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Year
1963 (circa)
Video Details
13:30; color; sound; CA133, s.828
Description
This is a film promoting the Hampton House Hotel in Miami, a business oriented to an African-American clientele. It describes how notable black men and women of the 1960s gathered there, such as Ralph Metcalf (gold medalist, 1932 & 1936 Olympics), Althea Gibson (Wimbledon Champ), Martin Luther King Jr., singer Jackie Wilson, and baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. The film follows a formula similar to other promotional films, except almost everyone in it is black. The complete footage shows entertainment, the owners, a fashion show, dog and horse racing, the Miami Seaquarium, the Torch of Friendship, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, the Baltimore Orioles, and the FAMU Track team. Produced by Don Parisher.
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Corporate Subject
Geographic Subject
Title
The Torch of Friendship
Subject
African American
Amusement parks
Attractions
Hotels
Promotional films
Tourism
Travel
Description
This is a film promoting the Hampton House Hotel in Miami, a business oriented to an African-American clientele. It describes how notable black men and women of the 1960s gathered there, such as Ralph Metcalf (gold medalist, 1932 & 1936 Olympics), Althea Gibson (Wimbledon Champ), Martin Luther King Jr., singer Jackie Wilson, and baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. The film follows a formula similar to other promotional films, except almost everyone in it is black. The complete footage shows entertainment, the owners, a fashion show, dog and horse racing, the Miami Seaquarium, the Torch of Friendship, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, the Baltimore Orioles, and the FAMU Track team. Produced by Don Parisher.
Date
1963 (circa)
Contributor
Don Parisher
Image URL
/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/torchoffriendship.jpg
Color
color
Video Details
13:30; color; sound; CA133, s.828
Video Filename
ca133.mp4
YouTube ID
EWQMZGL7Rms
Geographic Term
Miami (Fla.)
Subject - Corporate
Hampton House Hotel (Miami, Fla.)
Video Snippet
The Hampton House Hotel in Miami is oriented to an African-American clientele.
Video Time
13:30
Video Category
7
Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/torchoffriendship.jpg
Digitized
true
Chicago Manual of Style
The Torch of Friendship. 1963 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232404>, accessed 19 May 2024.
MLA
The Torch of Friendship. 1963 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 19 May. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232404>