31 100 4936 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2ef5430f2b93d7602c64e25a7543edd4.pdf b05afb3d84c0c3c7dfb9265c180e8575 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oviedo Collection Alternative Title Oviedo Collection Subject Oviedo (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Oviedo, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Oviedo began on the south shore of Lake Jessup as a settlement called Solaria's Wharf. Some of its early settlers include Dr. Henry Foster, Joseph Watts, and Steen Nelson. Citrus and celery dominated the area's farmland, although Central Florida suffered a severe freeze in 1894. Oviedo suffered another disaster in 1914 when a fire wiped out much of the downtown section. Disaster hit again in 1929 with the Wall Street Crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. That same year, Oviedo's fruit crops were decimated by a fruit fly infestation. Another fire destroyed the Wheeler Fertilizer Plant in 1946. Nonetheless, Oviedo continued to grow, with new paved roads going to Geneva and Chuluota and the opening of the Citizens Bank of Oviedo in 1948. In 1949, Oviedo began receing once-a-day bus serviece to Orlando from Greyhound Lines. By 1950, Oviedo was the second largest town in Seminole County, following Sanford. The Oviedo City Hall was built that same year and in 1968, Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) opened, bringing new residents to the area. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/44" target="_blank">Seminole County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2494" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2494. Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank">Around Oviedo</a>. 2012. Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank">Oviedo, Biography of a Town</a>. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1979. "<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68. "Oviedo Began as Solaria's Wharf." The Oviedo Heritage, June 30, 1977. Contributor Cepero, Laura Lynn Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Ray Coverage Oviedo, Florida Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/147" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society Collection</a>, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee Mikler, Paul Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Paul Mikler Alternative Title Oral History, Mikler Subject Oviedo (Fla.) Celery Automobiles--United States Shopping--United States Drug abuse--Florida Teachers--Florida Education--Florida Description An oral history of Paul Mikler (1916-2000)), a history teacher and coach from Oviedo, Florida. Mikler was born on July 8, 1916, and was raised in Slavia, an unincorporated community that was once part of Oviedo. He taught at Oviedo High School (OHS), where he was seminal in shaping the school's baseball program, from 1946 to 1970. Mikler passed away on April 12, 2000. Interview topics include Slovak immigrants in Oviedo, the importance of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, the celery industry, Judge R. W. Ware's praise of Oviedo, driving a Ford Model T automobile, Florida State Road 426 (SR 426), visiting Orlando, grocery and clothes shopping, the increase of drug use of youths over the years, and the future of the city, the state, and the country. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:17 Slovak immigrants in Oviedo 0:00:52 Importance of the church 0:01:19 Celery industry 0:01:46 Judge R. W. Ware’s praise of Oviedo 0:02:22 Driving a Ford Model T 0:02:52 Florida State Road 426 and visiting Orlando 0:03:28 Grocery and clothes shopping 0:04:22 Increase in drug use 0:05:12 How students have changed over time 0:05:55 Future of the city, the state, and the country Abstract Oral history interview of Paul Mikler. Interview produced by the <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Oviedo, Florida. Type Moving Image Source Mikler, Paul. <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Oviedo, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> <a href="https://get.adobe.com/reader/" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Oviedo, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/128" target="_blank">Oviedo Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Has Format 6-page digital transcript of original 6-minute and 37-second oral history: Mikler, Paul. <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Oviedo, Florida. Coverage Slovakia Oviedo, Florida St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Florida Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida Slemons Department Store, Orlando, Florida Creator Mikler, Paul Date Created ca. 1990-2000 Format audio/mp4 application/pdf Extent 164 MB 118 KB Medium 6-minute and 37-second audio/video recording 6-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Paul Mikler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> External Reference Rose, Shannon. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-04-28/news/0004280290_1_mikler-oviedo-lessons" target="_blank">Mikler Created Legacy At Oviedo: Paul Mikler, Who Passed Away April 12, Was Dedicated To The High School And Its Sports Programs</a>." The Orlando Sentinel, April 28, 2000. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-04-28/news/0004280290_1_mikler-oviedo-lessons. "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3. Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank">Oviedo, Biography of a Town</a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979. Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank">Around Oviedo</a>. 2012. "<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://youtu.be/aWFJe3hFg7s" target="_blank">Oral History of Paul Mikler</a> Transcript Mikler Well, the—in the early 19—around the 1900, there was a great immigration to America from Europe [clears throat], and my parents came to—as most Slovak immigrants came—they came into New York Harbor and then went wherever they could. So they organized—the group organized what they called “the Slavia Colony Company.” And they sent a delegation to Florida—the company did—to find a location for a new settlement. A small group came to Florida and settled here.<a title="">[1]</a> And they settled here somewhere around 1911, and, um, most of those people were poor folks. They were used to farming, so they had farming on their mind[sic]. They knew how to farm better than most other things, so this is how the colony originated. Now, the building we’re sitting in right now didn’t look like this then, but the first [St. Luke’s Lutheran] Church was built about 1925. This is it. I—I keeps[sic] coming back to this. You can’t separate our community from the church, ‘cause the church—the Lord was important to all, and—and that was—not that we were saints. We’re sinners like everybody, but the Lord meant something to us, and still does to us today. The—the first settlers had difficulty finding a crop—a cash crop—that would be a money crop, you see? Uh, they tried different things, but not knowing the weather, soil conditions, and so forth, they made a lot of mistakes. There were disasters, and so it was not until the—I’d say the middle- to late- [19]20s when celery was introduced and celery became the big cop. And just a case in point: this happened in the 40s. Judge [R. W.] Ware, the County Judge of Seminole County, spoke to the Oviedo PTA [Parent-Teacher Association], and this is some of what he said: he said, “Folks, you know, if—if all Seminole County was like the Oviedo community”—now, we’re talking about Oviedo, Slavia, Chuluota, and Goldenrod, and Wagner, the long—the—he said, “I’d be out of a job.” Now, what’s the moral to that? People did the right thing and crime was insignificant. Well, believe it or not, when I was a teenager, my cousin had—a few people had automobiles. I remember getting the first [Ford] Model T, and I was about the happiest person in the world, riding on the back of that Model T. That wasn’t riding a wagon. It was different, but then later, as we grew up as teenagers, I remember we’d go and get a car from the [inaudible], and go to town, and park on the street, and watch people walk by. We’d buy us about 10 cents worth of bananas, which is about 15 or 20 pounds, you might say [laughs]. I remember when [Florida State Road] 426 was dirt, and going to Orlando, on a wagon, you got up early in the morning, and it would take all day to get to Orlando and back home before darkness, and that was some—some experience. There were no public restrooms. If you got thirsty, you had to carry your own water. It was just a different world. In fact, I remember between Winter Park and Orlando, there were very few homes. Lake Ivanhoe was a wooded lake. It was just woods there. [inaudible] water in[?] the horse on Lake Ivanhoe. And some of you may not believe this, but you could go today in [inaudible] grocery store—the big one, you know? And they—the housewife—whoever was shipping—would take the list to the counter, and the storekeeper would take the order. If you wanted five pounds of sugar, he’d go the shelves, get five pounds of sugar, bring it back. “What else? Five cans of beans?” He’d bring that, and so that was sort of different from today, and then when Papa took us once a year to the Slemons [Department Store], the big store on Church Street, right on—off of Orange Avenue. Uh, Papa would tell Mr. [William Melville] Slemons, “Here’s the family. Dress ‘em up.” So we got our new shirts, pants, suit, cap, shoes, and all that, and that was quite an experience. The whole family went shopping. You see that today? I don’t think so. Unidentified [laughs]. Mikler [laughs]. I think the worst influence we ever had in the history of the world is drugs—the cocaine, and this sort of stuff. This—I feel for kids, I feel for parents, ‘cause I know some of the finest people I know have had cases of that, and—and it’s hard—it’s hard—it’s a hard problem to face, but we must face it squarely, and most people in America—early America—immigrants and otherwise—had to do it [inaudible]—do it themselves. The government was not involved in these things. He said they took Bible and prayer out of school, and they gave prostitution, cocaine, and alcohol, and pornography. That’s how he started his sermon. Now, he was on the money, wasn’t he? Well, one thing I—as a coach, I couldn’t stand—I don’t think I’d allow a player who put a helmet on with hair longer than girl’s hair, but that… Unidentified [laughs]. Mikler I couldn’t stand [laughs]. I couldn’t—I couldn’t stand it. I’m afraid we’re coming to an age, where it’s almost me first. Case in point: when I was teaching, uh, I could ask boys to help move the piano or to help the school do a job, and I’d have volunteers coming. No one asked for any money. It was all voluntarily and they did it with a smile. The later years, it wasn’t so. They said, “Coach, whatcha payin’?” You know, that’s—that’s what we’re into today. It’s hard to say what’s coming, but I can see a great change between, uh, family and community and state and nation. So the family unit— I’m afraid—and our modern civilization, uh—it’s a different—it’s a more difficult world to live in. The future, I hope will be good, but it just depends on how we are willing to discipline ourselves and—and accept absolutes. It’s easy to do wrong, it’s hard to do right, and we gotta make the choices. We have that choice. <div> <div> <a title="">[1]</a> Oviedo, Florida. </div> </div> automobiles cars celery Church Street coach coaches county judge county judges dirt roads discipline drug abuse drug use drugs educators farming farms Florida State Road 426 Ford Model T Ford Motor Company groceries grocery grocery stores history teachers immigrants immigration Lake Ivanhoe Lutheranism Lutherans Model T motor vehicles Museum of Seminole County History Orange Avenue orlando Oviedo Oviedo High School Oviedo Parent-Teacher Association Oviedo PTA Parent-Teacher Association Paul Mikler PTA road Seminole County shopping Slavia Colony Company Slavic Slavs Slemons Department Store Slovakia Slovaks sports SR 426 St. Luke’s Lutheran Church students teachers Ware, R. W. William Melville Slemons Winn-Dixie https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e979574868da94f6a20a3fa283e68f35.pdf 982bb5a46631a8d53dec5fa885f4f54e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection Description As part of RICHES of Central Florida, UCF intends to record, archive, and make accessible oral history interviews of Central Florida veterans. Diversity is a main focus for this project since there are many different subgroups under the group veterans, all with important stories. While the histories will be largely archived and made available through the UCF library, a portion will be contributed to the ongoing Veterans History Project based out of the Library of Congress. Contributor <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections and University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida Alternative Title CVHP Collection Subject Veterans--Florida United States. Army Army United States. Navy Navy United States. Air Force Air Force United States. Marine Corps Marine Corps Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Jacksonville, Florida Orlando, Florida Honolulu, Hawaii Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Great Lakes, Illinois Long Island, New York Newport, Rhode Island Norfolk, Virginia Germany Qaasuitsup, Greenland Keflavik, Southern Peninsula, Iceland Azores Islands, Portugal Mediterranean Sea Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida External Reference "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">About the Project</a>." UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Ray Sturm Alternative Title Oral History, Sturm Subject Veterans--Florida Army Description An oral history interview of Ray Sturm (b. 1963), who served in the U.S. Army from 1983 to 1989. Sturm was born in Winter Park, Florida, on October 22, 1963. He enlisted in the Army in 1983 and completed his basic training and advanced training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. Sturm then served at Herzo Base in Herzogenaurach, Germany. He served in the 210th Field Artillery Brigade and 34th Infantry Division, and achieved the rank of Sergeant. This interview was conducted by Katie Hollingsworth in Orlando, Florida, on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include basic training and advanced training at Fort Jackson, Herzo Base, his rank as Sergeant, Fort Stewart, the 24th Infantry Division, comradery, Sturm's interest in music, and his post-military life. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:31 Background 0:02:35 Enlistment 0:05:05 Basic training and advanced training 0:07:53 Herzo Base 0:16:58 Sergeant rank 0:22:00 Fort Stewart and the 24th Infantry Division 0:25:41 Comradery and music 0:28:26 Post-military education 0:30:44 Keeping in touch with other soldiers 0:33:05 Military's influence on life 0:35:35 Advice to current service members 0:37:07 Post-military hobbies 0:39:49 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Ray Sturm. Interview conducted by Katie Hollingsworth at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida on November 13, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/465/rec/1" target="_blank">Sturm, Ray</a>. Interviewed by Katie Hollingsworth, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016004, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank">Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank">Java</a> <a href="https://get.adobe.com/reader/" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/24" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Has Format 26-page digital transcript of original 42-minute and 14-second oral history: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/465/rec/1" target="_blank">Sturm, Ray</a>. Interviewed by Katie Hollingsworth, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016004, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Winter Park, Florida Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina Herzo Base, Herzogenaurach, Hesse, Germany Fort Stewart, Georgia University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Creator Sturm, Ray Hollingsworth, Katie Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-11-13 Date Copyrighted 2014-11-13 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 362 MB 228 KB Medium 42-minute and 14-second Digital (DAT) audio/video recording 26-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Katie Hollingsworth and Ray Sturm and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Nelson, Harold W. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">The Army</a>. Arlington, Va: Army Historical Foundation, 2001. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/465/rec/1" target="_blank">Sturm, Ray</a> Transcript Sturm And, by the way, I assume this is going to be edited? Hollingsworth No. Sturm No? Okay. Alright. Hollingsworth Okay. So Today—it is the 13th of November, 2014, and I am interviewing Dr. Ray Sturm, who served in the U.S. Army as a Sergeant in the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 34th Infantry Division. I am interviewing Dr. Sturm as part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Community Veterans History Project. We are recording this interview in Orlando, Florida. Hollingsworth So when and where were you born? Sturm Uh, I was born right here in Central Florida. I was born inWinter Park, uh, in [October 22,] 1963. Hollingsworth Okay, and, uh, what did your parents do for a living? Sturm Uh, my dad was a CPA [Certified Public Accountant], and my mom was a homemaker. Hollingsworth Um, how big was your family? Sturm Uh, just the three of us. Well, and… Hollingsworth Just the three of you? Sturm And my grandmother lived with us… Hollingsworth Oh. Sturm Uh, until I was about 10 years old. Hollingsworth And, um, what do you remember mostly about your childhood? Sturm Um, what do I remember mostly? Hollingsworth [laughs] Mmhmm[?]. Sturm Um, having a lot of fun [laughs], and, uh, like—you know, like we, uh, had talked about earlier, uh, actually growing up near the Navy base. Uh, we were just two blocks from the Navy base there. Um, and that kind of impacted, uh—impacted our lives a little bit. Hollingsworth And, uh, what kind of education did you receive? Sturm Well, after high school, um, and after, uh, my military service, uh, I got my Bachelor’s, uh, [degree] and Master’s [degree] from University of Central Florida. So Bachelor’s in accounting, Master’s in taxation, um, and then I received a, uh, Doctorate [degree] in finance from Florida Atlantic University. Hollingsworth Okay, and, um, before you enlisted, what did you—what sort of things did you enjoy doing? Sturm Um, I enjoyed surfing. I enjoyed surfing and I enjoyed, uh, exercising. I was a—I was always very physical. So I ran track all through high school and—and in junior high. Um, and, uh, anything that involved sports I was, uh—I was interested in doing. Hollingsworth Uh, were any of your other family members in the military? Sturm Yes. Uh, yeah. My grandfather, um, was in the Army Corps of Engineers. Um, I think he was—I think that was actually a civilian position, But he was working in that. My, uh, step grandfather was, um, actually drafted in—I believe it was the Army, and, uh, he was drafted at like 40 years old, uh, in World War II. He was not—not very happy about that, and, um, my dad was in the Air Force, Which is what brought us down here to Central Florida in the first place. Hollingsworth Ah, and, Um, how aware were you of the Cold War, before you enlisted? Sturm Um, not very. Uh, you know, obviously, uh, I knew it was going on, but, uh, you know, I enlisted at 20 years old, so I wasn’t, uh—I wasn’t, uh, all that aware of, uh—of the Cold War. I was more aware of [the Invasion of] Grenada,<a title="">[1]</a> because I went in right a—a month after that happened. So[?]… Hollingsworth Yeah, uh, what influenced you to enlist? Sturm Um, lots of things. Uh, at that time, um, uh, I was in, uh—I was in college, but I wasn’t really a student yet. So, um, you know, I was—I was still—still seeking, and really just everything, at that time, uh, uh, pointed towards the military. Um, one of the rea—one of the main reasons I did go in though was: I had always had an interest in the military. I mean, I could—I could remember, even back in elementary school, doing a book report on World War II. You know, so I had always had an interest in the, uh—in the military, um, and just kind of, you know, the, um, spirit of the American soldier, I guess you could say. Hollingsworth Hm, and, uh, why did you choose the Army? Sturm Um, because I—when I went in, um, you know—like I said, I went in for a lot of reasons. uh, and I was actually very, uh—you know, I never planned on making it a career, but I did wanna do everything that I could do while I was in. um, and I figured that, uh, if—if I went in the Marines, uh, that I was going to have to be hardcore for three years, whether I liked it or not. Um, I didn’t want to go into the Navy, because the idea of being on a ship for nine months at a time didn’t appeal to me. Um, and I didn’t want to go into the Air Force, because I—I didn’t—I wasn’t aware of some of the, uh—some of the things that you could do in the Air Force, at that time. Um, but, uh, uh, I wanted to—I chose the Army, because I thought it was a good compromise between being, uh—uh, being very hardcore and not so much. So I went in that, uh, figuring that if I really liked it, then I could go that route. Uh, if I didn’t like it, I didn’t have to. Hollingsworth Okay, and, um, did your dad influence that decision at all? Sturm Nope. Hollingsworth Since he was from the Air Force? Sturm Nope. Hollingsworth Okay, but how did they react when you decided to enlist—your family? Sturm Well, my dad being a veteran, um, I—I think they were happy about it. Of course, you know, they’re concerned. You know, a parent—a, uh—a child going in the military is always a concern to the parent, but, um, I think that they were, um—I think that they were happy about it, uh, for the exact reason that it turned out, as the military, uh, um, helps you mature a lot, and you—you grow up—you grow up pretty quick. Hollingsworth Okay, and, uh, what do you remember most—what do you most remember about basic training? Sturm Um, boy, was it cold [laughs]. I went in—I was in, uh—uh, I went in November—November 9th[, 1983]. So, uh—so basic training was eight weeks, although we got, uh, Christmas exodus. So we got—I think we were out for like two weeks over Christmas, Which was very shocking to me, but, um—but it was cold. It was cold. Yeah. Hollingsworth And why was it cold? Where were you? Sturm Well, it was Fort Jackson[, Columbia], South Carolina, and, um, I did, uh, uh—I did both basic and, uh, AIT [Advanced Individual Training], uh, at Fort Jackson, uh, South Carolina. So I was there from November until probably about March [1984], I guess it would be, and, uh, you know, after I—after I went on from that, you know, I was—I was in Germany. You’ll probably be getting to that, but I was in Germany, uh, and we’d go to the field in the snow and all that kind of stuff, but the coldest day I’ve ever spent in my life was at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, um, out on the artillery range. Hollingsworth Did you receive any advanced training? Sturm Uh, well, just from my job. Ju—just from my job. I—I had wanted to, um—I wanted to go into [Army] Special Forces. Uh, and, uh, kinda—I—I ran into a lot of red tape, uh, start—starting with the fact that, if I had gone that route, I wouldn’t have been able to enlist for another year, and I really couldn’t wait that long, so I went in hoping that I would get in that route. Um, Things didn’t work out like that, but, uh, um, so I just—the—the, uh—really, the only advanced training I had was from my job. Hollingsworth Can you tell me more about your job? Sturm Um, I was in logistics. I was in supply, and, um, uh, so, you know, again, I took that at—at Fort Jackson, and, uh, one of the things that I—I learned about that in there is when you watch this—particularly like the old World War II movies—uh, you know, you see the stereotypical Supply Sergeant, you know, with the hat cocked back and the little, you know… Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm Cigar sticking out of their mouth[sic]. Um, and that’s not—that’s not the way it is. Um, and, especially these days, ‘cause, with computers, they have everything really, uh, locked down. Back then, uh, you could still do some wheeling and dealing, because things weren’t as, uh—as accountable as they are now. When I say “things,” I mean the supplies themselves. It wasn’t as easy to account for them then, but one of the things that—that, uh—that surprised me about that job is: eh, we took the, um—we took the, uh, combat role—not that we saw any combat—but we took that very seriously, because if you think about it, when the enemy attacks, what’s one of the first things they attack? It’s the supply line. So, go—you know, going into supplies sounds like, you know, I guess, wheel and deal… Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm And smoke cigars, but it’s actually a little more—a little more serious than that. So… Hollingsworth And, uh, what was it like going overseas? You mentioned Germany earlier. Sturm Yeah, yeah, and that was my—that was my first time overseas. Um, you know, again, I was 20 years old, at the time, uh, uh, but it was—it was a little overwhelming, and, uh, I remember, uh—I remember when I first got there, uh, I flew into Frankfurt[, Hesse, Germany], and I was stationed about two hours south of Frankfurt. So I think—I think there were about a half dozen of us or so that were in the van. Um, and as we made our way down there, they’d drop off one by one, and, of course, I was the last one. But, um, when—when he dropped me off—I’ll—I’ll never forget—When he dropped me off at my duty post, it was just a small air base. So you could walk from the front gate to the back gate in about five minutes, and, um, when he dropped me off, it was an overcast day, cold, and I had no idea where to go, and he spoke no English whatsoever [laughs]. So all he could do was point to this building, and, uh, so I walked in the building and just kind of found my way from there, but, um, uh, that was my initial, uh—initial experience going overseas. Uh, going overseas, uh, in some ways, really formed, uh, a lot of the values that I have today. So I don’t know how in depth, uh, you meant that question to be. Hollingsworth No, that’s okay. Sturm Yeah. Hollingsworth Tell me more about it. Sturm Yeah, um… Hollingsworth How it impacts you today. Sturm Well, you know, it was a completely different culture, you know? And I—I had, uh—I had never experienced anything like that before. Um, I remember when we were, uh, in process. Because when—when you get in country, uh, for, um—I think we went through two weeks of, um, kind of an indoctrination on the German culture, you know? And again, at that time, it was East [Germany] and West Germany. So we were in, we were—we were in West Germany. Um, [laughs] they—they would actually hire a local. Uh, it was a German, uh—a Germany lady that came in, and she was just, you know, teaching us basic German phrases and things like that. Um, the very first thing she taught us was “Ein bier, bitte.” So “one beer, please,” of course, but one—one of the first things that really jumped out at me about being overseas was, uh, one of the military personnel’s telling us, uh, um, basically, to, uh, uh, be good boys while we were over there, because at—I don’t know if it’s still this way—but, at the time, there was no such thing as police brutality. Hollingsworth Oh. Sturm So, uh, you know—so the polizei tell you to do something, you do it, ‘cause there is no police brutality over there [laughs]. Hollingsworth So, um, could you tell me more about what you did in Germany? Sturm Uh, well, that’s when I was with the 210th Field Artillery Brigade. Um, I was working in the, uh—working in the, uh, supply area over there. So, um, We were stationed—I was stationed at a little place called Herzo Base, which is near Herz—Herzogenaurach[, Bavaria], Germany, which is near Nuremberg, which is where they had the war trials, uh—The German war trials. <a title="">[2]</a> Um, uh, and the air base that I was at was actually an old Luftwaffe, uh, base, and it was right on the hilltop, uh, and where we were stationed, uh, as it was told to me—it’s a pretty interesting story, because, you know, obviously, there’s a[sic] air field out there, but apparently, during World War II, it was a secret air base. So what they would do is: they would, uh—when they weren’t, uh, using it, they would flood the field. So from the air, it would just look like a lake, and then when they—when they wanted to, uh—when they wanted to, uh, use it, then they would drain it, of course, and take off, and land, and do whatever it is that they needed to do. Uh, but the one thing that was kind of, uh, eerie over there was that, um: we had, uh, lots of underground passages, and they were all padlocked shut, and, uh, the rumor was—I don’t—I don’t know if it was true or not—but the, uh—the rumor was that there was, um—actually, in some of them, uh, supposedly, there were some old World War II planes down there, but, uh, they were concerned that some things had been booby-trapped, so apparently, the—all of that was flooded. Hollingsworth Hm. Sturm And, uh, of course, we, uh—we never went down there, but, um—but, like I say, I was there—I was there for 18 months, Uh, um, in the uh Headquarters. It’s called “Headquarters [and] Headquarters Battery.” Hollingsworth Um, I read in your biographical data sheet that you would go on alert and get ready for battle. What was that like? Sturm Yeah, yeah, and that was something, uh—yeah. At that time, um, one-fifth of the entire Army was stationed in Germany. Um, and alerts were something that we did take seriously over there, and, um, uh, when we, uh—when we went on alert, then, within about two hours, uh, we had to be ready to go. So we were—where I was stationed, I believe it was—I believe we were only about like two hours from the Czech [Republic] border, um, but yeah. When we went on alert, we would have to be, uh, ready to go, and being in supply, we were in charge of all the, uh—all of the, uh, weapons. So we had to first issue everybody their weapons, and then all of the ammunition and everything. We had to pack up in the trucks, um, and be ready to go, and we went on alert probably about once a month or so. Sometimes, we would actually pull out and go somewhere, and sometimes it would just be a drill. We’d load up the trucks and then unload them, but yeah. That was something we took seriously over there. Hollingsworth Um, what do you remember most about your service in Germany? Sturm Um, [sniffs], uh, a couple of things. One, uh—speaking of alerts, one was: we, uh—we had an incident—I believe it was with Libya—where we shot down a couple of, uh, Libyan jets. Um, and when that happened, everybody across the—across the globe went on—went on alert. So I remember that, and also, about a month before I left, there was a terrorist attack at the Frankfurt Airport. Hollingsworth Hm. Sturm And, uh, they bombed the, uh—they bombed the Frankfurt Airport. Um, so, uh, uh, that and like, say, the alerts, and, uh, some concerts that I saw over there. I —n fact, I saw the very last concert of Van Halen with, uh, David Lee Roth. Hollingsworth Oh [inaudible]. Sturm That was their 1984—their 1984 tour [laughs]. Hollingsworth Yeah[?]. Wow[?], that’s very lucky. Sturm Yep, I saw them [coughs]. Hollingsworth How did you keep in contact with people back at home, while you were in Germany? Sturm Yeah, that’s not like it is today. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm I mean, that was, um—it was either mail or phone calls. Um, the mail would take probably a week, and I had a girlfriend back here, at the time, um, and, uh, uh, mail would take about a week, and phone calls were hard, because the only option really, um, was the payphone. So you had to really [inaudible]. I had to write, you know, and say “Hey. Next Sunday I’ll call you at three o’clock.” [laughs], and, uh, that’s pretty much, uh,—that’s pretty much, uh, how the communication went, so it was, uh—it was, uh, difficult. I did, uh—when I was in Germany, I did, uh, come home for a month on leave from over there, and that was actually part of the reason why. Hollingsworth Hm. Sturm But—yeah. Hollingsworth Um, could you tell me about a typical day in Germany for you? Sturm Um, yeah, we’d get up, and, uh, you know—by the way, you were asking me about one of the, uh—one of my memories from Germany. Um, I was a Florida boy, so that was the first time I’d seen snow. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And, um, what I—I—I remember two things about that. One was, um, uh, much to my surprise, it’s actually warmer when it snows… Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Than when it doesn’t snow, and that was very surprising to me, ‘cause the coldest days over there was when it didn’t snow at all, but, um, another time, uh—another time, uh, uh, I was walking from—from supply—from where I worked over to the mess hall for lunch, which was only about, uh—I don’t know—about maybe 400 feet or—well, it was probably longer—probably about 200 yards. You know, it wasn’t that far away, but it was cold that day and I had on—I had on everything I owned Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm And by the time I got there, I was ready to get inside, but, um, uh, those were—those were two things, uh, that I remember from over there, but, typical day: we’d get up, um, we would have, um, uh, uh—we’d have PT—physical training—at six o’clock. So that’d be our—be our morning formation, uh, make sure everybody was there. Uh, we’d do our—we’d do our exercises, Go for a run, so forth and so on. Uh, and then come back, uh, go get something to eat, and then our next formation was at 8:30 or 8:45. Um, so we’d get our, you know, briefing for the day. Whatever it is that we were going to do, um, and then we’d go to work, uh, um, which, usually, at least one day a week for us involved going on a supply run down to Nuremberg. So I learned how to—how to drive a truck, how to back up a truck with just two side mirrors and towing a trailer. Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm In a deuce and a half truck. Um, so, you know, we’d—we’d work all day, and then, uh, we’d have our, um, uh, evening formation. We’d have it about 5:45, and then they would lower the flag at five, and, uh, that was a—that was a typical day. Hollingsworth The whole[?] day? Sturm Mmhmm. Hollingsworth Um, could you tell me how—how you became a Sergeant? Sturm Uh, well, I had some college when I went in, in the first place. Like I said, I was only in for three years, so when I enlisted, I was already a, uh, PFC [Private First Class]. So I—I went in as an E[nlisted Rank]-3. Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Um, when I—after—After basic and AIT, when I was sent, uh, uh, to Germany, uh, as soon as I got there, the Sergeant, uh, immediately put me in for promotion to E4, uh—Spec[ialist] 4. So I was, uh—I don’t recall how long it took for that to go through. Probably a month or two. So I had a head start, because I had had some college. Hollingsworth Oh. Sturm So they, uh—um, when I was back here at Fort Stewart, uh, for my last year, uh, they promoted me to Sergeant about six months before I got out. Hollingsworth [inaudible]. Sturm I think part of that—yeah. I think part of that plan was to try to get me to, uh, reenlist. Hollingsworth [inaudible] [laughs]. Sturm Which—yeah. It didn’t work. Hollingsworth They do that. Sturm [laughs]. Hollingsworth Um, what did you do as a Sergeant? Sturm Um, well, then, Uh, I—as a, um—as a private and as a specialist, you pulled a lot you know—you pulled a lot. You pulled the guard duty stuff, you pulled the, you know—the KP [kitchen patrol], uh, that kind of stuff. When I became a Sergeant, um, then I was on the other side of that. so I was, you know, instead of—instead of being on the guard duty, I’d, you know—once a month or so, I’d be the NCO [non-commissioned officer] in charge at the barracks, ‘cause—‘cause, at night, at five o’clock, when everybody gets off, um, you had to have a, uh, Sergeant and a, uh—and a, uh, non-NCO that[sic] would be on duty for the whole night, you know, in case something happened. So, uh, then I became more in the management… Hollingsworth Oh. Sturm I guess you could say. Yeah. With, uh, zero leadership training, at the time [laughs]. Hollingsworth Did that change overtime? Did you develop some sort of leadership, after a while? Sturm Well, I—it was only six months. Like I said, I was promoted six months before I’d got out. So, um—yeah. You know, I learned a few things, But, uh, really the, eh—not ‘til later. Not ‘til after I got out and I reflected on, um,—I—I don’t want to say mistakes that I’ve made—just, um, inexperience, you know? And, uh, reflecting on them later is when they really paid dividends, but yeah. I really didn’t have enough time left in my enlistment to, uh… Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Learn a lot of lessons. Although, they did—they did—they tried to, uh, get me to reenlist to go to Warrant Officer [Candidate] School. Hollingsworth Interesting[?]. Sturm Yeah. Hollingsworth And, um, you said no. Why? Sturm Uh, well, first of all, I had never, um—I, you know—I had never intended on making the military a career. Um, but also, you know, I was in a—in a, uh—in a really tough time, because I was in from 1983 to 1986. Um, and that was just, Uh, you know—that was just—what? Ten years after the end of the draft and eight years after the end of Vietnam [War], and I guess it would be three years after the failed, um, Iran hostage rescue.<a title="">[3]</a> So, you know, when I was in, you know, the, um, you know—the military was really beaten down. The, uh, bu—uh, a lot of the equipment we had was left over from Vietnam. Um, a lot of the good soldiers—particularly in the NCO ranks—a lot of the good soldiers, uh, had retired after Vietnam, and right in the, uh—at the end of the [19]70s, um, uh, you know, Cart—during the [James “Jimmy” Earl] Carter[, Jr.] administration, the—the—the defense budget had really been cut to almost nothing, you know? So the equipment wasn’t being updated, uh, you know, because of the budget cuts. The good soldiers were getting out. You know, they weren’t reenlisting. They weren’t able to attract good, uh, recruits, but then, you know, when [Ronald Wilson] Reagan came in in ‘80, he spent basically all of the ‘80s building all of this back up. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Um, but I was in kind of at the beginning of that, and, you know, in retrospect, I—I, you know—again, at 20 years old, I didn’t really understand this, at the time, but, um, you know, in retrospect, uh, what he was doing was he was putting a lot of his, uh—a lot of the, uh, defense budget money—particularly in the early years—into modernizing the equipment. You know… Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm The Stealth Bomber,<a title="">[4]</a> the [M1] Abrams Tank, that kind of stuff. Um, so it wasn’t really going into training yet. Hollingsworth Right. Sturm And that didn’t really kick in, until later in the ‘80s, and, uh, it paid dividends, as we saw in [Operation] Desert Storm, you know, in—in ‘91—I guess it was—Or 1990—‘91.<a title="">[5]</a> Whatever that was. Uh, it paid dividends then. Um, So I just—I—I didn’t, um—uh, I didn’t, you know—I wanted to go in. Um, I—I wanted to, uh, you know, experience the lifestyle. I, you know—I—I had—I had, uh, um, you know, admired what the—what the American soldier stood for, you know? And I wanted to go and experience that, but I never intended on making it a career, and when I got in there, um, you know, we weren’t—we weren’t really doing a whole heck of a lot of training, at that time. So I just wanted to get out and move on. Hollingsworth Yeah. Sturm So… Hollingsworth Uh, so what did you do when you came back to Orlando? Sturm Um, I went back to school. Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Yeah, I had had some, uh—uh, I had, uh, um, almost two years of college before I went in. Uh, I came back. I finished, uh—finished up my AA [Associate of Arts], um, and then got the Bachelor’s, uh got the CPA, uh, and, you know, so forth and so on. Hollingsworth And, um, did you do any service in Orlando? Or was it straight from Germany back to—you were done, after Germany? Sturm No, no, after Germany—I spent, uh, 18 months in Germany. Hollingsworth Right. Sturm A year and a half in Germany, and then, I was sent to Fort Stewart, Georgia, for my last year. So I spent my last year… Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm In Fort Stewart, Georgia, um, which is where I was with the 24th Infantry Division. Hollingsworth Can you tell me more about… Sturm Yeah. Hollingsworth [inaudible]. Sturm That would be [laughs]—yeah. Um, yeah. If I’d have known how good I had it in Germany… Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm I would have stayed there [laughs], because, uh, the—one of—one of the things that I didn’t appreciate is that, over in Germany, um, you know, we all wanted to travel, You know, which—by the way, is[sic] some other memories I have of Germany—is doing something with traveling over there. Um, but, you know, we all wanted to travel, including the Officers, you know? Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm So they wanted to get off on a Friday and, you know—and go travel, as well. Well, at Fort Stewart, Georgia, there’s not really a whole heck of a lot to see. So, uh, there wasn’t—wasn’t much to do, except sit on post and work [laughs], but, uh—but the thing about it: I was with the 24th Infantry—and this was actually, um, I believe, part of, uh, Reagan’s, uh modernization—is we were actually a rapid deployment force there. Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm So we were, uh—we were, um, uh, trained so that, within two hours’ notice, uh, we could go anywhere in the world, uh, and be there within 24 hours, and ready to go. Um, one of the things that we did, uh—eh, even though there wasn’t a lot of training going on, at that time—One of the things we did do, um, was, every year, the unit would go out into the, uh, [Fort Irwin & the] National Training Center, out in the, uh, Mojave Desert and, uh, do desert training, which, uh, came into play in, uh, Oper—in, uh, Desert Storm. Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Because, uh, when that kicked off, of course, in the deserts of, uh, Iraq and Kuwait, uh, the 24th Infantry Division—my old unit—was, uh—played a—played a pretty key role in that, uh—in that, uh, campaign. Uh, be—Again, because we had—we—we—we’d get a desert, every year. In fact, uh, when—the year I was in with them, we went to the Mojave, but the year before that, uh, they actually went to the Sahara Desert and trained for a month over there. Hollingsworth Were you happy you didn’t have to go anywhere near there? Sturm Yes. Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm Yeah. I felt bad, uh… Hollingsworth [inaudible]. Sturm When—when we were in the—when we were in the Mojave, we were there from mid-July to mid-August. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And, uh, unlike being cold in Germany, it was hot. Hollingsworth Oh[?]. Sturm Out there, and, uh, I really felt and I have a lot of respect for the soldiers, uh, in the, uh—in Desert Storm. Because, uh, they were, you know—that kicked off in January[, 17, 1991], and I—I can’t help but think that there was—the time of that was the cooler weather, but I remember seeing on TV. I remember seeing, uh, video of them training in the summer, and ‘cause one of the things they were worried about was the, uh—was gas attacks. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And I remember seeing them in the summer, running around in the middle of the desert in full chemical suits, and I don’t know that I could have done that in my best day. I have a lot of respect for those guys, because we used wear those chemical suits. They have, uh, charcoal in them, and, um, uh, we used to wear those thing to stay warm in snow, and they were running around in those things in the summer, over in, uh—over in Kuwait, getting ready for that, and, uh—I don’t—I don’t—I do not know how they did it. So yes. I’m glad I—I’m glad I was not part of that [laughs]. Hollingsworth [laughs] And, um, Between Germany and your service in Georgia and South Carolina, what was your, uh, most—most—most memorable about your time in the service? [sniffs]. Sturm Oh, my gosh. Um, I think the comradery, as—as cliché as that may sound. Hollingsworth No. Sturm It’s actually very true, because, uh, you know, especially in your training—and particularly, in basic and AIT—you know, there’s kind of an us-against-them, you know, mentality, because, you know, they’re, you know—part of basic training, uh, you know, as they tell you—which is true—is, you know, they gotta break you down to build you up, you know? Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm So, um, you know—so we were, you know—we were really banding together to survive, uh—to survive that, and then, you know, even in the units, uh, you know, you build up a comradery with, uh—with, you know, your friends, and they’re the people you work with, Um, and, uh, you know, which carries over into going out at night, you know? Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm You know, uh, Going out, you know, and, uh, doing your thing, but when you’re, you know—when you’re going out with, uh, you know, 12 brothers, you know, and you would trust any of them with your life, um, that’s—that’s, uh—That’s a rare connection, and that’s what—that’s what I miss the most and that’s—that—and that’s what I remember. That’s what I remember the most. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. You remember the people. Sturm Yeah, yeah. Like I say, uh—like I say, the, uh—comradery. Hollingsworth Ah [laughs]. Sturm Yeah. Hollingsworth Um, what did you do during your free time? Sturm Um, well… Hollingsworth Travel? Sturm Did some—no. I did some growing up. Hollingsworth Ah. Sturm I did some growing up. I, um—‘cause I was, uh—when I went in, you know, I was in my party phase. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And, uh, you know, especially, when I hit[?] to Germany. Uh, Oktoberfest [laughs], uh “Ein bier, bitte?” Uh… Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm You know, that whole thing. Um, my first—my first six months in Germany, when I wasn’t, uh—when I wasn’t working, I was, uh, trying to sample every beer that, uh, Germany ever made. Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm Um, and after about six months, you know, I—I woke up, uh—I woke up one day, and realized that I had been there six months, and I had nothing to show for it, you know? And about that same time—I’d, uh—I’d—I had been a musician my whole life—and about that time, I kinda was, uh, re—uh, uh, re-interested in music, and, um, I actually, uh, started, uh—started playing music again. So I started—I kinda[?]—I really, you know—I quit the partying, um, and I would spend a lot of time playing music. In fact, uh, the first band I ever played in my life was over there Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Was over there,in German, Which would be—qualify as another memory from over there [laughs]. Um, uh, But I—but that’s what I did. I kinda, you know, like I said, grew up a little bit, uh, got over the partying thing, and started, uh, laying the groundwork for the future. Hollingsworth There you go, and, um, when you came back—right when your service ended—what was it like? Sturm Uh, it was a tremendous sense of freedom. Hollingsworth [laughs]. I bet. Sturm Uh, well, you know, when you’re a soldier, uh, the government owns you 24-7, 365, and, um, uh, you know, when, you know, we—Up in Fort Stewart—and Germany, for that matter, but, uh—you know, in Fort Stewart, uh, you know, we’d go to the field a month at a time, so you—I mean, you’re there for a month, you know? Um, and it—It was the freedom getting out, and, uh, you know, I was—I was used to, you know—for three years, I had—I had woken up every morning at 5:30 or so, and exercised at six, and, uh, I, you know—I was determined to continue doing that, which lasted about two weeks [laughs]. Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm But, uh, big, big, big sense of freedom Hollingsworth Ah. Sturm Yep. Hollingsworth And [inaudible]. Sturm And pride. Hollingsworth [inaudible]. Sturm Oh, yeah. I was proud of what I did, um, Even though, you know, at that time, uh, you know—at that time, we really weren’t heralded, uh, as heroes, like the soldiers are now, and rightfully so, ‘cause like, you know—like I say, it was, you know—it was only about 10 years after Vietnam Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And everybody was kind of over the military. They—they were—they were tired of hearing about it, and they really, you know—They just really didn’t want to have anything to do with it. Yep. Hollingsworth Oh. When you left the military, did you—I know you went back and did your education—but did you work at all, while you were doing that? Or did you just go straight into school? Sturm Uh, no, ‘cause I got out, uh—I got out in November, so I got out November 8th[, 1989], um, and I enrolled for the, uh—for the spring semester the following January [1990]. Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Um, so yeah. I did, you know—I did work, but my main focus was on school. Hollingsworth School? Sturm Yeah, and that was—that was part of the growing up—‘cause that’s part of the growing up in the military, but also, when I was in, I—I had the, um—I had the, uh, v[eterans’] benefits, which was the—the successor to the G.I. Bill.