Florida Memory • Under Florida Stars, ca. 1960

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Under Florida Stars, ca. 1960

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Year

1960 (circa)

Video Details

14:30; color; sound; V-37 CA151; S828

Description

This film shows camping and recreation areas available in Florida during the 1960s. There are scenes of state parks, national forests and national parks, including Fort Clinch, Florida Caverns, Everglades National Park and Apalachicola National Forest. Families are shown enjoying park facilities and recreational activities during their camping trips. Two Boy Scouts canoe down the Suwannee River from the Stephen Foster Memorial to Manatee Springs State Park, and they see the paddle wheel replica “Suwannee Belle” and camp at Suwannee River State Park. At Highlands Hammock, a guide feeds marshmallows to an alligator to entertain a tour group. Finally, a young couple on their honeymoon visit Everglades National Park and boat to a campsite on an island in the Florida Keys. Produced by LeRoy Crooks; sponsored by the Florida Development Commission, American Thermos Products Company, Crosby Aeromarine Company and Johnson Motors.

Contributors

Crosby Aeromarine Company
Johnson Motors
American Thermos Products Company

Corporate Creator

Florida Development Commission
LeRoy Crooks Productions (Sarasota, Fla.)

Corporate Subject

Belle of Suwannee (Steamboat)
Florida Park Service
Boy Scouts of America

Subject

National parks and reserves--Florida--Everglades
Recreation areas--Florida
Rivers--Florida
Outdoor recreation--Florida
Boats and boating--Florida
Fishing--Florida
Camping--Florida
Parks--Florida
Camping trailers
Promotional films
Coast defenses--Florida
Tourism
Crabbing
Blue crab

Title

Under Florida Stars, ca. 1960

Subject

National parks and reserves--Florida--Everglades

Recreation areas--Florida

Rivers--Florida

Outdoor recreation--Florida

Boats and boating--Florida

Fishing--Florida

Camping--Florida

Parks--Florida

Camping trailers

Promotional films

Coast defenses--Florida

Tourism

Crabbing

Blue crab

Description

Creator

Florida Development Commission

LeRoy Crooks Productions (Sarasota, Fla.)

Date

1960 (circa)

Contributor

Crosby Aeromarine Company

Johnson Motors

American Thermos Products Company

Image URL

/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/ca151.jpg

Color

color

Video Details

14:30; color; sound; V-37 CA151; S828

Video Filename

ca151.mp4

YouTube ID

_V2SjLRHdRw

Geographic Term

Fernandina Beach (Fla.)

Everglades National Park (Fla.)

Florida Keys (Fla.)

Marianna (Fla.)

Manatee Springs State Park (Fla.)

Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.)

Fort Pickens (Fla.)

Santa Rosa Island (Fla.)

Escambia County (Fla.)

Amelia Island (Fla.)

Nassau County (Fla.)

Florida Caverns State Park (Fla.)

Jackson County (Fla.)

Apalachicola National Forest (Fla.)

Ocala National Forest (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

White Springs (Fla.)

Stephen Foster State Memorial (Fla.)

Levy County (Fla.)

Suwannee River State Park (Fla.)

Suwannee County (Fla.)

Highlands Hammock State Park (Fla.)

Highlands County (Fla.)

Flamingo (Fla.)

Monroe County (Fla.)

Gulf Islands National Seashore (Fla. and Miss.)

Subject - Corporate

Belle of Suwannee (Steamboat)

Florida Park Service

Boy Scouts of America

Video Snippet

A sampling of Florida camping attractions from the 1960s...

Video Time

14:30

Video Category

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Digitized

true

Chicago Manual of Style

Florida Development Commission. Under Florida Stars, ca. 1960. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253589>, accessed 30 November 2024.

MLA

Florida Development Commission. Under Florida Stars, ca. 1960. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253589>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida Development Commission)

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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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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