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Florida Memory provides free online access to historical documents, photographs, films and audio recordings from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

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Micanopy, Fla. c.1900: Martha Chamberlin plays guitar in a rocking chair under a tree. “Blind all her life, she played piano as well as guitar,” reads the general note. The photo was cataloged by Florida Memory in 1997, shortly after the program began. 🔗floridamemory.com/items/show…
📷 General collection. State Archives of Florida, Image N035317.

ALT 📷 General collection. State Archives of Florida, Image N035317.

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Apalachicola River lowlands, 1978: Worm grunter Charlie Williams is shown near his small farm in Calhoun County. The skill of worm grunting in the springtime during fishing season was a seasonal source of income for Williams. 🎞️:floridamemory.com/items/show…
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Miami, 1960: “Lipstick tree” (Bixa orellana) pods used as natural pigments are displayed by Lady Karen Cosmetics president, Karen Pacini, and production manager, John Cosby, while employees assemble and model the cosmetics. Find more photos of the tropical tree on Florida Memory.
Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC008114

ALT Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC008114

Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC008279.

ALT Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC008279.

(L-R: Blanca Mendoza, Laly Rodriguez, Minerva Gonzalez and Alejandrina Colon in Hialeah). Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC008118.

ALT (L-R: Blanca Mendoza, Laly Rodriguez, Minerva Gonzalez and Alejandrina Colon in Hialeah). Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC008118.

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Pensacola, ca. 1968: Bird’s eye view looking northeast over the I-10 bridge crossing Escambia Bay. The bridge was completed in 1968 and replaced in 2007. Explore more photos of the Escambia Bay Bridge through the years in the State Archives' Florida Photographic Collection. ✴️
📷 Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC768745.

ALT 📷 Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC768745.

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Wakulla Springs, c. 1943: Florida State College for Women’s Tarpon Club members swim and sun in this recently re-digitized film, which also shows the beach and other visitors, including men in army uniforms. Download the full film on Florida Memory. 🔗floridamemory.com/items/show…
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Brevard County, c. 1963: Publix in Satellite Beach, neon signs, surfing and “fishing in the Indian River country” are shown in this brief clip from space program promotional film, Florida: Moonport USA. View the complete film on Florida Memory (15:00). 🔗floridamemory.com/items/show…
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The 1978 Springtime Tallahassee Parade moves down Monroe Street. The Marine Corps Band, Florida Theatre, spectators, floats, vehicles, vendors and a person dressed as an enormous carrot are all shown. The 2026 Festival will take place on March 27-28.🌱 🔗floridamemory.com/items/show…
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Econfina Creek, ca. 1967: A group of women wades into a spring feeding the 26-mile creek in northern Bay County. About 18.4 miles along the creek make up a portion of the Florida Trail. Explore more photos of outdoor recreation in the Florida Panhandle on Florida Memory. 𖤓
📸: Richard Parks Ferry. Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC050821.

ALT 📸: Richard Parks Ferry. Department of Commerce collection. State Archives of Florida, Image DC050821.

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Floral City native, journalist and historian Hampton Dunn (1916 - 2002) sunbathes on the beaches of Venice Lido, Italy, summer of 1945. Dunn served as chief public relations officer for the 12th Air Force Headquarters, the Mediterranean Theater of Operation during World War II.
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Weeki Wachee Springs: Photos from 1965-1972 Swimmer Newton Perry opened Weeki Wachee Springs in 1947. The park's imaginative underwater mermaid performances helped define Florida's midcentury roadside tourism boom. In 2008, Weeki Wachee Springs was designated a state park.✴️
1. “Alice” underwater with a mermaid at Weeki Wachee, 1965. Rita McKenna is Alice, with Terry Hamlet playing the mermaid. The sign reads: “Caution 15 knot mermaid school zone.” Photo by Danny Ray Spencer. (MOZ02179)

ALT 1. “Alice” underwater with a mermaid at Weeki Wachee, 1965. Rita McKenna is Alice, with Terry Hamlet playing the mermaid. The sign reads: “Caution 15 knot mermaid school zone.” Photo by Danny Ray Spencer. (MOZ02179)

3. Mermaids Beth, left, and Sandy in the shower with a toucan, 1972. (MOZ03425)

ALT 3. Mermaids Beth, left, and Sandy in the shower with a toucan, 1972. (MOZ03425)

4. “Michigan mermaids” close-up in a circle, 1972. Clockwise from upper left: Cathy, Peggy, Sandy, Barb, Marti, Beth, and Kathy. (MOZ03434)

ALT 4. “Michigan mermaids” close-up in a circle, 1972. Clockwise from upper left: Cathy, Peggy, Sandy, Barb, Marti, Beth, and Kathy. (MOZ03434)

10. Mermaid statues near the front entrance to the park, 1966. (MOZ02175)

ALT 10. Mermaid statues near the front entrance to the park, 1966. (MOZ02175)

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