<a title="">[6]</a> So I actually, um—I actually earned college money… Hollingsworth Oh. Sturm That, uh—while I was in there—while I was there. Yeah. When—when I was in Germany, I tried to take a college class over there. That didn’t work out too well. Hollingsworth Right[?]. Sturm But—no. So when—when I got out, I was—I was, uh—I was pretty head strong on going back to finishing school. Hollingsworth That’s good. Sturm Yeah. Hollingsworth Um, did you keep in touch with any of the people you served with? Sturm I did not, until, um, uh, really, just a couple years ago, and it was, uh, primarily, uh, thanks to Facebook, but, um, I’ve, uh—I’ve actually only, uh—well, I take that back, because there was one guy down in Tampa. Uh, uh, my roommates in, uh—in, uh, Fort Stewart—one of them lived in Tampa, the other was from Virginia, and I did—right after I got out, I kept—kept in touch with them a little bit, but, um, I actually really didn’t keep in touch with anybody, until, uh, one of my best friends from Germany, um—we had a, uh—we had a reunion, uh—uh, I guess it was—eight—nine months ago. Him[sic] and his family were coming through town here to go on a cruise, and, uh, that was the first time I had seen him in, uh—in 20 years, and, uh—and, uh, we had a—we had a good chat about the—about those times, and It was interesting to me, becau—because, it was, you know—I had my perspective, but it was interesting to me to get someone else’s perspective on the same experiences, uh, from—from 20 years prior. So—yeah, and I did—now that I think about it, I did, um—oh gosh. This was probably a good 10 years—No. it’s more than that. Probably a good 15 years ago, uh, My Sergeant from—from, uh—from Germany, uh,—I did go and see him. He was—he lived up in Atlanta[, Georgia], and I did go and see him one weekend, and, uh, it was—it was kinda—it was interesting, you know, because, when you’re, you know—when he’s your Sergeant, you have one relationship, But when you’re both civilians, you know, 20 years later, uh, you can talk a little more freely, I guess you could say, and he was a good guy. That was another, um—you’d asked me earlier about, uh, influences and memories and stuff, and he was—he was, uh—he was a big influence on me. Sergeant Jones—he was, uh—he was a big influence—Sergeant Wilson Jones. Uh, He was a, uh, big influence on me. He was one of the best bosses that[sic] I ever had in my life, and, uh, I learned a lot about, um—I learned a lot about initiative and perseverance, uh, from working under him. He was—he was a good guy, and he’s still alive, to my knowledge. Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm To my knowledge, he is. Hollingsworth And, uh, so maturing, growing up, and, uh, Sergeant Jones. Was there anything else, with your time in the military, uh, service—or, military service, that influenced your life since leaving? Sturm Oh, gosh. Yeah, you know, uh, you know the—I learned the military changes ya, and, you know, whether it changes you for the good or the bad, I think it kind of depends on the individual, and the experiences that you have in there. Um, you know, Like I say, uh, I was fortunate enough, where we didn’t have any conflicts, um, going on, at the time. So, uh, you know, while—while I was standing on the wall, wolf—the wolf never came, and I’m happy about that. But—no. The—the military changes you, and, you know, you—my maturation process, in that, you know, I learned a lot about, uh, you know, initiative, a lot about perseverance… Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Um, self-esteem. In fact, you know, uh, Sergeant Jones—I reminded him of this story: when I—when I saw him, uh—it’s probably been a good 15 years ago, but, um, uh, you know, one time—and again, you know, 20 year old kid, you know? I don’t remember what exactly the details were, but he had sent me back to the supply room to find something. You know, so I went back there, and I looked around, and I didn’t found[sic]—find it. So I came back, and told him—I said “Hey, Sergeant,” You know, “I couldn’t find it.” and he said “Well, then you didn’t look.” And I said, you know— I was like, “What are you talking about? I just—I just got back from there. I couldn’t find it.” He said “No, if you had looked, you would have found it. Now go back there and find it.” And He was right. You know, it was back there, I just didn’t look hard enough. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And that, you know—that’s one of the—I, you know—I could sit here the rest of the day, telling stories like that, but, um, you know, that’s something that’s carried with me through—really, through today. Um, you know, when I was working, I remember a, uh—a colleague of mine, when I was earning my PhD—um, I was, uh, uh, uh, you know—PhD is a stressful, stressful thing to go through, and I was—something was going on, and I was wound up about it, and I remember him saying, you know, “Hey,” you know, “Don’t worry about it, ‘cause you’re a warrior,” You know? You’re—Even though this is going on now, you’ll still be okay, because—and That’s directly rooted back into—into my military experience, in that, you know—in that perse—that perseverance. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Um, so—yeah. All sorts of, you know—all sorts of, uh, uh, values, um, you know, that I—that I learned, and, you know, some of them were good. Um, uh, some of them were good. You know, I saw some, uh—uh, some experiences—not—I saw some things that I—that set a bad example for me, uh, which served me well, because I didn’t want anything to do with that. You know, so—yeah. Lots of—lots of things. Hollingsworth So what advice would you give today’s military members? Sturm Um, phew. That’s a tough one, uh, you know, because we’ve got some conflicts going on in the world right now. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Also, when you enlist right now, uh, it’s quite possible you might end up in a combat situation. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Uh, so I would, you know—I—I would measure my words carefully, but, uh, you know, barring the combat part of it, um, you know, I would say—I would say to enjoy the time, and, uh—especially if you get sent overseas. Um, uh, uh, do some traveling. That was one regret that I have about my time in Germany is that I didn’t do a lot of traveling. We did some, uh, traveling. You know, Spain and France. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm We—we did some traveling, but, um, uh, I would like to have done a lot more traveling, in retrospect. Um, uh, and serve with honor. You know, that was One of the things that, uh—that attracted me to the military in the first place, uh—was, you know, uh, I saw examples of soldiers, and, they’re, you know—they’re people that[sic] are, um, uh, you know—that[sic] are serving something greater than themselves. You know, they’re making a sacrifice that’s not, uh, you know—they’re not just in there for self-serving reasons. They’re serving, you know, the freedom of the country, um, and, you know, again, that comradery. They’re just, you know—in short, they’re just something greater than—than themselves, and, you know, my advice would be, uh, to enjoy that, because, uh, it may end, when you get out of the, uh—when you get out of the military. Hollingsworth Alright. So, uh, what do you do in your free time now? Sturm Uh, surf [laughs]. Hollingsworth You still surf? Sturm Yeah, yeah, I surf. I, you know, spend as much time with my daughter as I can. Hollingsworth Okay. Sturm Um, You know, still, uh—still working out. Uh, I have all sorts of hobbies. I like to cook. Uh, I fly radio-controlled airplanes. In fact, one of my recent hobbies—as of about two years ago, um—is, uh—is shooting. Uh, when I—When I went into the military, you know, I was a city boy. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm So I never grew up around guns or anything. Uh, And when I went in the military, uh, obviously, we shot. Uh, you know, I—I had, uh, a lot—we—we—I had some fun experiences on the range, shooting some, uh—some of the automatic weapons, and, uh, there was—there was a lot of those fun experiences in there, but I never really thought much about it, you know? It was just something we did. Hollingsworth Right. Sturm And when we went to the range, I always enjoyed it Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Uh,but I never really—never really thought much about it. So, when I got out, um, you know, I never owned a gun. I was never around a gun. I just never thought about it. About probably three years ago now, a friend of mine, um, who was into guns, you know, said “Hey. You wanna come out to the range with me one day?” And I said, “Alright. Yeah. I haven’t shot, you know, in 25 years”—or however long it’s been. So I went out with him, and, uh, you know, what I was trained on was the M16 [rifle]. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm And the civilian version of that is AR-15. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm So he had an AR-15. Um, you know, when I went out—when I took basic training, it was cold—we went out on a cold day, and, uh, I went out there, and, uh, you know, he gave his AR-15, and I did all that I knew to do, which was, you know, the way that I was trained in the military. So, you know, I got down into my prone position on the ground, and, you know, I put about six rounds in about, you know—about an inch in the target, and was thinking, Man, maybe I missed my calling in life here. Hollingsworth Yeah. Sturm ‘Cause I hadn’t shot, you know—I hadn’t even picked up a weapon in 25 years, but being out there in the cold, um, you know, and the smell of the gun powder when you shoot it, and then—and then, remembering how to shoot, uh, you know, was muscle memory, um, and it all came back to me, and that was a, uh—that was a pleasant memory, because I—I remembered, uh, you know, those—those were always good times in the military, going out in the range, and that’s actually become, uh, one of my hobbies. Hollingsworth Oh. Sturm So, you know, I own—I own several guns now. We go out—we go out shooting, about every Saturday morning, uh, on the range. Um, and that’s, uh—that’s a—that’s kinda reminiscing Hollingsworth Yeah. Sturm Over the, uh, uh—from the, uh—from the military days, but… Hollingsworth Do you ever take your daughter with you? Sturm Uh, I took her once. She’s, uh—she’s not real, uh, uh, interested in guns, But I did, uh—I did take her out there once, just to show her that there was nothing to be scared of. Um, so, you know, she’s not—she’s not scared of them, but she respects them and stays away from them [laughs]. Hollingsworth [inaudible]. Sturm Yeah. Hollingsworth Um, is there anything else you would like to talk about? Sturm Uh, oh, my gosh. Um, [sighs] probably—I mean, uh, you know—I’m—I’m—I’m glad I went in. I mean, it—Like I say, it really shaped a lot of the values that I have, uh, these days. Uh, And, you know, it—sometimes—sometimes that’s not always good, because, uh, you know, when I’m, uh—when I’m in, uh—when I’m in, uh, a task mode, then I kind of have a flashback, you know, to the—to the military days, Like with, you know—like with Sergeant Jones. Like, hey, if you got something to do, get it done. Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm You know, I don’t want to hear any excuses. Get it done, but, um, no. I was—I was glad I went in. I did, uh—I did a lot of growing up, when I was in there, and, you know, uh, like I said, before I went in, I was not a student. Uh, when I came out, I was a student, and, uh, my—my GPA [grade point average], uh—I don’t know remember exactly what it was—but I got very few grades less than a[sic]—less than an A, uh, when I came out. So, uh—so no. It was a—it was a good experience. Um, I’m glad I did it. Uh, you know, I respect the, uh—the guys that are going in now, and women—the people that are going in, uh, now, because you gotta—now, um, you know—I—I haven’t looked at the enlistment standards. I’ve never compared them across time, but I, you know—I think you’ve got to be smarter to go in now, because they have all this high-tech equipment… Hollingsworth Mmhmm. Sturm Um, and they’re doing things now that we didn’t do, uh—that we didn’t do back then. So I really—I really have a lot of respect for the people going in these days. In addition to the fact that, when you go in now, you may wind [yawns] —you may wind up in a combat zone very easily, in the middle of the desert somewhere. Well, um—so yeah. I could, uh—I could, uh—I could probably sit here all afternoon… Hollingsworth [laughs]. Sturm If you gave me the opportunity, but I don’t think you have enough tape to do that [laughs]. Hollingsworth Hm, alright. Well, thank you very much, Dr. Sturm… Sturm You’re welcome. Hollingsworth For your time. It was an honor to be able to interview you Sturm My pleasure. Hollingsworth And I very much appreciate you for your time and service. Sturm I… Hollingsworth Veterans’ Day just passed. So we’ll be in touch again, and we’ll have a copy of your interview for you. Sturm Okay. [inaudible]. Hollingsworth And I’ll bring it to you on the [UCF] Lake Mary campus… Sturm Very good. Hollingsworth Because I want to see it. Sturm Oh, okay. Very good. Hollingsworth That’s it. Sturm Very good. Unidentified 42 minutes. Sturm Yeah. There are probably more things I could have thought up. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Michael Partain Alternative Title Oral History, Partain Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Orlando (Fla.) Description An oral history interview of Michael Partain (b. 1968), who served in the U.S. Navy during the Cold War Era. Partain was born at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on January 30, 1968. He enlisted in the Navy on January 2, 1988, but was disqualified due to illness on February 20. During his short service, Partain trained at Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando). This oral history interview was conducted by Amanda Hill on March 6, 2014. Interview topics include Partain's background, enlistment, basic training, advanced training at the Nuclear Propulsion School, the effect of the Navy's presence in Central Florida on the region, NTC Orlando, training, his illness and subsequent qualification, and life after leaving the Navy. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:29 Background 0:01:40 Enlistment 0:04:00 Naval Training Center Orlando and Nuclear Propulsion School 0:06:02 Naval presence in Central Florida 0:08:08 Illness and disqualification 0:11:18 Basic training, group mentality, and team-building 0:23:16 Social life and lessons learned 0:25:48 Routine, classes, and Uniform Military Code of Justice 0:28:48 Most difficult aspect of boot camp and proudest moment 0:31:50 Post-Navy life, breast cancer, and Tetrachloroethylene contamination 0:37:07 Lessons learned from the Navy 0:39:07 Legacy of NTC Orlando 0:43:25 Navy hospital 0:45:06 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Michael Partain. Interview conducted by Amanda Hill at Partain's home in Orlando, Florida, on March 6, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/284/rec/1" target="_blank">Partain, Michael</a>. Interviewed by Amanda Hill, March 6, 2014. 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Interviewed by Amanda Hill, March 6, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014905, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Winter Haven, Florida Recruit Training Center Orlando, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Creator Partain, Michael Hill, Amanda Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Contributor Van Zandt, Carli Date Created 2014-03-06 Date Modified 2014-09-01 Date Copyrighted 2014-03-06 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 406 MB 223 KB Medium 47-minute and 17-second DVD audio/video recording 23-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Amanda Hill and Michael Partain. 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Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/284/rec/1" target="_blank">Partain, Michael</a> Transcript Hill Today is March 6th, 2014. I’m interviewing Mike Partain, who served in the United States Navy. My name is Amanda Hill, and with me is [Carolyn] “Carli” Van Zandt running the camera. We are interviewing today Mr. [laughs] Mike Partain, as part of UCF [University of Central Florida] Community Veterans History Project and as research for the creation of the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. We are recording this interview at Mike’s home in Orlando, Florida. Hill Mr. Partain, will you please start off by telling us, uh, where and when you were born? Partain I was born at, uh, Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina in January of 1968. Hill So your parents were in the service? Partain And[?] my father was a [United States] Naval Academy graduate and a Marine Officer. Hill In North Carolina? Partain Uh, yeah, he served in the Marine Corps, uh, in North Carolina. Hill And so what did your mom do for a living? Partain Uh, my mother was a housewife. Uh, she’s a French Canadian from the providence of Quebec[, Canada], and they met when he was, uh, in the training crews at the Naval Academy. Hill Do you have any brothers or sisters? Partain I have one sister, uh, born in Bethesda Naval Hospital<a title="">[1]</a> in 1970. Hill And growing up, where did you go to school? Partain Uh, well, after my father, uh, resigned his commission from the Marine Corps, we moved to, uh, Central Florida—Polk County. Hill How old were you when he resigned? Partain Uh, four years old. Hill So you moved here pretty early? Partain Yeah, I’ve been here pretty much all my life. This is—this is home. Uh, Camp Lejeune’s pretty much just a name on a birth certificate. Hill Were your par—were your—was your father involved in the Navy—the Navy at all when he moved here? Partain No, no. He was out of the service by then. Hill Okay. So what did you do before you entered the Navy? Partain Um, I was a college student. Uh, went to Florida State University for my first year of college and, um, didn’t do too well my first year, and when my father got my report card, uh, he informed me that I was on my own. Hill [laughs] Okay. Partain That’s why I joined the Navy. Hill So that’s why you joined the Navy. Partain Yeah. Hill Alright. So how old were you at that time? Partain Uh, I was 19. Hill 19. So why the Navy? What… Partain Well, the—we’re a military family. My grandfather had, uh, served in the Marine Corps. Um, my father was in the Naval Academy and graduated 1966, and, uh, served in the Marine Corps of his commission. So going to the Navy was an opportunity. I, uh, saw a lot of different opportunities I can do in the Navy—pay for my education. That was my main thing was to get my college paid for, since, uh, I didn’t do too well my first year. Hill What were you looking to study? Partain Um, actually, I went in to the Tampa MET [Military Entrance Test] center<a title="">[2]</a> for the, um, [clears throat]—for testing and did the ASVAB [Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery] test—scored very well—and they pulled me aside and asked me if I would take the nuc—nuclear test for Nuclear Propulsion School in the Navy, which I did and scored, uh, very high on that. High enough that the commanding officer of the MET center came to me and asked if I would sign an enlistment contract right away, and I said, “No,” and that I was—that I wanted to think about it first, because I wasn’t totally sure that I wanted to go into the military, and I made the mistake of mentioning my father being, uh—was a Naval Academy graduate, and he ended up calling my father, and, uh, the two of them got together, uh, and I didn’t have a chance. I ended up signing my enlistment contract about an hour later. Hill Wow, so pretty easy decision? Partain Uh, yeah, it was. I mean I delayed my enlistment. This was in April 1987, when I was still, um—actually, uh, I had just got home from college and, um, I delayed my enlistment until January of 1988. Hill Why delay? Partain Just wanted to go in the winter months. I—I don’t like the summer. So I didn’t want to run around in the summer and do PT [physical training] in the summertime. Hill Makes sense. Partain [coughs]. Hill So where did you attend boot camp? Partain Well, I joined the Navy to go see the world, and I ended up travelling about 45 miles north of where I lived and grew up in Orlando, Florida, at the Orlando Naval Training Center. Hill [laughs] Right. Were you, uh, looking to be trained then in a specific career at that point or were they looking to train you in a specific career? Partain Yeah, I was accepted into the Nuclear Propulsion School for the Navy, and I had to complete my basic training and then A School after that, which were both, at that time—both housed at the Orlando Naval Training Center, uh, here in Orlando. Hill Can you tell me more about the nuclear propulsion? Partain Well, um, I didn’t get that far. Um, uh, basically, from my understanding with the school, once I completed, uh, basic, I was gonna go into A School at the Nu—uh, Nuclear Propulsion School, and—which, um, I—if I completed that, I did a six-year hitch as part of the contract, and if I completed the school, then I would have gone into the fleet as an E[nlisted Rank]-3, which would have been Petty Officer [sniffs]. Hill Okay. So that specific school—what are they—what do they do? Partain Uh, they train the engineers to run the, uh, nuclear propulsion systems for the Navy’s aircraft carriers, uh, and sub—uh, submarines that are nuclear-powered, and it’s a promising career path. It opens up a lot of doors. It was very tough. Academically, it was a very stringent program. If you failed, uh, out of the program, then you went into the fleet and served the rest of your hitch [sniffs]. Hill What—what were you hoping to do with that? Partain Um, it was going to be a skill for me. Um, Open the doors, uh, to—you know, to have a trade and, uh, also go to college. Uh, my plan was to finish college, once I graduated—uh, once I completed my hitch in the Navy, and then take the expertise I had learned in the Navy, along with a—hopefully, a degree in nuclear engineering, uh, and go work in a private industry. Hill Okay. So then—so you began your training at NTC [Naval Training Center Orlando] in January of 1988? Partain Yes. Hill Correct? Okay. So you were pretty familiar then with the region, right? [inaudible]. Partain As far as Florida? Yes. Hill Yes, um, [laughs] so were you… Partain I joined the Navy and see world, and go right into my own back yard. So… Hill Right. Were you familiar with the Navy’s presence in Orlando already? Partain Yes, I mean, I—growing up here, you know, the—growing up in Florida, especially, uh, at my age, and when the—the telltale signs of World War II are still all over Florida. Uh, Most of your airports are former Army or Navy Train—, uh, naval, um—Sorry. Most of your airports are former Army or naval training centers for the pilots during World War II, like Sebring [Regional Airport]. Even McCoy [Air Force Base] airfield, which is now the [Orlando] International Airport, was a training field, uh, during World War II. So, you know, there’s always been a military presence in Florida. Hill How—do you remember how you found out about that presence? Partain As far as—I mean, growing up, I mean, you see the bases. Um, you got NASJAX [Naval Air Station Jacksonville] up in Orlando.<a title="">[3]</a> You got [Naval Station] Mayport—I mean, sorry—NASJAX up in Jacksonville, and you got Mayport. You got Patrick Air Force Base, McCoy Air—I mean, uh, MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. Um, as a child growing up, um, the flight path for the Air Force, uh, fighters, to do practice bombing over in, um, Avon Park Bomber Range,<a title="">[4]</a> went over our house. After—every afternoon, we’d see [General Dynamics] F-16s [Fighting Falconfly] fly over and practice in Avon Park, and they’d come back, and sometimes they’d fly low, and, you know, you’d always see the military around growing up here. Hill Why do you think the Navy chose to locate a recruit training center in Central Florida? Partain Um, no idea, to be honest with you [laughs]. Um, I know during, uh—when a lot of military bases were here in Florida, or located here in Florida, because of the climate here allowed training year round, especially with the flying conditions. So—but as far as the Navy’s base in Orlando and the training center, um, I have no idea why they, uh, located it here. Hill That’s fair. Uh, so how long were you at NTC Orlando? Partain Well, um, I arrived in January, uh,—I think it was January 2nd, 1988, and I went through the first part of basic training. I made it through about four weeks—almost my fifth week—into, uh, training at, uh, NTC Orlando, And I broke out in a rash. Um, One of the curious things is it was a rash that I was born with at Camp Lejeune. Um, and periodically through my life, whenever—like if I wore dry-cleaning clothes, or, thing—you know, was around chemicals and stuff, I’d break out. Well, I broke out in this rash, and they couldn’t figure out why or where it was coming from. Uh, because normally, I could control it, um, and it just didn’t want to go away. So the Drill Instructor, [clears throat] um, sent me down to the infirmary—the—the naval hospital, and they held me there for, uh, about a week or so, and tried to figure out what was wrong. They finally came up and said that, uh, I was, uh—because of the rash, that I was going to be disqualified for my program… Hill Mmm. Partain Uh, in the Nuclear Power School. Hill Did they know what it was at that point? Partain No, uh, they just called it an “atopic dermatitis.” Uh, and they informed me that it made in ineligible to go to the Nuclear Power School. So I ended up, uh—they asked me if I wanted to stay in the fleet, but that meant chipping paint for the six years I was gonna be in the Navy. So I asked them to go ahead and send me home and, uh, end my enlistment at that point, which they, uh, gave me my uniform. I went home as an E3, so I dressed up in my Navy blues, and got my sea bag, and, uh, they sent me home, but, uh, [clears throat] the, um, wha—during that time that they told me I was going home to the time I went home, they put me in what they called a “medical hold company,” where it was—I was taken out of my training regimen, and then put into a, uh, barrack, where other people who had been medically disqualified—they kind of let us sit there for a while. It was about two weeks before they told me, uh, that I had my orders to go home, and that—that’s another—I’ll tell you about that later. Hill So what was it like when you found out that you had to leave the Navy? Partain Well, um, I mean, the—the, uh—it was a disappointment, because I really had looked forward into getting into the career. Um, I had volunteered to do submarine duty, which was an extra pay, and, um, you know, to me, this was going to be my livelihood. Something—a school and trade that I could pick up and, uh, um, learn, and spend—you know, be able to make a career for the rest of my life with. So I was kind of left with the, um, uh—you know, I ended up coming home, and having to refigure my life and what I was going to do, and I ended up, uh—actually I ended up going to work for [Walt] Disney World after that, and I worked at Disney World for three years while I put myself through college [clears throat]. Hill So let’s back up a bit… Partain Mmhmm. Hill To when you first got to the—the base. Um, what were your first impressions? Partain Well, um, you know, it’s intimidating. I mean, you’re coming off civilian life, even though I grew up in a military—military family. Um, nothing prepares you for the shock of going into the world of, uh, you know—of—of the military. It’s a totally different experience. Um, the first shock is your lose your individuality. Uh, and that was, uh—that was the hardest thing for me to get used to—is the fact that you had to assimilate yourself into their world and their program, and, um, you know, you lost the—the “me” part of yourself, for at least awhile. Hill Can you tell me more about that? What specifically caused those changes? Partain [clears throat] Well, I mean, the first thing they do—they bring you in and you line up. Um, you know, they issue you a uniform, um, and it’s an assembly line. You’re given, uh, you know, your boots, eh, and all your gear, and you have to stencil your name on the gear and, uh—and your sea bag, and, um, and then they, uh, shave all your hair off. Uh, they, uh, you know—just going through that is, eh—it’s more—like I said, it’s an assembly line type of impersonal, um—uh, the impersonal, um, process, because, I mean, you’re—you’re moved from one place to another and, you know, you gotta, uh—eh, you just get to feel like you’re a cow sometimes, um, and, uh the other, you know—the other thing is the—as you go in and you’re all wearing the same clothes, you all look the same. So everybody is the same, and that’s what I mean by “lose your individuality,” and, uh, then, you know, once you get into the barracks that begins the training process, which one of the first things they start doing is breaking down the individual and starting to form a unit. Because, you know, everybody—when everyone’s acting individually, you know—you have your own routines and stuff like that, and one of the first things [laughs] I remember—I knew this was going to happen, uh, because my dad had warned me, but, uh, everyone settled down for the night, and one of the first memories—and it was funny, because it just totally, uh, unnerved me—was, uh, I think, at about three o’clock in the morning, uh, the, uh—the DI [Drill Instructor] came in and threw the trash can down the barrack hall, making all kinds of rackets and screaming, “Get on the line! Get on the line!” And, um, I remember getting—getting up and, um, getting on the line in front of the barracks, and, you know, we’re in our skivvies and socks, and I’m sitting there shaking, and, um, I’m thinking, you know, What the hell? What the hell have I done? Because I don’t like getting up at three o’clock in the morning. Hill [laughs]. Partain I don’t think anybody really does, especially when someone’s screaming at you and throwing a—a metal trash can down the—down the barrack, uh, hallway, and if you don’t—the—the trash cans being metal, makes a hell of a lot of noise, especially in a barrack on a tile floor. So that was the—that was the first morning of recruit training, and, um, they had a lot of different things in store for us as we, uh, went through this process. So it was—some of it was humorous. Um, I knew the purpose of it, which was, you know, some people—some of the guys didn’t do well with it, but, you know, I kinda laughed with some of the stuff that they were doing. Hill So life in the barracks then—if everyone’s the same, how does that affect the group dynamic? Partain Well, I mean, you still have people that look out for themselves. That’s the big thing is, when you get people who just don’t—you know, they’re used to taking care of themselves and, um, not—not thinking as a community. Because the whole purpose of the training is to get you thinking beyond yourself, to work as a team, to work together. Um, like one of the first things that happened, um, when we, you know—we had to march together and they had to form us together and started doing things, of course everyone’s going off in different directions. Um, and I remember one morning, we went out and did PT—running around. and, um, came back, and everything that everybody owned at the barracks, uh, including, uh, the mattresses, the actual bunk racks—everything was heaped up into this massive mountain in the middle of the barracks. and we all walked in and we’re just looking at this. You know, everything we had was in—in the middle of the barracks, and the, of course, the DI comes out screaming at us, you know, uh, “Get this shit together!” You know, “Get this place in order and get it squared up and you’ve got 15 minutes, and, I mean, eh, the—we all looked at each other like, What the hell? So everyone dove[sic] in and people were calling out names and, you know, “I’ve got such and such.” and we’re spreading[?] out trying to get the barracks back up, and of course, we didn’t do it in 15 minutes, which proceeded to have more pushups and things like that that we had to do, because of that. Uh, the—once we get it squared away, it happened again, and, uh, later on, when it happened again, we did get it done in 15 minutes. Hill Are there any other examples of training experiences that helped shaped your relationships with other recruits in your class? Partain Uh, well, just—I mean, everything that we did. I mean, from the marching, I remember, um—uh, I didn’t—I don’t’ keep my step very well, so I had a hard time learning how to keep in step, and, uh, the guy next to me was trying to show me how to skip to keep back, you know—to get myself back into step. For some reason, I have no rhythm. So I just—I was just constantly out of step, and I would try to march on the outside, um—on the edge of the sidewalk, so that that way I wouldn’t be seen as much, but never failed. I always got called out for that, but one of the other things they had, uh—one morning, we had inspection and they called in all the, uh, company commanders. The DIs came in and proceeded to rip the place apart, uh, while we’re standing there on the line. and they would come up to each recruit—and it didn’t matter how clean or how great you had your rack—your stuff stowed—there was always something wrong, and in my case, um, uh, I didn’t make my bed very well. Uh, and they ripped my sheet off, and the DI came up to me—I’m six-foot -two—and my DI was—I think he was probably five-foot-eight or—I mean, he would’ve done really well in the submarine. Um, But he came up to me and threw the sheet over my head, and was screaming at me and says, “You can’t make you’re fucking bed!” And he goes, “How old are you recruit?” “Nineteen, sir,” and he goes, “You are Casper the Catch Edge Ghost. You are to go around to each recruit in this command and walk up to them and raise the sheet and go, ‘Boo. I am Casper the Catch Edge Ghost.’ And put your sheet down and go to the next person. Raise your sheet and go, ‘Boo. I’m Casper the Catch Edge Ghost,’” and I had to do that the entire barrack for the, uh—for the company there, which I—you know, you can’t laugh, and I—inside, I’m laughing my ass off, because—I mean, to me, it’s hilarious, but if you laughed, it just makes it a lot worse. So I proceeded to do that, and, um, you know, they, uh—and to this day, I don’t make my bed [laughs], and it’s for—ever since then, I do not make my bed, but, um, I had to, um—I just, uh, —it’s one of those things that—it stuck with me, I guess, but, uh, stuff like that—I mean, we had, um, you know—people didn’t have their stuff stenciled right, so they to, uh—they made them fix that. Just little things, and going through and—this process: they come in and they work on people and break them down, and then start building back up as a team, and over time, start marching together and you start doing activities, um, and things like that to—to get to work together as a team, and, um—the people who are struggling, you start to see your leaders step up to help them and, you know, get them in line, because the ones that were having problems—then they started getting, you know, pressure put on them, because they weren’t, you know, keeping up. Like, you know, I learned how to march and, you know, thankfully learned how to skip to catch my step and would get myself back in line, but, uh, you know, there are some guys that struggle with that. They didn’t know how to do it or they were intimidated by it, um, and, you know, you start to work together, so that they can’t get you. Meaning—“they” meaning the drill instructors, and, um, that—that was the neat part to see—everyone start to coalesce together and work together. Hill When—do you remember a specific moment or a specific activity that you really started to notice that team coalescing? Partain Um, I would say the, uh—we had one time, where[sic] we had a head inspection, and, um, no one liked cleaning the bathrooms, and it’s, you know—in the Navy, the head is your bathroom. So we had a head inspection and, um, you know, everyone pretty much—we knew what was going to happen if we didn’t get it clean. So everyone just dropped everything, ran in there, got it cleaned up, cleaned up, picked up. I remember, um, for some reason, I remember doing—clearing behind one of the toilets with a toothbrush—Not—and not one we were using, but one that we had assigned for cleaning and stuff—and trying to get everything out and spic and span, and, um, that was nice to see that, because, at that point, everyone, you know—everyone was working as a team, and, uh, um, the last part of the training was where you saw the—the team-building. Uh, unfortunately, I didn’t make it past, um, my fifth week, so I didn’t get to do some of the other stuff that they did—firefighting together and other things that I didn’t get to—get to participate in. Hill Right. Partain Um… Hill What would you pinpoint as some of those qualities that really helped bring the team together—that transformation? Partain Well, I mean, the, uh—the qualities is the—it’s the individual learning that they’re not the center of the universe, and that’s one of the things, uh—basic training in the military is to break down the individuality, to have people understand that, you know, you’re—you’re part of something, and the world doesn’t revolve around you. Uh, some people get it quicker than others. Those that do, do very well in the military. Some never get it, but, uh, that was one thing that, uh—that they, you know—everything was designed to do that. Uh, to do it to break down the civilian and then recast him as a—as person who could think in a military world, because, when it comes down to it, one, you now—in the military world, there is a chain-of-command—a hierarchy—and you are expected to follow orders, and there could be times that something could be going on, and you’re given an order, and, as a civilian, you might question it and be like, Well, I don’t feel like doing that right now, and you can’t do that in the military, because someone may tell you to do something, um, like shut a door and secure the door, because there’s a fire, and if you start arguing with them, then the fire might spread out beyond the compartment and—and jeop—jeopardize the ship and everybody on it. So part of the—that training is to get people to understand, you know, hey, there’s a time, you know—the time to be a civilian is when you’re off duty, but when you’re—when you’re on duty, you have your military bearing, you have—you follow it, and you, you know—you work for the good of the unit. Hill When you were off duty, was there ever any sort of social life with… Partain Oh, when I was in training… Hill Amongst the recruits? Partain No, no. There’s no liberty or leave—li—liberties really. There was no liberty, uh, in training. Um, the liberty took place when you graduated from boot camp. Um, so I did not get that experience. Uh, once—once I went into the medical hold company, and I stayed there, and, um, you know, that—that—once I got out, then I went home and that was it. So, uh, one of the funny things that happened—um, my father and grandfather both sent in birthday cards for me, uh, while I was in training, and, uh—which normally wouldn’t be a problem, but they were being smartasses and they signed their card—they put in the address of the card—my father put down: “Captain Warren B. Partain, Jr., USNC” —I’m sorry—uh, “USNA class of ’66,” and, uh—and then my grandfather put, uh: “Major Warren B. Partain, Sr., USNC, retired,” and, um, the DIs, of course, got the letters and they called me up to the office, and, uh, you had to walk up to the office, you had to bang on the door and announce who you were, and then asked permission to enter in, and, uh, so I get into the office and, um, I see the birthday cards in my DI’s hand, and he goes, “So your father was a—was a ring banner?” And I knew right then what my dad had done. The “ring banner” is a term—a derogatory term—for a Naval Academy graduate. So he goes, “Drop and give me 20.” [laughs] So—and he goes—of course, that wasn’t good enough, so I ended up doing like I think 60 or 70 pushups. Um, and of course, you know, that was because of what my grandfather and father had done, but, um, it was their amusement [laughs], but he wasn’t a mean guy. I mean, they started to like me. They’re not, um—it’s not like they’re sadists or anything like that—the drill instructors. They do it for a purpose, and then, you know. As you mature and things like that, you get to see what they’re trying to do and they really begin to teach you. Hill What would you say that purpose is [inaudible]? What were they trying to teach you? Partain Well, I mean, how to conduct yourself in a military fashion. A military bearing. Hill Okay. Partain Like one of the things—one of the things I still remember is to make sure my gig line is straight. Um, you know, when you get dressed and, uh, get everything together, your buttons line up with your belt—the edge of your belt buckle and your—and your zipper, so you have what’s called a “gig line.” It goes straight up from—from your neck down to your crotch [laughs]. Hill So what was daily life like as a Navy recruit? Partain Well, everything was structured. I mean, you got in the—in the training, you got up at a certain time, you ate at a certain time, uh, you PTed at a certain time, uh, You had training and different things, uh, at—at different, um—at different times, and then they put you to bed. So you had no choice. I mean, very little free time. The only time we really got free time was laying in the rack before you went to sleep. Hill Who did you interact with on a daily basis? Partain Um, well, they kept you too busy. so you talked to your, um—your, you know—your bunkmate and the people around you, but for the most part you’re doing what they—they put in classes and they teach, you know—they—one of the first things they start teaching you is the UCMJ for the Univer[sic]—Univerm[sic] —Uniform Code Military Justice, which is the rules and regulations of the Navy. You know, how to salute, when to salute, um, how to march, uh, what you can and can’t do, um, And just, you know—it’s an emersion into a different life style. Hill Who were—you said you were taking classes, so who were your instructors? Partain Um, just other, uh—other, um—sometimes they were other Dis, sometimes they were, uh, just other people on the base. Um, No one that I really remember specifically. Hill Okay. Do you remember any of your specific classes? Partain Um, like I said, most of it— like the UCMJ. One of the funny ones, uh—probably not appropriate for this, but it’s one of those things that stuck in your mind. We’re sitting there showing slides and talking about the UCMJ, and they had, um—they had this slide come up, and it was on a pink background. It had a sailor sitting down, and on his lap, he had a dog, and there was a big circle with a line through [laughs] it for no bestiality, and I about but laughing when I saw it. Hill [laughs]. Partain But they had—I mean, just stupid things like that, but, uh, the, uh, you know— when they start getting to the later weeks, like I said, they—[inaudible]—they—they’d have you march, and there was a lot of drill to get you to un—to get your body into the routines, and then later on, you start doing more class work, and, um, they, uh—like I said, they—they—one of the big things was firefighting. We are out doing firefighting duty, and then they have one a week, where you’re working KP [kitchen patrol] duty and stuff like that for the kitchen. Hill Uh, Could you clarify for me what, um—the acronym UCMJ? Partain University[sic] Code of Mil—Universal[sic] Code of Military Justice. <a title="">[5]</a> It’s the law for the military. So the military has its own, um—basically its own judicial system, uh, that’s separate from the civilian one. So they administer their own laws, and, uh, courts, and everything. So, like if I did something wrong, then I could be, uh—they have what’s called a “captain’s mast” or “court-martialing.” and your—whatever infraction, then you’ll assess whatever penalty or—or, uh, punishment that they have. Hill So what was the hardest thing you remember doing at NTC? Partain The hardest thing that I remember doing, um—I dunno. it was probably just the, um—I’m tempted to say—well, the—well, the thing that I didn’t like the most—that was hard or difficult for me—was in the military—medical hold company. Um, this—this was once they disqualified me from service. They put me in a limbo, um, where I didn’t know when I was going home. I didn’t know what was really going on, other than the fact that they were—they, uh—that I was being disqualified from the Navy, and they told me that, you know, it takes some time and it could take a couple days, a couple months. So I’m like, you know—no one likes to be in limbo, and they would have you do stupid stuff, Just to have you do it. Uh, like we went in to one barrack and we scrubbed the whole barrack with hand brushes, on our hands and knees, and it was just, um—stuff like that. That was, you know, trying not to get negged out. Um, that was the hardest thing for me. I mean, to me, the training is easy. Um, you know, doing the physical activities, the running, uh, the marching, the learning. That was easy and it didn’t bother me. I mean, I enjoyed, um, the challenge of that. The hard part for me was when I realized that I was not going to be able to stay in the Navy, Having to wait, and then wait for the bureaucracy to process—process me out. Yeah. Hill Before we move on to that moment, um—because I do want to talk about that—can you tell me one moment where you felt really proud of your work in NTC? Partain Um, the—I think the proudest moment—I still have it—is, uh, my photograph. Um, they brought us in after we shaved us, and we’re all cleaned up, and they dressed us up, and they marched us in, and we took our photograph with the American flag behind us, uh, so we could send it home to Mom and Dad, and that to me was the proudest moment. Um, I—I still have that photograph. I have it on my Facebook page, and, um, I keep that, and, uh, you know—yeah[?]. It’s just a little snot-nosed kid in his little sailor’s uniform, but it—to me, that was something that I could show that hey, you know, I’m serving my country. I’m doing what’s right and trying to make, you know, things a little bit better than when I found it. Hill Did you send it home to mom and dad? Partain Oh, yeah. Hill What’d they say? Partain I think, uh—I mean, ma—they wrote me back, and I had a girlfriend, at the time too, and she wrote me. I had letters from her, um, on a daily basis. I still got them, and, uh, the, uh—I’ve got a stack of letters about that thick that she wrote to—back and forth, and that was nice, you know, to have someone writing back and forth. It—it kind of killed the monotony. You’d look forward to—you know, that was you’re little piece of individ—individuality. You get your letter and mail call and—and to read that, and, uh—but yeah. I sent that home to Mom and Dad, and my girlfriend. Hill So when did you leave the Navy then? Partain Yeah, I was, um—it was—I don’t remember the exact day, Um, but it was in February, uh, of ’88. It was roughly about two months after I’d got there. I think I served just under 60—60 days, or somewhere close to 60 days, and, um, basically they came in and told me to collect my gear, um, get my dress blues on, and they sent me home. See, when I enlisted, I enlisted, instead of as a, uh—um, going in as a seamen, I would have—when I completed everything, I would have come out as a, uh, Petty Officer—an E-3. So, um, they allowed me to go home with a—with that uniform and that rank, which is kinda nice, you know? It was funny, ‘cause everyone else were[sic] being sent off, and I get my orders and am being put on a bus. They asked me if I wanted to go on a bus, or I think it was a train to Water Haven, and I said, uh, “Just drop me off at the airport.” I called my mom and dad and told them to come get me, because the airport’s, you know, 45 minutes from my parent’s house. Because a bus would have taken like 3 hours to get there. So I had them drop me off at the airport, and I played video games [laughs] for about two hours while I waited for my parents to come get me, but it was nice to, you know, walk around the airport in the—in my uniform and get home, and I saw my girlfriend in my uniform and that, uh—that’s always fun. Hill Um, so have you—what did you do once you left? Partain Um, well, once I was out of the Navy, I went back to college. Um, of course, the—my plan of having the Navy, uh, as a career and paying for my college that way kind of fell through. Um, I went to work for Disney World, and, uh, finished my AA [Associate of Arts] degree, and then transferred up to Florida State University and married my girlfriend, and I completed my degree up there, and, uh, you know, worked my way through college. Made me appreciate my education a lot more, and, uh, one of the things ironic things and—that happened—and it kind of comes back full circle with NTC Orlando—um, seven years ago, I was diagnosed with, uh, male breast cancer. Oddly enough, my birthplace was extremely contaminated with, um, drinking water—I mean, uh, solvents in the drinking water, and one of those solvents is called Tetrachloroethylene, which is used in dry-cleaning, and it’s linked to breast cancer. Um, whenever I was a child growing up, I would break out into the rash I told you about, because—well, shortly after I was diagnosed, I went back, and I remembered my experience at NTC Orlando, and the fact that I had broken out in this rash after, uh, I had gotten on base. So I looked up the base, and like Camp Lejeune, NTC Orlando was declared a Superfund<a title="">[6]</a> site, um, uh, partly because of the Tetrachloroethylene dumped from the base drycleaner, which was located right next to the barracks, where I was housed as an enlisted, uh, sailor, uh—seaman—in, uh—in 1988, and the base was actually closed down in 1995, um, and listed in—into the Superfund site at that time, which, uh—it’s one of those odd things that I always wondered about is: how bad was the base contaminated? Because, soon as I got home, the rash that I had broken out with, while I was in training, cleared up Hill Hm. Partain Without any—within days of being home, and, uh—and it never broke out like that again, like I did when I was on base, and [inaudible]—when I rented on base, I was fine, and, uh—so it’s one of those things that makes you wonder, and my understanding is that the—the, uh, base drycleaner—he said they had been dumping this chemical on the base and it was a plume of it that actually stretched underneath the recruit training barracks, like I said, and ended up, I think, in Lake Druid—is where the chemicals were coming out. Hill Did—was there ever any cleanup measures taken? Partain I don’t know. I didn’t look into that. I’ve been tied up with the Camp Lejeune issue since then, but one of these days, I’d like to go back. I’d heard some things that had happened here, but I didn’t follow the—the end results of, um, NTC Orlando after that. I know they closed the base down and I think the developed it—part of it as a private community.