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Reflections of the Good Life

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Year

1970 (circa)

Video Details

13:31; color; sound; V-67 CA139; S. 828

Description

This film shows the good life in Palm Beach, including all the fun in the sun activities, as well as a giant slide, lawn bowling, ice skating, hockey, roller derby, the pari-mutuels, baseball spring training and polo. Viewers see electronics industries, a research submarine, agriculture, cattle, horses, commercial growing, churches, shopping and Flagler Museum. There are shots of a dune buggy at the beginning and end. The film also shows Lion Country Safari, Norton Gallery of Art and an airboat. Produced by Prout Film Productions; sponsored by the Palm Beach County Development Board.

Subject

Agriculture
Baseball
Cattle industry
Gambling-Florida
Hockey
Horses
Ice skating
Recreation
Promotional films
Tourism
Wildlife

Title

Reflections of the Good Life

Subject

Agriculture

Baseball

Cattle industry

Gambling-Florida

Hockey

Horses

Ice skating

Recreation

Promotional films

Tourism

Wildlife

Description

Date

1970 (circa)

Contributor

Palm Beach County Development Board

Prout Film Productions

Image URL

/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/CA139.jpg

Color

color

Video Details

13:31; color; sound; V-67 CA139; S. 828

Video Filename

CA139.mp4

YouTube ID

n21b35rEdrw

Geographic Term

Loxahatchee (Fla.)

Palm Beach (Fla.)

Palm Beach County (Fla.)

West Palm Beach (Fla.)

Subject - Corporate

Flagler Museum (Palm Beach, Fla.)

Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee, Fla.)

Major League Baseball

Norton Gallery of Art (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Video Snippet

Industry, attractions and leisure activities are shown in Palm Beach County

Video Time

13:31

Video Category

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true

Chicago Manual of Style

Reflections of the Good Life. 1970 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253415>, accessed 27 December 2024.

MLA

Reflections of the Good Life. 1970 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253415>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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 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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