Florida Memory • Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island

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Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island

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Year

1960 (circa)

Video Details

13:20; color; sound; CA023

Description

This film begins with people enjoying the surf, a visit to a shell mound, and a visit to the only modern home in the island's interior. The film also examines the coco plum fruit, French mulberry plant, wild coffee plants and other plants. Viewers see locations such as Snook Haven Marina, Snook Hole, and scenes of snook fishing. An architectural model and renderings show how the island will be changed by developers. Produced by Hack Swain Productions.

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Hack Swain Productions

Geographic Subject

Marco Island

Subject

Beaches
Description and Travel
Plants
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Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island

Subject

Beaches

Description and Travel

Plants

Promotional films

Tourism

Travel

Description

Date

1960 (circa)

Contributor

Hack Swain Productions

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Video Details

13:20; color; sound; CA023

Video Filename

CA023.mp4

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1piMY6EHdPE

Geographic Term

Marco Island (Fla.)

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Viewers see locations such as Snook Haven Marina...

Video Time

13:15

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Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232443>, accessed 19 May 2024.

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Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 19 May. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232443>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2023-24, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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