<a title="">[7]</a> And I heard there were some problems here, but, uh, you know, like I said, I didn’t really follow—follow up on it, but I thought I would mention it. Hill Did you keep in touch with anyone from the base? Partain Uh, one of the guys I enlisted with, um, actually, was a high school friend of mine. We both went into the Nuclear Power School together. Um, His name is Alex, and he was actually, um, accepted into the United States Naval Academy, like my father, and he still presently serves in the Navy. I believe he’s a Commander or a Captain now. I do not know his rank. I haven’t—I haven’t kept up with him the past couple of years, but I think he’s a commander. but he did serve—uh, he’s—he’s still serving, and, uh, actually got an appointment to the Naval Academy, which is one of—one of the things I was hoping to do myself. Hill Uh, so one of the things you mentioned earlier is that, um, the Navy teaches you that you’re a part of something larger. Partain Mmhmm. Hill Would you say that that’s something that you feel you’ve carried on to the [inaudible]? Partain Well, growing up in a military family, it’s always been indoctrinated into me for that. Um, Like I mentioned, I, you know, became involved in the Camp Lejeune issue mainly, uh, because, you know, I realized what had happened to me wasn’t unique, and I felt a responsibility to speak out and help the other Marines and families, which I’ve been doing for the past seven years. So, I mean, that’s—growing up in a military family, um, you know, you—it just—it’s service, God, honor, country. I’m mean, that’s the way I was raised, and when you go into the service, you’re taught God, honor, country. Hill Are there any other values or characteristics, um, of the Navy that you think transferred to the rest of your life, as well? Partain No, I mean, the God, honor, country is[sic] primarily the core principles with which I’ve tried to guide my life. Hill What would you say is the most valuable lesson you learned during your time at the Navy? Partain Um, probably, never give up. You know, you always—you always keep moving forward and just, you know, never give up. Hill Can you remember a time while you were, um, in training that you felt like giving up, but didn’t? Partain Um, got lonely. I mean, left my girlfriend behind and, uh, there was a time where—yeah. I was thinking, Okay. I’m going to be doing this, going off at sea for six months, and I don’t know if I like that, and, you know you just—you look back and say, Well, why did I join? I joined because I wanted to get an education, I wanted to get a trade, and, you know, the Navy’s going to provide that, and, you know, you—you quickly overcome those things. Feelings are temporary [sniffs]. Good and bad [sniffs]. Hill What do you think the lasting legacy of NTC Orlando or the Navy’s presence in Central Florida has been? Partain Well, the, um—for me—and understanding what I have come across, because of my, you know—because of the issue with breast cancer—it—unfortunately, I mean, NTC Orlando’s gone. Uh, it’s no longer there. The vestiges are still here, but what the Navy left behind underground, that is going to be here for years to come, and that’s something that really has not been addressed in a great deal with the community. Um, And sadly, that—in the end, that becomes the Navy’s legacy—is not for the good things they did, but for, you know, the irresponsibility for leaving toxic chemicals behind. Hill What actions would you like to see taken to resolve those issues? Partain Um, well, I’m not familiar totally with the issue to—to see what they’ve done. I know, as part of the bra—uh, Superfund site, they’re required to cleanup. Um, to what extent they’ve cleaned up, I don’t know. Uh, there’s a lot of different laws and, uh, different, um, procedures in place, but, in the end, you know, that—that’s something the Navy, um—well, I don’t know what to say on that. Sorry. I got distracted. The ADHD [attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder] is killing me here. Hill [laughs] That’s alright. That’s alright. Partain But[?]… Hill Um, so… Partain It’d be—it would be nice to have… [phone rings] Partain We have a phone distraction here. Hill It would be nice to have… Partain Hm? Hill You were saying… Partain Okay. It would be nice to have an independent, um, historical analysis of what, you know—what the Navy did and exactly what the Navy legacy is. I mean, the—the infrastructure of the base is gone. Um, what’s left is the land that they owned on the base, and what did they leave behind on that land? and how will that affect the community? And sadly, you know, u, what was not cleaned up by the Navy, uh, will be there for some time to come and, you know, somebody’s gonna have to pay that cost. Hill So how do you think uh,—how is the NTC—well, you talked about how the base has changed. What about the region? Um, Central Florida as a whole. How do you think it’s been impacted since the base closed? Partain Well, the, um—I mean, the base itself, um, wasn’t a, uh, mega base, like you would have, say, with, um, Mayport Naval Station up in Jacksonville. Um, It had an impact on the community, uh, but not, you know—there wasn’t aircraft being serviced, um, there wasn’t[sic] ships and, you know, the contractors to work the ships and things, you know—servicing the ships or what have you. It’s a training center. So, uh—and I would say there was an economic impact. To what degree it was, I don’t know. Hill kay. Um, what do you think visitors would like to see or be reminded of when they revisit the site of the base? The [inaudible]. Partain Well, I haven’t been back since I left, and, um, I’ve driven by it a couple of times. Uh, there was a gaming store called Enterprise 1701 near the base, where I used to get my board games. That was a hobby I had, and I—it would be nice to go back and see the site, uh, of where the base was, and maybe something commemorating that it was here, and, uh, I am curious to go back and see and see—and see exactly what is there, uh, and what’s left, and what they’ve done with the, uh—with the base and the Superfund site stuff, ‘cause there’s[sic] things that I’m aware of because of my involvement with Camp Lejeune and being on Camp Lejeune, that, you know, when you go on base, you look at things, and unless you know what you’re looking at, you don’t know what it is. So I’m kind of curious to see what’s there on the base. Hill Did you ever go back? Partain No. Partain I understand that the old naval hospital is the VA [Veterans Affairs] hospital now. Hill Now… Partain So I’d be curious to see that. Hill Were you ever at that hospital? Partain Yeah, that’s where I was… Hill That’s where you were disqualified. Partain Disqualified from service. They sent me to that hospital. I remember marching by myself with a chip, um, going down to the hospital, and, you know—and then, they were really puzzled, um, by what was happened with me. Matter of fact, I later got my me—my medical records from the Navy, and, uh, they were really puzzled why I broke out, because it was all over my arms and my face and was a blood red rash, and, um, they could not figure out what it was, and, uh, they kept asking all kinds of questions. They—they’re like, “Well, you had this when you si—when you signed up,” and I’m like, “Well, I was born with this, but it’s never been a problem like this,” and they said, “Well, how did you get passed recruit training or the recruit indoctrination and all that?” And I said, “Well, I wasn’t breaking out.” I said, “This is something that—normally, it comes and goes.” At the time, I thought it was, you know—in the wintertime, I’d break out or if I wore dry-cleaning clothes, and I thought, at the time, that it may have been the clothes—the polyester rubbing against my skin doing it. I had no idea that it could be anything else. Hill Right. Partain Because it would—I mean, I didn’t find out about what had happened to me at Camp Lejeune until, uh, 2007, which is 20 years after I joined. Hill Um, what was it like in the—the hospital—In the Navy hospital? Partain Um, just you’re standard, you know, ultra-clean hospital. Nothing—nothing special. Hill Nothing special? Okay. Uh, well, is there anything else you’d like to share about your Navy experience? Partain Um… Hill Anything you think I missed or we didn’t talk about? Partain No, I mean, it’s, like I said, the—I mean, for young people, the Navy—and in the military, in general, uh,—presents a lot of opportunities. You know, it’s not perfect. I could mention the contamination problem, with something present in the military especially during the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, but, you know, for young people, it’s an opportunity to start your life, to pick up something, uh, unique, to learn, and more importantly, it—it builds a sense of self-discipline inside you. ‘Cause it’s very easy to forget that, you know, there’s more to the world than just you, and serving in the military is productive. I mean, it—it gives you a respect for yourself, respect for others, respect for your country. Um, and, you know, it’s something that, you know—I think everyone should do as a citizen of this country, and, uh—I mean, that’s just, um—there’s a lot of positives that come out of it. Now, the leadership of the military—that’s another story. Hill What’s next for you? Partain Um, well, I’m 46, and, um, uh, for me, um, I worked my career, raised my children, and, uh, I’m going back to get my Master’s [degree] in history, and I’m actually going to be writing about and doing research with, uh, contaminated military bases, uh—is my—my career until I retire. Hill So your experience has really shaped where you’re headed? Partain Well, the, um—more my birthplace. The, uh—Because of what happened to me, uh, before I was born at a military base, but, you know, NTC Orlando is one of those curious things that, once I put two and two together, I looked at it, and eventually, I’ll do the research on it and—and learn what happened there, but right now, my focus is other places. Hill Well, thank you so much for your time. 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Partain, Jr. Warren B. Partain, Sr. water contamination Winter Haven World War II WWII https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/0b990020107e0d56317297dd472eadae.pdf cacb275a5be012930c31e1cb34c46e87 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection Alternative Title Lone Sailor Collection Subject Veterans--Florida Orlando (Fla.) United States. Navy Navy Sailors--United States Description Collection of digital images and oral histories related to the former Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando) for the United States Navy. The training center transformed raw recruits into highly effective sailors. This process took place over an intensive eight-week training period, commonly referred to as "boot camp." RTC Orlando occupied roughly one half of the former Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando), which was located at present day Baldwin Park, Orlando, Florida. Between 1968 and 1994, over 650,000 men and women graduated from RTC Orlando. Contributor <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project</a> <a href="http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/24" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project</a> <a href="http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">About the Project</a>." UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Chad Etchison Alternative Title Oral History, Etchison Subject Veterans--Florida Orlando (Fla.) Global War on Terror, 2001-2009 Description An oral history interview of Chad Etchison (b. 1974), who joined the U.S. Navy in December of 1992 and served during Operation Active Endeavor and the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Ethicson was born in Anderson, Indiana, on December 12, 1974. He attended boot camp at Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando) and later served on several Navy frigates. He also served President Bill Clinton (b. 1946) as part of the White House Communication Agency and attended the Fleet Combat Training Center in Dam Neck, Virginia. In Orlando, Etchison served at the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command Operations Force Center and the Navy Operations Support Center. Ethicson achieved the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer (CPO) and earned a Joint Service Commendation Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals, five Navy Achievement Medals, and a Presidential Service Badge. This interview was conducted by Chad Eric Joyner on March 15, 2014, three months before Etchison left the Navy. Interview topics include enlistment, boot camp, NTC Orlando, the Grinder, Ethcison's naval career after Orlando, and how the Orlando area has changed over time. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:35 Enlistment 0:02:42 Boot camp and training at Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando) 0:07:50 Taking leave and helping with recruitment 0:09:06 Relationships with other recruits 0:11:12 Instructors 0:12:58 Hardest part of NTC, proudest moment, and memorable story 0:16:22 USS Blue Jacket and the Grinder 0:20:53 NTC in comparison to other bases 0:22:15 Important locations at NTC Orlando 0:24:04 Graduation 0:24:54 Naval career after training 0:29:48 Boarding vessels and contraband searches 0:31:45 Contacts from the Navy 0:32:47 Naval values 0:36:50 How Orlando has changed over time 0:38:50 NTC€™s legacy and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project 0:42:20 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Chad Etchison Interview conducted by Chad Eric Joyner at the UCF Libraries in Orlando, Florida on March 15, 2014. Type Sound Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/274/rec/1" target="_blank">Ethcison, Chad</a>. Interviewed by Chad Eric Joyner, March 15, 2014. Audio record available. Item DP0014895, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank">Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank">Java</a> Adobe Acrobat Reader Is Part Of <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Has Format 18-page digital transcript of original 43-minute and 22-second oral history: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/274/rec/1" target="_blank">Ethcison, Chad</a>. Interviewed by Chad Eric Joyner, March 15, 2014. Audio record available. Item DP0014895, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Anderson, Indiana Jonesboro, Georgia Recruit Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Great Lakes, Illinois Naval Training Center San Diego, San Diego, California Baldwin Park, Orlando, Florida Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida Des Moines, Iowa Navy Operations Support Center, Orlando, Florida Creator Ethcison, Chad Joyner, Chad Eric Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-02-22 Date Copyrighted 2014-02-22 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 39.7 MB 198 KB Medium 43-minute and 22-second audio DVD/MP4/CD 18-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Chad Eric Joyner and Chad Etchison. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/274/rec/1" target="_blank">Etchison, Chad</a> Date Modified 2014-09-01 Transcript Joyner Today is March 15th, 2014. I am interviewing Chad Etchison, who served in the United States Navy. Mr. Etchison currently serves as Command Senior Chief at NOS—NOSC [Navy Operational Support Center] in Orlando. My name is Chad Eric Joyner. We are interviewing Mr. Etchison as part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Community Veterans History Project and as research for the creation of the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. We are doing this interview at the UCF Library in Orlando, Florida. Senior Chief, if you will please start off by telling us when and where were you born? Etchison I was born in Anderson, Indiana, on December 19th, 1973. Joyner What did your parents do for a living? Etchison Uh, my dad was a mechanic, uh, for Delta Air Lines and, uh—prior to the Navy, and my mom was a schoolteacher. Joyner Did you have any brothers or sisters? Etchison Yeah, I have a[sic] older brother, Mark, who’s, uh—currently works for Anderson University in Indiana. He’s a football coach, and I have a younger sister, Lana, who, uh, works in advertising in Atlanta, Georgia. Joyner Growing up, where did you go to school? Etchison Uh, well, when I was a very young age, we moved to Jonesboro, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. So I, uh, grew up in Jonesboro, went to elementary school all the way through high school right there in Jonesboro. Joyner What did you do before entering the Navy? Etchison High school. I joined right [out of] high school. I—I—actually, I joined the Navy, um, just a couple months into my senior year. So I know what I was going to do. Joyner Um, when did you join? Etchison I joined in December of [19]91. Joyner Why’d you join the Navy? Etchison Um, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after high school. Um, my brother had received a football scholarship. He was a big sports star. I got a couple offers, but I kind of wanted to step outside—or from under his shadow a little bit. Do something different. Uh, and both my grandfathers and father were Navy veterans and they talked about their time in the service, so figured I give it a shot, and that’s what I did. Joyner So that’s why you selected the Navy over the other branches? Etchison Initially, I wanted to join the Army, but, um, my dad kind of talked me out of it and talked me into talking to a Navy recruiter, and, uh, once I talked to them, I got offered, uh the job I wanted, so I went with the Navy. Joyner How did your family feel about you joining the Navy? Etchison Uh, they were a hundred percent behind it. Joyner Where did you attend boot camp? Etchison Uh, I left Georgia in November of ‘92, um, come down here to Orlando, and, uh, I was here for a couple of days, uh, classing up there waiting for all the recruits to get here for my class. Then we officially started boot camp on December 1st of ‘92. Joyner What were you trained to do for your career in the Navy? What—what were you trained to do for your career in the Navy? Etchison At the time, I was just planning on, uh, doing my—I enlisted for six years, so my—my initial thought was just do the six years get the training and get out. See what was—well, what life had to offer me, but, uh, 21 years later, I’m still here so… Joyner When did you begin your training at NTC [Naval Training Center] Orlando, and how did this come about? Etchison Um, I graduated boot camp in February of ‘92.<a title="">[1]</a> Got two weeks leave and then started, uh, beginning of March—end of February of ‘92<a title="">[2]</a> at NTC Orlando. Uh, I went there, because of—that was the first phase of Electronics Technician School. Uh, the basic electronics was here in Orlando. Um, so I went through there and then from there I moved on to the [Naval Training Center] Great Lakes to finish my training. Joyner What did you know about the region, military, or—or any other information about Orlando, before arriving? Etchison Uh, actually, my—my grandparents—my dad’s parents—live in Winter Haven, Florida. So we’d been down here quite a bit vacationing and spending time with them. So I knew about the area—of course, the attractions and stuff, but as far as the military, um, I really didn’t know there was a boot camp here, until I joined the Navy. That’s—that’s where they told me I’d go. Joyner How long were you at NTC Orlando? Etchison Uh, I was there from Nov—at NTC? I was there from March until July of that summer, so several months. Joyner What was your first impression of the base? Etchison I loved the base. Uh, it was a training facility, so, uh it—it was nice. Um, act—actually, at the time, they were building some new schoolhouses, and, uh, I had several friends at Nuclear School there, so, uh, it was kind of like a college campus almost, you know? Joyner What were your first days of the service like? Etchison Confusing. Very confusing. Um, had no idea what was going on—on—all I knew was just they pointed this and told us to go somewhere, I just followed along and went with whatever they told me. Joyner What were you primary responsibilities at NTC Orlando? Etchison Uh, at NTC, I was, uh just a student primary. As a student, we would stand duty and have watch responsibilities, and, um, that’s pretty much it. Joyner What did the watch responsibilities consist—contain or consist of? Etchison Uh, watch responsibilities, uh—you had watch every four days or one weekend a month. Uh, mainly just staying quarterdeck watch at the barracks, uh, making sure everybody who entered the barracks had proper ID, and a reason for being in there and you’d clean. Basically, cleaning duties, making sure the barracks stayed clean and the—all the showers, they stayed clean. Joyner What was your overall impression of the recruits and their training at the base? Etchison At the beginning, you hated it, but at the end, um—I—I got a lot out of it. I thought it was a great experience. Um, you kind of grow up really fast, so the experience was—was for—for a young kid, to me, was a great—was great. I learned a lot—learned a lot about myself, you know? And the thing back then is there is no such word as “quit,” ‘cause they wouldn’t let you quit. They’d push, push, push, and when you thought you couldn’t go anymore, they’d push more. So it was a—it was a great experience for me. An eye-opening experience being, uh, fresh out into the world, right out of high school. So, um, I got a lot out of it, and I look fondly back on—on those memories. Joyner What kind of social life existed amongst the recruits? Etchison Um, first and foremost, respect, you know? Um, they demanded respect. Uh, it’s a little bit different nowadays, we’re more PC [politically correct] with the training, but back then, ultimately, you learned respect and you gave respect. Uh, that was the primary, and then, um, just the basics of being a sailor, what it was like to be a sailor, the routine of, um—of being a sailor and how to survive, uh, in the Navy [sniffs] [clears throat]. Joyner How often was leave granted? Etchison Uh, in boot camp, it wasn’t. Um, when I was in training, if there was[sic] any special holidays, you got—you can request leave. Um, But everybody was offered two weeks leave, right out of boot camp, So I took advantage of that. Joyner Where did you go? Etchison Uh, I went back home, and actually, I started a week with the, um, local recruiters, going back to my high school and talking about my experiences in boot camp and stuff, And doing that, they only charged me for one week. Joyner How did you feel about going back with the recruiters? Etchison Uh, it was a proud experience to walk back into your high school and see, uh, a lot of the students that were still there. Walk back in uniform and stuff, and—and knowing—even though, looking back, it wasn’t that big of accomplishment, but at the time, to me, you know, going through boot camp and doing that was a big accomplishment for me. It’s kind of, uh, rewarding to go back and have everyone see you in uniform. Joyner How did you training experiences shape your relationship with other recruits in you class? Etchison It—it taught me, um—the biggest thing I learned is—is, uh—there were recruits from all over the country. So many different backgrounds and, uh—and I didn’t realize how diverse the military was and, uh—and how different, you know people’s upbringings was[sic] all over the country. So you learn to adapt to people and learn to, uh—to accept people for who they are, and—because—because you got to work together as a team, and ultimately, that was one of the things they taught us in boot camp—how to work together as a team. So regardless of your differences—your background—ethic, religion, whatever—When you are part of that team, it does not matter. You’re all one team. You have to work together. So that was an eye-opener too. Joyner Who did you interact with on a daily basis? Etchison Um, during boot camp, there was a couple of people that I interacted with, Uh—several recruits. One—one—one—his name was Tom Johnson. Um, he was from, uh, Red Wing, Minnesota, and I don’t know why, but me[sic] and him just got along. So me[sic] and him would talk on a daily basis. Joyner While you were at NTC, was there anybody… Etchison Um, actually, uh, he was also, um, in the electronics technician program too, so me[sic] and him were actually in the same class, and we ended up being roommates, and, um, a third roommate joined us. His name was Troy Slewroo[sp], and I become close friends with him and, uh, he’s still serving in the Navy as well, so I talk to him on a regular basis too. Um, after about a year, after I graduated Electronics School, I kind of lost track of Tom, so I’m not sure what happened to him, but Troy I still talk to on a regular basis. Joyner Who were your instructors? Etchison At boot camp, I remember there was a Chief K, and, um BM1 Conner, and, uh, I’ll never forget them, ‘cause they made a huge impact on me, and actually, several years ago, I ran into—who’s now Master Chief Conner. He was a Command Master Chief at Naval Station Mayport, and I was on a ship out there. I was at training and I heard the voice, and I—I know that voice. So I walked around the corner, and, uh, there’s Master Chief Conner. I had a conversation with him and I was floored when he actually remembered who I was. So and, um, in—in A School— I don’t remember his name, but I know he was a retired chief—electronics technician—and, uh, he was my instructor. I don’t remember his name. Joyner What were your instructors like? Etchison Um, during boot camp, the two instructors—they were hardcore workout fanatics. So, um, we got in pretty good shape, ‘cause, uh, they were all about pushups, sit-ups, doing all that kind of stuff all the time. So, um, they—they were pretty strict, but they also kind of had a joking side. They—they would joke with you and, um, they let you know when it was time to be serious and time to joke. Um, my instructor for A School, um—he was great. He was a very personable person. Um, very strict in the classroom, but very approachable, and, uh, he helped us out a lot. Willing to do whatever he could to make sure we understand what he was teaching. So… Joyner What was the hardest thing you remember doing at NTC? Etchison Uh, the hardest thing was going through Electronics Technician School. It’s just so much information thrown—THROWN at you at one time. Um, and, uh, it was fast and furious, and—and coming out of high school, um, the—the pace was just so much quicker than I was ever use to, And a lot of information to try and retain and, uh, just trying to figure out how to study and—and how to be able to regurgitate that information during our labs and during our tests. So, eh, that was very challenging for me, and—and I struggled a little bit at first, and, um, eventually the instructor to help me along kind of—I went to him and he taught me actually how to study and the proper ways to—to study to help us out, ‘cause the pace was just so fast. Joyner What was your proudest moment? Etchison Um, making it through basic electronics training. Um, I was proud when I graduated boot camp, but, uh, moving on with Electronics Technician School—that was the first hurdle you had to get through. Um, Otherwise, you could have went to—if you failed out, which we had a couple guys drop out, you got sent to the fleet to a ship—basically undesignated. So you were working with the boatswain, which is not the funniest job, and I joined to do electronics work, so once I got past that first hurdle of graduating electronics school, that was a big—big moment for me. Joyner Tell me a story of a time at NTC you will never forget. Etchison There—there’s a couple, but the one that stands out the most is, um—was in boot camp, ‘cause, uh, the first time we really got, uh, a PT’d [physically trained] really hard, they called it “cycling.” And, um, we did what they call a “rain party,” where all the windows were shut, all the bunks were pushed back, and they just PT’d us until condensation formed on the ceiling. We were just going and going, and going, and, uh at the time, we were, uh, [inaudible] This is the worst thing in the world, but looking back on it, it was like, Wow. That was—that was—that was the big start of it all, you know? The—the defining moment of how—how far you were going to be pushed, and you just kept going, because, you know, you were scared to stop, ‘cause these guys were on you, you know? So, um, that’s something I’ll never forget. Looking back on it, I—I kind of chuckle. Uh, that’s kinda fun, because they do not do that kind of stuff anymore, but, uh, um—yeah. I—it’s kind of a fond memory now, even though it wasn’t fun at the time. Joyner And that was when you first arrived or the first few months [inaudible]? Etchison Uh, no. In the first week or so of being there, once we finally classed up and got moved into our barracks and started to settle in. Joyner How would you describe the USS Blue Jacket and its function? Etchison Um, unfortunately, when I was there, we didn’t get to do much on the USS Blue Jacket, ‘cause, uh, they were doing some work on it. So, um, we just got the basic tour, got to do some, um, simple line handling drills on it, and that’s about all we go to do, but like I said, because they were doing work on it. So, um, I remember seeing it though and, um, thought it was kind of small for a ship, but, uh, um, I wish we got to the full training, but we just didn’t. Joyner And what class of ship was the Blue Jacket? Etchison You know, I don’t recall. Um, if I had to guess, I’d probably say it’s a frigate. A small vessel. Kind of really don’t recall. Joyner What was the official purpose of the Grinder and what it—it’s significance to you and the recruits? Etchison The Grinder, um—that was the— main thing—that’s where we learned how to march, and—and how to follow, uh, calls and military protocol. Um, a lot of work was done on the Grinder. We—in the early mornings, we’d PT’d on the Grinder, and then, uh, we spent a lot of hours in the afternoon just doing marching drills, learning formations over and over and over, you know? Um, it was a big deal when you got your—your, um, dungaree uniform, and, uh, as soon as we got them, um, they took us back to the barracks, and dressed out in them, and went right out to the Grinder, and marched for hours, just to break in your boots. Which we, uh—actually, they were boondockers. They weren’t even boots. They were three-quarter inch, uh—three-quarter inch boondockers. So, um, a lot of blisters [laughs] and stuff, but—yeah. A lot of times, just learning drills and marching quite a bit. Joyner How would you defi—how would you define the Grinder to other people? What would you—How would you—what did it mean to you? Etchison Oh, um, gosh. At the time, it was a work area, you know? Um, at the time, it meant you—when they said, “Hit the Grinder.” You kind of like—Aw, man. Here we go, you know? You never knew what you were in for, um, whether we were going to PT at the time, even though we had a set scheduled for stuff, you know? If they said “Hey. We’re hitting the Grinder,” you kind of—you didn’t know what you were in for. You were kind of hesitant at the time, but, uh, that—that was the foundation for learning, like I said, the drills and protocol and all them calls, and, um—and on the Grinder, that’s where we become a team, ‘cause if one of us messes up in formation, we all paid the price, so we learned, you know, uh, about being a team. So when—when I think of the Grinder, I think of, you know—that was the formation of teamwork there and that’s how—where we really learned, uh, to be one, and I guarantee you: by the time we did our graduation ceremony, um, we were all in perfect harmony and perfect step, because of we—we worked it all out there on that Grinder, and we were on that Grinder—we were on the Grinder every day, rain, shine, and, uh, I was here during the winter. It doesn’t matter what the weather was. We were out on that Grinder every day. So, um, a lot of hard work, but, um, a lot, uh—a lot of teamwork came out of that, you know? So I guess I look back on the Grinder as a, you know—just a—probably a— significant place in Naval history, you know? Because if you think of all the sailors who walked on that Grinder—who learned the same lessons I did there, you know—it’s kind of sad that it’s gone now, you know? But it’s, you know—I never really thought about it until—‘til you asked me, so it—it’s—it’s a pretty—pretty significant, I would say, in my past. Joyner What other training bases did you go to? Etchison Uh, [clears throat] when I left Orlando, um, I went out[?] to Great Lakes, Illinois, and, uh, did Phase 2 of Electronics School, which is advanced electronics, and then, I also went to, um, the [Naval] Training center out in San Diego[, California] for some follow-on schools before reporting to my first ship. Joyner How would you compare the other bases to NTC [Orlando]? Etchison I always questioned why they closed Orlando and—and, uh, kept Great Lakes open, because, uh, to me, the base here was nicer. It was in, uh, better shape. Um, But, understandably, the—the history up in Great Lakes, You know—the historical buildings. There’s a lot of history up there, as well, but, um, I always favored this base. It was just, you know—and—and those of us who been through—went through Orlando, kind of take ownership of it, and, you know, um, I [inaudible]—when I first moved down here, uh, six months ago, when I got transferred, I drove over to Baldwin Park just to see what was still there, and, uh, I was kind of sad to see it all gone, you know? I didn’t recognize anything over there anymore. Joyner What other areas of the base were particularly important to the recruits? Etchison Uh, on boot camp, um, of course your barracks were very important, because, uh, if you ventured outside of that, you know, it—you—that was kind of your safe zone when you were with your—your company commanders, um, that and, um, there was a USO [United Service Organization] right outside, and, um, it was a big deal, ‘cause I know we were there over Christmas, and, um, we got, uh—I think it’s like 45 minutes-an hour. They let us—we were allowed to go over to the USO and just kind of let our hair down for a little while, and, uh, the USO would have some snacks and stuff for us, and, uh, that was always a—a—a great place, you know? I remember going over there and just loving it, and when, uh, we graduated boot camp, everybody migrated over to the USO and that’s where you met your families and stuff. Um, on the NTC side, I remember there was a little club that had the ar—ar—arcade games, and jukeboxes, and pool. Um, that was—that’s kind of the place we all congregated either after school or on the weekends, um, and there was a McDonald’s. I remember the McDonald’s. Um, there was a volleyball court right across from it, um, in front of some barracks. So usually after school, we—we’d run over get changed and go to the volleyball court, and, uh, you know, spend the majority of the afternoon there, and the, uh, go for McDonald’s, grab something, and go back to barracks and study for the night, and be ready to go the next day. Joyner Is that McDonald’s still there or no? Etchison Uh, I don’t think so. Not that I remember. Joyner What did it feel like to graduate and finally put the hat on? Etchison Oh, the white hat? Yeah. Uh, that was a big moment. Um, you strive, and, uh, I remember wearing, you know, the other cap—your—your stocking cap all the time, and you’re looking[?] and you’re like, Aw, I can’t wait until I get the white hat. Can’t wait to get—you know, ‘cause to use that was the signal of a sailor, and once you got the white hat, you know, you knew you were almost there. Um, so that was a big goal that everybody was striving for, was to get the white hat, and then once you got it, you kind of, you know—you kinda strutted around, you know, ‘cause you saw all the other companies that didn’t have theirs yet. So you felt a little better than everyone else. So it was—it was a good feeling. Joyner What did you do for the Navy after you completed your training? Etchison Um, when I finished, um, I reported to my first ship the USS John A. Moore. Um, I was on there for, uh, three years. Um, deployed a couple times with them. Um, I got to do some work on the USS Wadsworth—help out some fellow ETs [Electronic Technicians] for some time. After that, I—I transferred to the White House Communications Agency [WHCA]. I was fortunate to get picked for that, and, um, I was—I served under President [William “Bill” Jefferson] Clinton—his last three years, and, uh, Got to setup and maintain all the communications equipment for the President and Secret Service, and, uh, one—one of my primary jobs was to work in the limo shop, so I got to install maintain the presidential limousine, the communications equipment. From there, I went to Fleet Combat Training Center in, uh, Dam Neck, Virginia, and, uh—and worked on radar systems there. Um, and I—I was fortunate enough to make chief while I was there, and, um, after graduating there I went to the USS Simpson—was on the Simpson out of Mayport, Florida, for, uh—for three and a half years. When left the USS Simpson—when I deployed on to a NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] cruiser, during the [Global] War on Terrorism,<a title="">[3]</a> with the Simpson and then, um, from there, I went to the, uh, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. I—I helped stand that up. It was a small staff when I got there. Probably 30-40 people, and, uh, we built up the expeditionary force and when I left we were a staff of 300, uh, plus sailors, and, um, from there, um, I went to Des Moines, Iowa, of all places, with the Navy. Um, I was a Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Navy Operations Force Center out in Des Moines, Iowa. While I was out there, I, um—I made Senior Chief at NACC, and when I was out there, um, I went to the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy and got, uh—and applied and got selected for a Command Senior Chief program, and so, uh, I was at a, uh—a Command Master Chief conference and my [inaudible] was there, and, uh, I got to talking to him, and—and, uh he told me that the, uh—that the Navy Operations Support Center here in Orlando had just, uh, received a Command Senior Chief billet[?], and, uh, asked me if I was interested in coming down here. So, uh, Aft—I thought about it, and I was like, You know, I’m getting to the point where I might want to retire. I figured that would be a great place to retire. So I started my career there and—and I thought it would be neat. If I do retire here, to end it here. So this is where I’m at now. Joyner Of all your previous deployments and stations, which one to you is—was the most influential and significant? Which one means the most to you? Etchison Uh, probably the USS Simpson. Um, that was my first, um, real command. I was a new chief when I got there, and, um, I learned so much on that ship. I had some great people. I had a few people above me that I didn’t think was[sic] great, but still, um, I—I learned a lot of lessons there on how to treat people, on how not to, um, uh, what it takes to run a division on a ship, um, to be that leading chief. Um, a lot of that lessons learned on that stuff—on that ship, uh—experiences I—I couldn’t have gotten anywhere else, except for being at sea, you know? So, um, I’m very grateful that I, uh, chose to enter[?], and, um—and the lessons learned—you know—good and bad—that—that was just the biggest learning curve for me—was that 3 years, and, um, I was very fortunate to have a couple, um, of chiefs and senior chiefs I still talk to, to this day, that kind of helped mentor me. From, you know, being a new chief, and I feel when I left that command, I was a seasoned chief, and, um, you know, a lot of great, great chiefs helped me along, and—and we had some good officers that really, you know, helped me learn even more. I kind of thought I knew a lot, and then when I got there, I thought I was in over my head, but, um, it was just such a great experience and a learning experience [inaudible]. I’ll—I’ll look fondly on that command. Joyner Where you ever in an active warzone? Etchison Um, active warzone? No. Um, we did do, um, boardings, um, outside in the Mediterranean [Sea]. Um, the ships going to and from the Gulf. [inaudible] there’s, um—we did boardings—non-compliance boardings—but I was never in an active warzone though. Joyner Could you talk about the boardings, or no? Etchison Um, some—some of the boardings, um, [inaudible]—some of them—we did the same thing on—on, uh, my first ship, down off the coast of South America, as well. It’s just, uh, you know, um, looking for contraband. Uh, we go, uh, trying to make contact with the ships. If—if they’re will to stop, great, and let us board, great. If not, for the non-compliance ones, we kind of forced them to stop, and, um—boarding, and I was fortunate to be part of a boarding team on a couple of those, and, uh, whether they are compliant or not, boarding a ship is always nerve-racking, ‘cause you don’t know what to expect, and Of course, you’re looking for contraband and—and, um—and, uh, going through the ship is always kind of nerve-racking, ‘cause you, you know—you don’t know what—there’s so many places to hide on a ship, and, um—so it—it was—it was interesting, to say the least. Um, nerve-racking, but, um, fortunate enough, um, uh—the few, um, kind of situations that happened, I wasn’t involved in those. So I was—I was extremely fortunate, you know? So that’s about that. Nowadays, they don’t do that. Joyner You mentioned you kept in touch with one of your buddies from the NTC. Etchison Mmhmm. Joyner Is there anybody else you kept in contact with from the Navy? Etchison Um, I got a couple mentors. Uh, two—two of them have retired from the Navy, but I still keep in contact with them. I touch bases with them, um, if I got a situation I am in and I’m not sure how to handle that, or what to do. Or, uh, if I make a decision on what I’m going to do, I usually call them and run it by them. I—I kind of get their take, um,and—and I’ve made a couple of real good friends along the way that—that I keep in touch with. So I would say—and my dad gave me this advice when I joined the Navy—He told me, um, you know, “Mot everybody’s your friend. You’re going to make a lot of acquaintances, but your—your friends, you’ll keep in touch with.” And so, um, I would say, out of all the sailors I served with, probably about 4 or 5 I keep in touch with. Joyner What values or characteristics of the Navy do you believe made an impression on your life? Etchison Well, the, you know—our core values are honor, courage, and commitment, and, um, with honor, it’s just not, you know—I feel honored to wear the uniform, but, uh, it’s—it’s an honor to represent not only the United States, but all those sailors that have served before me, and, uh, especially those chiefs who, uh, have made the Navy strong. Because, you know the saying is “The chiefs are the backbone of the Navy.” And my ultimate goal in the Navy was to make chief, once I decided to make it a career, and obtaining that goal and being a part of the mess is, you know, the big honor, and I just want to live up to the standards that, you know, all the sailors before me have set, you know? Um, and another characteristic is—is courage, and courage doesn’t mean you’re not scared, you know? Um, being courageous is when you’re unsure, maybe a little scared, but you do—you do the job anyway, and—and being courageous is, you know, sometimes making an unpopular decision, you know to, uh—with some of my junior personnel, you know, I know the decision is not going to be popular—not going to like it, but you gotta make it and—and—and be committed to the—to the decision, and, you know, [inaudible] that goes along with commitment, you know? Um, Not only being the decision-maker, but as somebody making the decision, whether you like it or not, or agree with it or not. Um, we have this saying in the mess, you know: “Acceptance doesn’t mean agreement.” You don’t have to agree with it, but you’re committed. That’s the way we’re going, so let’s go and you drive your sailors to—to follow along. So, um, the values that the Navy hold dear—honor, courage, and commitment—that’s[sic] the ones I take on and try to live up to, and I’ll tell you this: not only in my professional life, but in my personal life as well. ‘cause I—I’m always mindful that my actions out in the civilian world, um, Can affect my professional world, as well, and I—I don’t want to do anything that would discredit, you know, the Navy, as well as discredit my family. Joyner So overall, what would you say is the most valuable lesson you learned from the Navy? Etchison Wow. Um, you—it’s—it’s—I’ve changed so much in my way of thinking, in the Navy. Um, I think the most valuable lesson is being, uh, tolerant of, uh, different points of view, different, um, people, you know? Um, it’s okay to have your own opinion and to state your opinion and have your belief, as long as you’re willing to accept the fact that there’s[sic] people out there that’s[sic] gonna disagree with you and have a different point of view, and, um, that’s one thing [inaudible], uh—uh, where I grew up, um, I kinda had a mindset of a way things should be and my beliefs, but, um, sitting here 21 years later, I’m a totally different person. I think I’m more open and more, uh, subjective to—other people’s, um, either backgrounds or, you know, ways of life, and, you know, the way I look at it—I, you know—we’re all people. We all have a right to our own opinion, our own way of life, so as long as it doesn’t affect me directly, you know, I haven’t put much thought into it. Joyner You said when you returned back to Orlando, you didn’t recognize the base, so—or the area at all. So how would you say the NTC base or the Central Florida region changed since you left? Etchison Um, from what I remember, um, there—there’s a few landmarks that are here that I remember going to, um, around the base. Church Street Station is still there. Um, there’s a couple of restaurants—still there, but the landscape has changed, you know, to being primarily housing now, and, um, I think the demographics of the population has changed too. Um, I think there’s more of a Hispanic culture here than I remember. Um, so, um—and this is the—since boot camp, you know, this is—the last six months is the first time I’ve really been here—living here, you know, not just kind of visiting to visit the theme parks and stuff like that. That’s totally different than actually being—excuse me—being a resident here. So, um, I think the demographics has[sic] changed and, you know, that whole area around Lake Baldwin now, you know, just seems to me to be all housing and stuff now, and, uh, there—there was a club—I think it was called Manatees—outside the gate there—that I was looking for to see if to see if it was still there, and, uh, it might be there, but I couldn’t remember my way around, because I didn’t recognize the area. Um, I remember that and, uh, there was a hotel in the area we use to stay at on the weekends, just to get away. It was the Colonial Plaza. I don’t know if it is there or not. Uh, I’ve [inaudible] —I’ve talked to my wife. I was like, you know, “I want to take some time and drive around see if we can find it,” or, you know—so—But, uh, yeah. It’s totally changed. Joyner What do you think the lasting legacy of the NTC Orlando—of is—of the NTC Orlando? Etchison I would hope people remembered it was here, you know? And, um, I know the [Central Florida] Navy League has worked hard, uh, to get the—the Lone Sailor [Memorial Project] statue out in Baldwin Park, which, um, that would be a good reminder. Even talking with some of the younger sailors nowadays, uh, when I told them, “Hey. I went to boot camp in Orlando,” they didn’t even know, you know, that Orlando even existed as—as a RTC [Recruit Training Center] or that we had a base down here, Other than where we’re at now. Um, so I—I just hope people remember, you know, that we were here—that we were a big footprint here, at one time, and, uh, I think that Lone Sailor statue would be a lasting memorial, At least to all the sailors, you know, that[sic] served here, and at least we get some kind of recognition that we were here and did something here. So, um, sad that it’s gone, but it is what it is. Joyner What do you—what do you think former Navy personnel would like to see or be reminded of when they revisit the site? Etchison Um, I think just having a statue that, you know—the Lone Sailor Statue just represents a—a lot to sailors, and, uh, seeing that there would be a, you know—hopefully, just a good reminder, uh, of the things that went on, you know, at RTC and NTC, and, uh,it’s funny when—when I got asked to do this—and looking through my book and thinking about, you know, um—you remember all the good times, you know? The bad times—you just forget—kinda forget them, unless somebody brings something up, but, uh, you remember the good times, and hopefully, having a memorial there, you know, when—when the sailors come back to visit and they see that, it will bring back the good memories of—of that, and the positives that they experienced there. Joyner Before we finish I want you to fill in the—fil in the blank for me. Etchison Okay. Joyner NTC Orlando means what to me. Etchison [sighs] I tell you: NTC Orlando means a new beginning for me. Um, because I was there at, uh, RTC and NTC, where I got the first taste of the world and experience the world on my own, not in a family environment or setting, and, uh, I had to rely upon myself, you know, to get things done or to be more responsible. Um, I—I had to answer to a higher authority for my actions. So it was a total new beginning for me, and, um, looking back, I think I made the right choice for myself, ‘cause I couldn’t, um—I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else, and—and, um—and having that experience there and getting to experience life, uh, on my own being, able to make my own decisions and do things, you know, um—that’s, uh—that’s where it all started for me. Right there. Joyner Is there anything I haven’t asked you about or anything else you would like to talk about, sir? Etchison You know, I—I can’t think of anything. Um, not at the moment. No. Joyner Thank you, Senior Chief Etchison, for taking your time to conduct this interview for us. