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Fourth of July celebration, 1981

Date: 1981-07-04
Description: Six proof sheets with 118 images. P82-97 2-12 festival food booths and games; 13-18 "Jennie with the Light Brown Hair" singing; 19-26 public viewing Stephen Foster museum; 27-28 blank; 29-31 horse rides with Florida State Park ranger; 32-36 food booth; 37 Thelma Boltin speaking on main stage; P82-98 1-4 "Jennie with Light Brown Hair" singing; 5-13 wood chopping contests; 14-21 Orange Blossom Cloggers on main stage; P82-99 2-3 Frank and Ann Thomas signing; 4 FFP staff with singer Gamble Rogers; 5-10 children with Taffy the Clown; 11-13 ventriloquist performing; 14-20 string band trio; P82-100 1-2 Thelma Boltin speaking 3-6 string band trio 7-8 Civil War re-enactors 9-20 craft booths P82-101 1-20 children's games P82-102 2-13 craft booths 14-20 Stephen Foster Ensemble performing
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Fourth of July celebration, 1981

Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)

Date: 1960-07-04
Description: One reel to reel recording. The audio quality is poor. Held at Powell Hall because of heavy rains. Boltin emceed the event. Cliff Walden was a radio personality on WGGG in Gainesville. U.S. Rep. Matthews represented the 8th Congressional District from 1953 to 1967. He spoke on patriotism and the need for "states rights" -- but his speech suffers from audio resulting from damage to the reel to reel and is difficult to hear.
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Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)

Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Date: 1964-07-04
Description: Boltin served as emcee for the event. The event was held inside the bell tower due to unexpected rain. The Big Bend Musicians were Frank Noegel (on a home-made banjo), Dr. John Green, Claude Bedenbaugh, and Fred Jones. Carol Epperson sang as a substitute for her ill mother. And she played piano for Pursley, making his Stephen Foster memorial debut. McMullen was a member of the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission as well as the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce and former White Springs mayor. In 1998 he received a Florida Folk Heritage Award from the Florida Dept. of State.
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Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Date: 1978-05-02
Description: One reel-to-reel recording. Mitchell, born in Greensboro, Alabama, first moved to Florida in 1949. Eventually, he was hired by Capells Shoe Store to shine (and later repair) shoes. Florida Folk Festival director Thelma Boltin discovered him in the early 1970s, and he performed at several festivals thereafter. He does not sing (he usually has a harmonica player accompany him) but rather creates a syncopated beat with his rag. In the interview, he discusses his early life, moving to Florida, working at the shoe store, performing his shoe shine rag, and gives examples of his skill.
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Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1956-05-04
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1956 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. The program by the students of Stanton High School was a Life of Stephen Foster.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1956-05-04
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1956 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. Frank Lyman was the leader of the Promenaders, based out of Beaufort, SC.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1957-05-03
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1957 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1957-05-03
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The second half of the reel consists of the Friday evening performances. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1957 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1958-05-02
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1958 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Date: 1958-05-02
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The second half of the reel consists of Friday evening performances. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1958 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. Yeats, of Gainesville, was the 1958 Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

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Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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Fourth of July celebration, 1981

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Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1960)

Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Fourth of July celebrations at Stephen Foster Memorial (1964)

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Frank Mitchell interview for the North Florida Folklife Project

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1956 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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Friday afternoon performances at the 1957 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)