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Street singer Tom Walton with apprentice James Watson and folklorist Debbie Fant - Saint Petersburg, Florida.

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FA1656

Photographer

Saltzman, Riki, Collector.

Date

1989

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1640, RG 158, Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program; Box 8, FF 7

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

General Note

Tommy Watson sold hot dogs at the local baseball stadium. He would sing, dance, and tell stories while he sold the food. He often played at the Florida Folk Festival.

Street singer Tom Walton with apprentice James Watson and folklorist Debbie Fant - Saint Petersburg, Florida.

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Street singer Tom Walton with apprentice James Watson and folklorist Debbie Fant - Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Subject

Folklife and folklore projects

Projects, Instate

Portable coolers

Ethnicity, African American

Apprentices

Mentoring in the arts

Street vendors

African American musicians

Street musicians

Street entertainers

Occupational music

Street cries

Women folklorists

Women--Florida--Pinellas County--Saint Petersburg

African American men--Florida--Pinellas County--Saint Petersburg

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Creator

Saltzman, Riki, Collector.

Date

1989

Identifier

FA1656

Image URL

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Saint Petersburg (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

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b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1640, RG 158, Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program; Box 8, FF 7

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1640B8F7

General Note

Tommy Watson sold hot dogs at the local baseball stadium. He would sing, dance, and tell stories while he sold the food. He often played at the Florida Folk Festival.

Subject - Person

Fant, Debbie

Watson, James, 1964-

Walton, Tom, 1930-1997.

Subject - Corporate

Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Saltzman, Riki, Collector. Street singer Tom Walton with apprentice James Watson and folklorist Debbie Fant - Saint Petersburg, Florida. 1989. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/107037>, accessed 6 July 2025.

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Saltzman, Riki, Collector. Street singer Tom Walton with apprentice James Watson and folklorist Debbie Fant - Saint Petersburg, Florida. 1989. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/107037>

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(State Archives of Florida/Saltzman)

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Street singer Tom Walton with apprentice James Watson and folklorist Debbie Fant - Saint Petersburg, Florida.

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