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Curt Sawyer Alternative Title Oral History, Sawyer Subject Veterans--Florida Army Description An oral history interview of Curt Sawyer (b. 1954), who served in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 1994. Sawyer was born in San Francisco, California, on May 1, 1965, but grew up in Tennessee. While living in Fort Myers, Florida, in 1986, Sawyer joined the Army. During his service, he participated in training exercises with the French Foreign Legion in Corsica and served at Guard Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North Korea and South Korea. Sawyer achieved the rank of First Lieutenant and received the Expert Infantryman Badge. He was also a graduate of the Army Ranger School, Army Airborne School, Army Air Assault School, and Army Rappelling School. This interview was conducted by Robin Dunn at the University of Central Florida (UCF) on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include attending the United States Military Academy at West Point, Airborne School and Air Assault School, serving in South Korea, the 1st Ranger Regiment, meeting his wife, his post-Army life, and training with the French Foreign Legion. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:40 Background 0:01:28 Enlistment 0:03:33 United States Military Academy at West Point 0:05:53 Army assignments 0:07:22 South Korea 0:10:52 Airborne School and Air Assault School 0:12:38 Rest and recuperation in South Korea 0:14:35 Savannah, Georgia 0:18:35 1st Ranger Regiment 0:20:33 Breakout of the Persian Gulf War 0:22:15 Wife 0:28:07 Post-military life 0:30:04 Training with the French Foreign Legion 0:34:44 Staying in touch with friends from the military 0:36:03 Impact of Army on life 0:37:38 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Curt Sawyer. Interview conducted by Robin Dunn at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida on November 13, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/464/rec/1" target="_blank">Sawyer, Curt</a>. Interviewed by Robin Dunn, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. 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Coverage United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, New York Fort Benning, Georgia Guard Post Ouellete, Demilitarized Zone, South Korea Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea Eglin Air Force Base, Okaloosa County, Florida Savannah, Georgia Corsica, France Creator Sawyer, Curt Dunn, Robin Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-11-13 Date Issued 2015-01 Date Copyrighted 2014-11-13 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 342 MB 218 KB Medium 39-minute and 53-second Digital (DAT) audio/video recording 20-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Robin Dunn and Curt Sawyer. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Kim, Kwi-Gon. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/857709227" target="_blank">The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of Korea: Protection, Conservation and Restoration of a Unique Ecosystem</a>. 2013. Si-woo, Lee, and Myung-Hee Kim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754765257" target="_blank">Life on the edge of the DMZ</a>. Folkestone: Global Oriental, 2007. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/464/rec/1" target="_blank">Sawyer, Curt</a> Transcript Dunn Today is November 13th, 2014. I am interviewing Mr. Curtis Sawyer, Associate Vice President of Administrative Affairs at the University of Central Florida, who served in the United States Army for eight years, achieving 1st Lieutenant as his highest rank. My name is Robin Dunn. We are interviewing Mr. Sawyer as a part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Community Veterans History Project. We are recording this interview in Orlando, Florida. Good morning, Mr. Sawyer. How are you? Sawyer Good morning, Robin. Dunn [laughs]. Sawyer I’m doing fine. Thank you. Dunn Alright. We’re going to start with some easy questions. Um, when were you born? Sawyer [May 1st,] 1965. Dunn Okay, and where were you born? Sawyer San Francisco, California. Dunn [laughs] And what did your parents do for a living? Sawyer Hm, my father originally was a college English professor, and then he switched careers about midcareer and went into real estate, and that’s what—so those were his two primary careers. My mother was homemaker. Dunn And did you have any siblings? Sawyer I have one older sister. Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer She’s three years older. Her name is Dojuan [Sawyer]. Dunn Dojuan? Sawyer Yes. Dunn And, um, what is—did she have any military history, as well? Did she enlist in… Sawyer No, her husband did. He was enlisted man in the 82nd Airborne [Division] and he used to jump out of airplanes for a living. So he and I had quite, uh—a little bit of a common background. Dunn And when did you enlist in the service? Sawyer Hm, I went in in [June 30,] 1986. Dunn And what made you enlist into the Army? Sawyer Well, um, I actually went in as an officer, and so, um, it really wasn’t something that I had thought about, when I was a kid growing up in the country in Tennessee. Um, I always really liked playing war games, and, um—so my little toy soldiers, and, um, tanks, and—and I was just set up these elaborate massive battles, and that’s what they [inaudible], and then I’d go outside and whittled out swords and—And, um, play Army, but that was really the extent of what I thought I would do with that desire to do military stuff. When I was living in Fort Myers[, Florida] in 1986, our [U.S.] senator,<a title="">[1]</a> who, at the time, senator was Senator<a title="">[2]</a> Connie Mack,<a title="">[3]</a> sent out a new letter to us and my dad saw it and it was a little blurb that said, “Hey. Anybody interested in applying to a service aca—academy, um, here’s what you do.” And so, um, my dad said, “Hey, Curt. You should try to do this. You will never get accepted, because you don’t know anybody political, but you can just go ahead and do it for the experience.” and so I did. I went through the process, I interviewed with the co—committee, I did all the PT [physical training] tests, I did the medical exams, I finished my grades, I showed all the stuff that I had done, and then I forgot about it, and, um, I had gone to community college, as well, like what you did. Edison Community College. Now it’s [Florida] SouthWest[ern] State College. and I was going to graduate from there and then I was either going to go to the University of Florida or Florida State [University], whichever school had the higher ratio of females to males. Dunn [laughs]. Sawyer That was my criteria for de—deciding. and so one day, in the mail, came this official looking binder, and, um—and I opened it up, and I looked at it, and it said, um, “The United States Military Academy is pleased to offer you a letter of-of ac—of, uh—of acceptance to the class of 1986”—the class of ‘90—“at West Point.” So that’s how I started my military career. Dunn Mmhmm, and so you went to West Point? Sawyer I did. Dunn Okay. So how was West Point? What was your experience at West Point? Sawyer Hm, you know, um, it was something that I—I did not really prepare for. When I got there, um, a lot of my classmates had already prepared they knew what they were up—so There’s a lot of reading, a lot of memory work you have to do. It’s called “bugle notes.” it’s that thick. You memorize it all: insignia, rank, history, sayings, important figures that graduated—all that stuff. Um, they knew all that stuff, they knew how to shine their shoes and their boots, and they knew how to do a proper salute, and they knew—and I knew nothing about that. So it took me a while to figure that all out, and, um—but once I did it went well enough. Um, yeah. Dunn Is there anything, um, memorable about West Point? Do you have any, like, experiences that you enjoyed there? Sawyer Yeah, I think every single minute of my four years there is seared into my memory. Um, so it—I’m very proud, um, of my West point experience. I’m glad I went. At the time, it was a little bit—I’ve always been a little bit of, um—of an independent type. Um, kinda a little bit of a free thinker. Not in a really kind of a weird or aggressive way, but just always been independent-minded, and that’s not what West point is about. So, um, it’s been around since [March 16,] 1802, and so there’s a history, and there’s a structure, and there’s a way of doing things, and you either comply with it and you do well, or if you don’t, then you really kind of—you just don’t make it. So, um—so once I kinda came to grips with that, um, I did well. I, you know—the experiences were very rich. The classmates, which[sic] I still keep in contact with, um, the things I did, the training that I did. During the summers, we really wouldn’t have summers off in military training for vacation. We would go on military training. So I went to Air Assault School<a title="">[4]</a> and I got my Air Assault wings [Badge], went to Airborne School and did that, went to Germany for six weeks, and so just a lot of kind of—life at a hundred miles an hours. Dunn And what did you do after West Point? Sawyer Well, um, with West Point comes, um, a commitment—a military commitment in the Army, and so, um, I went into the Army and did that for four and a half years. I was stationed at—at different places and did different things. Do—do you want me to share that with you? Dunn Yeah, yeah. Where—where were you stationed? Sawyer Okay. So once I graduated from West Point, um, my parents bought me a trip to, um, Cancún[, Quintana Roo, Mexico] with a buddy, and, um, so we did that to kind of celebrate the four years of hard work, which is where I met my wife, Uh, by—By the way. She was my travel agent. I’ll tell that story a little bit later. Dunn Okay [laughs]. Sawyer And, um—and so then after that, I went to the Officer Basic Corps in Fort Benning, Georgia, and then I went to Ranger School, um, and then, um—and then my first duty assignment was in [South] Korea, and, um, did Korea for a while, had a regular line. It’s called a “line platoon,” which is a platoon of—in infantrymen, at the time, and then, um, there I took over—it’s called a “scout platoon,” which is a smaller unit—but basically we would go out and were kinda the eyes and ears of the overall battalion, and, um, once I left Korea, then I came back to the United States and went to Savannah, Georgia, and I served with the 75th Ranger [Regiment] battalion. So the first—first Ranger battalion in Savannah, Georgia, and did that for a while, and then I wrapped up my service. Dunn Now, you said you went to Korea. Um, what—what was it like going to Korea? What were your first experiences and thoughts, while you were in Korea? Sawyer Yeah, um, you know, it was kind of a surprise that I even went to Korea. The way West point does it is that everything you do, um, counts against your rank, and so there is roughly 1,000 of us that entered, um, our plebe year, and so roughly 900 graduated. and so what they do—so every PT, every—every test that you take, every PT test you take, every academic grade you get, every sport that you play, every demerit that you get, everything goes into this basically a formula, and you’re rank-ordered from number one all the way down to the bottom. So you always know where you stand, in terms of the rest of your classmates, and so, what you do then, is you pick the branch that you want to go, and generally most folks get that they want. I always wanted to go infantry, and then what happens is, at some point in time, several couple month before we graduated, they take you into an auditorium, and we’re all in there, and your names are all—all 900—and then all of the available slots that are available worldwide, in terms of duty stations, right? And they’re all there. They’re all on the board. So the number one person… Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer Who, in my class, was a guy by the name of Ed Hoyt, was just this—photographic memory—he is the first choice. So the—the best slots always go first. Vicenza[, Veneto], Italy, always goes first, Hawaii goes, Fort Ord, California, always go first. All the cool place go, and then they work down the list. So I was about mid-pack. I was like around 450 or so, and I had planned—I was dating this girl, and we was all serious, and it was love and all that sort of thing, and so we had agreed that we were going to—that I was going to go to Fort Lewis, Washington. I was going to stay stateside, and, um, we were going to continue the relationship. and so when it can time, when they called my name, Cadet Curt Sawyer, I stood up and fully expected to say, “Fort Lewis, Washington,” but what came out of my mouth was “the Republic of Korea.” and honest to goodness, [inaudible] I’m like—and my friends all looked at me, and I looked at them, and I’m like, “What have I done?” And, um—and that’s where I went, and so, um, the relationship ended pretty quickly thereafter, and, um, I went to Korea. So Korea was cool, just because, um, back then, it was fairly tense still. There’s still no formal treaty ending the [Korean] War between North Korea and South Korea. So it—it—it could be tense on the Demilitarized Zone—the DMZ, and, um, so I spent quite a bit of time on the DMZ, with—with the, eh—there—there’s a couple of guard posts that are right there. One of them is Guard Post Ouellette, and it’s actually surrounded on three sides by North Korea. So it kinda jets out and, um, it’s pretty tense, and we would do patrols, and—and look for the North Koreans, and they would look for us, and that sorta of thing. So I wasn’t married. I didn’t have, um, commitments, and so it was a time that I really dove into my craft of learning to be an Army officer, and doing as well as I could. Um, there were several of my classmates that[sic] I went to West Point with, and I went to Airborne School, and I went to Ranger School—they were over there, and so we were pretty close, and we were just we really, really trained hard, and—And, um—yeah. Dunn Okay, and you said you went to Airborne and… Sawyer Air Assault. Dunn Air Assault School. Do you want to talk about those? And how those experiences helped you? Sawyer Yeah, um, those are kinda expected. Those are schools that are kinda expected, um, as an Army infantry officer, um, especially someone that wants to go to, um, Ranger School, and then serve in a Ranger battalion. you—you really—it’s hard to be in a Ranger battalion and not have—be airborne qualified, because of a lot of what Rangers do is you parachute in and do your mission, and so it’s just one of those things, and Airborne School is pretty straightforward. I went to it my junior year. They call it a “cow” at West Point. Your junior year, you’re—you’re a cow. Yeah. It goes: plebe, and then yearly, and then cow, and then firstie, right? And so, um, straightforward. You do five jumps, and then you get your Airborne wings, and you put it on, you wear them, you walk around like somebody special, because you—you jumped out an airplane five times. So it was cool. It was hot, and then Air Assault School is where you—you—basically, you repel out of helicopters, and, um, it’s—it’s pretty straightforward. It actually was a hard course—not the physical part. It’s just you had to learn how to—to rig items, Jeeps, equipment, and that sorta thing, in order to be able to transport them, and so it’s pretty technical, and that was kinda hard. But, um, and that as in Fort Kentu—um, that was in, um—I forget the name—and in Kentucky. That was really hot. Everything I did, all the classes, or courses, were in the middle of the summer, it felt like. So they were good. It was good training. It helped me in my craft as an Army officer. Dunn Okay. Um, now, while you’re in Korea—we’re gonna go back to Korea—um, what did you do when you weren’t working? What was your, like, R&R [rest and recuperation], while in Korea? Sawyer Um, yeah, you know, there wasn’t that much time that we were off, um, because we were, um, either at the home base, um, getting ready to go back to the DMZ or, um—or we were recovering from out last mission to the DMZ, or, um, we were actually at the DMZ—the Demilitarized Zone, and what that is: it’s basically a line that—the 45th Parallel [North] that divides North and South Korea. Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer And, um, the few times that we—the times that we had off, we would go into the city of Seoul[, South Korea]. So we learned how to take the train and—and the sub—and, uh, the subway—and go into Seoul, and there’s a little place called Itaewon, which is were a lot of us would go. Um, I can’t tell you too much about it, because it was one of—it was kind of a younger, wilder, um, time that was a little bit of a blur. Dunn That’s okay [laughs]. Sawyer [laughs]I will tell you this: they have this stuff “soju,” right? Which is—it’s kinda like our white lightning. It’s—it’s, um—really, really, powerful, clear alcohol. And so you can’t drink it straight, ‘cause it’ll kill ya, I mean, it’s like drinkin’ gasoline. So [laughs] whatcha do though is you is mix it with, um, different kinds of Kool-Aids [laughs], and honest to goodness—and so, um, you know—cherry Kool-Aid, or grape Kool-Aid, or whatev—and so it tastes like Kool-Aid. You can’t taste the—the booze in it. So you drink a couple of those, and you just really kind of, you know, be all you can be as a young, American soldier in a foreign country. Dunn [laughs]. Sawyer [laughs]. Dunn And how long were you in Korea for? Sawyer A year. Dunn Okay, and when you came back, you said you went to Savannah, Georgia? Sawyer Yes. Dunn Okay. Sawyer That, um—so I was in Korea And, um—and so the scout platoon became available, so I got selected to do that, which is—which is kinda of an honor, because, um—it just is. Um, ‘cause there is just one scout platoon in a battalion, and, um, and the thing about scouts is, um, you—you have to go out, and you have to be very tactical, you have to be very—you cannot be seen, Right? So you kind of—you integrate. Well, we had a colonel that was, um—came from the old guard in Washington, D.C, and those are the ones—the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. So they walk, and all the pomp and the ceremony, and all that sorta thing. Well, that stuff is great, but it doesn’t really work when you’re out in the field, you know? There it’s more about performance, more—it—more about getting the bad guy before the bad guy get you, and so I didn’t wear full uniform that—that he wanted. He thought I should. For example, I would take my helmet off. When you’re out in the woods, you know, it’s really kinda hard to hear, and—and, um, be stealthy and crafty when you have this big ol’ thing on your head that’s covering your ears. So I’d take that off, and I would have the boys put—called “watch caps” or “balaclavas.” Well, he caught wind of that, and really, really, um, really, kinda hit the roof, and was determined that he was just going to kinda ruin my military career off of that, and, uh, the thing about him though: he was West Point, so he knew I was a West Point, and he said, “Well, let me give this,” you know—‘cause a lot of folks were really kinda rooting for me saying, “No. this guy is little bit kinda on the wild side maybe, but he’s really, really good at what he does, and so give him a chance.” So what he did is like, “Okay, Lieutenant Sawyer. I’m gonna go on a mission with you, alright? And I’m gonna see if you’re as good as what people are sayin’.” And so, um, so he showed up and—and, of course, we have all our equipment, you know? For example, I would carry two radios, in order to communicate with higher headquarters, plus also my—my soldiers that[sic] were all spread out all over kind of Korea. Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer And, um, so between all that equipment, it’s maybe 70-80 pounds of weight, and so he showed up with just his little—this kind of thing, with his water and his radio, and said, “Okay, Lieutenant Sawyer. Let’s go,” and I’m like “Sir, where’s—where’s all your equipment?” And he’s like, “I got my Jeep tailing me, so, um, don’t worry about me. You just show me what ya got.” So, um—so I’m like, “Okay.” So I— told my platoon sergeant “Alright. Sergeant Iver[sp]. Get ready. Um, we’re gonna climb the tallest mountain I can find,” and, um— and so we did, and, um, a lot—a lot of it was climbing on our hands and knees, and it took most of the day to climb the mountain, and we got to the top, and then we set up camp, and, um—and then I deployed all my different scouts, and—and, um—and basically, we did such a good job that the colonel changed his mind, and, um—and so therefore, um—but then the next continuation of that is that the Rangers came recruiting to Korea, and, um, all my friends were like, “Rangers. That’s—that’s the pinnacle. We wanna go. Um, we wanna be a Ranger.” so, like, “Let’s go, Curt.” and I’m like, “No. I have only about a month left in Korea and I already have orders.” I’m gonna go to Fort Smith, Arkansas, with a—it’s called a “Joint Readiness Training Center”—the JRTC. I’m fine with that. I’ve come to grips with that. I’m kinda looking forward to it. I’m not really much interested in this Rangering stuff, and so they’re like, “Well, at least come along with us.” And, um, so I went with them, and I interviewed with the Rangers, and then, um, eh, strangely enough, I was the only one that—that was accepted, and was offered, um, an invitation to join the Rangers, and so once that happened, I thought, Okay. Well, I guess this is too good an offer to refuse, and so I ended up going to Savannah with the 1st Ranger battalion. Dunn Okay, and what was your job in the 1st Ranger battalion. What was—what did you do exactly? Sawyer Yeah, um, yeah. Uh, Rangers are—are part of [United States Army] Special Operations [Command], and so my job was a platoon leader to lead, and—and their big platoons, so it’s roughly 55, um—55 men, and, um, our job was different things: to raids, to do ambushes. We would—we would parachute in most of the time and—and do our—do our mission, and then get extracted. um, sometimes, it would be fast strobing—it’s called “fast strobing,” where you have a helicopter that comes in, and then basically, you jump out, grab the rope, and—and you slide down, and jump out of the way, and the helicopter keeps moving like this, so you go, and you kinda just go, and you assemble and move off. Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer Um, so ambushes, raids. Um, a big part of it was, um, airfield seizures—airfield—airfield takes downs, which is actually pretty cool, ‘cause we had a special vehicles, that, um—special vehicles Land Rovers, that were made just for the Rangers, that would fit into the airplanes. So the [Lockheed] C-130s [Hercules] and the [Lockheed] C-141s [Starlifter] [sniffs]. Um it—it’s called “Jeeps” and “bikes.” So, uh, [laughs] it’s pretty cool. So you’d drop the ramp of the—of the aircraft, and then you’d drive your Jeeps up there, and we also had dirt bikes, and, um, our job was, um, once other members of the platoon would go in—jump in, and secure the airfield, make sure there was no debris on the runway—We would come in, drop the ramps, disembark, drive off, and then establish blocking positions, so that the enemy could not retake the—the airfield. So different things. Yeah. Dunn And, um, uh, did you see any combat at all? Sawyer No. Dunn No? Sawyer No, I did not. When I was in Korea—Korea—since Korea has just kind of a—kind of a special mission—because we’re at peace, but we’re not really—um, I did not go to the First, um, Iraq War.<a title="">[5]</a> When I was in Ranger School, um—I remember in January of ’91, we were doing a patrol at Eglin Air Force Base, and so we had just jumped into our—our rubber boats, called “Zodiacs” or “RB-15s,” and we were doing a mission. It was the last mission of that phase of Ranger School, and we were all just really tired and really weak, and, we just wanted to be kinda done with it—just done with it, and, um, course, it’s night. All the—all the missions you do in the military are—are at night, um, and so we had just pushed off, and we were just about to start rowing, and then this big ol’ colonel—this big ol’ colonel that[sic] I have never seen before—he must have of weighed 250 pounds—came running and jumped into our—our boat, and then, we—we could see just enough in the moonlight that he looked like he had some rank that kinda outranked us, or we were a little bit different, and he was listening to a radio, and that’s when we had first started bombing. That’s when we first went into Iraq, and he was listening to it and said, “Alright, Rangers. This is for real now. We’re goin’ to war. Every single one of you.” you know, gave some colorful adjectives, um, “Will be over there, um, inside of two months. So you better that this seriously,” which we already were, But, um—and so we were momentarily kinda pumped, you know, because when you’re in the military and that sorta thing that we’re doing, you kind of—you wanna go into combat, you want go where the danger is, but then after that, we were mostly worried about this big ol’ colonel was just gonna make our jobs harder to row, and—and, so, um, that’s what we’re mostly worried about. Dunn Um, did you stay in touch with your family, while you were over there? Sawyer Well, um, that gets in the story of my wife. So do you wanna hear about this? [laughs]. Dunn Yeah. Sawyer I won’t tell you all the details. Dunn [laughs]. Sawyer But, um—so when I graduated from West Point, my parents sent my best friend and I to a trip to Cancún, and so, um, we had to go to a travel agent. My mother, for some reason or another, got so upset with our normal travel agent. So we said, “We’re just not gonna go to her anymore. We’re gonna go fine a different travel agent.” So back then you didn’t really have the Internet. You couldn’t pull up your—your PDA and see where the—we just went driving, and so we saw a “travel agent,” and Mom said “That’s it. That’s the one.” [sniffs] And so we walk in there, and there was this really, really pretty girl with really, deep green eyes, and I’m like, Hello. I didn’t say that. Dunn [laughs]. Sawyer I was thinking that, right? And, um, so we sat down, and she arranged it, and I’m looking at her, and I’m thinking Wow, you know? Um, I—I—I think, um—and you can kinda tell, she kinda was mildly intrigued with me—not overwhelmed—but mildly, and so, um—and so when I get back from Cancún, I’m gonna come back and I’m gonna ask this—this lady out, Right? And so then when I came back, um, I—I remembered her, and I had every intention, and then I end up meeting this other girl, who actually was a cop in Miami[, Florida], who was also a lawyer, but she put the law thing on the side, and she wanted to work a cop in one of the most dangerous areas of Fort Lauderdale[, Florida], and so I got kinda sidetracked with that nonsense for about five months, until was finally able to get outta that—get out of that. That was really not a good relationship. So then I got my orders to go to Korea, right? And, um—so I had to fly commercial, so I went back to the travel agent, and then when I walked in, I’m like Hello. I—I kinda, like, forgotten [laughs] all about her, but then when I saw those pretty green eyes, I[sic] like, Whoa, you know? And it was a mess. I was young, right? We were all young, and, um—and so then, I ask her out, and, um, so we dated for a week, and then I went to Korea, and the way Korea is, back then, you really don’t come back, and there really wasn’t a whole lot of e-mail back then. Um, so, we wrote. We hand wrote letters, back and forth, and she saved every single of them. She still has them. We’ve been married 22 years. She saved every single one of ‘em, and I was—and I was faithful to her, um, until about eight months through, and then—and I know this sounds funny—I mean, [inaudible— I met the colonel’s daughter. Literally, I met the colonel’s daughter, and, um, [laughs] and so, um, started dating her, and so I wrote Lisa [Sawyer]—my Lisa—a “Dear Lisa” letter, you—you know? And bought a 12-pack, and got liquored up, and wrote it, and she saved that doggone letter Dunn [laughs]. Sawyer [laughs] And she still has that doggone letter. So alright—and anyways, so I’m like, “Sorry. Met the colonel’s daughter. It’s been nice knowing ya.” we only dated for a week. What’s the big deal, right? And, um [sniffs]—and that was that. So the colonel’s daughter came back—she was in Texas. I came back, and, um, thought everything was good, right? Unbeknownst to me, while I was I Korea, my parents took Lisa up under their wings, and really—they really like her, and so they stated to take her to church with them, and—and really kind of mentored her, and developed this close relationship. So when I got back I said, um, “Dad and Mom,” uh, you know, “Lisa and I are no longer together.” “Well, what happened?” So I explained it all, and they’re like, “Well, that’s no good.” um, “That’s not the way to do it. We’re not happy with—with that, but that’s your decision, but you do not do that via a letter.” I’m like, “Alright. I’ll call her.” and they’re— “Nope. You gotta go see her and tell her face to face that you’re sorry.” And, um, and but you’re formally— I’m formally ending the relationship. They’re pretty old school. Um, I respect that now. At the time I was like, Ugh. So I call Lisa up, and said “Lisa, this is Curt. Um, I—I wanna come see you.” She hung up on me. So I went back to my parents, and said, “Hey, I’m off the hook. She doesn’t wanna talk to me.” They’re like, “No, no, no.” [laughs]. “You’re a Ranger. It doesn’t work that well. Figure out a way.” So I called her back, said “Lisa,” you know, “The way my parents are. They won’t get off my back, until I come see you. Can I come see you? Just, eh, five minutes. Don’t even have to walk in the door. Just need to see you, check the block, then my parents are off my back. Help me out.” She was like, “Okay. Come over.” So I went over to see her. She opened out, uh—the door, and I’m like, Hello, you know? The—I know, and, um, she ended up inviting me in. so, um—and so the long story short of it is: um, I broke it off with the colonel’s daughter, and then Lisa and I started dating again, and we got married six months later, and, um, so even with all that nonsense of how that started out, um, eh, she’s just been a blessing, and I’ve been absolutely faithful to her for 22 years, and she’s just more than I deserve. So that was kinda that. Then the colonel’s daughter, right? So she was flying into Orlando, but flying out of Fort Myers. So I still had to go pick her up, and she was pissed at me. She was pissed. So I went to pick her up, didn’t speak a word for like three-quarters of the trip, and then the floodgate’s going, “How could you do this?” I mean, and, uh, I’m like, “What can I say? I’m sorry. I know I—it’s on me,” you know? So then, I put her on the plane and—and that was it. No more drama. Dunn [laughs] Okay. Um, what did you do when you—after, with your wife and—meeting her—what did you do after coming home from Korea and after you got out of the service? Like, what did you do afterwards? Sawyer Yeah, um, when I came back—so I did the Rangering thing for a while in Savannah, and, um, deployed quite a bit. Did a lot of, um—did a lot of trainings—did a lot of training. Really enjoyed it, really enjoyed the Rangers, and really enjoyed the Army. Um, When I was at West Point—even though I really appreciated my West Point experience and I’m very proud of it, very proud of the mission it has, and what—the impact it continues to have—but I said, You know, if the Army is anything like West Point, then I want nothing to do with it. I’m just gonna do my time, and I’m going to get out, and, um, the Army was completely different from the West Point, for the most part, and, uh, then I got out, um, from West Point into the Army, I—I tried all the stuff that I was taught. You know, it’s gotta be formal and—and all this sorta thing, and they laughed at me. Like, “Get over yourself, Lieutenant. That’s just not the way it works.” Well, I’m like, “Okay. How does it work?” “Just be yourself, just lead the men, just lead, alright?” I’m like, “Oh, okay. Well, that’s great.” so I scrapped all this stuff. It—it really wasn’t scrapping all the stuff, but it was truly being a leader and taking charge, and, um—so yeah, um, therefore, I really, really, um, really enjoyed the military. Um, really enjoyed what the Rangers did and what they stood for. Um, Lisa and I got married while I was still in the military, and then um, we wanted to start a family and that sorta thing. So, um, decided to get out, and then after that, went into the, um—the private sector. Worked for three Fortune 500 companies for 14 years, before I came to UCF. Dunn Now, you really seemed to enjoy the Army. What was your most memorable experience? Or something you really enjoyed in it? Like, what was—like maybe a good story, or hanging out with your friends? What was something you really, really enjoyed? Sawyer Hm, hm. Dunn It can be multiple. It doesn’t just have to be one. Sawyer Yeah, you know, I—I really, um—when I was with the Rangers, um, we de—we went and, um, trained with the French Foreign Legion, um, in Corsica, France. So, um, three companies of the, um—of the batta—um, three platoons of the company went to Belgium, and they did their training, and my platoon was selected to go and train with the Legionnaires, and, um, that was really cool, because not many military—not many American units are able to do that—to lay claim to training with the French Foreign Legion, which, when you’re in military circle, that’s—they’re well-known. They’re pretty hardcore. Um, Rangers—we considered ourselves hardcore, so it’s, —it was kinda cool for two hardcore entities to get together and train together. They trained differently from us. Um, by that, I’ll give an example. We were running a live fire, and, um—in France—and kinda showing them American tactics, and right in the middle of that—American tactics—the—the military officers are very much involved in that—coordinating, that sorta thing. My counterpart—my French counterpart pulled me off the side and said, “Hey, Curt,” you know? He didn’t call me Curt. It was Lieutenant Sawyer. “We gotta go over here and do lunch.” I’m like, “What is that?” [laughs]. “What do you have in the basket?” And he pulled out a loaf of bread, and he pulled out some cheese, and he pulled out a bottle out a bottle of wine/ and he was kinda just wanting to sit up on that p—hillside and just kinda watch it all, and I’m like, “Thank you for the offer, but I can’t do that. I got live bullets flying down range, and it’s a very dangerous situation, and I need to be…” so he—he was—was just different tactics, and the other thing I would say that’s kinda interesting is that we—we actually parachuted with them, you know? They had these old planes, and we looked at the plane—My Rangers all looked at the plane, and were, “We’re gonna jump out of that thing?” It’s called a [Transall] “C-160.” It looked old. It was old, and, um—and they were like, “Yup, and we were like, “Okay,” you know? And so we waited, and we sat there on the tarmac out on the airfield, and we waited and we waited, and we’re like, “Where are the pilots?” and they’re like, “They’re still, um, having lunch.” and so they were inside having lunch, and drinking wine, and kinda getting half crocked. So when they came out, they were kinda a staggering a little bit, and, um, I’m like, “We’re not gonna jump with these guys. It’s—it’s a little bit…” Plus, there’s a thunderstorm coming, the wind was picking up. When you—when you jump out of airplanes, the one thing you don’t want to do it jump out when the wind is blowing too hard, because you can’t control were you land, and, um—and basically they said, “Well, I thought Americans were tough,” you know? “You gonna let a—a little wind, a little wine kinda…” so, of course, we had to, and so we went up and—and we jumped, and, um, it was really, really windy. What they do is they throw a—it’s called a “dummy.” Um, it’s—it’s kind of, you know—it’s a stuffed—supposed to simulate a—a man—a grown man, and they throw it out, and then, wherever it goes, they adjust where the jumpers go out, and generally, you—the best case scenario: you throw the dummy out and the dummy just goes straight down. This time, he threw the dummy and the dummy went wick with the wind, and we’re like, “Whoa.” And so we jumped, and, um—and—and the wind is just taking us haywire, and, um, outside the compound—the compound was rimmed with—with [inaudible] or wire, and all that sorta thing, and, um—and as we’re going down and—and thinking, Well, this is gonna really kinda be painful, I saw my platoon sergeant just go fwoomp. He just was dropping like a rock, and I’m like, Whoa. What’s going on with that? And so I looked at him, and he figured out a way to really kinda make his parachute drop a lot faster. Basically, pulled his risers down, put his feet in ‘em, pushed them down, and it made him just go down. So I’m like, Let me try that. So I did it. So he and I were the only ones to land kinda where we were supposed to, and all the rest of the boys landed in the wire, or on the roofs, and on trees, and all that, and it took us the rest of the day to clean us all up, but nobody got hurt, and, um—so yeah. Things like that. Just kind of hardcore training, and, um, strong relationships, and, um, just standing ready to kinda serve our country, whenever we were called. Dunn And you said you made a lot of friends at West Point. Um, do you stay in contact with people from West Point? Or any people from the Rangers, as well? Sawyer Yeah, I do still. Some, you know—over—over the course of 20 years, you know, things drift, people change. That’s one things we really noticed is that we’ve changed. My wife and I really changed, and so, um, what used to interest us, just in terms of likes and—and [inaudible] and that sort of thing, they really—not so much anymore, so—inevitably too, but, yes, we have kept in touch with some of my classmates. Some of them are still in. some of them are now getting to the point they’re—they’re, um, becoming generals, brigadier generals—which is kinda cool, ‘cause, you know, we remember each other from just doing spirit missions at West Point, and getting hazed, and just doing silly things, and getting trouble over it, and that’s[sic] the memories a lot of us have, and now they’re—they’re national leaders, you know? A lot of my classmates have gone on and are part of the NSA [National Security Agency], and CIA [Central Intelligence Agency], and FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation], and—and, um, into politics, and—and really had done well for themselves. So, yeah. It’s kinda cool to keep up with them. Um, Facebook, obviously, we see a lot. A lot of my classmates have children that are now at West Point, so, um—so, yeah. It’s kinda cool. Dunn Um, has[sic] your experiences in the Army impacted your life? Sawyer Sure. Um, inevitably. One: it was just, uh—I think with anybody that that’s in, it’s just a special time. It’s just a really special time, because you’re so focused. One: you—I don’t think you will find anybody—you will—it will—rarely, that you will find someone that doesn’t really, really strongly believe in the mission of what we did, and so a lot of times, what we do—we go into the business world, we go in the corporate world, we—we get jobs in that sorta thing, and say, “Well, what’s your mission? What is your purpose?” and well, if you’re in the corporate world, it is to make somebody else money. It’s to make money. So you—you put that and you stack that against serving and honoring and protecting my country. Well, it’s kinda hard to compare with that. So when you put that—people strongly believe in that—then everything has a greater sense of urgency, just in terms of training, and—and awareness, and wanting to—to hone your craft, In order to be able to stand ready, when you’re called So, yeah. It’s just kind of a special time, and, um—and certainly, some of the characters—the—the discipline—discipline, and the focus, and, you know—and the—the mentality that you’ll never give up, ‘til you accomplished the mission, you know? The mission manifests itself in many different ways, depending on what you do, but still, at the end of the day, still an objective or a mission, and the military just teaches you how to be creative in how you’re going to figure out how to do it. Dunn Okay. Sawyer So that makes sense? Dunn Yes, yes [laughs]. Sawyer Okay. Dunn Um, well, um, we are getting to the end. So, um, would you advise anyone else, um, today to enlist? Since you enlisted, would you advise anybody else who would like to enlist that it’s a good thing, a bad thing? Sawyer Yeah, I think it’s a great thing. You know, there’s[sic] two different ways about going about it. One is through the officer, um—through the officer channel. The other is through enlisted, you know? And so each have its attractiveness for—depending on what people’s goals are. Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer You know? So I always wanted to do the officer thing, just because I wanted—I wanna be a leader, you know? You—you’re either a leader, or you’re kinda not. So, if you’re a leader, you kinda wanna be right in the middle of things, and—and you have more impact as an officer, generally. Um, um, I—I know as an NCO—a non-commissioned officer—you can still have that, but it takes longer to get that so, but certainly, as enlisted, I think that’s a very noble profession. Um, and it certainly helps with the GI Bill, and benefits, [U.S. Department of] VA [Veterans Affairs] care. A lot of folks don’t think about that from an early age. Dunn Mmhmm. Sawyer But once you serve in the military, you have access to VA—Veterans Administration care the rest of your life, and, um, that’s kinda a bid deal, and a lot of the other benefits that come along with it. So that’s not the primary reason why you should join, but certainty, I think it’s part of the consideration, and, um, the other is: there’s not a whole lot of pensions around anymore. If you do your 20 years in the military, then you get a pension, and, um—so, yeah. I would strongly encourage folks that[sic]—that[sic] are really, truly want to serve their country to—to consider it, and—regardless whether it’s Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard—all that. I’ve never been one to say, “Well, it’s gotta be Army only.” Yeah. We all serve. Dunn Uh, is there anything else you want to talk about? Any stories you wanna tell us? Anything that comes to mind? Sawyer Hm, no. I don’t think so. Dunn No? Okay. Well, I would like to thank you for sharing your story with us, and myself, and the UCF community, and we will be in touch with you once the copy of the interview is done. Sawyer Okay. Well, thank you. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection Alternative Title Lone Sailor Collection Subject Veterans--Florida Orlando (Fla.) United States. Navy Navy Sailors--United States Description Collection of digital images and oral histories related to the former Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando) for the United States Navy. The training center transformed raw recruits into highly effective sailors. This process took place over an intensive eight-week training period, commonly referred to as "boot camp." RTC Orlando occupied roughly one half of the former Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando), which was located at present day Baldwin Park, Orlando, Florida. Between 1968 and 1994, over 650,000 men and women graduated from RTC Orlando. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of William Reuter Alternative Title Oral History, Reuter Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Orlando (Fla.) Simulation Description An oral history interview of William Reuter (b. 1961), who served in the U.S. Navy from 1979 until 2012. Reuter was born in Camden, New Jersey on April 21, 1961. He served in Libya during the Action in the Gulf of Sidra and in the fjords of Norway. Reuter achieved the rank of Captain, earned a Legion of Merit, and served as Executive Officer (XO) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) at Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. This oral history interview was conducted by Daniel Bradfield on March 10, 2014. Interview topics include Reuter's experiences as XO at NAWCTSD, the simulation industry, Recruit Training Center (RTC) Orlando, the Lone Sailor Memorial Project, and applying to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:38 Background 0:01:40 Joining the Navy and active duty in warzones 0:05:20 Executive Officer at Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division 0:09:35 Simulation industry 0:15:05 Post-Navy career and lessons learned from naval experience 0:16:59 Naval Training Center Orlando and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project 0:19:07 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Abstract Oral history interview of William Reuter. Interview conducted by Daniel Bradfield at Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida on March 10, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/286/rec/2" target="_blank">Reuter, William</a>. Interviewed by Daniel Bradfield, March 10, 2014. UCF Community Veterans History Project, DP0014907. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Naval Support Activity, Orlando, Florida Baldwin Park, Orlando, Florida Creator Reuter, William Bradfield, Daniel Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-03-10 Date Issued 2014-09 Date Copyrighted 2014-03-10 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 137 MB 165 KB Medium 21-minute and 23-second DVD audio/video recording 12-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Daniel Bradfield and William Reuter. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/286/rec/2" target="_blank">Reuter, William</a> Transcript Bradfield Today is March 10th, 2014. I am interviewing [William] “Bill” Rotto[sic]—Reuter, who served in the United States Navy from 1979 through 2010? Reuter 2012. Bradfield 2012. Um, they, uh—Mr. Reuter served during the Cold War and completed his service as a… Reuter Captain. Bradfield Captain. Um, my name is Daniel Bradfield. We are interviewing Mr. Reuter as part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Community Veterans History Project and as research for the creation of the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. We are recording this interview at [Central Florida] Research Parkway in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Reuter, can you please start us off by telling us when and where you were born? Reuter I was born in [April 4th,] 1961 in Camden New Jersey. Bradfield Okay. Uh, what did your parents do for a living? Reuter My dad owned a mobile home business in, uh, Key West, Florida, which is where I grew up, and, uh, my mother, uh did all kinds of different things, including deal with us. Bradfield Uh, what did you, uh—do you have any brothers or sisters? Reuter I have two younger brothers and, uh—one of them in Pennsylvania and the other down in the Keys. Bradfield Growing up, where did you go to school? Reuter I went to school in Key West. Uh, grew up in a trailer park, because we owned trailers and trailer parks, and so, uh—but, uh—all—all throughout my life in Key West. Bradfield Um, what did you do before entering the Navy? Reuter Uh, basically, I was a student—I was a high school student, and received an [Reserve Officers’ Training Corps] ROTC scholarship out of—out of Key West High School, and then went straight to UF [University of Florida] to, uh, start my journey in the Navy. Bradfield Um, why did you join the Navy? Reuter I wanted to fly airplanes. I wanted be an astronaut. Bradfield Um, do you have any other family members in the service? Reuter I had an uncle that was in the Air Force, uh, but that’s about it. Bradfield Uh, how did your family feel about you joining the Navy? Reuter Very, very supportive. Bradfield Where did you attend boot camp? Reuter As an officer, my boot camp was really going through the Reserve Officer[sic] Training Corps program at UF. So I didn’t attend a formal boot camp, like many of the enlisted sailors that you’ve interviewed. Bradfield Did you ever see active duty in a warzone? Reuter Uh, only on, uh, Line of Death in Libya, and, uh, in the Norwegian fjords, uh, against Soviet, uh, reconnaissance, uh, and bomber aircraft, but not in the current [Persian] Gulf conflict.