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Mermaid Who Couldn't Swim

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Year

1964 (circa)

Video Details

9:40; color; sound; V-103 BA070; S. 828

Description

This film tells the story of a girl applying to become a mermaid at Weeki Wachee. It shows behind-the-scenes situations. This particular girl supposedly cannot swim (except underwater). She learns to perform and reveals that she "can't swim," but it is okay and the film ends.

Corporate Subject

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park (Spring Hill, Fla.)

Geographic Subject

Spring Hill
Weeki Wachee

Subject

Amusement parks
Attractions
Mermaids-Florida-Weeki Wachee
Promotional films
Synchronized swimming
Tourism
Underwater photography

Title

Mermaid Who Couldn't Swim

Subject

Amusement parks

Attractions

Mermaids-Florida-Weeki Wachee

Promotional films

Synchronized swimming

Tourism

Underwater photography

Description

Date

1964 (circa)

Image URL

/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/BA070.jpg

Color

color

Video Details

9:40; color; sound; V-103 BA070; S. 828

Video Filename

BA070.mp4

YouTube ID

TznX6kuj7Hg

Geographic Term

Spring Hill (Fla.)

Weeki Wachee (Fla.)

Subject - Corporate

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park (Spring Hill, Fla.)

Video Snippet

A young woman who is unable to swim trains to be a mermaid at Weeki Wachee.

Video Time

9:40

Video Category

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true

Chicago Manual of Style

Mermaid Who Couldn't Swim. 1964 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253319>, accessed 16 November 2024.

MLA

Mermaid Who Couldn't Swim. 1964 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253319>

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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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For FY2024-25, 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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