Florida Memory • Turtle Talk, Silver Springs, ca. 1965

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Turtle Talk, Silver Springs, ca. 1965

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Year

1965 (circa)

Description

This short, color, sound film features a first-person narrative of a Florida Cooter experiencing Silver Springs and its visitors from above and below the water. The film also shows turtles, fishes, alligators, racoons, monkeys, herons, egrets as well as animals from Ross Allen's Reptile Institute and deer from International Deer Ranch.

Contributors

Silver Springs (Fla. : Amusement park)

Corporate Subject

Tommy Bartlett's International Deer Ranch (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)

Geographic Subject

Silver Springs
Marion County

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Subject

Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
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Title

Turtle Talk, Silver Springs, ca. 1965

Subject

Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Promotional films

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Date

1965 (circa)

Contributor

Silver Springs (Fla. : Amusement park)

Format

16mm (photographic film size)

Language

en-US

Type

Moving Image

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Video Category

Digitized

true

Subject - Corporate

Tommy Bartlett's International Deer Ranch (Silver Springs, Fla.)

Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)

Video Time

4:42

Video Filename

aa083.mp4

Geographic Term

Silver Springs (Fla.)

Marion County (Fla.)

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Turtle Talk, Silver Springs, ca. 1965. 1965 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351463>, accessed 25 June 2026.

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Turtle Talk, Silver Springs, ca. 1965. 1965 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351463>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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