<a title="">[1]</a> Bradfield Um, do you have any stories you’d like to share about those encounters? Reuter Well, I mean, it’s always fun seeing people that, you know, think differently from you, and back in the [19]80s, certainly, we saw the Soviet Union as, uh—as sort of an enigma. It was very, very mysterious, because they were in this whole different, you know, behind the—Steel Curtain, you know? And so, uh, we had a lot of curiosity, and—and, uh, we’d look back at each other in airplanes, and here we are up in the middle of nowhere, and we just con—continue to have that kind of curiosity. Most of my stories having to do with, uh, stress and overcoming stress in the service have more to do with landing aircraft—landing aircraft on aircraft carriers at night. Those sorts of things. Because those are often, uh, scarier than most other things that an aviator would encounter. Bradfield Do you have any stories about any close calls while trying to land on an aircraft carrier? Reuter Certainly. Uh, well, I can tell you that, uh, at one point, I was—I had had a, uh, problem—what we call a “bleed air fuel leak,” which can create a fire, and so I had lights in the cockpit that were saying that there was excessive heat in the engine compartment. Uh, and it was—it’s what they call “one step short of a fire.” And a fire out on the aircraft carrier, when there’s really nowhere else to go, and, In this case, the aircraft carrier was so far off of any coast, that we were doing what you call “blue water op[eration]s.” “Blue water ops” meaning you’re going nowhere but back to the carrier, or the aircraft is going in the ocean. So we had to think real quick[sic]. We had just launched off catapult, so we were still very heavy, and we couldn’t land on the carrier right away. Carrier read—wasn’t even ready to catch us right away. So, uh—so we had to do, uh, some— real, uh, quick emergency things. Cockpit was getting very, very hot. Uh, they estimated it was around 130 degrees, uh, in the cockpit, and, um, we had to, uh—had to bring it back aboard the carrier, and—and, uh, did that, and got out of the airplane, and went down, and had me a cheeseburger. Because, uh, that’s one of the ways that we aviators deals[sic] with—deal with stress. Bradfield Did you receive any special commendations or medals? Reuter Uh, lots in the Navy, certainly. A couple of Legions of Merit medals, uh, which I am very, very grateful for. Uh, most of my accolades though, I can tell you—like most other sailors, I believe, would say—and that is: it’s not only due to them personally. None of these awards, uh—though you wear them as a personal decoration—a decoration, most of the time, they are as a result of the team you were on and the people you served with. Uh, But I was very fortunate to get a—a good number of accolades, uh, in the Navy, Including two commands. Uh, my—my biggest role, before this role down here at NAWCTSD [Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division], uh, was—it’s Commanding Officer and Chief Test Pilot of the squadron up at [Naval Air Station] Patuxent River, Maryland, Where I flew as an [McDonnell Douglas] F[/A]-18 [Hornet]<a title="">[2]</a> test pilot. Bradfield Uh, when were you assigned to NAWCTSD? Reuter I got here in, uh, January of 2008. So—and as I—as I moved into the role as Executive Officer, which is the second-in-command. Bradfield Did you know the—did you know about the region, militarily or other, before coming to NAWCTSD Orlando? Reuter All I knew about Orlando, uh, other than knowing a little bit of what NAWCTSD did and the—the—I did not know or appreciate the whole modeling and simulation cluster we had here. I knew there was a base,<a title="">[3]</a> when there was a boot camp,<a title="">[4]</a> and everything like that, and the nuke school,<a title="">[5]</a> But I did not know a lot about what NAWCTSD did, other than produce the aviation simulators that I was fortunate enough to fly. Bradfield What were your first impressions of the base?<a title="">[6]</a> Or—or the surrounding area? Reuter Well, I was very impressed with the—the—the—the proximity of everything. I was impressed that we were really close to the Army and we were really close to the Air Force and Marine Corps, and I was astounded with the intimacy of the relationship with the University of Central Florida, uh, and—and continued to enjoy that relationship throughout my tenure at NAWCTSD. Bradfield How did that compare to other bases you have been stationed at? Reuter There’s absolutely nothing like this area right here. There—there are no—no entities, within the [U.S.] DOD [Department of Defense], that duplicate what we have here. What we have here is a clear synergistic effect, not only based on proximity. You can put anybody in a building next to another entity and not gain the kind of synergies we get here from the partnerships and the relationships that we have across academia, and industry, and now these DOD activities. Bradfield What were your first days at NAWS—NAWCTSD like? Reuter I came in with—wearing civilian clothes, ‘Cause I was actually a, uh—in a—in a class. So this class had you wearing civilian clothes. So people didn’t know that I was the guy that was gonna come in and eventually be in charge. So it was actually very cool, ‘cause I could have this sort of Brubaker approach to it, Where [Henry] Brubaker was the guy that[sic] went into the prison as the warden and he went in as an inmate. So I kinda went in in that underground kind of incognito way, and it was great, ‘cause I got to hear the conversations. I got to understand a little bit more about the culture/ but it is the most unique place that I have ever served in the Navy. Bradfield What were your primary responsibilities while you were at NAWCTSD? Reuter Well, I was the Executive Officer, who is the second-in-command, so responsible for pretty much everything that happens, uh, at NAWCTSD, and the other thing that a lot people don’t rec—recognize is that when you’re the commanding officer, or the Executive Officer, of NAWCTSD, You are also the Executive Officer, Commanding Officer of NSA Orlando—the Naval Support Activity Orlando, which is the base. So all of the stuff that deals with the gates, and the guards, and any of the sort of anti-terrorism measures, or any of that kind of stuff when it comes to protection, You deal with in capacity as CO or the XO, so—Commanding Officer or Executive Officer—of NSA Orlando. So you really had two hats and two jobs. Bradfield So, eh, what was a typical day like, um, when you were, uh, Executive Officer? Reuter Well, a typical day as Executive Officer, uh, had a lot to do with, uh, a series of meeting, most of which were people that[sic] wanted a decision about one thing or another. Some of them were informational, but we tried to keep those to a minimum. Most of the time, I was given direction and—and providing guidance to people that were trying to, uh, make decisions. Uh, I—I tried to give them enough context to how I would decide, so that they could make decisions on their own and have my full faith, trust, and confidence, as they did so. So a lot of different things go on as you can imagine. Running, uh, a warfare center and a base, and so, there’s, uh, everything from acquisition stuff that has to be decided, to what, uh—to—to where we’re gonna—to what color carpet we’re gonna pick out. There’s just a lot of different things [laughs] that—you[?] pro—and anything in between that spectrum. Bradfield Um, can you tell us about the types of projects you worked on and what they aimed to accomplish? Reuter The things that I’m most proud of, and the thing that people need to understand is that: simulation—we talk about it, kind of, trying to create an environment that is the real thing, and, in this environ—in this world today— in the way that we train our airmen, our sailors, our soldiers, and our Marines, We have to create some really, really immersive environments, in order to generate the kind of suspension of disbelief. For people to go in there and actually get proficiency from these environments. I mean, there’s[sic] so many people playing video games and they’re dealing with such cool graphics and immersive effects that you really, really need to wow them, in order to create that environment, and in the aviation community, it becomes even harder, because you’re dealing with very dynamic technology and it’s not as easy to do that. So what we decided to do in the Navy was really, really take hold of this whole idea of increasing the fidelity of our simulations. Whether it be better visuals, better motions, better all kinds of different things that you can do to generate, uh—to—to give them an environment where they could actually be trained, and so, we were—I was—I was fortunate enough to be there, from ‘08 to ‘12—from 2008 to 2012—where we made huge investments that we still continue to make, but it was really the—the tip of the iceberg, for the money that’s going into simulation and that is being taken out of a lot of the live exercises that we used to do that cost a lot of money and that required a lot of infrastructure, and you had to sustain that infrastructure. So that’s a—a cost that is per—you know, in perpetuity. So we’ve have really changed our mindset on simulation. That’s been the most important thing that I was a part of—of being able to do that in, uh, aviation, surface, subsurface, and other communities. Bradfield In what ways have the simulation projects at NAWCTSD impacted other branches of the military? Reuter So the Air Force, uh, is very, very big on simulation, as well. They’re—we do a lot of collaboration through—not only of the acquisitions that we do, you know? We—we go out and we buy a simulator, and we go to some of these industry partners that are in this area and around the country, and, in fact, the world, and we buy, you know, an aircraft simulator or we buy a ship simulator, or something like that, but what’s really cool is the collaboration that goes into the technical side of this, before we ever ask industry to give us a simulator. We inform each other, through symposia and the like, to understand better the science of learning, to understand better where the technology is going, So we can be leaning forward as a DOD—and not only as a DOD, but as other agencies around here. We still work with the [U.S.] Department of Homeland Security and with other agencies that have benefit from this technology training their workforce—whatever it might be. So that collaborative energy, and the fact that we have papers, and we have symposia that sort of continue to nurture that collective understanding of the technology and its merit in the science of learning. That’s what moves this needle forward for all of us. So that NAWC—it’s not only NAWCTSD, or PEO STRI [Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation], or any of those entities. It is all those entities and their collective, uh, IP—intellectual property—to get together that gets moved forward. Bradfield What do you think the future holds for simulation training in Central Florida? Reuter Si—there is—there’s really no limit to what we can do with simulation and training in Central Florida. The fact that we have grown it, based on DODs demand, is very fortunate, but it is certainly not the limit to the application of this technology into other fields. We talk about transportation, we talk—modeling and simulating transportation, In order to understand where chokepoints are, to, uh, train people in dealing with different crises, to train emergency first responders, to train medical professionals. We’re already doing that at the VA [Veterans Health Administration] Sim[ulation] Learning[, Education and Research Network National Simulation] Center down here at Lake Nona, where [Lake Nona] Medical City is. We talk about construction simulation, So that we avoid, uh, costs of engineering changes and things like that, once we have gone into the construction phase, through just So many—education. There is so many applications of this simulation technology in—in moving forward. All of these industries. Bradfield What do you think are the most important achievements or contributions of the simulation projects to technology and to the future of technology? Reuter I think that the—the most important contribution was to give some other technologies an application that actually could affect an end-product. So if you think about digital media and graphics, alright? and some of the, um, some of the, uh—the stuff we’re doing with, uh—with extensive graphics—much—much higher definition graphics—There’s are a lot of different applications for those types of technologies. What we did was bring those technologies into, uh, a simulation, into creating a virtual environment, Such that we could add proficiency to people. We can do that in so many different ways, not only across DOD, but others, as well. Bradfiels When did you leave the Navy, and what did you do after you left? Reuter So I left the Navy in September of 2012, um, just—Not even two years ago now—And started my own consulting practice. I’ve also continued to work in the simulation industry and work with both companies in—in the simulation industry, as well as with folks like the [Metro Orlando] Economic Development Commission, and—and the Mayor’s office, and people that are moving forward this understanding of how simulation can grow and affect our economy. I was fortunate enough, in the very beginning of, uh—right after I retired, to assist in writing the strategic plan for modeling and simulation for Central Florida, and I can tell ya, more than anything we have a center of excellence. We need to grow and nurture it, even beyond the DOD, such that DOD just wants to be around it, because they recognize the kind of ecosystem we have here. Bradfield What values or characteristics of the Navy do you believe made an impression on your life? Reuter Well, he standard answer, of course, would be: honor, courage, and commitment, and they, uh—and those are our watchwords in the Navy, and the—the caliber of people that I have met—that I have lifelong friends, uh, that[sic] I’ve been 28 years in the Navy. You’ve met people in so many different stages of your career, and you continue to be in touch with them, and so, that sort of, uh—that’s sort of such a nurturing environment, and the fact that we were off and off of the aircraft carrier, and test flying up in Patuxent River, Maryland, Launching into some pretty hairy situations, uh, and—and came through it, and shared a beer at the end, uh, Just continues to nurture those relationships, and we’ve seen kids grow up together, and we’ve had a lot of fun, and so that’s been the most valuable piece for me. Bradfield How has the NTC Orlando base or Central Florida region changed since the time you spent there? Reuter In my case, of course, that would be a little NA [not applicable], But I can tell you that I’ve, uh—because I didn’t spend the time at NTC—But I can tell you that, um, you know, what has been done at [Lake] Baldwin Park is phenomenal. No question about it, it has definitely one of the better repurposing of a base environment that, uh, has taken place in our entire country, when it comes to BRACs, and how people have responded to Base Realignment and Closure. Uh, I think what’s unfortunate—and what was unfortunate for me and my family—was when we came here and saw that there was really no evidence that the Navy had been there, and so hence, the rationale and the driver behind the Lone Sailor Navy Memorial Project. Bradfield What do you think former naval personnel would like to see or be reminded of when they revisit—when they revisit the site of the base and the LS[M]P memorial? Reuter I think, more than anything, they want to imagine—re—reimagine, especially ones that were stationed there, what that Grinder was like, to recognize that that is hallowed ground, and to be able to tell their descendants about the time that they spent here and the pride that they took in getting through that. Whether it had been the nuke school or whether it was RTC [Recruit Training Center Orlando]—you know, because there were a lot of Navy entities here, at that time, and so, they—people need to understand what the Navy meant to Orlando during those days. It was a big Navy town. People started and—and made businesses grow, as a result of the Navy being here during those times, and so, to have—and we’ve got such a tremendous amount of support from people way out of town, That have roots here in Orlando based on their time here at RTC, and so somehow, we have got to—got to memorialize that, and give them a chance to re-experience that and pass that on down the generations. Bradfield Is there anything else you would like to share about your Navy experience? Reuter Well, I tell ya, I’m just—I was very blessed from the word go. Um, you know, you’re talking to a kid that—that grew up running on coral in Key West, And—often barefoot—had a dream to be an astronaut. Ended up going through the whole program, into Test Pilot School, finalist for NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], ended up coming here into a place that I had no idea how special it was, and I—I’m grateful for the relationships that we have built, and I have built personally, as a Navy guy, with the folks at UCF with president [John C.] Hitt and a lot of others in this community, uh, that truly, truly are a partnership community, and, uh, it was the best way to—to leave the Navy. Understanding, that one, my command was in my good hands and the Navy was in good hands but also to come out into this tremendous community that[?], um, I’ve learned more in the last four years being in the Navy, than, uh, arguably then I learned in the la—in the ten prior, Uh, for sure. Bradfield When did you start your astronaut training? Reuter Uh, you—basically, what you do is you—as you—when you become a test pilot and you go through Test Pilot School, You are then, uh, afforded the opportunity to apply to NASA, and the thing—fortunately or unfortunately—when I was through that training and was applying for NASA, We had—had encountered a couple of really tough things. The [Space Shuttle] Challenger disaster, uh, certainly setback some—in 1986—se—or 1985<a title="">[7]</a>—setback some things pretty big, and then the [Space Shuttle] Columbia disaster was really the one that was tough. I mean, I had two buddies on the Columbia that day: uh, [William] “Willie” [Cameron] McCool and Dr. David [McDowell] Brown, uh, and that really slowed the manifest of space shuttle launches. So—so it was harder to get through the eye of the needle there, when it came to NASA. They weren’t taking as many people—all that kinda stuff. So I was a finalist three times. I—I’m very grateful for that, But at the end of the day, uh, somebody had other plans, and I have no problem with that, and I am very, very grateful that I got to come here. Bradfield Alright. Well, thank you very much. Reuter Absolutely. 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McCool William Cameron McCool William Reuter Willie McCool XO https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/9758a30bbef0211d459a0125540b3451.pdf c60e6d25aaa04eb52789bf35b14b4d1f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection Alternative Title Lone Sailor Collection Subject Veterans--Florida Orlando (Fla.) United States. Navy Navy Sailors--United States Description Collection of digital images and oral histories related to the former Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando) for the United States Navy. The training center transformed raw recruits into highly effective sailors. This process took place over an intensive eight-week training period, commonly referred to as "boot camp." RTC Orlando occupied roughly one half of the former Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando), which was located at present day Baldwin Park, Orlando, Florida. Between 1968 and 1994, over 650,000 men and women graduated from RTC Orlando. Contributor <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project</a> <a href="http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/24" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project</a> <a href="http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">About the Project</a>." UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Richard Tobias Sloane Alternative Title Oral History, Sloane Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Orlando (Fla.) Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Description An oral history interview of Richard Tobias Sloane (b. 1934), who served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1969, during the Vietnam War. Sloane was born in Queens, New York City, New York, on March 4, 1934. In August of 1964, he was commissioned into the Navy. Sloane served in Vietnam from September of 1967 to September of 1968. He also served on the USS Rockbridge, USS Santa Barbara in River Section 35, the USS Garcia, the USS Wisconsin, and the USS Blue Jacket. Sloane achieved the rank of Captain and earned a Purple Heart, Bronze Star with V Device, Legion of Merit, Combat Action Award, and Navy E Ribbon. This oral history interview was conducted by Carli Van Zandt on March 5, 2014. Interview topics include Sloane's background, joining the Navy, the USS Rockbridge, Officer Candidate School (OCS), the Vietnam War, Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando, the Grinder, the USS Blue Jacket, airbases in Central Florida, the simulation industry, and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:52 Background 0:01:58 Enlistment and USS Rockbridge 0:05:44 Officer Candidate School 0:08:20 Graduation 0:09:53 Repair Division Officer 0:11:22 Vietnam War 0:18:09 Other assignments 0:21:52 Wife and children 0:24:18 Naval Training Center Orlando 0:27:11 Daily life and training at NTC Orlando 0:32:31 Advanced training at NTC Orlando 0:33:51 Central Florida airbases 0:35:39 Simulation industry 0:37:01 Hardest aspect, proudest moment, and memories from NTC Orlando 0:42:51 Leaving the Navy and keeping in touch with friends 0:45:22 Lessons learned, the lasting legacy of NTC Orlando, and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project Abstract Oral history interview of Richard Tobias Sloane. Interview conducted by Carli Van Zandt at the Education Building, Room 123, of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, on March 5, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/289/rec/1" target="_blank">Sloane, Richard T.</a>. Interviewed by Carli Van Zandt, March 5, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014912, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank">Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank">Java</a> <a href="https://get.adobe.com/reader/" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Has Format 22-page digital transcript of original 50-minute and 17-second oral history: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/289/rec/1" target="_blank">Sloane, Richard T.</a>. Interviewed by Carli Van Zandt, March 5, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014912, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Queens, New York City, New York Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island Mekong Delta, Vietnam Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Creator Sloane, Richard Tobias Van Zandt, Carli Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-03-05 Date Issued 2014-09 Date Copyrighted 2014-03-05 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 432 MB 230 KB Medium 50-minute and 17-second DVD aduio/video recording 22-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Carli Van Zandt and Richard Tobias Sloane. 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Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/289/rec/1" target="_blank">Sloane, Richard T.</a> Transcript Van Zandt Alright. Well, thank you for coming today. I’m so glad that you made it. Sloane My pleasure. Van Zandt Today is March 5th[, 2014] and I’m interviewing Mr. Richard Tobias Sloane, and he served in the United States Navy. Uh, we are doing this history project for the Lone Sailor Memorial [Project]. My name is [Carolyn] Carli Van Zandt, uh, and my cameraperson is Fernando Maldonado. We are interviewing Mr. Sloane as part of, uh, the Community Veteran History Project and Loan Sailor Memorial Project. Uh, recording here today, in the Education Building, Room 123—the conference room—in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Sloane, will you please begin by telling us a little bit about, uh, what branch of service you were in and your rank, uh, which you retired at? Sloane I was in the United States Navy. I retired as a Captain in [20]06 in the United States Navy. Started my service in 1964 at the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Van Zandt Okay. Thank you. Uh, I’m going to get a little background information here. Can you tell us when you were born? Where you was born? Sloane I was born on March the 4th, 1943. Yesterday was my birthday, so this is very appropriate. I was born in, uh, the Borough of Queens, New York City, in the State of New York. Van Zandt Alright. What did your parents do for a living? Sloane My father was a, uh—a wholesale merchant in dry goods in New York, on the lower eastside of Manhattan. My mother was a homemaker, and later in her life, she was in retail, uh, store sales in New York—in Long Island, actually. Van Zandt Um, do you have brothers, sisters? Sloane I have two older brothers. Uh, my oldest brother was retired Navy Captain also. He attended the United States Naval Academy—Class of 1957, and, uh, the middle brother, um, attended Harvard University, and Harvard, uh, Business School. Van Zandt Alright. Uh, would you tell me a little about how, uh, your family life may have impacted your decision to, uh, enter the Navy? Sloane Well, there was no doubt in my mind that my oldest brother, who’s about seven years, uh, my senior, if you will, uh, attended the Naval Academy when I was young, uh, junior high school, uh, person, and watching him go through that academy for four years and then his, uh—the beginning of his military service definitely had an impact my decision to join the Navy. When I completed my studies at Boston University—and in 1964, the—the draft was still in effect—and the choices were to continue my education, at the time, or to be drafted, or to sign up for the service, uh, of my choice, and at the time, I picked that choice to be in the United States Navy. I didn’t realize, at the time, it would be a career choice, uh, but I enjoyed my early years in the service, such that I decided to stick around. Van Zandt Okay. So tell me more about, um, what impacted your decision to stick around. Sloane Well, I had a great first assignment. I came out of college at about 22 years old, uh—maybe even younger, at the time, and, uh, I was assigned to a ship called the USS Rockbridge—hull number APA-228, and that was a, uh—an amphibious troupe transport from the World War II era. Uh, the mission of the ship was to embark Marines—about 800 Marines—and associated cargo, and land on the shore in amphibious landings, and, uh, the, uh, manning of that ship—the Ward Room—if you will, the “Officer Car”—was made up with a lot of, uh, old timers, uh—warrants, mustangs as department heads. People who had been former enlisted[?], came up in the ranks, and they were sort of like—I don’t want to classify them as grandfatherly types—but they were very, uh, mature in there service, and, uh, the Commanding Officers of the ship when I was there, under which I had three Commanding Officers, were also senior Navy Captains who were on their way to major command and, uh, come[sic] out of aviation, and were going to head to larger ships, if you will. So again, they were very self-confident individuals, very accomplished people, and the younger officers, like myself, were all fresh, wet-behind-the-ears college kids, and so it was a very, very, um, engaging environment, um, a very learning environment, while, obviously, there’s a lot of pressure you to anything you do in that Navy environment. It was such that you—you felt that you was learning, you felt like you were being mentored, uh, and I came away from that tour, uh, very, very, uh, personally fulfilled and—and feeling good about what I was doing. The sense of responsibility, that you got, which has always been, uh, something the Navy has played on for young beginners—that we’re going to give you, uh, tremendous responsibility that your peers, who were out working at Macy’s or selling insurance aren’t going to experience for a long, long time, and I found that to be true, because, uh, they give you things to do, and say, “Here’s a job. Go do it.” And they had enough faith in you to let you do it—to watch you close enough, so they wouldn’t let you mess up too bad. So it was a very, very good experience, as I look back on it over the years. I think that was principally what made me feel comfortable about staying in the Navy. Van Zandt You mentioned that you got this, uh, officer start before you did this first duty assignment through, um, Officer Candidate School, or OCS? Sloane Correct. Van Zandt Could you tell me a little bit about, um, what that experience is like? Sloane Well, talk about the shock of your life. You come out of a university, a—very, uh, loving home, uh, environment, as I grew up. Um, so you leave the university. Again, you’ve had a sense of what service life might be like, because of my brother’s experience, but obviously, you really don’t know exactly what you’re getting into, and I remember, at the time, there was only a ferry that crossed from the main land over to Newport, [inaudible] Island, unless you wanted to go all the way up and around, by Fall River[, Massachusetts] and Providence[, Rhode Island]. Today, they have a bridge, but I remember on that ferry, as I reported for duty to go to OCS, and looking out over the water and said, what have I done? [laughs]. That sort of thing, because I didn’t know what I was headed for, but it was also a very, uh, broadening and lightening experience, because most of my childhood and my college experience, for the most part, was very, um—I forget what the right word is—but very, uh contained. Uh, it wasn’t broadening. It was broadening educationally and, again, growing up in New York, you have a broadened sense of what life could be like, but I had never, uh, been in an environment with people from the South, people from the West, people from all sorts of cultures, uh—that sort of thing, and now you’re thrown into a barracks environment, uh, which is not quite the same as a college dormitory or fraternity house. Um, you’re—you’re being asked to do things in a very regimented way, uh, being held very, very responsible and accountable for the most minute, uh, daily life, uh, activities, and so while it wasn’t a shock, uh, it was certainly different. and it is a crash course, so your—things that, uh, people in NROTC [Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps] programs or Academy programs are getting years and years of time to, uh, uh acculture[sic] to and learn. You’re getting a crash course. It’s not that—it wasn’t that challenging or difficult, but you certainly had pay attention, and again, aside from the academics, the military side, um—it was just an enlightening experience. Mostly, in—in the exposure to people of different cultures, uh, uh, than ever before. Van Zandt Graduation day. Sloane Wow. You know, the funny thing was, uh, I can’t remember exactly—the whole program was about four months, and, uh, at about maybe three weeks before you graduate, uh, you get your orders, and the way you get your orders is, uh, you’re in a company of 30 men—maybe your class had a couple hundred in it, but, um—so you’re in a company of 30 men, and you get a—a message, if you will, to report to the barracks chief or the company chief at the company headquarters, and he’s going to tell you where you’re going, and I’ll never forget, he—he said—he said “Sloane, you’re going to the USS Rockbridge, APA228.” and I said, “Chief, what’s that?” [laughs]. I had no idea, because with all that indoctrination, I don’t think we ever got down into the grass as to ship types, you know? it was mostly here’s how you, uh, get from point A to point B, here’s how you do this, a lot of PT [physical training], uh, this, that, and the other thing, a lot of naval history. Uh, but I—I remember to this day, he told me where I was going, I had no idea what kind of ship it was or anything of that nature. So, uh, that was a little before graduation, but graduation day, you’re filled with pride, you have your ensign stripe[?], uh, and your off on a real, real adventure, you know? You’re glad to be leaving that environment, but you’re full of apprehension, because now, you’re going to be really entering the workforce, sort of to speak. Van Zandt ‘Kay. So you’re trained as a—a new ensign. What was your actual job as a new ensign? Sloane Well, my first job, again, was in the engineering department, and I was the [Repair] Division Officer for the repair division. The Division Officer—you’re in charge of a group of enlisted men and—with a specific function—and their job was metalsmith and woodworking, if you will, on this ship. So, um, they were doing all that type of work. It was a small group. Uh, I was sort of fortunate and respected, instead of being put immediately in charge of a large division, which might’ve been at least 30 men or 40 men. It was small, compact. Again, a lot of good leadership, you know? It’s always the Chief Petty Officer in the Navy who really knows what’s going on and runs the Navy. and especially when you’re brand new, I mean, you—even with what little book-learning you got, you have not a great idea on the technical aspects of what the people are doing, you’re worried about all the different aspects of being able to stand the watch, drive a ship, um, do your daily duties, oversee the people who are working for you—or working with you, uh,—that sort of thing, and again, it was a lot of—I don’t want to use the word “old timers”—but Senior Chief Petty Officers, uh, who had a lot of experience and confidence in their work, um, middle-grade Petty Officers. It was a good bunch. It was the right place for me to go for a start, because I had a lot of support from below. Van Zandt Okay. Um, your early assignments—it sounds like you had a lot of on-the-job training, do you think it is because it was the Vietnam [War] era? Sloane Well, uh, if you’re talking about the first ship, absolutely, you know? I mean, uh, at the time, a lot of people were going over to Vietnam. Uh, my second tour duty was in Vietnam, and by the time I have spent about two and a half years on that ship, I had, uh, changed jobs on the ship. I was, uh, made gunnery officer on that ship, which was—gave me an opportunity to learn another aspect of, uh, ship ward responsibility and duties, and so again, when I, uh, finished up that tour in about two in a half years, uh, I was very confident. I had, uh, been promoted one grade from ensign to Lieutenant Junior grade. Very proud, and, uh, left that ship with a great deal of confidence, I think. Van Zandt Great. Um, can you tell me a little about your Vietnam experience? Sloane I [laughs]… Van Zandt As much as you can. Sloane Well, uh, absolutely. Um, Funny thing is, um: I—I mentioned earlier that I worked with these great people, you know? Uh, uh, as many warrants and LDOs [limited duty officers] who had maturity, a lot of experience, um, and how I got to Vietnam, I always thought was an interesting story. The Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel put out a newsletter about every month that they—a hard copy paper newsletter, and they went to every ship, and it—it really talked about what assignments were available to different people and different grade, what was happening in the personnel management area, um, and they came out with an article that said they were looking for Lieutenants Junior grade to be the Commanding Officers of LSTs, uh— “Landing Ship Tanks” —uh, to serve as mother ships for river patrol boats in Vietnam. So these LSTS would be at the mouths of the river, they would be the mother ship for 10 or 20 small river patrol boats, and they wanted Lieutenant JGs [Junior Grade] to be, uh, XOs. They wanted them to be XOs—Executive Officers, and I read that article, and, uh, my boss, at the time, was a Lieutenant, uh—LDO—an “old salt,” who I greatly admired, and he read that article. They were looking for Lieutenants to be Commanding Officers—Lieutenant JGs was to XOs to these LSTs, and he reads this article, and he says—he says, “Boy, I want to be a CO of a, LST.” And he said, “Rich, come be my XO.” You know, “We’ll go together.” I’ll—he’ll be the CO and I’ll be the XO of this LST. Well, [clears throat] to go from being a Division Officer to an Executive Officer is highly unusual. Uh, but here is an opportunity, because it fit the mold, uh, of what they were looking for in Vietnam. I said, “Absolutely.” and I immediately wrote my detailer—the guy in Washington[, D.C.] who made these assignments—and—and, uh, I said, “I want to go be an XO on an LST, just like you wrote you needed, uh—uh, JGs to be XOs on LST. I want that job.” He wrote back—[clears throat] he said—corresponded back, “You know, you’re a little too junior,” because you’re in the JG billet for a number of years, uh—JG rank. Said, “You’re a little too junior, but we have lots of other jobs available for ya in Vietnam.” I said, “Okay.” I said, “But don’t give me a desk job. I want a job where the action is.” Next thing you know, I had a letters to a river patrol section that drove little plastic boats on the rivers of the Mekong Delta. So that’s how I got there. Van Zandt Wow. Sloane Yeah, I know, and then [laughs]—and then, my boss—I don’t think he ever got the job of CO. He did—he may have gotten an LST, but I don’t know that he had one off of Vietnam. Um, I spent a year. The tour that you got was a year. It was a small outfit—maybe a hundred people, if that. Uh, Most of them were assigned to run the boats, and the others were assigned as maintenance people. Uh, there was[sic], uh, two Lieutenants and three Lieutenants Junior grade, who made the officer structure. Then you had a number of Chief Petty Officers, and a host of, UH, other enlisted personnel, who manned the boats, and we spent a year patrolling the rivers of Vietnam. Van Zandt What impact do you think this experience had on you? Sloane Well, it had a tremendous impact. Um, you know, you sad[sic] in the sense that you were at war. You were certainly, uh, aware of that. Um, I think it was Winston [Leonard Spencer- ]Churchill who said something like, “There is nothing more exhilarating than being shot at and missed.”<a title="">[1]</a> Uh, and I had that experience. Um, uh, we’ve lost a number of people from our section to combat, while I was there, and I respect—I consider myself fortunate that I—that I, uh, um, didn’t have a harrowing[?] experience that—that cost me more than it did, so to speak. Um, uh, it was interesting to be in country, in—in that environment—to meet people of Vietnam, um, in many different, uh, ways, if you will. Um, and that’s about it. Van Zandt Do you think, um, your time through these, uh—the last two assignments that you just described help shape your leadership style? Sloane Uh, yeah, I think to some degree. That’s hard to say, um, how you developed, what—what it was that caused you to develop your leadership. I think more, uh—I don’t know. I only speak for myself, but I think more it was my upbringing than anything else. There’s all sorts of leaders—different people. Some lead in fear, some lead in—in different manners, and I just think it was the way that I was brought up that really, uh, set the foundation for my leadership style. I think a lot of your style is not so much developed in those early years, but further as you go along, you get more responsibility. Certainly there was a lot of responsibility from day one at different levels, and—and very significant responsibility, but my impression was: the further along you got, the more leadership experience you had. You had the opportunity to observe other leaders, you know? The—the common phrase, as well, eh, you know; “I’m not going to do it like he did it when I grow up.” That sort of thing. So, uh, how you developed it is—is a, in my opinion—for me, at least, is a combination of a lot of things: my personal upbringing, the experiences that I had as you climb that ladder can really shape. Van Zandt Thank you. What other, um, duty assignments did you take after your tour in Vietnam and prior to coming to NTC [Naval Training Center] Orlando? Sloane Right. I came back from Vietnam and I was, uh, selected to go what then called the “Navy Destroyers School,”<a title="">[2]</a> which was really a course to prepare you to be a department head on a destroyer-type, um, ship. Um, that was a six-month course in Newport, Rhode Island. I met my wife there, during that time period. I courted her, eh, in—in those years—that time frame. Um, Went to USS Garcia DE-1040. Home-ported out of Newport, Rhode Island, as the Weapons [Systems] Officer. Um, from there, uh, I have to think back. I went to the USS—oh, excuse me. From there, I went to, uh, instructor duty at what was then the beginning of the Navy Surface Warfare Officers School and served as an instructor to ensigns, who were coming from their commissioning source before they were going to surface ships, and, uh, that was about three-year tour in Newport, and then I went to USS Milwaukee AOR-2—I think it was. Homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, a multiproduct ship, uh, stationed out of Norfolk, Virginia. Great tour of duty, great, uh, shipmates there. Again, uh, a tremendous learning experience as a department head for the deck department. Uh, A lot of responsibility, a lot of work there. From Milwaukee, we went to shore duty in Millington, Tennessee—a little bit north of Memphis, where the Navy had its, uh, training headquarters, and, uh, I served on, uh, the staff of, uh, Naval Education and Training [Command] —technical training—in Memphis—Millington. Uh, from there, after a short one year tour, um, I went to Hawaii, uh, to be, uh, Executive Officer on the USS Hassayampa, an oiler in, uh, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Another great tour. Uh, I think the, uh, thing that made my career so gratifying was the great shipmates and the leaders that I worked with over the years on these ships. From Hawaii, came back to Norfolk and served on the staff of, uh, Commander Carrier Group 8. Went to sea on aircraft carriers as a Surface Warfare Advisor, if you will—surface op[eration]s officer. Completed that tour, working for a couple of flag officers, and from there, let’s see. Where’d we go? [U.S.] Naval War College, I believe. Tour[?] in Newport, Rhode Island, at the Naval War College. A very int—interesting time, and then went to, um, command the USS Santa Barbara, uh, AE-28, out of Charleston, South Carolina. Was on board there for about two in half years, in command of the Santa Barbara. Went from there to, uh, the Executive Officer of Service Schools[sic] Command. [Naval Station] Great Lakes—very large training activity, uh, up in Great Lakes, Illinois, just north of Chicago[, Illinois], and from there, I came to Orlando, Florida, in command of the Service School Command Activity here at the Naval Training Center Orlando. So it was all in route, but we got there. Van Zandt That’s quite a list Sloane Yeah, I’ll say. Van Zandt Alright. This one’s about your wife. You ready for this one? Sloane I’m sorry? Sure. Van Zandt This one’s about your wife. They say in the military, you great two for one. How did you do with the family, the military, and the traveling? How did she deal[?] with that? Sloane Well, we were very fortunate. I’ve always felt that way. Um, my wife was ready, willing, and able for the adventure. She was a Navy nurse actually, when I met her when she was in college, and she was, uh, attending on a—a little bit of a scholarship at the end of her college tour, where, in exchange for tuition assistance, she went in the Navy as a Navy nurse, and in those days, if you became pregnant, they mustered you out, and so she was in for a little over a year in an half, until she became pregnant without first child, and had to muster out. So she had a little taste of the Navy, besides from the fact of growing up—not going up—but going to school in Newport, Rhode Island, as she did, which is where I met her, uh, she was exposed to all the Navy activity that went on in Newport, Rhode Island, at the time. Um, so we enjoyed the Navy. Nobody enjoys leaving your family for six months at a time and Nowadays, sailors are leaving there families for even longer, but, uh, typical six-month deployment then was not something you looked forward to from a family standpoint-of-view, but she—she understood that and, uh, was a great Navy wife. You know, they say, uh, a Navy wife’s the toughest job in the Navy, and I believe it 110 percent, and our children, uh, my wife, and I always—we moved around a lot, you know? And describing where I went, it was here, there. We came back a couple times, but it was never back to back tours in the same town, and unlike some, who said, “Oh, I don’t want to leave Norfolk,” or “I gotta stay in San Diego[, California].” We were always up for that adventure, and after a year or two went by, the kids were always saying, “Where are we going next?” That sort of thing. Got a little tougher when they got to the junior high/high school age, but up ‘til then, they were always ready, willing, and able to—“Let’s find a new place to go.” And, uh, that was pretty good. I’d always come home, after having spoken with the detailer, getting the word on where we were going. Uh, I’d call home and say, “Honey, Are you sitting down?” And she knew that was the signal [laughs] that we were going somewhere. Yep. Van Zandt Good. Um, well, what did you know about the region of Orlando and the military here? Sloane I’m sorry. Van Zandt What did you know about the region of Orlando? Sloane Well, I didn’t know anything about it expect that they had a mirror of activity of Great Lakes on a smaller scale. Uh, Navy training activity, smaller in numbers, but the mission was basically the same, and I lobbied to get that job of Commanding Officer. I say lobbied. You know, I—you talked to your detailer and say “Hey. I hear there’s a job opening in Orlando. Uh, it seems to fit. I’m training in education subspecialist. I’ve done the tour as Executive Officer here. Um, and I hear the Commanding Officer tour for the Service School Command is open there.” I was fortunate to get that assignment, and again, uh, the only, uh—the biggest impression was if the kids were a little, uh, anxious in moving in that point in time, because they were in junior high [school] and getting little more into socializing. Uh, When I told them that we’d probably have a pool at the house, that settled the deal [laughs]. “Let’s go.” They were ready to pack and move—move down here. So I didn’t know much about it. That was it. Um, that was it. Van Zandt How long were you here at NTC Orlando? Sloane Well, we got here in 1988, and I retired from that job in 1991. So… Van Zandt Okay. Sloane That was the tour. Van Zandt Um, what were your overall impressions of the recruits and their training, during that time down [inaudible] your time at the base? Sloane Oh, I thought it was terrific. You know, I was—really, there were three activities. You had the Recruit Training Center, You had the Nuclear Power School, and you had Service Schools Command. So, uh, while we did have some interaction in between all those activities, um, the sailors that—that I was seeing, uh, who were coming, from the most part, out of boot camp—uh, We did have some coming to advanced schools, uh, from the fleet, but the majority of them are coming right out of boot camp—uh, just top quality, you know? People have said that the quality of our servicemen and women today are—is better than ever, and they have said it for years and years, and I firmly believe it. A lot of people who say, “Ah, it’s not like the old Navy,” and they talk about things like uniforms and discipline, which is always important, but the, uh, quality, the intellect, uh, the upbringing—if you will—uh, of the people that[sic] are coming into the service, I thought was terrific, and I saw that throughout my career. You know, you’re in that moving stream, so you don’t always see the difference, but when you think about it, and you stop and you think, and you say, Look at the quality of the Electronic Technicians School, who are going through Torpedoman [Mate] School—some of these highly technical courses—You have to really, you know, learn some significant stuff or hone their skills. Um, we had top-quality people. Van Zandt Alright. Um, Daily life for your, uh, Navy recruits and your Navy sailors, that[sic] are there training for the schools—what was it like? Sloane Well, again, the people that[sic] were in my school, for the most part, were brand new, coming from out of 8-12 weeks of Recruit Training Center. So you still had to be aware of their conduct more off the base than on the base. Remember, these are young people who been cooped up at recruit training, where they didn’t get any liberty for months on end, if you will. Now, they’ve been cut loose, so to speak. Uh, yes[?], you go to class, but you had your weekends off, sort of thing. I think, on the whole, uh, and really across the board, we had very few discipline problems—things of that nature. Again, in a—in an organization that size, deal with that demographic, there will be individuals who really weren’t suited for the service, or who had a momentary lapse in judgment, shall we say, and so that’s typical in any large organization. I don’t think it—it’s not so visible in civilian—civilian life, you know? If some fella who’s working on the line in General Motors [Company] goes out and gets arrested for DUI [Driving Under the Influence], or something like that, General Motors doesn’t really hold him to task. Well, the military’s a little different on how it, uh, wants its people to represent the organization. Van Zandt Okay. Uh,couple of, uh, questions here, uh, for those who—who don’t know. Could you explain to us what the Grinder was? Sloane What the what? Van Zandt The Grinder was. Sloane Oh, the Grinder [laughs]. Well, I got very familiar with the Grinder at OCS, because the Grinder was where you—in OCS, you walked off punishment. I mean, it was the parade ground, and it was usually a paved a, uh—asphalt, uh, parade ground, uh, on which you’d have formal parades, but OCS—if you—if you didn’t make your bed right, or there was a dust bunny loose, or if your shoes weren’t shined, uh, when the other folks were going on liberty on Saturday, you were out there marching for two or three hours. Uh, And again, at—at boot camp, the Grinder was, again, the place where graduation was held, but again, uh, conduct infractions were marched off often times. Van Zandt Alright, and, um, the purpose of the USS Blue Jacket? Sloane Yeah, the Blue Jacket was, uh, a wooden replica, if you will, of a ship—a destroyer-type ship, and it had—internally, it had classrooms. Externally, it had fittings that you would find on, uh, a real ship. a life boat, or a whale boat, if you will, that could be lowered, raised, chalks, and bits, and lines, anchor chain, and halyards, and all the things that a sailor in—in the field of seamanship might encounter on a real ship, and so, uh, they can go on board that—that trainer, um, uh, and, uh, do the things that they would be asked to do out in the fleet, and they could also hold classes there. Uh, it was a—a fixture, if you will. A lot of people were sad to see it go. Van Zandt Okay. What kind of social life existed among the recruits on the base through the MWR—Morale, Welfare, and Recreation? Sloane Right. Uh, the interesting fact is: when I retired from the Navy in 1991, uh, the first position I took as a civilian was director of the USO [United Service Organization], here in Central Florida, Which, in a sense, was responsible a little bit for the MWR. I mean, the base had its own MWR organization, which was really the root of it. Uh, when I was on active duty, I personally took advantage of it. They had great gym, and weights, and facilities, and pool—all those sorts of things that you would want on the base. They had opportunities for sailors to buy tickets to local events and theme parks—uh, the typical Morale, Welfare and Rec, uh, support system. The USO was there also, primarily to support, uh, the families that came to see the recruits graduate every week at—at, uh, the Naval Training Center, but, uh, the MWR ran some great programs. They always were there. I remember the people who were—for the most part, many were retired military who were running the programs. They had a golf course, which was, uh, one of the premiere, I think, spots in town, to play golf for the retired Navy community and active duty when they were on liberty. There was also a smaller course down by, uh—by the [McCoy] Air Force Base, or was then a civilian airport. They had a small place down there. They had camping gear you could check out. Um, Just, really great support. I think that was an asset for this—this community—the Navy community. Van Zandt Okay. Um, did they have a local base newspaper? Sloane They did have a local base newspaper, and for the life of me, I’d have to think. I’d have to wake up at 3 in the morning to remember the name of it. I think it was The Navigator or something like that, and the fella named Jim Allen ran it, when I was there. He was sort of the—the editor. Uh, a great asset. I think it came out once a week, but Again, it covered the news, and all the good news, and, uh, that sort of thing. I—I got very familiar with the paper. I always wanted to make sure they—that if my activity had something to promote, it was in there, and it—they did a great job. It was a great asset. Van Zandt ‘Kay. After basic training, what other types of schools did you guys offer here at NTC? Sloane Right. Well, Service School Command had four, uh, ratings, if you will—trade—Trade skills that they trained to. Uh, one was electronics technician, one was torpedoman, uh, one was quartermaster, and the other was signalman. So again we did that, and Nuclear Power School—they had two different, uh, schools, if you will: Nuclear Power A School, and I can’t for the life of me recall what the other division was called, but it was sort of like a lower division and an upper division, and their training, um—it went up to a lot of the skills and requirements of operating nuclear power plants. Uh, they had a lot of senior officers, who would go into command of nuclear powered ships, who went through that program. Very, very, uh, effective training program. Van Zandt Alright, alright[?]