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WONDER-FULL LAKELAND

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Year

1960 (circa)

Video Details

13:05; color; sound; V-56 CA108; S. 828

Description

This film shows life in Lakeland. It includes spring training with the Detroit Tigers, churches, schools, public recreation facilities, archery, water skiing, industry and phosphate mining. Viewers see Busch Gardens, Cypress Gardens, a rodeo and Florida Southern College with its Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings.

Corporate Subject

Busch Gardens (Tampa, Fla.)
Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Florida Southern College (Lakeland, Fla.)
Major League Baseball

Geographic Subject

Lakeland
Tampa
Winter Haven

Personal Subject

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

Subject

Archery
Churches
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
Education
Industry
Phosphate mining
Recreation
Rodeos
Promotional films
Water skiing
Water sports

Title

WONDER-FULL LAKELAND

Subject

Archery

Churches

Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)

Education

Industry

Phosphate mining

Recreation

Rodeos

Promotional films

Water skiing

Water sports

Description

Date

1960 (circa)

Color

color

Video Details

13:05; color; sound; V-56 CA108; S. 828

Geographic Term

Lakeland (Fla.)

Tampa (Fla.)

Winter Haven (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

Subject - Corporate

Busch Gardens (Tampa, Fla.)

Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)

Florida Southern College (Lakeland, Fla.)

Major League Baseball

Video Time

13:05

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Digitized

false

Chicago Manual of Style

WONDER-FULL LAKELAND. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253643>, accessed 25 February 2025.

MLA

WONDER-FULL LAKELAND. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253643>

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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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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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