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Florida's Living Treasure, 1976

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Year

1976

Video Details

14:00; color; sound; V-18 CA142; S.828

Description

Actor Richard Boone narrates and hosts this film about how Florida agriculture was developed. It uses split-screen, time-lapse, macro, artwork and old photos. It tells about pest control and how the development of juice concentrate saved the orange juice market. It also shows the cattle industry, methods of treating screwworm, turpentine and logging. Viewers see crop dusting and the vegetable industry. Produced by IFAS.

Contributors

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
University of Florida

Corporate Creator

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Geographic Subject

Florida

Personal Subject

Boone, Richard, 1917-1981

Subject

Agriculture
Cattle industry
Citrus industry
Citrus juices
Economic conditions
Promotional films
Timber industry
Turpentine industry

Title

Florida's Living Treasure, 1976

Subject

Agriculture

Cattle industry

Citrus industry

Citrus juices

Economic conditions

Promotional films

Timber industry

Turpentine industry

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Creator

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Date

1976

Contributor

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

University of Florida

Language

en-US

Color

color

Video Details

14:00; color; sound; V-18 CA142; S.828

Video Filename

ca142.mp4

Geographic Term

Florida

Subject - Person

Boone, Richard, 1917-1981

Video Time

14:00

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true

Video Sound

sound

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University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Florida's Living Treasure, 1976. 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253079>, accessed 10 March 2026.

MLA

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Florida's Living Treasure, 1976. 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253079>

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(State Archives of Florida/University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences)

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 FY2025-26, 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 $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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