. Um, did you have any shore maintenance that was done here? Did anything get sent back to have work done here locally for work done… Sloane You know… Van Zandt From the ships? Sloane I don’t believe that we did. I think, um, most of any maintenance that went on was supporting, uh, what was happening at the base, uh—that sort of thing, but it wasn’t like equipment was coming back from the fleet Van Zandt Yeah[?]. Sloane For maintenance. Van Zand Mmhmm. Sloane Because that was all done at the fleet site’s shore locations, if you will. Van Zandt What about airbases? Uh, ‘cause we have airbases here. Were we doing any work for the airbase maintenance? Sloane No, again, the Navy, um—a lot of that air training was done in Memphis, where a lot of the air raidings were done in Millington, if you will. Van Zandt Mmhmm. Sloane Again, um, if you’re talking about, like, [Naval Air Station] Jacksonville, which had a Naval Air Station up there and added their own—their facilities up there. So we really weren’t training aviation raidings. Van Zandt So our airbases here had been pretty much downgraded? Sloane Um… Van Zandt The old airbases? Sloane Well, Naval Air Station Sanford became the Orlando-Sanford… Van Zandt [inaudible]? Sloane Uh, International, uh, Airport. Um, uh, the Orlando International Airport was McCoy Air Force Base. Um, and, um, it’s always, uh, enjoyable when I drive down there and have a moment to scoot in by where the old [Boeing] B-52 [Stratofortress] is parked.<a title="">[3]</a> I think so many people in this community don’t know it’s there, haven’t had the opportunity to go down there where you can walk right up to it and kick the tires on this gigantic airplane. Up in, uh, Orlando-Sanford—which I’m sure the locals don’t know about—uh, there was a small civilian community, uh, that, uh decided to refurbish a [North American RA-5C] Vigilante, an A-5 aircraft, which is on display, uh, at the entrance to the airport up there. My wife and I had occasion to work with that committee and help, uh, put it in place, and, uh, that’s—that’s a sight, I’ll tell ya, and they’re working on refurbishing other aircraft for display up there. Van Zandt Great[?]. Sloane Yeah. Van Zandt Now, I know we had Tactical Air Command and Army Air Force[s] Training Command here, at one time. Did you have an occasion to work on any joint exercises with them? Sloane No, that was way before my time. Van Zandt Okay. Sloane That was when they wore the leather helmets. Van Zandt [laughs]. Sloane [laughs]. Van Zandt They have—the do still have the simulator training and stuff that goes on here with the [U.S.] Joint Forces [Command]? Did you… Sloane Well, the, uh… Van Zandt Participate in any of that? Sloane The Navy—the, um, Naval Air Warfare Training Center [Systems Division]…<a title="">[4]</a> Van Zandt Mmhmm. Sloane Here in Orlando, is part of the Research Park activity, the military’s presence, uh, joint services are there, mostly contracting for, uh, training and simulation work. That’s why all of these defense contractors have set up shop here in Orlando, so that they can have close act[sic]—access to those folks, but there’s a lot of activity taking on—taking in that area, right here in Orlando. Very important to the community. Van Zandt Right. I know the, uh, base has tied to developing technology and simulations. Were you involved in any of the future simulation exercises that were currently… Sloane No, really… Van Zandt Conducted by the military? Sloane That all used to be located at the Naval Training Center, and, of course, as it expanded, uh, I remember—I can’t tell you the exact year, but it was when I was in service here that they built the [Luis] De Florez Center, here in the Research Park, and moved that operation out there, and grew it, and had just a tremendous expansion of not only that joint service activity out there, but again , the growth in the Research Park of defense contractors who have come here to Orlando, but I did not work directly with the training and simulation activities here. Van Zandt Okay. Thank you. Um, what’s the hardest thing you remember doing while you were, um, a Commander at the NTC? Sloane Pushups. Van Zandt Pushups? [laughs]. Sloane [laughs] Yeah, well, you, um—I think “hardest” is a tough word. When you say “hardest,” uh, you know, I—I’ll change it over to what was the most, uh, difficult, uh, and that was the discipline. Um, Having to, uh, work with young people, who, again, had a lapse in—in judgment and came before you, because of some infraction—some minor, some not so minor, but it was always, I say, a little disappointment—maybe a little heartfelt, because it—in the back, you’ll say to yourself, uh, This youngster can do better. You’ve tried to provide them and your team to[?] guidance. Everybody makes a mistake, once in a while, and—and while there were those who, you know, were more than willing to atone for their sins, so to speak, and get back on track. Eh, there was the rare exception who was not the right person for the service and you had to ask them to leave, and, uh, I think—so when you say what was the “hardest,” it was that. You felt like to some degree, you failed. Now, some degree you—you can’t change some people—that sort of thing. So that was probably the most difficult, really. Van Zandt Alright. From the most difficult, when did you feel the most proud at NTC? Sloane Well, I think, um, every time you had a graduation, you know? Uh, every time you set sailor from your school out to the fleet, and you felt that they were—your team had prepared them, uh, very well to do the job, and that they would go out, and the people in fleet were going to look back and say, “Now, that sailor came from NTC Orlando. He or she was trained right.” Van Zandt Okay. Um, is there a particular story, um, from your time at the NTC that you’ll never forget? Sloane Oh, there’s a million of them. A million of them. We used to—we had a lot of fun. I mean, if you don’t have fun—that’s not to say that every day was a good day, uh, but if you don’t come away, uh, with a balance sheet that says you had more fun than not, you’re probably either not doing it right or don’t belong there and, uh,every year, uh, the, uh, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society would hold a fund drive. Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is just what it sounds. It’s a[sic] organization—civilian organization—that, uh, provides release services for men and women in the Navy and the Marines who have had hardship. Whether it’s a house fire, a death in the family, some serious illness, they—they’re there to support with finances and services, if[?] necessary. So every year they had a fund drive Throughout the Navy, and our little piece at the Navy Training Center broke down the individual commands, and what we did, for the time that I was there, we had a little carnival, or a cookout, or whatever every year in support of that, and my wife and I would put on a skit every year. So we did about three skits, during the time I was there, and [laughs]—and, uh, let’s see if I can remember them in the right order. One year, we did, uh a sk—it wasn’t a skit, but it was a song called “Lydia and the Tattooed Lady,” which [Julius] “Groucho” [Henry] Marx made famous, and I dressed up as Lydia the Tattooed Lady. My wife dressed up as Groucho Marx. The Navy band came and played the music. Van Zandt [laughs]. Sloane And out we went and did it for the crowd, and then one year, we did, uh, from, uh, South Pacific, uh—uh, the number “Honey Bun,” where—if you’re not familiar with it—this, um, senior sailor gets dressed up in a grass skirt and, um—and, um, uh, the Navy nurse dresses up as a sailor and sings about, uh, his girlfriend—his honey bun. So I dressed up in the grass skirt, and my wife dressed up in the sailor suit, and sang the song, and the Navy band played along, and then the last year we did, uh, “Get Me to the Church on Time” from My Fair Lady. So there I was in—in bridal regalia and she was, uh, dressed up as a, uh, groom going to the church, and we had great fun doing that. It made—let’s just say it made the base newspaper [laughs]. Van Zandt That sounds wonderful. Sloane Yeah. Van Zandt Um, were there any other areas of the base that were of particular importance to you or the sailors? Sloane Well, one of things, you—you know, everything was important, whether it was the commissary or what have you, but I remember Lake Baldwin, you know, which Baldwin Park is named after, if you will, and so many of the, uh, people who had the opportunity would go out there and fish on Lake Baldwin, or be at one of the clubs, whether it was the enlisted club or officer’s club, which looked out on Lake Baldwin. It was sort of, um, just the center of things, not necessarily geographically, but, uh, when you drove home, you went by it. That sort of thing. It was always there. The sort of Place a lot of people, uh, looked forward to seeing, or recreating on, what have you. The Maple Hospital overlooked Lake Baldwin. The golf course was off of Lake Baldwin. Uh, that sort of thing I remember very much. Van Zandt Um, I know what you did when you left the Navy. You went to work for the USO. Do you recall the day your service ended? Sloane The day my service ended? Yeah. Well, you know, like most senior people in the service, they have some sort of retirement ceremony for you. Change of command is what it really was, where, um, uh—a good friend of mine, uh, Captain Harry Smith—U.S. Navy retired, still here in Central Florida, uh,—relieved me of that job, and that was a very emotional day. It may not have be the—my last day—maybe it was the last day. Uh, it was just, uh, a very emotional time for me, um, in concluding that service, and reflecting back on all the years of service, all the assignments, the family, uh that sort of thing. So that’s my reflection on my last day, if you will Van Zandt Have you kept in touch with people from the Navy? Sloane Oh, absolutely. Um, [laughs] there’s one warrant officer, uh, who served with me in Vietnam. He was the maintenance officer for the river section, and he, uh, sort of, uh, made it his business to stay in touch with, uh, those of us who were still around, and so, um, an email contact with him. As I said, Captain Smith, who relieved me of the Naval Training Service School Command job, um, was a good personal friend here. Dave Arms, retired Navy Captain, who was Commanding Officer of the [U.S.] Naval Reserve Center here in Orlando for a while, uh—still here, and, uh, we stay in touch. Um, you hear from some people every once in a while. One of the most poignant things I recall, uh, is: many, many, years went by, uh, after I had left Vietnam, and as I said, we lost a couple of people in our section, and I, over the years, received just a handful of correspondence from, uh, relatives of the people we lost, um, asking about them, and I responded to those people, and that was, in a way, staying in touch. Van Zandt Was that hard? Sloane Oh, it—well, it was hard on—it wasn’t hard. Uh, I was glad to hear from them and to be able to tell them that, uh, their relative had served honorably. Van Zandt Um, what values or characteristics do you believe that the Navy made, um—that instilled in you a great impression for the rest of your life? Sloane Well, I think discipline, and I—I mean that in the finest sense of the word. Organization, uh, good order, wanting to see things in the right place, um, making decisions, you know—right or wrong. Somebody’s gotta make that decision. Uh, working with others towards a common goal—that sort of thing. Van Zandt Your lasting legacy with the, um, NTC in Orlando and the Navy’s legacy, um, in Central Florida—what do you think, um, is the lasting legacy in Orlando? Sloane Well, I think the lasting legacy [sniffs] is a couple of different things. One is: people, like myself, who are here and remain here, who chose to stay for many different reasons. Uh, but we have a tremendous veterans’ population here. People who served here and came back—I see a lot of that up in Sanford. You know, people—there’s a lot of, um, people who don’t, uh, know about the Naval Air Station Sanford, and, uh—and I had the opportunity to meet a lot of them during the restoration of the vigilante aircraft. Boy, they came out of the woodwork, um, for that, and so that’s one, uh—one thing. I think what we’re doing at—at, um, Baldwin Park, with the Lone Sailor Memorial [Project] is a great, great thing. Uh, that will stand forever and, uh, when generations go by, people will still know that there was a Naval Training Center activity here, hundreds and thousands of young men and women passed through here in service to their nation. Um, you can’t do more than that. Van Zandt How do you think that the former Navy personnel would like to see or reminded, um, at the memorial? Sloane Well, I think that the Lone Sailor Memorial is a very, very appropriate, uh, recognition of what took place here over the years. I think, uh, there’s so much pride in—in veterans. I don’t care whether they did 20 years or a four-year hitch in the Navy. I have rarely spoken to an individual who served, especially in the Navy, uh, who didn’t come away saying “It was a good experience for me.” That sort of thing. Van Zandt Okay. Um, when we’re looking at, uh, designing the [Blue Jacket] Park, what do you think they would like to see at the park? Sloane Oh, nautical—Things of the nautical nature. I remember, when I [laughs] was, uh—had command at the Naval Training Center, and one of things, I think—my recollection of up at the Great Lakes is the—by—by virtue of the fact that it was a very, uh—I don’t want to use “old” in the wrong word—but it had been there for… Van Zandt [laughs]. Sloane Since 1903,<a title="">[5]</a> I think. They had accumulated a lot of maybe history there. Whether it was an anchor, or a gun, or what have you, and so as you walked around that base, if you will, a [inaudible] you saw a lot of these things And You knew you were at a military facility or a naval facility, and when I came to Orlando, one of things I asked my, uh, team to do was to bring some of those Navy artifacts to—to our activity, and I’ll never forget, uh, we brought two big—what we call “24-inch searchlights”—no longer in use in the fleet, but these, uh—If you see the movies and you see the big arc lights things searching for planes in the sky, and I, uh—I charged one of our officers. Uh, I said, uh, you know, “Get in touch with the—the old shipyards, who[sic] have this stuff in excess, and let’s see if we can’t get one.” They did. They brought it and it was mounted in front of the school. they got a, uh, uh, four-barrel—I think it was a 4-barrell—a 40-millimeter gun mount brought it down and got it there, and that was—when the base was closed, I think they transferred it, to my recollection, to the, uh, Oviedo High School and JROTC [Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps] unit, and they may still be there. I haven’t been in the back lot for a while. So I think—and I remember that, uh, the torpedo—and it was a very strong World War II torpedo CO—submarine community here in Orlando, and I remember over at, eh, um—I don’t—it wasn’t near the USO, but it was somewhere over there in that vicinity, near the RTC [Recruit Training Center Orlando]. They had got these old World War II torpedoes and put them on display, and so I think, eh, you know, any of those type materials that can be brought, appropriately placed in and around Blue Jacket Park, uh, would really be a great reminder of, uh, the service that these people gave to their country. Van Zandt Thank you. Sloane Mmhmm. Van Zandt You’ve exhausted my list. Is there anything else you’d like to share with me? Sloane Have a great Navy Day. Van Zandt Aw. Sloane [laughs]. Van Zandt Thank you so much Sloane You’re welcome. Van Zandt I appreciate your time. Sloane My pleasure. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Philip Rogers Alternative Title Oral History, Rogers Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Orlando (Fla.) Description An oral history interview of Philip Rogers (b. 1953), who served in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1998. Rogers was born in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, in 1953. He attended Lehman College for undergraduate school and Indiana University for graduate school. In May of 1978, Rogers was commissioned as an officer and assigned to teach engineering at the Nuclear Power School at Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando). After four and a half years, he became an Engineering Duty Office in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This interview was conducted by Killian Hiltz in Orlando on November 14, 2014. Interview topics include Rogers' background, becoming a commissioned officer, teaching at the Nuclear Power School at NTC Orlando, serving as an Engineering Duty Officer in Pearl Harbor, serving in the Naval Reserves, advanced training, the USS Nathan Hale, the Cold War, the University of Central Florida (UCF), his wife and family, and the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:31 Background 0:03:05 Becoming a commissioned officer 0:09:02 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 0:10:41 Naval Reserves 0:11:36 Advanced training and the USS Nathan Hale 0:15:24 Hawaii 0:17:26 Making suggestions and dry docking 0:18:37 Transition from active duty to Reserve 0:20:03 Naval mentors 0:22:09 Ronald Reagan, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crises, and Bill Clinton 0:24:39 Final years in the Reserves and civilian life 0:25:54 Civilian attitudes towards the military 0:26:48 University of Central Florida and wife 0:29:06 Terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 0:30:08 Lessons learned from the Navy and benefits of joining 0:32:48 Migrating to Orlando and working at UCF 0:34:29 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Philip Rogers. Interview conducted by Killian Hiltz in Orlando, Florida, November 14, 2014. 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Has Format 20-page digital transcript of original 35-minute and 37-second oral history: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/503/rec/1" target="_blank">Rogers, Philip</a>. Interviewed by Killian Hiltz, November 14, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016191, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Bronx, New York City, New York Washington, D.C. Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Jensen Beach, Florida University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Creator Rogers, Philip Hiltz, Killian Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-11-14 Date Issued 2015-02 Date Copyrighted 2014-11-14 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 306 MB 196 KB Medium 35-minute and 37-second Digital (DAT) audio/video recording 20-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Killian Hiltz and Philip Rogers. 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Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/503/rec/1" target="_blank">Rogers, Philip</a> Transcript Hiltz Today is, um—it is November 14th, 2014. I am interviewing Mr. Phil—Philip Rogers, um, who served in the Navy from 1978 through—to 1998. Mr. Rogers served as an instructor at the Naval [Nuclear] Power School. Uh, he retired as a Commander. My name is Killian Hiltz, I am interviewing, uh, Mr. Rogers as part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Veterans Community History Project. We are recording this interview, uh, at Orlando, Florida. Um, thank you, Mr. Rogers. Um, uh, where and when were you born? Rogers I was born in the Bronx[, New York City], New York, uh, in 1953. Hiltz Uh, what was your childhood like? Rogers Uh, grew up in a modest, you know, tenant apartment. Went to public schools, um, two years of private schools, went—and then Lehman College, which is a ci—city school. Did that, uh—did that for, you know—through—and then I worked a little bit. Um, and probably when I was like 22, I went off to graduate school in Indiana. Hiltz Um, what was the private school like? Rogers It was good. It was a little more disciplined. The schools I was[sic] in was[sic] a little rough, so my parents took me out to a more, you know—less chance of getting hurt [laughs]—school. Um… Hiltz Um, what was, um—what was college like, for you? Rogers I liked it. I was a commuter. I went back and forth on the train, uh, eh, because we didn’t have a car. So we—I travelled on the train to high school and to college for eight years. Uphill both ways—just joking [laughs]. Um, uh, so I traveled that way, uh, and did my four years there, and I got a degree in chemistry from, eh, um, Lehman College. Hiltz Uh, you mentioned that you went to graduate school, as well. Rogers Yes. Hiltz Uh, what was your gra—what was your grad… Rogers Uh, I got a Master’s degree in chemistry, entomology, from Indiana University. I was in the PhD<a title="">[1]</a> program, but when the Navy came looking for people, I kinda said, Well, I wanna do that. so I kinda left with a Master’s degree and went on to, uh, um—the, um—took the Master’s and then went on to the Navy. Hiltz Um, what did your parents do for a living? Rogers My father was a laborer, worked in a baker[sic], and my mother was just stay-at-home—stay-at-home mom. Hiltz Did you have any siblings? Rogers Brother. Still have a brother. Actually, he lives in Orlando. So… Hiltz Uh, did, uh—your brother also join the service? Rogers No, no. He never did. No. Hiltz Um, did, uh—did anyone in your family before you, uh, serve as enlisted or commissioned? Rogers Yes, my father was—was, um, enlisted in, uh, World—World War II. Um, and my grandfather was in World War I. Hiltz Uh, what branches did they serve? Rogers Army. Both of them, Army. Hiltz Uh, did they see combat? Rogers Uh, yes. Both of them did. Uh, my—In fact, my grandfather had a Purple Heart, and, uh, my father didn’t get a medal, but he had—he had some kind of foot injury or something, but—yeah. So… Hiltz Uh, uh, what caused you to become a commissioned officer? Rogers Well, it was a—it’s a long story. It was like, um— let’s see. Indiana University—it’s kind of cold up there—Bloomington, Indiana. It was like six degrees below zero [sniffs], and, uh, the Navy had a little brochure says—saying, “Would you like to fly to Orlando on the Navy this weekend?” Free. Orlando, Florida. So I said, “Sure.” I had no intention to go into the military—zero. So I went, “Okay. Fine.” so I signed up, and then I had to go take some tests, you know—you know, academic tests and physical tests, and, uh—and then they said,”Well, You know, Admiral [Hyman George] Rickover,” who is the Father of the Nuclear Navy, “would like to interview you in Washington D.C.,” you know, “Would —you—would you like to go?” So they sent me to—first, let’s go back up. Before I went there, they—they told me I was going for an interview. So they showed me the school—so they sent me down here as promised for the trip down here, so I went to the trip in Orlando, and it was great. [Walt] Disney World—they took us to Disney World and showed us—the Nuclear Power School, by the way, was in Orlando, at that time, okay? Just up the road here, by Bennett Drive. Um, so they showed me the school, and it was like 80 degrees. It was really nice. They hooked me in, so I’m like, I’d like to go there. It was—it was an academic job, because, you know, I liked teaching, and it was an academic job, and, you know, I would get paid a lot more there as a graduate student, than as a graduate student. So, uh—so I said, “Okay. It sounds good to me.” So then I went to Washington D.C., uh, for an interview, and, uh, one thing you got to understand that in that the nuclear—in the nuclear program, it’s kind of a select program, and that the admiral that is in charge—the four-star admiral is about as high as you can go in the Navy. He interviews all the applicants, you know, that—that—that come into the program, and so you go there for a day of tests. Take a bunch of written tests, oral exams. They ask all kinds of physical questions, and—and then they ask how to explain things and they do that, and at the end, you go see Admiral Rickover—Hyman Rickover. So I go into this guy’s office, and he’s a four-star admiral, and he’s sitting in a chair. Very little man, probably 5’5”, uh, white grey hair, he was about 78, at the time, and, uh, he—so I sat down. I had long hair, I was a graduate student, I had no inkling of military at all in me. So I sat down, and, uh, the Admiral says to me, I had an American Chemical Society pin on me and the Admiral says to me— um, I had an American Chemical Society pin on me, right? So the Admiral says to me, “Wha—what’s that? What’s that pin on your, uh, lapel there?” So I took it off and I said, “Well, um, this means I’m a member of the American Chemical Society.” And he jumped at me, and he says to me like this—he says, “Let me see that blicity pin.” ‘Kay? I don’t want to put any expletives on this tape, but he—but, uh, he said, uh, um, “Let me see that pin.” so I put it in his hand, and—and he said—looked at me in the eye—and he goes, “How do you know I know more chemistry than you do? Maybe I should keep this pin.” And I said, “Admiral, if that’s the case, then you can get your own pin.” Then he threw is back at me, and then he says, uh, “Did any of the girls tell you that you were good-looking?” I said, “Sure. All the time.” He says, “That’s a proposition. You don’t even know the facts of life. Get out of my office.” So this was my interview with a four-star admiral. So I said, Well, I dunno. I guess I didn’t get that job. So I Walked down the hall, and this captain, that[sic] went in there with me, said, “Congratulations. The Admiral selected you to be an instructor at Nuclear Power School.” So I said, “Great.” so I signed up, finished my—my dissertation for my Master’s degree, and then I, uh—I came down to Orlando. Went—went to some school—uh, Officer School—Officer Indoctrination School, and then I came to Orlando in 1978. I was commissioned in March of 1978, I believe, and, um, —then I, Um, uh, came to or—Orlando in May. Went—went to some—in the school—I went to the school in between then about six weeks. So I—I arrived down here in like May of 1978—in Orlando, and I spent the next four and a half years here. Hiltz Uh, what was your officer, uh, training like? Rogers It wasn’t the standard training that—that you’d normally get. It’s kind of like training—‘cause we weren’t expected to stay in the Navy. We were expected to go in for our four, you know—our—our—our four-year promise, and then leave, Right? So it was very watered down, so to speak. It was not very rigorous as some—some. It was like the same training lawyers get, the doctors get, and—and nurses, the—the professional, you know—the training the professionals gets. It’s [inaudible] how do you—how you act like an officer, and—and, you know—so nothing—nothing too, uh, exotic. Hiltz Uh, what was your family and friends; reaction to you becoming a commissioned officer? Rogers Well, that was funny, because my father was enlisted and he—he had some grumbling about officers. He goes, “I remember—I remember this officer made me salute him.” He goes, “He was a big jerk. I hope you’re not like that.” So [laughs]—so he was a little—he was proud, but yet, he was saying, you know, you gotta be a little humble, you know, when you’re doing this stuff too. So—But I think he was proud that—that I went in there, you know, and—and did it. So, like I said, I had no— I just did it, because hey, it was great. I wanted to go teach and the Navy’s got this job to go teach, you know? I said, I’m not staying in. I said, Honest, no way I’m staying, you know? So then I did my four years. I taught thermodynamics, I taught nuclear physics, you know, regular classical physics, I taught chemistry, radiological—all the stuff, and the thing about that Nuclear Power School: they—they teach you how to teach a class, you know? They teach you how to talk to people, how to make eye contact, how to go back and forth and relate information. I still carry that—that talent to this day, with how they taught me how to do that. So, it was really—it was really good. So I really had—it was the best job of my life. I mean, it was, you know, basically, a day job. No deployment—nothing. It was great for four years. You know, unfortunately, you know, after four years, they want you to leave, ‘cause in the Navy, you get to move up or you move out. So—so that’s what happened. Hiltz ‘Kay. So, uh… Rogers [sniffs]. Hiltz What happened after those four years? Rogers Well, after four years, normally, you get out, right? And this was right at the height of the Cold War, ‘round 19—it was around 1982, and they needed people with engineering background—not necessarily ship driving experience, but with some engineering background, and some knowledge of chemistry, physics—To work on shipyards, to help when the ships—Submarines come in [sniffs]. They help the submarines get ready for sea, and—and fix them, and things like that—to oversee that. So they asked if, you know, I would like to go do that, and I said, “Eh, I’ll think about it,” and then they said, “Would you like to go to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and do it?” [laughs]. So I said, “Hm. Okay. I’ll—that sounds good to me.” So I did—I went into what is called the “Engineering Duty Officer Program,” so I went in—which is basically engineering. I—I was very restricted, because I’m colorblind. Eh, when I took my physical, I was actually—they determined that I was colorblind, so I could not drive a ship. So I was restricted as to what I could do. So, I mean—but I could do the engineering stuff, so I was—I became a Restricted Line Officer, which means you don’t drive the ships, but you can do a lot of other things naval officers do. So—so I did that. I was—I went to Submarine School after that, I went to Engineering Du—Duty Officer School, and Nuclear Ship Superintendent School, which show you—show you how to manage repairs of a ship. Not that I would do the repairs myself, but I oversee the people doing it, right? And interface with the ship, as a—as a representative from the Navy to get[?] that, and I did that for about—about, uh, three years, right? And then—it was okay, but it wasn’t teaching. I really wanted to teach. Um, so what—what I did after that time is: I—I—I got out of the Navy in 1986, but I stayed in the [Naval] Reserves, uh, as a—as a[sic] Engineering Duty Officer. Oh, also, on that time while I was on active duty, I got my Engineering Duty Officer Dolphins, which is, you know specialized in submarine repair, and then, after that, um, I got out of the Navy and tended my resignation, but I stayed on—I stayed in the Reserves, and then, I came down to, uh—went down to, um, South Florida. I took a job at a nuclear power plant. I was an instructor, right? Teaching down there, and I stayed in the Reserves, and I drilled for the next 12 years. I—I drilled, uh—drilled my—my—from Jensen Beach, which is about 130 miles from here, to Orlando. I drilled every week—once every week—and two weeks a year, and I—I went up through the chain there, [inaudible], and got my rank there, up to—and made Commander in the Reserves in 1994. Hiltz Uh, what, uh—what was your schooling like, when you were going through the Submarine and Engineering [Duty Officer] Schools—Oh, um, when you were still in the active? What was that like? Rogers Oh, that was, uh—it wasn’t—I mean, it was okay. It was a—was a—it was kinda challenging, because, Uh, you had to—you had to go and know—know how to—and they put you in a room, and they start leaking the pipes, and, you know, you gotta, you know, repair the pipe, so you don’t drown and stuff like that, and then, you know that—you learn a little bit about navigation and how to—how to basically, uh, go through it. I was a little bit senior. I was a Lieutenant when I went through, and most of them were ensigns that[sic] went through there, but, Uh, you know, it was basically how to respond to emergencies on submarines, and then, you know, dive the ship up and down. I was able to do that[?]. I did a—I was able to surface the ship and dive the ship. I did that several times on the simulator and—and in real life— in a real submarine. You know, and one thing that I did not—I neglected to mention is that I was on a submarine for two months, as part of my qualification program. So I was on the Nathan Hale, and we went out—and I can’t tell you where we went—but we went out somewhere in the ocean, and we had missiles on the ship. Uh, we—that was a deterrent patrol that I had to go through to get my qualification, you know, to do that. Hiltz Yeah. Rogers So—and then—then that’s [inaudible]. Nuclear Ship Superintendent School is very technical. It was like how to ma—manage radiation. The Navy is very sensitive to—to nuclear safety and the shipyards have to be—everything perfect. So they want people who are going to follow the rules and know what they’re doing. So they send us to special school to—to kinda—to kinda help us understand how to manage this[sic] nuclear, uh, projects at the shipyard. Hiltz Uh, what, uh— was your, uh—the submarine’s class? Do you—do you know? Rogers Yes, it’s a—it’s a—it was an SSBN [Nuclear Power Ballistic Missile Submarines]. It was a ballistic nuclear submarine, uh, it’s since, has been way since decommissioned. It was a pretty old ship, when I was on it Um, so it carried x number of missiles, and, uh, I ‘m not sure if that is classified anymore, but it’s so many missiles, and what we did was just go out there and wait—wait for launch orders, which, thankfully, never came. So I never really fought in hot war, but I was in the Cold War, which kinda was preventing the big war [laughs]. So… Hiltz Um, what was it like—what was life like on the submarine? Rogers Um, it was very, uh, interesting. It was kind of lonely. Uh, Now, I knew I was only going to be on it for like one patrol, so it was okay, you know? It was interesting. Got to do some—some interesting things, but, for the most part, you really eat a lot. They have—they have—you can eat up to four times a day. It’s just like a cruise ship, but you work [laughs], right? So you have breakfast, you have lunch, you have dinner, and then you have MIDRATS [Midnight Rations] at night, depending on your shift. They always got meals going on in a submarine, so you can eat, eat, eat, and I actually gained 15 pounds, you know, on the submarine, you know? So it was a—it was a bit of a weight curve, trying to get the weight off [laughs], but, uh, you know, it was good. I got the up and down—A lot of stuff in the submarine, you don’t know everything, because a lot of it’s classified, like what they targeted—the stuff—I couldn’t see that. So I never knew where we really were at. So it was all a part of, you know—it was kind of a tense time, with the Cold War. We were in secret locations and stuff like that. Hiltz Uh, what was the crew like? Rogers Crew was good. I mean, they were—they knew I was a short-timer, so they—they kidded me around a little bit, and—and—‘cause they knew. They called me the “rider.” You know, and they said, “You’re just in your rack all day. That’s all you do. You don’t do real work.” but they were kinda—they were in a kidding type of way, right? And I was called—they called me the “assistant engineer.” So I—I—I oversee some training lessons and did stuff like that for them, but I stood the watch. You know, on the submarine ship, you stand a watch, you’re—you’re good, because, uh, somebody else doesn’t have to stand the watch for diving officer. I did that. So, uh… Hiltz Uh, what was your time in Hawaii like? Rogers Oh, it was great. It was, uh, beautiful—the most beautiful places on Earth. It’s, uh—nice mountains, and the job was pretty stressful—getting the ships out—because, like I said, this is the height of the Cold War, and the ships came in. they had to get repaired in a certain window, Because there are only so many submarines out there. One comes in, and, uh, they only got coverage for a certain amount. So you gotta get that ship out on time, and if it’s not on time—not out on time, some people up high up don’t get too happy about that. So we gotta make sure that everything’s done timely and safely. So not only—and we just couldn’t—since it’s a nuclear submarine—First of all, nuclear submarines can be hazardous in themselves, and you got reactors on ‘em, and you gotta be extra special careful with respect to nuclear safety, and so sometimes, some things take a little longer than you might anticipate. So, uh, you always have that—you always have that bal—and I was in charge, so if the ship was late, it was on me. You know, I had to answer for it. So... Hiltz Uh, did, uh—did you ever have any incidents happen, during that time? Rogers Well, yeah. Um, I was on one submarine. When—when I was in the shipyard, we occasionally had to go out ride submarines when—after repairing them, and then one of the hydraulic plants went on fire. So it was a submarine underwater, and it was on fire, but the crew is so trained. It was like, “Okay. Fine.” Just like training—t was no different than when we had the training. We went over there, swoosh, they put it out, and then we—we went on to eat for lunch. So it was like okay. They were very seasoned, very seasoned crew. Um, the chiefs in the Navy—they really—I was an officer, but the chiefs in the Navy—they, you know—they run the show. They—they get the people to do the work, and so my admiration is for the chiefs, you know, [inaudible] folks. They’re—they’re the ones that make it happen, you know? We get the credit, most of the time. Sometimes, we get the blame, as the officers, but that’s kind of the way it is, but they’re the ones that—the enlisted guys—they’re the ones that[sic]—that[sic] make it work. So my father kind of sent me a lesson, when he said, “You’re gonna—you’re gonna be this hotshot officer, but you’re going to learn who does the work.” And I did. Hiltz Uh, do you have any, uh, moments that stand out, during your time in, um, Hawaii or Orlando? Rogers Um, well, one day, uh—well, I can say that, at the end, I—I—I made a suggestion to move the repair somewhere where it would be cheaper or a little more cost-effective, and—and still do it safely, and that—they—they actually listened to me and did it. So when I left—I don’t know how that went, but it wa—it did save some money. So that was—that was a good, good part of it, uh—good part of it, but a lot of that—I remember it was a lot of stress on that, but—but that was a good part of it, at—at—at—at the end there. So—and I would still dock ships, you know—dry docked ships that come into the shipyard, and a dry dock is: you—you—you bring a ship in, and to work on the hull of a ship, you can’t—can’t be in the water, right? So you—you put the ship on blocks, you drain the dry dock down, and then you go into the ship, and you do what you gotta do, back—and back up. Then you put the water back in, and then you float the ship out, but Putting the ship on blocks is a—a, you know—a very engineering-involved thing. So, as the docking officer, I had to do the calculations to make sure the ship would sit on the block right and stay there, and do all those calculations and stuff. Hiltz ‘Kay. Um, so, um, coming back now to, uh, your—your—how was your transition from being active duty to Reserve? Rogers Uh, not really—not really, um,—because I never had too many deployments, so I was always with my family. Like I said, I had a[sic] atypical career. I [inaudible] —I had it good, really. Um, so I didn’t have a lot—other than that one deployment, right? So when I went to Reserves, you know, I really was away from home more in the Reserves than when I was active duty, ‘cause I would have to drive to Orlando on—on the weekends, And then the two weeks a year, uh, I mean, again, I was with a lot of engineers. I had in my group, we had like PhDs, we had, you know, professional engineers. All highly, you know—highly educated people that[sic] worked for NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], or worked for the [John F. Kennedy] Space Center, or whatever, and then they did the Reserves stuff, you know, on the side, ‘cause they were—they had this engineering background. So I didn’t find too much of a, uh—uh, a transition. I went from a kind of academic environment, uh, to that. Now, I had a little more experience than a lot of the Reserves, ‘cause I actually was a[sic], uh, active duty—engineering duty officer, and a lot of them just came in the Reserves. So I had a little—a little more experience actually being there. I had the qualifications for the Dolphins and stuff like that. So that helped me a little bit, you know, with getting my advancements, you know, as I—as I, you know, got promoted on. So I also had some good leaders that[sic]—that[sic] showed me the ropes in the Reserves. That—that really helped me. Hiltz Do you remember any of those? Rogers Oh, I do. I, uh—can I say their names? Hiltz Oh, yep. Rogers Or whatever? Hiltz Yeah. Rogers I remember one, uh—one key person that[sic] was a—was a, eh—he was a[sic] Admiral: Rear Admiral Steve Israel. He was, uh, a great mentor to me. Um, when I first came in the Reserves, he kinda took me under his wing, kinda showed me the—the life in the Reserves, and, uh—and we worked together. I worked within several of his units, when he was a—When I met him, he was a Commander, and then, as he went through, he became Captain, and then ultimately, he became—became an Admiral, and I still, you know, am still in contact with him, you know, to this day, but He was very, very—he was a [United States] Naval Academy graduate, very good about dealing with people, and stuff like that, and another person gr—Captain Jim Tully. I worked for him, and I took his Reserve unit when he—when he left that unit to go to another unit, I took over for him in, uh—in—for him, in that—in that capacity. So he always mentored me too, and he’s—he’s actually the Mayor of Titusville. Yeah. So [laughs]—but He’s great—he is one of the—one of the best leaders I’ve ever met, and one of the most, uh—most—talk about people—talk about people with integrity, and people in political office. Well, he’s got political office, and I don’t know anybody with more integrity than that man does have. He’s just amazing. So we still keep in touch. Yeah. So… Hiltz Do you, um—do you have any stories or memories from your—from your time in the—in the Reserves that stand out? Rogers Well, again, going back to the, you know—the enlisted people run the show. Uh, When I got—when I got command of my unit, I—I—I had a chief who was a Mensa [International]—high IQ [intelligence quotient] guy. Much smarter than I would ever be, and I asked his advice, you know, all the time, and that’s why my unit was so successful, and he helped me, give me advice on how to do things, and, you know, it went on from there. So I relied heavily on that. So I never—I never—I only made a couple of mistakes when I was a junior officer, thinking I knew it all, but that didn’t last out. Found out: the more senior I got, the less I thought I knew [laughs]. I knew more I had to rely on people that[sic] working[sic] for me. I mean, that’s the key to success. Um, and, uh—so—so that was very, very helpful. Hiltz Um, during—during the time in the Navy, um, did you, um—Um, what was—what was life like, um, in the [Ronald Wilson] Reagan years?