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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramYoung couples dancing to the jukebox at Paradise Park.
Image Number
MOZ00122
Photographer
Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.
Date
1950 (circa)
Rights
Collection
General collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1
Subject Term
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Segregation
Discrimination in public accommodations
Race discrimination
Jim Crow
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Amusement parks--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Recreation--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Dance
Mechanical musical instruments
Jukeboxes
African Americans--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American youth--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American teenagers--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Amusements
Segregation
Discrimination in public accommodations
Race discrimination
Jim Crow
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Amusement parks--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Recreation--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Dance
Mechanical musical instruments
Jukeboxes
African Americans--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American youth--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American teenagers--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Amusements
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.
General Note
Owners of the Silver Springs attraction Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson opened Paradise Park in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.
Young couples dancing to the jukebox at Paradise Park.
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