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Primeval Paradise

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Year

1951

Video Details

10:04; color; sound; V-40 BA061; WV-11

Description

Ed Ball, owner of Wakulla Springs, produced this film. It starts with a trio of conquistadors bathing in the spring and then shows animals (aquatic birds, freshwater fish, snapping turtles and alligators) above and below the surface of the river. It has good underwater photography.

Contributors

Edward Ball

Corporate Subject

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park

Geographic Subject

Wakulla County
Wakulla Springs

Personal Subject

Ball, Edward, 1888-1981

Subject

Attractions
American alligators
Birds
Conquistadors
Promotional films
Tourism
Underwater photography
Wildlife

Title

Primeval Paradise

Subject

Attractions

American alligators

Birds

Conquistadors

Promotional films

Tourism

Underwater photography

Wildlife

Description

Date

1951

Contributor

Edward Ball

Image URL

/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/BA061.jpg

Color

color

Video Details

10:04; color; sound; V-40 BA061; WV-11

Video Filename

BA061.mp4

YouTube ID

rnkYUgQmNQU

Geographic Term

Wakulla County (Fla.)

Wakulla Springs (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Ball, Edward, 1888-1981

Subject - Corporate

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park (Fla.)

Video Snippet

Promotional film for Edward Ball Wakulla Springs...

Video Time

10:04

Video Category

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/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/BA061.jpg

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Chicago Manual of Style

Primeval Paradise. 1951. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253406>, accessed 24 February 2025.

MLA

Primeval Paradise. 1951. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253406>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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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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