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Florida State University professor J. Russell Reaver speaking at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Image Number

FA3822

Photographer

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969.

Date

1954

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Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Florida Folk Festival, 1954, 1955, ; Box 2, F48

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Subject Term

Personal Subjects

Reaver, J. Russell, 1915-2002.

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

General Note

Reaver spoke and wrote on superstitions of the south.

Florida State University professor J. Russell Reaver speaking at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Title

Florida State University professor J. Russell Reaver speaking at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Belief and custom

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Orators

Storytelling

Folklore--Performance

Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Creator

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969.

Date

1954

Identifier

FA3822

Image URL

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Thumbnail

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Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series S 1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992, Florida Folk Festival, 1954, 1955, ; Box 2, F48

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1578B2F48.

General Note

Reaver spoke and wrote on superstitions of the south.

Subject - Person

Reaver, J. Russell, 1915-2002.

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (2nd : 1954)

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Chicago Manual of Style

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969. Florida State University professor J. Russell Reaver speaking at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109754>, accessed 22 August 2025.

MLA

Leahey, Robert R., Collector, 1912-1969. Florida State University professor J. Russell Reaver speaking at the 1954 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109754>

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(State Archives of Florida/Leahey)

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