“ Discovery Goes to Key West ” Modern History and Culture of Florida Keys Xd3089 (1970)
1970 · Short film · 22 min
Synopsis
Stately white homes, palm tree-lined streets, ships waiting in the harbor (0:09); “Discovery Goes to Key West” (0:37) in this episode of Discovery ’70 (0:57), the award-winning program for young people produced by ABC News, hosted by Bill Owen and Virginia Gibson. They stand at the end of U.S. Highway 1 that starts in Fort Kent, Maine, and ends in Key West, Florida (1:06). Cars pass; the camera zooms in on an “END” sign (1:41). The highway was once a railroad. Old photos show the former railroad (1:46), its steam train (1:50), workers and equipment (1:55), and Henry Flagler, the man who inaugurated the project (2:15). The train crosses the sea (2:28).Pirates like Black Cesar (2:43) and Henry Morgan (2:47) preyed on sunken ships near Key West (2:51). A ship sinks, its men struggle onshore (2:57). An overhead illustration of the town (3:22). John Simonton purchased Key West from a Spaniard in 1822. Men in horse-drawn carriages (3:33), and on the porch of a Johnson’s drugstore (3:38). Key West homes (3:42) were often built of cypress or madera mahogany. A car turns on Duval Street (3:58). The U.S. Naval Station (4:06), there since 1823, helped disperse the pirates.Men load and unload large buckets of shrimp (4:19). Trawlers in the harbor (4:41). They use large black nets (4:53), and continue unloading their catch. A close-up of their shrimp (5:18). A man sorts lobster (5:25); more lobster brought up in a trap (5:43).Large birds sit atop a display of fish (5:51), as sport…
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- Running time
- 22 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Conch Train
- Discovery Goes
- Key West
- Bill Owen
- Virginia Gibson
- Fort Kent
- Henry Flagler
- Black Cesar
- Henry Morgan
- Duval Street