Happy Commonsversary to the State Library & Archives of Florida!
Posted by Nina in NewsToday, we celebrate The State Library and Archives of Florida’s first anniversary in the Flickr Commons.
The State Archives of Florida houses the archives of the Florida State government. It collects and preserves historically significant records of the state as well as photographs, films, and other important documents that support the official state records. Additionally, it provides access to the archives, for research purposes.
The images – both photographs and film clips – included in the Flickr Commons are part of the Florida Memory Project. This project provides Internet access to primary records of important events in Florida’s history, as well as educational resources for students of all ages. Please enjoy with us some highlights of the collection on Flickr …
| The Florida Commerce set is very popular amongst viewers of The State Library and Archives of Florida. It is comprised of publicity photographs that were produced by the Division of Tourism and its predecessor agencies.
This excerpt of an original film, entitled The Adventures of X-14, was produced circa 1965. |
Florida’s history has been marked by hurricanes. The images in this set date from 1896 to 2005,
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 Waves hit Navarre Pier hard during Hurricane Ivan’s approach: Navarre Beach, Florida |
The Florida Folklife Collection is comprised of a selection of images that represents the work of the Florida Folklife Program. The program, consisting of 88 individual series, documents
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 Members of Carver School dancing at the 1959 Florida Folk Festival: White Springs, Florida |
| Filming Florida consists of excerpts of films from the State Archives of Florida’s film and video collection.
This is an excerpt of an original film, produced in the 1950s, that shows a variety of water-skiing tricks, for the purpose of demonstrating the performance of skis made by Cypress Gardens. |
Happy Commonsversary, Florida!