<a title="">[2]</a> Rogers Oh, life was good. Reagan was president—in fact, I saw Reagan come in the airport in Hon—Honolulu[, Hawaii], and, uh, you know, I am a big Reagan fan. Uh, and, uh, ‘cause I, eh—we grew up to kinda get the Cold War—and one of the beautiful things was when I finally got into the Reserves, there—there—the war we were fighting, we really won it, because even though it wasn’t a hot war, the Soviet Union collapsed. We stood up to them and they’re gone. Now, they’re rattling their little sword again, but—but, at—at least at that time, they were—we—we won that. So, I mean, I liked the war. I felt like we had a strength in the nation for—for—for that, due to Reagan and the buildup—the buildup he did. I just kinda make the Russians<a title="">[3]</a>—“Well, we can’t keep up with this.” So… Hiltz Uh, how did the—the—in that case, how did the, uh—the breaking down of the Wall in Berlin[, Germany] make you feel? Rogers I thought it was great. I says[sic], “Wow. This is a great thing.” Because I grew up—when I grew up in the—in the [19]50s, the—the—I mean, I grew up during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and we thought we were going to World War III. I mean, it was right—right around the corner. I mean, my father was shaking and white ashen[?], ‘cause I looked at him—well, and I was only—what? I don’t know. 11—10 years old, or something like that, and—and it’s just like—he’s shaking white. Something—something’s going on here, and—and that was the closest we’ve—we’ve ever come, right? And, um—and there were some things—even during the Cold War, there were some things that happened, which we don’t want to go into, but, you know—but, for the most part, there was peace, right? So when the—when the [Berlin] Wall came down, Reagan said, “Tear down this wall,” and it happened. So that was—that was a good thing, and then, when, uh—I would never had believed it when it happened—they said the Soviet Union collapsed. It was like, Wow. Hiltz Um, in co—and in comparison, how are the [William “Bill” Jefferson] Clinton years in the Navy? Rogers Well, uh, Clinton—I mean, to a—see, Clinton was—he— ‘90s, uh, I got my senior—I think he signed my, uh—uh, my—my, uh—my promotion to Commander, and also he signed my discharge—my—my retirement paper, uh, in ’98, right? So—so I have some good—good, uh, Um, you know—He treated, you know, the military well too, you know? He was a smart, smart guy. Uh… Hiltz Um, how were your, uh, final years in the Navy, eh, eh—in the Navy Reserves? Rogers Good. Um, I mean, it was good. Uh, I was like—I had command of the unit, and then I was traveling so much back and forth, it was like, okay, you know? I was getting up for Captain, and I just decided that was time to, you know—time to—I didn’t make Captain the first pass. So I said, “Okay.” I had another chance, but I decided, you know, to get out. Um, so I decided just to—to go spend more time at my other job. Hiltz What was your other job, at that point? Rogers Oh, I worked at a nuclear power plant, teaching chemistry, physics. The same thing I did in Nuclear Power School, right? So—right. Hiltz So what was life like after the Navy? Rogers Well, it just went from teaching for the Navy and the submarine stuff and still have the resources—so it was really—To me, it wasn’t an abrupt end. It was a, uh, gradual transition over the years, ‘cause I was, uh, in active duty for eight years, Reserves for 12. So it was kind of a long—and then I—well, during the 12 years, I had my civilian job. So I—I kinda worked the two together, you know? Worked the two together. So—and As, you know, eh—as I went through my job, and I got more senior in the Navy, more senior in the Navy, and then got up there. I mean, Commander is pretty high up, I guess. So, you know… Hiltz Um, how did the Americans actually treat you, while you were in the Navy? Rogers The who? Hiltz The Americans. The civilians. Rogers The civilians? Oh, yeah. No problem. We didn’t have that Vietnam Syndrome, where, you know—where they—they spit on me or anything like that. Uh, I think today though—I mean, I think people are more appreciative of the military today, than they were even back when—when I was in there. I did used to do some recruiting for—for, uh, the Nuclear Power School, when I was at Nuclear Power School. I went out to the West Coast, and sometimes, I didn’t get a very friendly reception by the—the people on the campus at Washington University. Over there, they didn’t quite like my presence there. So—But I think today, I—I think the American people are more—are a lot more behind the troops. A lot more than compared to Vietnam [War] and even than when I was in. I think they realize what really they do for them. Hiltz Did you have any dealings with UCF at that time? Rogers I did actually. I, uh—I took a couple of classes here in 1982, when this campus was just a few buildings. So Industrial Chemistry, I took a few courses, because I was living in Orlando, and, you know, I just—I just did that. It didn’t end up in degree—I didn’t end up in a degree. I just have the classes. I think I have like 15 credits. Um, uh, Dr. [Gerald] Mattson—I think I had him, and I think he is still here, in the chemistry department. Um, so, uh—so I had that, and, you know, we were just kinda starting out. My wife was pregnant with our first child, and we—we came to UCF. She had to take an education course and sit in these little seats, you know, she could barely fit into it. It was kinda—we went together. She took a [inaudible] some education courses, and I did the chemistry stuff. So—so yeah. UCF is a little part of my time here. Hiltz Um, you mentioned your wife. Um, did you—you met her while you were in the Navy? Rogers Actually, I met my wife in Orlando, okay? Um, uh, when I was an instructor here, I worked with another instructor, and his wife worked at a school, and she knew somebody. So they set this up on a blind date, and, uh, I mean, that was it. We’re married for 34 years. Hiltz Fantastic. Um, did she go with you to, uh, Hawaii? Rogers Oh, yeah. You bet she did. Now, obviously—and, In fact, we were on the submarine. Um, they did a dependents’ cruise. Now, what a dependents cruise is: you can actually come on a submarine, right? They let the dependents come on the submarine. So she actually came on the submarine with her father, and we did, uh, some op[eration]s for them. We dove the ship, and surfaced the ship, and did all these things, and they got to eat. You know, so she comes in—she comes into the submarine. Now, on a submarine, you gotta understand: there’s a wardroom, just like this, and at the head of the table, there’s the Captain, and that’s the Captain’s chair. Nobody sits in the chair. So what does my wife do? She comes in and plops down right in the Captain’s chair, and I kinda say, “I don’t [inaudible] you need to sit there.” [laughs] So I rise her about that [inaudible], but she is probably one of the few ladies that[sic] were ever on a submarine—a nuclear submarine. Now, Of course, they are getting women into the program, but at that time, you know, she—she thought was kind of fun. So after being at sea for a little bit on the submarine, And then, I—she went off, and then shortly after that, I—I came back home. So that was—that kind of fun. Hiltz That’s fantastic. Um, um, how did the events of 9/11<a title="">[4]</a> effect you? Rogers Uh, I was pissed, right? I was really mad that we couldn’t—that something like that could happen here. Uh, and I don’t know. You can point fingers and blame, but, you know, I, eh—it—it’s just one of those things that we got to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Uh, it’s one of those—it ripped every American apart, you know, and—and including me. Now, I was actually retired already. Um, so I, um, was already done. Uh, I mean, I could have been called to active duty, but they didn’t. I’m too old already, I guess. So—so they didn’t bother, you know, calling me up, but, uh—so yeah. That was kind of… Hiltz Did you still have any, uh—were any of your friends still in the—in active… Roger Yeah, I think Captain Tully, that[sic] I talked to you about. I think he was still in at that time, and, uh, then he retired subsequently after that. So, um, yes. Hiltz Um, what was one of the most important lessons that you learned from the Navy? Rogers Uh, leadership. How to manage people and how to respect people, and just, of course, you just gotta—because you got all the stripes on doesn’t mean you know everything, and, I mean, that was the lesson my father tried to let me know before I went in there, and I did some stupid things. “Oh, I am in charge, because I’m an officer.” You know, I only did that once or twice, and then I remembered that I had better relying on the chiefs more, because they’re really the ones that really kinda know what’s going on [laughs]. So I did that. So a little humility’s a good thing. Hiltz Um, do you have any, uh, messages that you would like to tell the young people of America today? Rogers Uh, yeah, the military’s a great way to go, especially if you got some technological talent. Eh, you—that—that Navy instructor program is a great way to get in, serve your country four years. You don’t have to stay in. You can teach at the Nuclear Power School, you can teach [inaudible] people who are really willing to learn, and they have to be, and they are really good students, and you—you get to teach stuff, and you come away with some great teaching skills that, at the end of it—that you can—that you can use anywhere else, you know? So, you know, To this day, I could teach anybody off the street how—how a steam engine works and so they would understand it. So, I mean, it’s am—an amazing thing. So—so that’s—and don’t overlook that service. I mean, you know, my sons are likely not—not to go into it. I didn’t influence ‘em either way. One’s an engineer and one’s a—one’s a—a [inaudible] MBA [Master of Business Administration]. He’s got his MBA and he is a HR [human resources] manager over at Seaman’s[sp], so my sons are pretty successful, but I never influenced them to go one way or the other, but they’re proud of me that I did it. Like I said, I did not have the career that some of these guys out there. They really put their lives on the line, and I never really had to do that. I was never shot at, okay? Um, but I served my country the best I could, you know? But the guys that really—the guys that went into Iraq and Afghanistan, and it’s just amazing how they—they sacrificed—a lot of them—just so much: their lives, limbs, and everything else. It’s just—and—and—and did it, and they get—they get something—they get like their hand shot off, and they wanna go again, and go back and do it again. It’s just, you know—how do you—how do you instill that in our youth? That—that sense of duty. You know, it’s just a great, great thing. Not that they got hurt, but that they have this, uh—this dedication, and their patriotism for their country, and to do the right thing. Hiltz Um, uh, uh, um, what, um—How did you actually end up at UCF, after, um, your time in the Navy? Rogers [laughs] Well, I, um—a granddaughter comes into that. I was, uh—worked at the nuclear plant for 25 years. I—I retired from the Reserves in ’98, right? And in 2001, I went back to school again, got a Master’s degree—another Master’s degree—online, um, for—for, uh, education—online distance learning. So I did that for about—took me about four years to get it. I got that degree in 2006. Uh, and then finally, uh—Uh, what—what was your question again? Hiltz Oh, how did you end up at UCF? Rogers Oh, yeah. Okay. So I—I graduated—after 25 years, I, you know—I retired from—I retired from FPL [Florida Power & Light Company] and I got bored, okay? So when I got very bored, um, I decided to come back to work. So my granddaughter—we had a new granddaughter that[sic] lives down in, uh, Oviedo[, Florida], here. So they—I saw this job at UCF as a Safety Training Coordinator. When I’m training, it looks good to me. So I applied for that job. I got it, so we moved down here. So my wife’s a—a full-time grandma, babysitter type, you know—help out with the kid, and I—I come here. I like my job, I’m teaching, and I got something to do. I got a sense of purpose, other than sitting at home doing nothing. Hiltz Uh, what year did you guys, uh—did you come here? Rogers Uh, June 2013. So I haven’t been here that long. I’ve only been a UCF employee about a year and a half. Uh, you know, Two years it will be in June. So… Hiltz Well, congratulations. Rogers So… Hiltz [laughs] Um, is there anything else that, uh, we missed that you would like to talk about? Rogers No, I mean, I think you about hit all on the head. I mean, it’s all—in the military, it’s all about—it’s about duty, honor, country, leadership. I mean, everybody should kind of get that experience. Well, not for everybody. It’s not for everybody, and—and I don’t know if I would have gone in, if it weren’t for the nuclear program. I don’t think I would have enrolled to just go, you know, to drive a ship. I couldn’t have anyway, because of my—my color—they wouldn’t—they wouldn’t have accepted me in anyway, but because I had some academic potentials, they used me for that, right? So the Navy kinda used me for what talents I had, and—and so, you know, anybody can do that. Yeah. So it’s a great thing. My thanks is for all the people that[sic] have gone on, and—and help, and, today, that[sic] continue to serve. Hiltz Well, uh, thank you for your time. Uh, and thank you, um, on behalf of UCF and myself, for answering our, um… Rogers Yeah[?]. Hiltz For answering our questions and having this, uh, wonderful interview. Rogers Alright. Well, thank you very much. I appreciate your—your interview. Hiltz Thank you. 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William Jefferson Blythe III William Jefferson Clinton https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/017149c91b62c7a4b14385f0171aea84.pdf 5e0b59b50bd857278237fec9d293f9c4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection Alternative Title Lone Sailor Collection Subject Veterans--Florida Orlando (Fla.) United States. Navy Navy Sailors--United States Description Collection of digital images and oral histories related to the former Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando) for the United States Navy. The training center transformed raw recruits into highly effective sailors. This process took place over an intensive eight-week training period, commonly referred to as "boot camp." RTC Orlando occupied roughly one half of the former Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando), which was located at present day Baldwin Park, Orlando, Florida. Between 1968 and 1994, over 650,000 men and women graduated from RTC Orlando. Contributor <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project</a> <a href="http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/24" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project</a> <a href="http://digitalcollections.net.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">About the Project</a>." UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Gordon Pierce and Trina Cothrin Alternative Title Oral History, Pierce and Cothrin Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Orlando (Fla.) Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Afghan War, 2001- Global War on Terror, 2001-2009 Description An oral history interview of Gordon Pierce (b. 1930) and Trina Cothrin, who both served in the U.S. Navy. Pierce was born in Buffalo, New York, on September 16, 1930. He enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and served until September of 1977, during the Cold War era and the Vietnam War. During his service, Pierce was station on the USS Wasp, the USS Coral Sea, the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the USS John F. Kennedy. He achieved the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer and earned a Navy Commendation Medal and a Navy Achievement Medal. Pierce's daughter, Trina Cothrin (b. 1958), was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 13, 1958. Cothrin enlisted in the Navy in October of 1979 and served until October of 1982, when her son was born. She was then in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1993, when she joined the U.S. Army. She left the military in 2009, after serving in Operation Enduring Freedom during the War in Afghanistan. Throughout her service, Cothrin was stationed at Naval Air Station Miramar (NAS Miramar) in California, Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) in Qatar, and MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) in Tampa. She ultimately achieved the rank of Chief Yeoman. This oral history interview was conducted by Roger Jordan Sims on March 12, 2014. Interview topics include enlistment, boot camp, Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando), the Vietnam War, Operation Enduring Freedom and the War in Afghanistan, life after leaving the Navy, how Central Florida has changed over time, the legacy of NTC Orlando, and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:48 Background 0:02:23 Enlistment and boot camp 0:03:57 Naval Training Center Orlando 0:07:45 Social life and relationships on base 0:12:47 Hardest part of NTC Orlando, proudest moment, and unforgettable memories 0:15:16 USS Blue Jacket and the Grinder 0:20:46 Vietnam War and the War in Afghanistan 0:23:10 Leaving the Navy and post-naval life 0:27:23 How Central Florida has changed over time 0:29:36 Legacy of NTC Orlando and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project 0:32:44 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Gordon Pierce and Trina Pierce Cothrin Interview conducted by Roger Jordan Sims at Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida, on March 12, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/292/rec/1" target="_blank">Pierce, Gordon</a>. Interviewed by Roger Jordan Sims, March 12, 2014. UCF Community Veterans History Project, DP0014915. Audio/video record available. 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Interviewed by Roger Jordan Sims, March 12, 2014. UCF Community Veterans History Project, DP0014915. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Digital transcript of original 35-minute and 10-second oral history: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/291/rec/2" target="_blank">Cothrin, Trina</a>. Interviewed by Roger Jordan Sims. UCF Community Veterans History Project, DP0014914. March 12, 2014. Audio/video record available. UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Naval Station Great Lakes, Great Lakes, Illinois Jacksonville, Florida Vietnam Naval Air Station Sanford, Sanford, Florida Naval Air Station Key West, Key West, Florida Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Naval Air Station Miramar, Miramar, San Diego, California Pensacola, Florida Afghanistan Qatar Creator Pierce, Gordon Cothrin, Trina Sims, Roger Jordan Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-03-12 Date Issued 2014-09 Date Copyrighted 2014-03-12 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 301 MB 195 KB Medium 35-minute and 10-second Digital (DAT) DVD audio/video recording 21-page digital transcript 199 KB Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Roger Jordan Sims, Gordon Pierce, and Trina Cothrin. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/VET" target="_blank">UCF Community Veterans History Project</a>, UCF Digital Collections, University of Central Florida <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/" target="_blank">The History</a>." Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project. http://cfnavyleague.org/lone-sailor/ "<a href="http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/" target="_blank">The History</a>." RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/292/rec/1" target="_blank">Pierce, Gordon</a> <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/291/rec/2" target="_blank">Cothrin, Trina</a> Transcript Sims Okay. Today is March 12th, 2014. I am interviewing Gordon Pierce and Ms. Trina [Pierce] Cothrin, uh, who served in the United States Navy. Uh, Mr. Pierce was an aviation metalsmith. Uh, Ms. Cothrin was an aviation maintenance administrator and yeoman. My name is [Roger] Jordan Sims. We are interviewing Mr., and, uh—Mr. Pierce and Ms. Cothrin as part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Community Veterans History Project and as research for the creation of the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. We are recording this interview at the [Central Florida] Research Parkway in Orlando, Florida. Uh, Mr. Pierce, Ms. Cothrin, will you please start by telling us when and where you were born? Pierce I was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1930. Cothrin And I was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1958. Sims What did your parents do for a living? Pierce My parents worked for the State of New York. My father was, uh, in charge of the warehouse for all the supplies for a mental hospital, and my mother was a nurse. Cothrin And my father was, uh, a Master Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy—Navy, and my mother was a full-time, uh, mom. Sims Uh, do you have any brothers and sisters? Cothrin I do. I have, uh, three brothers and one sister. Uh, my oldest brother, uh, Tommy Foreman—he was actually stationed at, uh, McCoy Air Force Base, Uh, when it was an Air Force base, and then, uh, my younger brother Bruce [Pierce] joined the Navy. He and I joined the Navy together on the same day. Uh, He was in boot camp before I did, but we, uh—our paths crossed while we were in boot—boot camp together, and then later, Uh, when I was stationed in San Diego[, California], he came to San Diego for school. Uh, and then, Uh, when my husband and I were stationed in Pensacola, he also was subsequently stationed in Pensa—Pensacola. Then I have a sister named Tina [Pierce] and a younger brother, James [Pierce]. I don’t think I said my brother’s name, who enlisted with me, and that’s Bruce. Sims Okay. Um, when did you both decide to join the Navy? Cothrin My brother and I? Sims Both you… Cothrin Okay. Sims And Mr. Pierce Pierce I joined the Navy in 1948, after I graduated from high school. Cothrin And, uh, my brother and I, uh, decided to join the Navy in October of 1979. Uh, uh, you know, he, uh—he had just finished high school, uh, the previous summer, and, uh, we both just decided to do it together. Um, I mean, I—I dunno what—is that enough? Sims Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Cothrin Okay. Good [laughs]. I don’t know how in depth you want me to go. Sims No, I just… Cothrin Okay. Sims Whatever—Whatever you’d like to tell us. Pierce [clears throat]. Sims Um, where did you both attend boot camp? Pierce I attended boot camp in [Naval Station] Great Lakes, Illinois. Cothrin And I—here in Orlando, Florida. Sims What were you trained for, uh—for your career in the Navy? Pierce I was trained as an aviation metalsmith in Memphis, Tennessee, and I spent, uh, um, about three or four months there, waiting to go to school. then I went to nine weeks of school to be an aviation structural mechanic or aviation metalsmith. Cothrin And I, uh, was an aviation maintenance administrator. I went to school in, uh, Meridian, Mississippi,<a title="">[1]</a> uh, and that was a six-week self-paced course that I finished in a month. Sims Uh, when did you both begin your time at the Naval Training Center Orlando and how did that come about? Pierce I can’t remember. Cothrin Okay. I’ll talk to mine Sims Okay. Cothrin And then I’ll help him with his. Uh, I went—started boot camp in December of 1979 and I finished up in, I believe, it was March—February-March timeframe—of 1980, and subsequently went to San Diego, California, for a month, and then, uh, went to Meridian, Mississippi, and back to San Diego. My father, uh, was stationed in, uh, NAS [Naval Air Station] Key West, and in 1970—’74, we—we moved to the Orlando area for a twilight tour. My fa—grandfather had passed away and, uh, we moved up here to, you know, be with my grandmother, right? Pierce Pretty much. Cothrin Okay. Sims Uh, what did you know about the region, uh, militarily or otherwise, before coming to Orlando? Pierce We learned quite a bit about it, because I had been stationed in Sanford, at the, uh, Naval Air Station [Sanford] there, for a number of years, and then I went down to Key West for shore duty, from that sea duty drill, and we came back up here, because we liked Central Florida. Cothrin I—yeah, I lived here. So [laughs]… Sims [laughs]. Cothrin I knew the area. Sims Um, how long did you both spend at the Naval Training Center? Cothrin I only did the, uh—spent the time there during boot camp, and my father was there for—from ’70… Pierce [19]75 to ‘77. Cothrin Was it ’75? or ‘74? Pierce I think it was ‘75. Cothrin Okay. Sims Uh, when you first arrived, what were your first impressions of the area? Pierce Same old place [laughs]. Cothrin [laughs] I was in high school, uh, so—I mean, it was okay [laughs]. Sims What were your first days at the Naval Training Center like? Pierce They were spent primarily training out to become a Company Commander at the Recruit Training Center [Orlando], and, uh, we went to school I think for six weeks, and we learned how to give lectures, and how to march sailors around, and so on and so forth. Cothrin Well, for me, it was, you know [laughs]—that first day, you know, you’re getting all your gear and, uh, you’re learning how to be a sailor, and, uh—so it was interesting [laughs]. Sims Uh, what were your primary responsibilities while at the Naval Training Center? Pierce I was the Correctional and Instructional Standards Division Officer, and we were, more or less, like a quality control unit. We would visit the various classrooms, and make sure the instructor was following the lesson plan, and completing all the things he had to do to get the point of the lesson across to the students. Cothrin And, for me, I was a recruit. I was there to learn. Sims Um, what was your overall impressions of the recruits and their training during your time at the base? Pierce I was impressed with the quality of all the young men and women that were brought into the Navy, and I thought the recruiters were doing a heck of a good job. There were very few people that[sic], uh, fell out, during my time as a Company Commander, and, uh, it was a great experience. I really enjoyed it. Cothrin Um, I, uh—you know, once you get past that first initial shock, you know, and you—you get into your training group, I think everything went well. I, you know—I, uh, ultimately enjoyed the time I spent there. Um… Sims What kind of social life existed among the recruits? How often were you allowed to go off base, and what places did you visit locally? Cothrin Uh, I don’t think we were allowed to go off base until our training was completed. Uh… Pierce Well, in the middle, wasn’t there a two-day weekend? Cothrin Uh, no, I think the only thing we got to do was go to the visitors’ center and y’all were allowed to come visit us. That’s where the parents and families come—came, at the time that I was there. I do believe. Pierce Okay, yeah. I remember that. Cothrin Okay, and, uh… Pierce That was about right. Cothrin Right, because we were—Bruce—Bruce went into basic training in November, and then I went in in December. So over the Thanksgiving holiday, he was there, and then, over the Christmas holidays, we were both there, and that’s where that one picture came from, where we’re all four there on those picnic—at those picnic benches. Pierce Okay. Cothrin Yeah. Sims How did your training experiences shape your relationships with the other recruits in your class? Cothrin It was a team-building experience. It—it, you know—it drew you together. Um, you know, taught you how to work together, uh, to accomplish goals. Pierce The—the whole criteria for the Recruit Training Com—Command, As far as recruits and Company Commanders were concern—concerned, was to build them into a team, and it was 180 people on a team. Cothrin It was a lot. Pierce Something like that, and, uh, that was the—the goal was drill into them that they had to work as a team. They would clean the barracks, they would march, and they would do all things together, you know, as a team, and it—it was a rewarding experience to see them develop. Sims Who did you both interact with on a daily basis? Pierce Uh, there were people who were, um—hey would come around and they would take the—the recruit Company Commander would take the recruits out on the Grinder, and he—there were observers, and they would mark them—see how the training was going, as far as marching and things like that were concerned, and they would come back and open ranks, and do an inspection, and—and it was all very, very formal and, uh—what else do you want? Cothrin Okay. So, uh, my daily interaction was, uh, with our, uh—our, uh—what do you call them? Our, uh… Pierce Company Commander. Cothrin Our Company Commanders, and our, you know—our CPO [Chief Petty Officer] and then our—of course, our, uh,—the other recruits, and then you also interacted with, uh, other instructors, depending on where you were at. Whether you were in weapons training, or some other safety training, or—but for the most part you were with your Company Commanders, you were learning how to fold your clothes, put away your clothes, um, and… Pierce Make your rack. Cothrin Make your bed a certain way. Uh, you were always having inspections. Uh, you know, how to wear your uniform, uh—let’s see. We went through firefighter training, and, you know, gas mask training—those kinds of things. They put you through your paces. You had your swim test, you know, uh, [inaudible], you had to float in the water for five minutes, uh, you know, you had to be able to, uh, swim from one end of the pool and back, you know? But, uh—so I don’t—I honestly don’t remember everything that we do. I do—I do remember the weapons training, the swim test, the marching, the folding of the clothes, the, you know—the bed inspections. You know, you’re getting up every day at 5 o’clock in the morning. Uh, you know, going to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You march there, you march back. You know, they always had somebody up there, you know, letting you know the instructions. You had 20 minutes and 20 minutes only to, you know, get through the line, and eat your meal, and back to wherever it was we met to, you know, march back to wherever we were going next. Sims Uh, what do you remember about the instructors at the base? And what were your impressions of them? Cothrin [inaudible]. Pierce I remember them all as being very professional, and they were t—their goal was to set an example for the recruits, [inaudible] in dress and... Cothrin Mannerisms. Pierce Mannerisms, and conformity to the rules and regulations. Look sharp, you know? Haircuts, and so on and so forth. Cothrin I would agree with him. Uh, the two, uh, Company Commanders that I had were, you know—they were there to set the example, as well as enforce the rules, and, you know, guide us—guide us through the process, and, you know, test us more, test us less, you know, push us harder where we needed to be pushed. Pierce And answer all the questions [laughs]. Cothrin Yes [laughs]. Sims What was the hardest thing you remember doing at the Naval Training Center? Cothrin Um… Pierce For me, it was learning how to stand in front of a class of 180 people and teach them how to do something, you know? And, uh, I wasn’t really a formal instructor. I was a hands-on aircraft mechanic, you know, and I was taken from that environment and put in front of all these people, and, uh, it was a very different environment for me, so it was kind of a struggle at the beginning, but I worked my way into it, and I ended up liking it very much. Cothrin I would say for me, uh—not necessarily the hardest thing, but, you know—you get there and you don’t know what to expect, and so then it’s learning to, uh, achieve the things you need to achieve in the time you have to do it, and So, you’re learning at a very rapid pace, uh, and, you know, uh—eh, so as—I don’t remember anything being [sighs] so terribly difficult. it was just a matter of learning it. Sims Uh, what was the moment you felt most proud at the Naval Training Center? Pierce Graduation. Cothrin I would agree. Pierce When your company pass and review, in front of the reviewing officers and the assembled guests and so on and so forth, it was kind of a proud moment. Cothrin It marked the end of the training cycle also [laughs]. You were done [laughs]. Sims Can you tell me a story of a time at the Naval Training Center that you will never forget? Pierce Not really [laughs]. Sims Not really [laughs]. Cothrin [laughs] Well, I remember the swim test part. Just floating there, and the sky’s blue, and you’re watching airplanes, and they, uh—and their, uh—whatever you call the smoke thing that goes by, and, you know, that’s what I was doing. Sitting there, you know—floating there, thinking about—I was like, Okay, as they ticked off the minutes, you know, to complete the test, but, uh—I mean, other than that, um, uh, I, you know—the comradery that, you know—that you had. I mean, once we graduated, we all dispersed, you know, a hundred different ways. Um, I think only one person that I went through boot camp with, uh, went to San Diego—I mean, he went to [Naval Air Station] North Island. So, um… Sims How would you describe to USS Blue Jacket, and what was its function? Pierce It was used to familiarize the, uh, recruits with, uh, how confined the living spaces were aboard ship and various aspects of shipboard living, and, uh, it was very helpful. It was a—it was a very, very, very large training aid that was very useful in getting your point across. Cothrin Didn’t we do battle station drills and those kinds of things on it, as well? I… Pierce I didn’t. Cothrin I, uh—yeah. I, you know—I don’t—don’t really remember. I—I think we did some sort of drills on the ship. Uh, It wasn’t, eh—it was more than just familiarization with a ship. They took us on board. We did things on it. I just don’t remember what. Sims Uh, what was the official purpose of the Grinder and what was its significance to you and the recruits? Pierce The Grinder was a very large piece of ground, where as many as nine different companies could get out there and march around, and not—not get involved with one another, if the Company Commander was paying attention [laughs]. Cothrin [laughs]. Pierce But it was a big area, and, uh, it was very hot in the summertime and kind of cool in the winter time, but, um, it worked very well. Cothrin Cold and wet. I—I mean, because we were out their marching in the cold and it was raining usually, but, uh, it was—it was all about marching out there. I think we did PT [physical training] out there. Pierce It was also used as a—if somebody was goofing off within the company, you’d tell them to run around the—the Grinder a couple of times as a—it worked off their exuberance, you know? Cothrin [laughs]. Sims Uh, what other types of training went on at the base? Cothrin The—the [Naval] Nuclear Power Training Command was there. Uh… Pierce You mean other facilities? Or other things that we taught? Sims Well, you have the basic boot camp recruit training. Pierce Right. Sims And then what other types of training would also go on, like the Nuclear [Power] School? Cothrin Like the NTC part of it? Do you remember what else was out there, other than nuclear training? Pierce No. Cothrin I don’t know. It wasn’t… Pierce But there was instructor training… Cothrin Yeah[?]. Pierce And peripheral things like that, to where—to support the Recruit Training Command. Sims Uh, what were other areas on the base that were of particular importance to you or the recruits, and why were these places important? Pierce Well, there was the Firefighting School, which was very important, because, uh, firefighting aboard ship is a[sic] immediate thing that has to be done and done well, and quickly, and thoroughly. I—I was always impressed with that, and there was the gunnery range. Cothrin [inaudible]. We went somewhere. Pierce They had a… Cothrin Yeah. Pierce As I remember here, it was indoors, but in Great Lakes, where I went through boot camp, it was outside. Cothrin I believe it was indoors. I agree with you there. Pierce Yeah. Cothrin Yeah, I mean, I agree with him. The firefighting, you know—you go through the firefighting, uh, class, and one of the films they, of course, show you is the fire on the [USS] Forrestal, and that’s something that I think is, you know—they carry though. They still—I think they probably still use that as a training aid today. Uh… Pierce Probably. Cothrin Yeah, I remember the—what’s the oxygen—the liquid oxygen. I remember, Uh—I mean, that was pretty gross, and they showed you a film, uh, with regards to liquid oxygen and what can happen to you if, you know… Pierce If it spills on you. Cothrin Yeah. Pierce It will freeze you. Cothrin Right. Pierce Very cold. Cothrin So, uh—okay [laughs]. Sims Uh, what was graduation like? Cothrin Um, for me, it was, you know, uh, the marching, and the passing in review, and you know, the, uh—the end of boot camp, and then the beginning of the next, uh, stage of my career in the Navy. Uh, so it, you know—it was being excited and being sad that you’re leaving, you know, the people that you got to know, and then excited to move on to the next thing, and Pride, you know, that you passed. That you got through it. Pierce For me, it was saying “Hello” to a lot of different people, where every recruit wanted to introduce you to their parents, to their loved ones, or whatever, and it was, uh, an emotional day. Sims Uh, what did you do for the Navy upon leaving Naval Training Center Orlando? Did you receive specialized training after your time at Naval Training Center Orlando? And if so, where did that take place? Cothrin Um, I did not go to A School upon graduation of boot camp. I went directly to a squadron. I went to VC-7 [Tallyhoers] at, uh, NAS Miramar[, San Diego], California. It was an [Douglas] A-4 [Skyhawk] training squadron. Uh, and when that squadron decommissioned, I think the, uh—not even—less than a year—maybe ten months later, I then went to A School in Meridian, Mississippi, and then, uh, went back to, uh, VF-124 [Fighter Squadron 124] an [Grumman] F-14 [Tomcat] squadron at, uh, NAS Miramar, and... Sims Were either of you ever in active warzone? Pierce What? Cothrin An active warzone. Have you ever been in an active warzone? Pierce I was over in Vietnam on the line for about three years. Sims Um, can you tell me about arriving in the warzone, and what impact that experience had on you? Pierce Well, you work 12 hours on duty and 12 hours off duty, and that just went on continuously. There were no weekends. There were nothing—you spent 30 days on the line, and then you’d go for a week in Olongapo[, Zambales] in the Philippines for liberty, and, um, it was pretty arduous and, uh emotional at times, because you’d lose airplanes and so on and so forth. Sims Uh, did you receive any medals or citations during that time? Pierce I received, um—what’s the orange and green one? Cothrin It’s a Navy Commendation Medal. Pierce Yeah, and now, the green and white one is… Cothrin Navy Achievement. Pierce Navy Achievement Medal. Cothrin Okay. Pierce Yeah, I received both of those and a whole bunch of service awards from various places of—of the world: Korea, Vietnam, Mediterranean Occupation Medal. Cothrin North Atlantic? [inaudible]. Not—I don’t know if it was North Atlantic, but you were up there too. Pierce And I crossed the Arctic Circle a number of times, but I didn’t—they didn’t give a ribbon for that. Crossed the Equator two or three times—maybe four, to get back [laughs]. Cothrin For me, I was mobilized, uh, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Uh, spent two years at CENTCOM [United States Central Command]. Um, after that, eight months, uh, I spent in Qatar. Uh, it was a, uh, very interesting and rewarding experience, the two years that I spent, uh, mobilized. Uh, it was interesting to go to Qatar. Uh, I—that’s the second country I had ever been to, outside the United States. The first was Mexico [laughs]—Tijuana[, Baja California, Mexico]. So, uh, it—it was interesting seeing the culture, uh, seeing the area, and then, uh, you know, like my dad said, it was, uh, generally a 15-16-hour workday, but, uh, it was a good experience. Sims Uh, do you both recall the day your service ended? and what was that like? Cothrin Uh, I —yes. So I got out of the Navy, uh, October 1, 1982—‘82 or ’81 [laughs]. Okay. ’82, because my son was born in November of ‘82. So, uh, it was a sad experience for me. I wasn’t ready to get out of the Navy. So, uh, once my husband and I transferred to Pensacola, it took six months, and then I found a billet in a [U.S. Naval] Reserve unit, and then I spent the rest of my career, uh, in Reserve units. Starting out in aviation units, and into intel[ligence] units. Um, you know, and through the course of my, uh, 29 years in the—in the Reserve, you know—active and Reserve program, uh, you know, did my two years mobilization at CENTCOM, and I, uh, had worked at, uh, Joint Task Force Forge[?] [inaudible]. I did [inaudible], uh—active duty down there with them, when we were stationed down there. So, I mean, I had a very full and interesting career. So, for you, Dad, you retired in, uh, 1977. Pierce Right. I think it was September 1st, and, uh—just another day, to me. No ceremony. I didn’t have a ceremony or anything like that. Sims Uh, what did you do after you left the Navy? Pierce I got a job in, uh, Sanford with a machine shop company, and they made, Uh, what’s called a “fax machine” now, but this was the very beginning, and it was a thing that went around in circles, and it printed letters, and so on and so forth. There was no vocal, but it was all—you could transmit a—a letter on this circular thing, and it went through the air somehow, and got there and… Cothrin Was that QWIP [Technologies]? Pierce Yeah, QWIP. Cothrin QWIP, and it was a company that… Pierce Went through the telephone. You had to call up, get ahold of the machine, and then you put the thing in there, and then you turn the machine on, and it would transmit the piece of paper. Very archaic, really. Cothrin [laughs]. Pierce Compared to today. Cothrin And, for me, um, I worked two jobs. So I had my Reserve career and then I had—I worked for the Army since 1993. Uh, and that’s when I started working full-time again. Sims Have either of you kept in touch with anyone from the Naval Training Center? Pierce I haven’t. Cothrin No, I—me neither. No. Sims What values or characteristics of the Navy do you believe made an impression on your life? Pierce The discipline, the organization, and the orientation of doing your—having to plan out everything and having to work your way through it. It was an organizational—a very strict class in organizational responsibilities, and —get ‘er done. Cothrin Right. Uh, you know, I would have to say—I would have to go to, you know, uh, something similar. Uh… Pierce [clears throat]. Cothrin And say, I mean, the caliber of people that were there that you worked with, uh, the things that you did. Uh, I mean, it was just a—it was a great experience. Um, I mean, I, you know, would recommend it to other people. to young folks that—if they don’t really, you know, have it figured out—what it is that they want to do, uh—spend four years in the Navy and—or any service—and, uh, see the world a little bit, and, uh, meet people from all walks of life. It’s a big melting pot. You learn a lot. Pierce You grow up in a hurry. Sims How has, uh, Central Florida changed since the time you spent here? Cothrin A lot [laughs]. A lot. Pierce Probably expanded three- or four-fold, population-wise. We—we retired in ‘77. Cothrin You retired in ‘77. Yes. Pierce So we were transferred here in ’75, I think, from Key West, Florida, and, uh, from the day I retired ‘til today, the place has—has really grown, and the population has… Cothrin Probably [inaudible]. Pierce Doubled—tripled, probably Cothrin Quadrupled, probably. Pierce Yeah. Cothrin I think they can remember when, you know—I can remember my mom and dad talking about when [Florida State Road] 436 was a dirt road. Pierce Right. Cothrin Okay[?]. Pierce Yeah. Cothrin Uh… Pierce It only went part way down to the airport and then it was a dirt road. Cothrin My grandparents—I don’t know when my grandparents moved here. Was it in the ‘50s or the ‘60s that they retired down here? Pierce I think in the late ‘50s. Cothrin The late 50s. They came down, um, from New York. So as kids, you know, we were coming—wherever we lived—because I grew up here in Florida, Uh, there was only one period of time when he was stationed outside of Florida, from the time I was born. So we’ve lived—I was born in Jacksonville. We’ve lived in Pensacola, Key West, and Central Florida. So we’ve done the gambit. So Florida—I’m a Floridian [laughs]. Pierce The squadron I was in was stationed in Sanford, but it deployed on a carrier that was home-ported in San Diego. So it would take three days to airlift the squadron out, and then three days to bring us back. When you got home finally, it was—it was, uh—I can’t think of the word I want to say. You had to move a lot of gear around to get your job done when, uh—when you were aboard ship. Cothrin It was a logistics, uh, exercise. Pierce Yes. Sims What do you think is the lasting legacy of the Naval Training Center and the Navy in general in the Central Florida region? Pierce I really don’t know. I’m sure it has a[sic] historical impact, but other than that, I really don’t know. Cothrin As far as today, the impact of the base, because it—it closed in the ‘80s? ‘90s? I don’t remember when it closed. Uh, But I mean—I think it had, uh, an impact while it was here. Uh, and it—and it had an impact for some time after it closed. Um, certainly, you know, you go there and look at Baldwin Park, you know, there’s no real sign that the Naval Training Center or Recruit Training Command, uh, ever existed. I mean, there’s little, little things, and I think that’s the purpose of the whole, uh, Lone Sailor, uh, Memorial [Project]—is—is to try to bring back something here in the Orlando area to remind folks that, hey, at one point in time, there was this, uh, Naval Training Center here and Recruit Training Command, and bring back some of that heritage. Pierce One of the things that I remember is: on Friday, up over the weekends, maybe half a dozen companies would get liberty and the seet[sic]—and the streets were just lined with sailors, and it would—it was just amazing, and then all of a sudden, they were gone, you know? And that—that was a visual impact I’m sure for a lot of these civilians around here. Sims What do you think former naval personnel would like to see or be reminded of when they visit the site of the base and the Lone Sailor Memorial? Pierce They would probably like to take their parents or guests around and point out various things that were helpful in their training, and, uh, show the Grinder and so on and so forth, where we marched, and the various [inaudible] buildings where they went to school. Cothrin Well[?], they’re not there anymore though [laughs]. Pierce Well, that’s true. Cothrin Yeah, I mean, I guess part of the Grinder is still there. They use it as a—there—there’s[sic], uh, park-like areas in part of it. , uh, I mean, the Blue Jacket is gone. It would have been nice if something like that had stayed, but it didn’t. Uh, and it—and I’m sure it had to do with upkeep, as well. Um, you know… Pierce The Blue Jacket was a model ship, right? Cothrin Yes. Pierce Okay. It was just—it wasn’t very big. It was about half as big as a destroyer, maybe a little bit smaller, but it, uh—it served as a good training aid. It was a good visual thing for the recruits to see their first ship or something like that [clears throat]. Sims Is there anything you would like to share about your naval experience? Pierce I would recommend it for everybody. It was a wonderful experience, as far as I’m concerned. You can’t imagine how precise everything is—the way they start flying in the morning and end up in the evening, after dark generally. Sometimes they flying around the clock, but an aircraft carrier is one of the busiest places in the world, but every hour—hour and a half—you’re launching or recovering airplanes. That goes on all day long. Sometimes 24 hours a day, depending on what kind of a mission or training exercise you’re in. There’s always—around the carrier, there’s usually a cruiser and at least [coughs] five or six destroyers, and the destroyers act as plane guards, in case one of the planes goes into the water. They rescue the pilot, if they get there before the helicopter and so on and so forth, but, uh, before the helicopter, they were primarily the—the guy that pulled the man out of the water that was in there, but, uh, I wouldn’t trade it. Cothrin What was the question again? [laughs]. Sims [laughs]. Pierce [coughs]. Sims If there was just anything else you’d like to share about your experience in the Navy. Cothrin Uh… Pierce [coughs]. Cothrin Again, like my father said, I would recommend it. Uh, certainly for, you know—it’s just a broadening experience for anybody. Uh, and there’s no better way to have a job, travel, and kind of—you’re taken care of. Uh, So I had an incredible career for, uh, nearly 30 years. I retired in, uh, 2009. I went into the Navy in 1979. So, um, I loved it, um, like[?] my dad. Sims Well, thank you for talking with me today and for sharing, uh, your experiences with me. Pierce Thank you. Cothrin Thank you. 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RTC Orlando. http://rtcorlando.homestead.com/. <a href="http://www.lonesailorfl.com/" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Robert Matthews Alternative Title Oral History, Rob Matthews Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Orlando (Fla.) Description An oral history interview of Robert Matthews (b. 1957), who served in the U.S. Navy during the Cold War era. Matthews was born in Lake Wales, Florida, on May 23, 1957. He enlisted in the Navy in February of 1977 and was discharged in July of 1984. During his service, Matthews was stationed at Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando), Naval Air Station Memphis (NAS Memphis), and Naval Air Maintenance Training Detachment (NAMTRADET) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville). He also served in Attack Squadron 174 (VA-174) and VA-87. Matthews was a Master Training Specialist and received an Expeditionary Medal. This interview was conducted by Mark Miller on March 28, 2014. Interview topics include Matthews' background, enlistment, training at RTC Orlando, the USS Blue Jacket, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC), Matthews' naval career, NAWCTSD, and the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:39 Enlistment 0:03:05 Attending boot camp at Recruit Training Center Orlando 0:05:53 First impressions of and days at Naval Training Center Orlando 0:08:13 Recruits, instructors, and military leave 0:14:37 Primary responsibilities at RTC Orlando 0:16:24 USS Blue Jacket 0:18:32 Memories and proudest moment 0:20:40 The Grinder, marching, and physical fitness 0:24:30 Selecting a boot camp 0:26:34 Military leave and the Orlando area 0:28:02 Base Realignment and Closure Commission 0:32:56 Career in the Navy and the Naval Reserves 0:37:01 Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division 0:43:55 Lone Sailor Memorial Project Abstract Oral history interview of Robert Matthews Interview conducted by Mark Miller at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida, on March 28, 2014. 