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Year
1949-07
Video Details
20:47; b&w; silent; V-66 CA061; S. 828
Description
A man at a lunch counter reads the St. Petersburg Times and another getting a haircut also reads a paper. Then the film shows a yacht cruise, several boats and a helicopter. Lots of boats follow. They come to a marina where there is a bit of handshaking, then they get in cars for a motorcade. The motorcade passes a group of people waving from horseback. Gov. and Mrs. Warren greet people and viewers see crowds along the beach waiting to see them. The governor fires a small cannon to start a sailboat race. His wife gets corsages and some men put sand in her shoes. A baseball game and a cookout follow. The Warrens walk under an arch of majorettes' batons, eat at a long table and he signs autographs. There are some scenes at night in a stadium. At the end, Gov. Warren speaks to crowd, followed by a fireworks display.
Corporate Subject
Geographic Subject
Personal Subject
Title
Spans Across the Bay Celebration
Subject
Automobiles
Baseball
Beaches
Boating
Boat racing
Helicopters
Promotional films
Description
A man at a lunch counter reads the St. Petersburg Times and another getting a haircut also reads a paper. Then the film shows a yacht cruise, several boats and a helicopter. Lots of boats follow. They come to a marina where there is a bit of handshaking, then they get in cars for a motorcade. The motorcade passes a group of people waving from horseback. Gov. and Mrs. Warren greet people and viewers see crowds along the beach waiting to see them. The governor fires a small cannon to start a sailboat race. His wife gets corsages and some men put sand in her shoes. A baseball game and a cookout follow. The Warrens walk under an arch of majorettes' batons, eat at a long table and he signs autographs. There are some scenes at night in a stadium. At the end, Gov. Warren speaks to crowd, followed by a fireworks display.
Date
1949-07
Image URL
/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/CA061.jpg
Color
black & white
Video Details
20:47; b&w; silent; V-66 CA061; S. 828
Video Filename
CA061.mp4
YouTube ID
OfBp4iuh9Mg
Geographic Term
Saint Petersburg (Fla.)
Subject - Person
Warren, Fuller, 1905-1973
Subject - Corporate
St. Petersburg Times (Newspaper)
Video Snippet
Governor Fuller Warren and his wife visit St. Petersburg in July, 1949...
Video Time
20:47
Video Category
6
Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca061.jpg
Digitized
true
Chicago Manual of Style
Spans Across the Bay Celebration. 1949-07. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253517>, accessed 3 January 2025.
MLA
Spans Across the Bay Celebration. 1949-07. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253517>