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Living in America one hundred years of Ybor City
- Title
- Living in America [videorecording] : one hundred years of Ybor City / Lightfoot Films, Inc. and South Carolina Educational Television Network ; produced and directed by Gayla Jamison.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, c1987.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- The multi-cultural community of Ybor City in Tampa, Florida was founded in the 1880s when Cuban, Spanish and Italian immigrants arrived to work in the area's thriving cigar factories. In this documentary, older residents reminisce about their vibrant ethnic enclaves, especially the lively social clubs that provided not only entertainment but medical care for their members. Documents the rich tradition of Latin culture of Ybor City, Florida until WW II when the effects of assimilation, urban renewal, and the decline of the cigar industry led to its demise.
- Subject
- Credits (note)
- Narrator, Janet Metzger ; cinematography, Robert Gilbert.
- Title
- Living in America [videorecording] : one hundred years of Ybor City / Lightfoot Films, Inc. and South Carolina Educational Television Network ; produced and directed by Gayla Jamison.
- Imprint
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, c1987.
- Credits
- Narrator, Janet Metzger ; cinematography, Robert Gilbert.
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- Added Author
- Jamison, Gayla.Lightfoot Films.South Carolina Educational Television Network.
- Branch Call Number
- VC 975.9 L