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Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Date: 1991 (circa)
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Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Date: 1991 (circa)
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Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Date: 1991 (circa)
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Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.

Date: 1991
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Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1987-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Devine served as emcee. Jesus played with his son Henry.
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Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-24
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Devine served as emcee.
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Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Date: 1991-04
Description: Three proof sheets with 108 black and white images (plus negatives). The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Date: 1991-02
Description: Forty-four color slides. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami

Date: 1987-03
Description: One proof sheet with 36 black and white images (plus negatives).
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Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami

Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Date: 1986-03-22
Description: 199 color slides. Sponsored by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, the festival was held at the Metro-Dade Cultural Center. The festival consisted of folk demonstrations, food booths, workshops, and musical performances. Cultures and folkways exhibited included Mexican, Venezuelan, Haitian. Jamaican, Cuban, African American, and Jewish. Many of these images have been described in more detail elsewhere in the database. In 1987, the name of the festival was changed to the Traditions Festival.
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Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
FA1895	Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with		Maritime occupational equipment Casting (Fishing) Projects, Instate Folklife and folklore projects Fishing nets Nets Ocean Seashore Beaches Saltwater fishing Surf fishing Fishermen Fishers Fishing Occupations, Maritime	/fpc/folklife/fa1895.gif
FA1892	Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with		Surf fishing Casting (Fishing) Projects, Instate Folklife and folklore projects Maritime occupational equipment Fishing nets Nets Ocean Seashore Occupations, Maritime Saltwater fishing Fishermen Fishers Fishing Beaches	/fpc/folklife/fa1892.gif
FA1889	Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with		Fishing nets Maritime occupational equipment Surf fishing Architecture Casting (Fishing) Projects, Instate Folklife and folklore projects Nets Ocean Seashore Bathing beaches Occupations, Maritime Saltwater fishing Fishermen Folk musicians Fishers Fishing Beaches	/fpc/folklife/fa1889.gif
FA1884	Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.		Ethnicity, Venezuelan Songs, Ethnic Musical traditions, Latin American and Caribbean Harp Harpists Music and folklore Projects, Instate Folklife and folklore projects Harp music Folk music Stringed instruments Musical instruments Women musicians Musicians Performing arts Arts (Performing)--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Miami Musical instruments--Latin America Music--Performance Folk musicians Hispanic American men--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Miami Arts, Venezuelan Instrumentalists	/fpc/folklife/fa1884.gif
a_s1576_t87-111	Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Harp music Latinos Venezuelan Americans Arts, Venezuelan Musicians Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t91-013b	Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Harp music Harps String instruments Musical instruments Venezuelan Americans Latinos Harpists Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos	Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos	Still Image	Embroiderers Needleworkers Fieldwork Apprentices Venezuelan Americans Latinos String instruments Harpists Harps Musical instruments Music performance Teaching of folklore	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos	Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos	Still Image	Embroiderers Needleworkers Fieldwork Apprentices Venezuelan Americans Latinos String instruments Harpists Harps Musical instruments Music performance Teaching of folklore	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami	Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami	Still Image	Musicians Bagpipers Festivals Folk festivals Special events Demonstrations Bluegrass musicians Dancers Music performance Body movement Latinos Singing Harps Cooks Harpists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)	Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)	Still Image	Fieldwork Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Demonstrations Folklife Concerts Music performance Craft Latinos Arts, Mexican Haitian Americans Jamaican Americans African Americans Mexican Americans Jewish Americans	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.

Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami

Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami

Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

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Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Group of boys pulling in a cast net they are fishing with

Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.

Hands of Jesus Rodriguez playing Venezuelan harp- Miami, Florida.

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Harpist Jesus Rodriguez teaching apprentice Cecilia Santos

Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami

Images from the 1987 Traditions Festival in Miami

Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)

Images from the First Annual South Florida Folklife Festival (1986)