at Hagan Seafood Dock, the video consists of Frog Smith talking with Lehr (on the dock, and on a couple of the shrimp boats) about alligator hunting, pirtaes, Calusa Indians, shrimping, fishing, excavating lcoal mounds, and how the Caloosahatchee River has developed. Also inlcudes B-roll footage of several shrimp boats.
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| Florida Yesterday: Superstitutions (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Superstitutions (raw footage) | Moving Image | Television Storytelling Beliefs and cultures Ghosts Supernatural legends Personal experience narratives Oral performance Family history Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Superstitutions (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (1/2" tape; 62 minutes) Filmed in Smith's home office as he tells various ghost stories and explains local superstitions. Includes many takes, cut-aways, and B-roll. First half of the completed episode can be found on V86-30; the second half can be found on FV-24.
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