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Has Format 21-page digital transcript of original 47-minute and 23-second oral history: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/279/rec/1" target="_blank">Matthews, Robert</a>. Interviewed by Mark Miller, March 28, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0014900, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Recruit Training Center, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Naval Air Station Memphis, Millington, Tennessee Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Naval Training Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Naval Support Activity, Orlando, Florida Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Duvall County, Florida Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida Creator Matthews, Robert Miller, Mark Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-03-28 Date Issued 2014-09 Date Copyrighted 2014-03-28 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 41.3 MB 215 KB Medium 47-minute and 23-second Hi8/MP4 audio/video recording 21-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Mark Miller and Robert Matthews. 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Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/279/rec/1" target="_blank">Matthews, Robert</a> Transcript Miller Okay, okay. This is an oral history of Rob[ert] Matthews, an RTC [Recruit Training Center Orlando] graduate and naval veteran. The interview is conducted by Mark Miller, graduate student from UCF [University of Central Florida], working in conjunction with the Lone Sailor Navy Memorial [Project] committee. Uh, it is March 28th, 2014, and we are in Mr. Matthew’s offices at NAWCTSD [Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division], um, in[sic] the [12201] Science Drive—Orlando. Okay. Um, some of our first questions are background questions. Um. So whe—when and where were you born? Matthews I was born in a little town not far from here—a little town called Lake Wales. I was born in[sic], uh, May 23rd, 1957. Miller Okay. What do[sic] your parents do for a living? Matthews Uh, my father was in construction, um, and my mother was in the medical field, working as an office manager. Miller Do you have any brothers or sisters? Matthews I have four sister—four sisters. They were, um, all born in Lake Wales, as well, and two of them still live in Florida, and two live elsewhere. Miller Um, growing up, where did you go to school? Matthews Um… Miller [clears throat]. Matthews The elementary school is there in Lake Wales. A little school called Spook Hill Elementary [School]. Uh, and junior high and high was Lake Wales Junior High [School] and Lake Wales High School. So it was a small town about 8,500 people. Miller Oh, so you were home-grown [laughs]. Matthews Homegrown. Miller Okay. Uh, what did you do before entering the Navy? Matthews Well, I went to college for a little bit. Um, worked locally in the town there, right at the high school, and, um, after about a year of that, I decided I wanted to go in the Navy. Miller Okay. So you joined a year after high school, and, uh, why did you join the Navy? Matthews Well, [clears throat] I guess I came from a Navy family. My, uh—in a sense—my father was a in the Navy during World War II for a short period of time. My uncle was—also served in World War II in the Navy. I had a cousin that went to the naval academy. I had an uncle that flew for the Navy, as well. Uh, and I had a brother-in-law that went to the Navy, prior to me going in the Navy. He actually went through RTC Orlando, as well. Miller Oh, wow. So one of our questions was why the Navy over other branches, and I think[?]… Matthews I think I explained that [laughs]. Miller [laughs] Yes, I think I can easily see that. Yes. Navy family. Alright. Um, so how did your family feel about you joining? Matthews Uh, mixed emotions, I guess. A little bit. Uh, I think they were glad to see me join such a great organization. Uh, I think, uh, my mother would have liked me to have waited and get a commission instead of being enlisted, but I was a little impatient, so I decided to go for it and do it anyway. Miller So where did you attend boot camp? Matthews RTC Orlando. Miller Okay, and what were you trained to do in your career in the Navy? Matthews Uh, I was a, uh—excuse me—an aviation Electronics Technician, uh, while I was in the Navy, which allowed me to work on the electronics on both the [Ling-Temco-Vought] A-7 [Corsair II] and [Lockheed] P-3 [Orion] aircraft. Miller So, uh, wha—what was your experience like at RTC? Matthews It was different. Um, probably the best council I got from, uh, my brother-in-law prior to going over there was: just remember to treat, uh—to treat it as somewhat of a game, and that, uh—don’t take the things that you’re being told too serious, um, and what he meant by that was—not that the training wasn’t important—it was critical for my own safety, as well as, uh, helping the country, but some of the things that you have to go through in boot camp—those stereotypical things that we have to do to make sure that we’re instilling discipline in our—in our young troops. He told me not to take that too serious, and that was probably the best council I got, uh, as I went through boot camp—was just remember that they’re sending me through certain experiences so I learn from it and that’s not really the way things are. Miller Well, what were some of those experiences? Matthews Well, um, back in those days, uh, it was important to, uh, get young people’s attention, and the way you did that was you physically exhaust them every opportunity you have, and you try to mentally change the way they see the world. So we would—we would do endless bouts of inspections, and calisthenics, and things of that nature, and it really was to try to, uh, instill discipline that maybe not all of us had when we went there. So we did some pretty silly things over—as I look back now, um, seemed awfully important to me at that point, but now, it’s— I’m not sure that having a spit shine on my shoes and my gig line lined up perfectly was, uh, the most necessary thing, but I understand the purpose of it. The purpose of it was: I learned to take, uh, great care and attention to detail, uh, to understand discipline and the meaning of it. So, uh, it seems silly, but I understand why they did it. Miller So what was your first impression of the base? Matthews Uh, it was a little confusing, uh, you know, I lived in Lake Wales, uh, which was—it’s only 60 miles from Orlando. So when I joined the Navy, uh, my first, uh, impression of being part of, uh, the Navy or [U.S.] DOD [Department of Defense] or U.S. Government was to get from Lake Wales to Orlando, I needed to go via Coral Gables and Miami. So I left Lake Wales, instead of heading, uh, northeast to Orlando, I went west to Tampa to catch an airplane to fly south to Coral Gables, to being docked there, stuck on a bus, driven back north, and I think we got on base probably about 11-11:30 at night and it was dark. Um, probably a little bit frightened, um, because, just like you see in the movies, as soon as we got off the bus people were yelling at us [laughs]. So, uh, by the time I hit the base, I was pretty tired and I was pretty scared, so [laughs] it was a good experience to start with [laughs]. Miller [laughs]So what were your first days of service like? Matthews Well, it was, uh, a lot of confusion. A lot of being told exactly where to go, and the best thing to do was just listen. Uh, we were put in lines, um, wherever we went. We were—got our haircuts, our uniforms, a place to stay, were told what to do what not to do, when to do it. Uh, we were led around for the first few days. It was a good thing, because it was—it was a real culture shock for—for most of us. Um, but I—I would say that probably that—that, um—that rigor that they sent us through the first few days was probably the best way to get over that culture shock. So I didn’t have to do a lot of thinking at first. Just reacting to what they did to us, and they really did start forming us as a team. I was in a group of folks. There—there were 80 of us in our training unit, as we called them back then. Didn’t know, uh—79 brand new people I didn’t know before. Now I get to spend the next eight weeks with them and they became very close in many ways. Miller Mmhmm. Matthews [laughs]. Miller Now—yes. You’ve mentioned to us quite a few times—I was wondering what some of the fellow recruits were like? I mean, were they from all over and… Matthews They were. They were from all over the country. Um, and it—it was kind of interesting, ‘cause I was thinking about this: these were people that, um, like myself—that maybe grew up in a small town. Um, that came from a fairly stable, uh, family life, to, uh, folks that didn’t have that benefit. They may have come from middle of, uh, a city—broken family. Uh, and they brought the issues with that, um, and they tossed us all together, um, from all—from all over the country. People from Florida, Texas, New York. Uh, you could almost—although there probably wasn’t somebody from every single state in my group of 80—but a lot of the states were represented. Um, and, uh, I laughingly say there was[sic], you know, 80 people with probably 90 personalities in—in that group of folks. Um, [clears throat] some of the people handled it very well, and some of the people didn’t, and we started with 80. We didn’t end with 80. Although back in those days, Navy boot camp was not seen as one to the more rigorous—we certainly weren’t Marines. Uh, but There were people that just could not handle the, uh—the stress that we were put through, and you wouldn’t have guessed it, uh, from the first day. I think you’d have a very difficult time—maybe experienced person wouldn’t[?]—but you’d have a hard time looking around your group of folks that you’re—you first get your haircut with and first get your uniforms with, thinking, This person’s going to make it. That person’s not. Because we were consistently surprised by the people that did drop out. We thought they were the strong folks, but it turned out maybe they weren’t. So it was an interesting experiment to go through and kind of watch it. Once more, I’ll go back to what my brother-in–law said. I kept in my mind, when this guy’s yelling at me, it’s not because he doesn’t like me. It’s just part of what’s going on. So I never like[?] let that get to me. So I was able to observe other people a little bit better, because I wasn’t too worried about my own self, I guess. So it was—it was quite an experience. Miller Do you keep in touch with some of these people? Matthews No, no. Miller Oh. Matthews Um, I can remember—of those 80 people, I can remember one guy’s name. Um, and I saw him a couple times—two or three years after boot camp, and that’s it. I remember another gentleman’s first name and that’s it. Uh, and that’s all I can remember, but the one person I can remember very clearly was our Recruit Training Commander. Senior Chief Soaper, and that was in the days that the Navy allowed beards, and Senior Chief Soaper, um, was a tall thin man, dark hair, with a goatee and devil’s eyes [laughs]. Miller [laughs]. Matthews And I remember him clearly to this day. Miller Mmm. Matthews 30 or 40 years later, or so. Miller He’d probably be very proud that you said that about him. Matthews [laughs]. Miller [laughs]. Matthews He did a lot of good things for a lot of us. We didn’t think so at the time, but [laughs]… Miller Yeah, yeah. Um, you said that there were 80 people in—in your training group, but that was really quite a large facility. Uh, you were involved probably with other groups also, right? Matthews To—to some extent. Um, [clears throat] Being it was 80, it was well orchestrated, so that we saw a lot of the other units as were marching by each other. We see them in the chow hall, but you stay together as a unit. Um, when we went to the chow hall, we sat together, we ate together, and we left together. We didn’t mix, um, and not that we weren’t interested—because this was—this the first years of having, uh, females in the Navy, and—but at that time it was still segregated—that the boot camps did not mix these training units with male and female. so we were there and I—I—hopefully, someone knows the numbers of the—of training units and the training groups that they had—power cells—training units, at that time, but if I had to guess, there was 20 or 30 units going on at a time, easy, of which maybe two were female. So, um, [clears throat]—and even that was separated. So the chow hall had two sides, and I was in the side that was—it was all males. So we never even saw any females the whole time we were there, just about. Once in a while we’d pass them, but the groups didn’t mix at all so I—I couldn’t even—I probably wouldn’t even recognize one of those people that were in a different unit, because there so separated. You go to classes together, in your training unit, um, and occasionally there may be a training event where they’d mix two units, uh, but not very often. So you really didn’t—really didn’t mix too much at all. Miller Um, you must have done some mixing off-base though? Matthews [sniffs] There was no-off base. Um, when you start boot camp [clears throat], um, you start day one, you’re in boot camp ‘til you graduate, with two exceptions: the last week, they allowed us to—they’d load us up in buses and they took us to SeaWorld [Orlando] for the day. We’re there in our whites. Uh, we’ve been given the, uh, strong instructions of how we will operate while we’re at SeaWorld, because we represent the Navy for the first time in our uniform. So we, um—we—it was very stunted, if you will, what we could do at SeaWorld. So that was one day, and then the only other time that, uh, we had any outside access to the base was the day we graduated. We didn’t actually transfer ‘til the following day. That night we had a couple hours of military leave or liberty that we were allowed to go out of town[?], once we were in a very controlled environment. So other than that, no. when I transferred out of Orlando, I was gone. Uh, so my time at boot camp—the eight weeks I was there—one day in SeaWorld and one night on liberty, and I actually spent that with my family, because they came up, uh, and I spent a couple hours with them. So that was it. Miller [laughs]. Matthews You didn’t get off base. Miller Hm. So what were your primary responsibilities, uh, when you were RTC? Matthews Um, surviving was my primary, uh, responsibility. I— was not in a leadership position at, um—at boot camp at all. Um, [clears throat] what I was supposed to do was: I was supposed to learn how to become a sailor. Uh, I was a recruit up until they told me I was a sailor, which means I had to learn all the, um—I had to learn Navy history. I had to learn Navy protocol, uh, brinks, uh, customs, the culture, etc. I had to learn firefighting, how to fix a—I had to learn flooding. Any type of ship damage they try to expose us to. Uh, gas masks, you know—how to use a gas mask, what happens if your gas mask is not working. Uh, so they just try to give us the basics of, um, shipboard life, and especially, in case of emergency. So there was signaling, there was[sic] all the basics of becoming a sailor that they taught us, How to operate a weapon, if necessary. Uh, we did a little bit of shooting. So, uh—uh, how to wear a uniform, how to maintain a uniform, and the different uniforms that go with it, um, and they’ve got a lot of basic human, uh, nature things that you—that you think you—that most people would know, but recognize once more, these people are coming from all over the United States, from many different home lifes[sic], etc. so they’re teaching you hygiene—everything. So it’s—they take a raw person off the street and they turn him into a sailor that can function on his own as necessary when he leaves. Uh, and those—that’s what my primary responsibility was—to learn these things that they’re trying to teach us. Miller Um, obviously, we’re land-locked in Orlando and—and you’re in the Navy facility, how did you learn onboard training and things? Matthews Well, I learned them on the USS Blue Jacket. Miller What was that? Matthews That was the, uh—that was the—my first ship in the Navy, and it, uh—It was located right there, where Baldwin Park is now. Uh, it was a plywood mockup of a ship, um, and it had hatches and doorways and it looked like—it looked like a ship. You marched up to it. There wasn’t a pier associated with it. There was a little bit of a gangway. Went in there and we did watch standing. Um, it—it truly was the first time that I was on board, uh, or used a Navy simulator. It was called, um—it was the USS Blue Jacket. Blue Jacket was our training manual. All sailors—that’s the—their Bible, if you will. Um, [clears throat] and we spent, uh, many hours, uh, retrieving lines, casting lines, getting underway, uh, practicing damage control drills, things of that nature aboard the ship, and this was a culmination of many, many hours and days of classroom training, where they broke down the different aspects of the things we need to do aboard the ship into smaller chunks, if you will, so we could learn those objectives for that, and they sent us to firefighting trainers. Uh, they sent us to gas mask, uh—the gas mask room, where we went to a room with our gas masks on, and they let off the tear gas, and then they had us remove the mask, so we had some prospective of what that’s—what that’s like. Uh, did some flooding training—things of that nature—repairs. Just so that when we finally did leave boot camp, we went to further training and eventually did wind up on a ship, we would be an asset to the ship and not a—not a hindrance. By no means, a fully functioning trained sailor, but, uh, far, far, uh, greater value to the Navy after the eight weeks that we showed up and needed haircuts and uniforms. Miller So what was the hardest thing you remember doing at RTC? Matthews The hardest thing was, um, [clears throat]—well, physically, the hardest thing was: we’re in Florida. Um, and fortunately I started in February, so by the time I was done, we hadn’t got to the summer. So we had a couple hot days on the Grinder. Lots of marching, where we weren’t quite up to snuff, so we spent an awful lot of time learning how to march in the—on the asphalt in the sun. Um, and we spent quite a bit of time at either attention or parade riffs in the sun, trying not to pass out from your knees being locked. Um, that was—that was a hard part of it. Um, I think sometimes that, uh, even though, as I said earlier, I tried to keep in my mind, This is just a game, there was some lonely times, you know? Where you’re dead tired, and you see your chief and other folks have been yelling at you all day long, and you still got to shine your shoes one more time, and you’re just dead tired, and you’re thinking, Boy, is this really the—do I want to spend my life doing this? and I would—I would say, as hard as the physical part of it was, keeping that positive mental attitude that this too shall pass was kind of difficult sometimes at night. So it was probably that. Miller And on the flip side, at what moment did you feel most proud? Matthews That would be my graduation, when, um—when they played the—the patriotic music. We get to march, looking sharp as we do. Uh, we know our families’ in the stands, and we know that we’ve accomplished something. We’ve accomplished something that many people before us have accomplished and many people since, but internally, it’s—it’s something that we’ve been able to do, you know? We’ve been able to, as sailors, recognize that we do have the discipline to do the things that need to be done, and that was probably my proudest moment was—was the graduation, and seeing my folks in the stands [sniffs]. Miller So was[sic] there other purposes for the Grinder than graduation or marching? Matthews If there was, I never uncovered them [laughs]. Miller [laughs]. Matthews So[?] that—that’s where we did our, um—that’s where we did our marching, and, um, [clears throat], you know, [clears throat] sailors don’t march. That’s what the other services tell us, but we sure—we sure faked it a lot [phone rings] Matthews Um, we spent an awful lot of time trying to stay lined up with each other. Try to—uh, and really marching is just trying to operate as a team—trying to teach folks to operate as a team. You can take the attention to detail, and you can look as good as you are and you can be perfect, but if your teammate’s not, then you gotta start all over. So marching wasn’t to learn how to march. Um, I think after I left boot camp I marched, oh, for another six months when I went to school, because they’d march us back and forth to school, but once I left school, I never marched again. Um… Unidentified [inaudible] you want to take his[?] call? Matthews So, um, I—I, um, [clears throat]—the marching was, once more, one of the teaching points. Um, you have the discipline to do it. It seems silly, but it has a greater purpose. Do you have the attention to detail to do it correctly? Uh, and do you have the patience? That’s the key: do you have the patience to do this a long time? So I’m going to say that’s probably what I remember most about the—about the Grinder [laughs]. Miller Yeah, a lot of vet[eran]s mention the Grinder. That’s for sure. Along with the Blue Jacket also. Matthews We did a lot of running on the Grinder. We—they—we spent a lot of time on physical fitness, and—and part of that is, um—part of the physical fitness aspects are, um—we need to be in shape obviously, but the same time, when they teach us things, they have to be able to stress us, so that when we—in a real situation, and there’s stress involved, we make the right decision. Part of the physical fitness is wearing you down to a point where you are stressed. So they would—they would send us through running exercises and physical fitness, and then they’d get us into a classroom environment, and we’d have to start making decisions based on that, and—and that was critical to our training—to be able to say, you know what? I’m dog tired, like I said a few minutes ago, I’m tired, but I still got to shine my shoes. I still have to do this action, I still have to clean up my—my area. My rack still needs to be made perfectly, even though I’m tired and I don’t want to do it, and the only way you can get people to do that is to repeat it, repeat it, over and over again, the same thing over and over again, and even when they do it completely right, have them do it over. So it was part of, you know—all the services have a long, long history of boot camps and what they’re trying to teach, but if you don’t understand that concept going in—this is what they’re trying to do—it can be pretty hard. You can think, What difference does it really make that the corners on my rack are folded just perfectly? You know, Come on. You’re being silly, and the people that have the hardest time is [sic] the people that push back on that. Um, Like my brother–in-law—he made sure I knew before I went in. just do it, play the game, move on, and from that, even though I was [inaudible] playing the game, I learned the importance of that, and I learned the discipline that comes with it, which allowed me I think, later on in my short Navy career, to function at a higher level [laughs]. Miller Now, after graduation, did you immediately leave? Matthews No, I, um—I—I left Orlando, um, and then I—I went to [Naval Air Station] Memphis[, Millington, Tennessee] for about a year of school. Um, So I can’t remember if I took any leave between boot camp and Memphis, but if I did, I didn’t take very much, um, which is one of the reasons I was in Orlando, because, um, when I was joining the Navy—working with a recruiter—at that time, the Navy had three boot camps. They had Orlando, which 60 miles from my home, [Naval Training Center] San Diego, California, or [Naval Station] Great Lakes, uh, up in Illinois—Chicago, and I said, “Do I get a choice?” He goes, “You can always ask for—request a particular boot camp.” I said, “Great.” you know, “I want to go San Diego. I don’t want to go to Orlando. Great Lakes is to cold. Send me to San Diego.” and he said, “Alright. I can do that.” he said, “I’ll put that down. Probably a good chance of getting it.” and I’m thinking, Woohoo. I’m on my way to California for boot camp. He said, “What you need to understand is, after boot camp, you’ll get one to two weeks leave.” I said, “Okay.” he goes, “Before you go to your next station, you’ll get,” you know, “two weeks leave.” I said, “Okay.” He said, “And if you want to go home you, you can go home.” I said, “Great.” He goes, “but the Navy’s going pay you to go from San Diego to Memphis. If you want to go from San Diego to Lake Wales and back to Memphis, you’re going to pay the difference,” and, um, you know, I was—I was pulling down that huge E[nlisted Rank]-1 pay. That’s when I decided that, it was just boot camp. I’ll go to Orlando [laughs]. So long—long answer to your question is: yeah. I did take some leave. I took two weeks afterwards, went home, um, tried to forget everything I learned. It didn’t work, and then I reported to Memphis, um, in the summer of [19]77. Miller Did other recruits go to the NTC? Matthews I believe some did. Yes, I believe some stayed there. I—I can’t recall for sure, uh, but I believe some stayed there. Yes. Miller [inaudible]… Matthews Just the sheer numbers, there must have been some that did. Miller Well, when you were on leave, uh, did, uh, a lot of the sailors to hang out in the area or stay in Orlando for a while? We have stories of them hanging out at [Orlando] Fashion [Square] Mall and, you know… Matthews Um, well, my guess is—now, in my case, when—when I was released, I could, you know—my family was right outside the gate. I hopped in the car and drove back to Lake Wales. Other folks had transportation to wait for, um, so they may have spent time at the, you know—that weekend at the mall. They may have transferred. I—I do know that, you know—obviously we know that NTC was also a training command for other boot camp. So there was[sic] probably sailors hanging out there. and I’m supposing here, that the rules were the same as when I went—first went to Memphis, and that was: when you’re that young a sailor, if you’re going on liberty, you’re going in uniform, because we want to be able to identify you as such, because we don’t completely trust you yet. You’ve been locked up for eight weeks [laughs]. Um, there might be a tendency for you to get in trouble, so we want to be able to quickly identify you just in case, and we also want to remind you that you are part of the Navy now, and if you’re wearing a uniform, maybe that will be a subtle reminder that you need to represent the Navy proudly. Uh, didn’t always work that way, but, uh, it was a thought. Miller Well, we’re going to go a few years in the future and, um—and, uh—do you know anything about BRAC [Base Realignment and Closure Commission] and—and—in regards to, uh, the RTC? Matthews Yes. Miller Oh. Matthews Yes, I do know. Miller Um, can you share some of your experience? Matthews I’ll share what I know, because, um—what happened was: I, uh—I spent seven years in the Navy, and I, um [clears throat] —when I got out of the Navy, I went to work at the [John F. Kennedy] Space Center for about a year and a half. Then I was fortunate enough to get a job at this organization.<a title="">[1]</a> This organization was not here in this building<a title="">[2]</a> at that point. It was back on NTC Orlando. So after ‘bout eight years, I’m back on base again. Uh, I’m not on the recruit side. I’m on NTC side. and we’re in—we’re in a bunch of different buildings, um, spread around the base, and these are—some of these buildings are so old, they were built by World War II POWs [Prisoners of War] —German POWs. Um, I—I guess we captured some POWs in submarines off the coast of Florida when they were—Operation Drumbeat. I think it was that what was going on. Anyway, they captured these guys and these guys built these buildings. So here, I’m checking in 1985 and I’m going in a building that was built 40 years ago, and they’re spread all over the base, and, um, [clears throat] unbeknownst to me at that particular time, there’s a move afoot by UCF and, back at that time, Congressman [Clarence William “Bill”] Nelson [II] —now Senator Nelson—to—to emphasize modern simulation in this brand new [Central Florida] Research Park that were in now, and so—so he was able to get 40 acres donated to the Navy. Congressman Nelson—Senator Nelson now—was able to get the building, BUILDCON built, and we moved out here, um, in ‘88. Um, my command—the command I’m in now NAWCTSD. The rest of NTC/RTC Orlando stayed, uh, on base. Very fortunate move for us, because as, you know, history shows, in 1995, the 1995 BRAC decided that the Navy only needed one boot camp, uh, and they decided that boot camp was going be at the Great Lakes, Illinois. So San Diego boot camp was closed. The, uh, Orlando boot camp was closed, and the rest of the training command—because it wasn’t just boot camp. It was our Nuclear Power Schools, as well as some other schools—all on base—were all BRAC and were told to move elsewhere. Um, and so BRAC doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a series of years to get all the moves made [clears throat], and I often laugh, because when I—when I think about the buildings that I was in—as I said, built in World War II—we watched the BRAC process work on base, and we watched government contracting at its finest, and the NTC Orlando was a—was a very important base for the Navy. So important they invested a lot of money in infrastructure. So what they ended up having to do is they had to contractually finish these brand new buildings, so that they could then tear them down, because of the BRAC. So, um, for those who saw the—the BRAC process, they completely leveled the base. All the buildings that were there, with a couple exceptions like the VA [Veterans Affairs] hospital and one or two other buildings. Uh, and some of the buildings they leveled were brand new buildings. I mean, they had never been occupied, but they had to wait ‘til the contract was over and completed, and then they were torn down, and, uh, I don’t know if you were around there or not, but they literally created mountains of rubble in destroying this base. Um, [clears throat] was it a good move? I don’t know, you know? I don’t know the, uh—the financial aspects of it. I do know that, uh, boot camp at Great Lakes has turned into a wonderful facility. I was just there a few weeks ago. Um, and the way we’re tr—training our recruits now is so much better than when we were training, when I was a sailor. Um, so from that aspect of it, it has been very positive today for the Navy. Um, Could that same thing have happened to Orlando, San Diego, and Great Lakes? Possibly, but I do know the Navy has improved their recruit training dramatically, and it just happens to be located in Great Lakes, and, uh [clears throat]—so I watched the BRAC process, uh, go through. Uh, I know not—I know that the decisions made were not popular by many, but in the end, uh, I think it turned out okay. Miller Okay. Uh, so went to Memphis… Matthews Mmhmm. Miller For your training, and what—you trained for… Matthews Aviation Electronics Technician. Miller And then what happened? Matthews So after that, I was stationed at NAS [Naval Air Station] Cecil Field, which is near Jacksonville. Uh, and I was working on, um, A-7 aircraft. um, and I was there for three years, and I had a pretty good, uh—I was fairly fortunate that, in my three year tour in the A-7 outfit, I was able to work both organizational level maintenance and intermediately level maintenance, which means when I first got there, uh, [clears throat] I had some training, and then we deployed[?] aboard the ship, and I got to work on the flight deck, uh, and, I [clears throat] uh, really enjoyed it, uh—working the flight deck at night, uh, Because I was a 21 year old kid [laughs]. Uh, and I—you know, just the danger involved, the excitement involved, what you’re doing is just so, so wildly important that I just—it’s hardest—it’s the hardest I’ve ever worked in my life, But probably the most enjoyment I’ve ever had in my life—working on the flight deck for the first cruise. The second cruise I worked in mid-level[?], which gave me a different, you know—I was more of an Electronics Technician at that particular point, because now I’m working inside the electronic boxes—trouble-shooting, not working the flight deck anymore, but I was able to do that, um, for the second cruise. So I got kind of the best of both worlds when it comes to A-7’s, and after three years, uh—at that time, the rotation for the Navy was three years, uh, sea duty, three years shore duty. So I finished my sea duty, made two cruises, um, and then I went to shore duty over at NAS Jax.<a title="">[3]</a> Um, and that was working on P-3s, and I was an instructor for Maintenance Technician and I taught them how to work on the different systems of P, and that was pretty much the summary of my career, because after that second tour, I had been in the Navy for seven years, four months, and ten days. Not that I was counting. Um, I got out and, uh, I went to work at the Space Center, and then I ended up here eventually. So is that what you’re looking for? [laughs]. Miller Your career. Did you, um, eh—did—were you involved in operations? Or, I mean, um, did you see combat or… Matthews No. Miller Anything happen? Matthews No, and when—when we went aboard ship, uh, we made two cruises, and, um, it was during the period of time in our history where there wasn’t active combat going on. Um, this was—my cruises were from, uh, ’78 to ’81. Um, had a couple of incidences. The, um, Lebanon missile crisis that occurred when we were coming home one time. We had to take a detour and hang out in Libya for a while. Our pilots certainly flew in dangerous environments, especially over Libya, but I myself was never exposed, to my knowledge [laughs], to a combat situation. Miller Any other experiences that you have—your time in the Navy? Matthews I did go in the [Naval] Reserves for about four years. Uh, My P-3 background allowed me to, uh, join the Reserves. So I would go to Jacksonville once month, er—excuse me—one weekend a month, and then I would spend two weeks every year in Bermuda, which was pretty tough duty. So then, when they decided that the Navy looked at different things and decided that they were going to close their operations in NAS Bermuda, I figured it was probably a good time to get out of the Reserves. So, um, other than that, the rest of my time—other than a little bit of time working for the Space Center—has been working for the Navy here, um, at NAWCTSD. Miller So the Navy was your connection into, uh, NAWCTSD and everything of that sort? Matthews I think so. Yes. I shouldn’t say, “I think so,” because yes. It was. Because, um, although I was in the Navy for a short period of time, I got out for reasons. Um, I love the Navy, you know? I loved it then. I love it now. Um, when I went in the Reserves, I met someone that worked here, um, told him my background—the fact that I was an instructor for the Navy, had a degree in education, and all that stuff. He felt that there would be a good fit here at NAWCTSD. So he told me about this place and, up until then, I didn’t even know it existed. Um, so he was probably—well, not probably—it was because of my connection with him in the Reserves that I found out about this place, and he told me how to apply for a job, so that’s how I was able to get back here. I couldn’t have been happier. I don’t know that there’s a better place that I could have worked. This fits my personality, this fits my background, and—and it’s something that I really enjoy doing, so pretty fortunate that way, I guess. Miller Well, what are some of your responsibilities? Matthews Here? Um, well, um, my responsibilities now are, um, we have a command of about a thousand people—about 40 military, and this command is responsible for buying the training systems for the Navy. So, um, any sailor—whether that’s an enlisted sailor or officer sailor—that has to do something in the Navy [sniffs], is probably trained on a system that came out of here and the people that support it. So whether it’s a pilot, uh, flying aircraft, or it’s a Maintenance Technician that’s working on a training system—working on a trainer of their aircraft—doesn’t matter. They’ve gone through this. Even in boot camp, right now, when folks have to go to boot camp, they’re working—using training systems that came from this place. Um, my responsibility to that is: I’m responsible for all the program managers that—that manage the programs that deliver those training systems. I also have, uh, duties as the, uh, deputy to the senior civilians, so that anything to do with the command, if you will, involving the civilians, I have a, uh, leadership role in making sure that the environment the folks have here is the best, um, environment they can have to produce great results for our Navy. So it’s—it’s two hats: responsible for the program management and also responsible for the total work force, uh—one of the folks responsible here at the—at the center. Miller Uh, you said that the command has a thousand people. That’s pretty large. Um, what do you think the impact is to this area? Matthews Uh, lots of studies been done on that [laughs]. Uh, and I’ve been fortunate to watch that impact grow. Uh, I mentioned that I was on base and then we moved out here. When we moved out here, um, [clears throat] to the building, it was mostly trees, not buildings like we have here now. Our building’s here. There’s two other buildings. University Boulevard was a two-lane road. Uh, the only close restaurant to go to was the Olive Garden on—on [Florida State Road] 50—Colonial [Drive], um, and pretty much everything you see around here has come since then, and it’s because of, not just the Navy, but our partners the Army, and the Marine Corps—and the Air Force, to some extent—all have centered their training system acquisition here. Um, we’ve been able to do that, because of our good partners, UCF. and the industry, as well as the City of Orlando, the County of Orange county, and the State of Florida have all invested in this, because they’ve seen what an engine modeling simulation really is. So [clears throat] I would say 12-15 years ago, we were pretty busy, and we were doing—just the Navy—doing 2-3 hundred million dollars in business. Now we do about a billion every year. Uh, The Army does two to three times that every year, um, and that’s new acquisitions going out every year. Our total portfolio for the Navy is about four or 5 billion dollars’ worth of acquisitions we’re managing at one time. Because not only are we responsible for putting those training systems out there, the Navy has changed their business model in the last 20 years. In that these training systems that are out in the field for our sailors to train on, are maintained by civilians—by contractors. So were responsible for putting those contractors out there to maintain those—those, uh, devices that train. As I said—I love to say over and over again, every sailor that—in the Navy has touched one of our products. Has—has benefited from one of our products. So that’s something I’m very proud of—to be a small part of this big organization that provides that for the—for our Navy. Miller So the other Armed Forces are very involved? Matthews Yes, yes. Miller You don’t see that too often. Matthews Yeah, [clears throat] we like to brag. Ourselves and the, uh—the way this organization—this organization, NAWCTSD—whatever it was called back then—actually started in the World War II era in a little Chevrolet—use to be a Chevrolet dealership up in the [Washington,] D.C. area, [sniffs] um, [clears throat] then moved to New York, and when it moved to New York, the Army said, “Hey. We like what you guys are doing.” So in 1950, the Army and the Navy signed a memorandum of agreement that said were going work together on this modern simulation training stuff, and when we moved from New York, the Army moved with us down to Orlando, and that MOA [memorandum of agreement] that we signed in 1950 still stands unaltered, and we believe it’s the longest standing MOA between the Army and the Navy ever. So 65—almost 65 years, we’ve had an MOA that’s been unaltered, and if you’re familiar the way the Army and the Navy sometimes play together, that’s a pretty amazing fact. So we—we’re proud of that. So yes. We’re strong partners with both the Army and our Marine friends, and the Air Force as well. Miller And, um, just some closing questions about the [Lone Sailor] Memorial [Project] itself. Um, what—what do you think of the memorial and, you know, memorializing Baldwin Park and, you know, the Grinder? Matthews I think it’s a great idea. I—I—I think it’s a great idea, and I got to tell you Mike Philips s my hero, because, um, I can’t even remember how many—how many years ago it was. Oh, there. It’s up there. So 2005-2006 time frame, I was president of Central Florida Navy League here, and Mike Philips came to me and says, “Hey. I’ve got this idea. I want to put the Lone S—Sailor Memorial up in Baldwin Park, and I think it’s a great idea.” I said, “I think it’s a great idea too.” and then I—he said that it’s going to cost this amount of money, and I looked at Mike and I just—I almost laughed at him, because, like, “Mike, oh, my gosh. With[?] that kind of money, I just can’t ever see that happening. As—as great as the Navy was to this place, I just can’t ever see that happening,” and dag gummit, I’m so happy that I was wrong and Mike was right. So I’m really excited about—no—no bones about it. Mike Philips is the driving force behind this. A lot of folks have—have pitched in, and [inaudible], but Mike was the visionary that said, “This is what we need to do.” and his dream and our dream is coming true. It’s just the neatest thing that I could think of. Miller Have you talked to other graduates who—about this? Matthews I’ve talked to my brother-in-law. Miller Mmm. Matthews And he’s kind of excited about it. Um, both him and I want to do the, uh, paver bricks for, um, our— time there. Um, so—but that’s probably, you know, it—it’s—we work with a lot of people here in the building. Uh, and quite a few probably have gone through boot camp, but they’re in Orlando, but we don’t compare that much. I mean, you know, in the Navy, when you start telling sea stories, it’s about, “I was on this ship,” or “I was on this cruise,” or “Let me tell you about this liberty port.” no one ever really says, “And I went to boot camp at…” [laughs]. So that’s just not, you know, because quite—I shouldn’t say this, but quite frankly, when you show up for boot camp, the first day and you leave the last day, it didn’t really matter whether you were in Orlando, San Diego, or Great Lakes. It was all the same to you. It was marching behind the guy in front of you, classes, late nights, you know—so that stuff. So there’s probably that—that connection that sailors have with their first ship and maybe their first base, as there is with boot camp. doesn’t mean it’s not important, um, but that’s probably why folks don’t—I mean, I know there’s[sic] guys—I work with a lot of retired guys—ex-Navy guys. I couldn’t tell you how many of them went to Orlando, to be honest, you may want to cut this part out [laughs]. Miller [laughs] No, no. All the stories are valuable—but great. Thank you very much. Matthews Well, thank you. Miller [inaudible]. Matthews It was a pleasant being asked these questions again and give me a chance to travel down memory lane. Miller Okay. Matthews When we started, I told you I didn’t have much that I remembered, but you’re right once. You start, it just starts to flow. Miller Good memories. You have a nice smile too. Matthews Yes, thanks for the opportunity. Miller Well, thank you. Matthews Sure. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection Description As part of RICHES of Central Florida, UCF intends to record, archive, and make accessible oral history interviews of Central Florida veterans. Diversity is a main focus for this project since there are many different subgroups under the group veterans, all with important stories. While the histories will be largely archived and made available through the UCF library, a portion will be contributed to the ongoing Veterans History Project based out of the Library of Congress. Contributor <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections and University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida Alternative Title CVHP Collection Subject Veterans--Florida United States. Army Army United States. Navy Navy United States. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer Grossi, Jared Interviewee Holtz, Alan R. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Alan R. Holtz Alternative Title Oral History, Holtz Subject Veterans--Florida Navy Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Operation Desert Shield, 1990-1991 Operation Desert Storm, 1991 Persian Gulf War, 1991 Iraq War Description An oral history interview of Alan R. Holtz, who served in the U.S. Navy, during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm. Born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, Holtz enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He later joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and helped mobilize Reservists during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. This oral history interview was conducted by Jared Grossi on November 13, 2014. Interview topics include enlistment, boot camp, the USS Hancock, the Vietnam War, the Naval Reserves, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:33 Background 0:01:45 Enlistment 0:02:50 Boot camp and USS Hancock 0:05:55 Vietnam War 0:09:22 Naval Reserves and going back to school 0:10:23 Liberty and awards 0:12:48 Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm 0:14:43 Off-duty activities 0:16:07 Keeping in contact with other sailors, injuries, and September 11th 0:17:31 Civilian life 0:18:55 Lessons learned from the Navy 0:19:20 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Alan R. Holtz. Interview conducted by Jared Grossi in Orlando, Florida, on November 13, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/502/rec/1" target="_blank">Holtz, Alan R.</a>. Interviewed by Jared Grossi, November 13, 2014. Audio/video record available. Item DP0016189, UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida. 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Conforms To Standards established by the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/vets/" target="_blank">Veterans History Projects</a>, Library of Congress. Coverage Brooklyn, New York City, New York Vietnam Philippines Creator Holtz, Alan R. Grossi, Jared Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> Date Created 2014-11-13 Date Issued 2015-02 Date Copyrighted 2014-11-13 Format application/website application/pdf Extent 432 MB 164 KB Medium 21-minute and 27-second Digital (DAT) audio/video recording 13-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Jared Grossi and Alan R. Holtz. 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Anderson, Michael G. <a href="/www.worldcat.org/oclc/27694401" target="_blank">The Air Force Rapid Response Process: Streamlined Acquisition During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm: Project Air Force Analysis of the Air War in the Gulf</a>. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corp, 1992. Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/502/rec/1" target="_blank">Holtz, Alan R.</a> Transcript Holtz Three. Grossi Today, it is November 11th, 2014. I am interviewing Alan [R.] Holtz, who served in the Navy. He served in Vietnam [War] and helped mobilize Naval Reservists during Operation Devert[sic]—Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm. He completed his service as an E[nlisted]-6 rank. My name is Jared Grossi. We are interviewing Mr. Holtz as part of the UCF Community Veterans History Project. We are recording this interview at—in Orlando, Florida. Grossi Alright. So Mr. Holtz… Holtz Yes? Grossi Where were you born? Holtz I was born in Brooklyn[, New York City], New York. Grossi Okay. What was your childhood like? Holtz My childhood? It was very good. I, uh—my parents were very, very good. I had three brothers. We had a great time. I really had a good childhood. I liked it. Grossi You, uh—are you the oldest of the brothers? Holtz No, I’m the second. I have one older brother and the rest are younger than me. Grossi Okay. Um, what did your parents do for a living? Holtz Uh, my father was in the Army during World War II, but then he was—but then he, uh—he worked for a packaging company, I believe, in—in Brooklyn. Grossi Okay. Holtz And my mom, uh, stayed home and raised us four kids. I don’t think she worked outside though. Grossi Alright. Um, did—Other than your father, did anyone else enlist before you? Holtz Uh, my father I had a couple of uncles that were in during World War II, and that’s it. My brother tried to enlist in the Air Force, and I think his vision wasn’t good, so he didn’t—he didn’t make it. Grossi Okay. Um, what type of education did receive before your service? Holtz Uh, right—right out of high school, I enlisted. Grossi How old were you when you enlisted? I mean, you said it was after high school. Holtz Yeah, 18. Grossi Okay. Um, what caused you to enlist? Holtz Uh, it’s kind of a long story. They had the draft at that time, and people were being drafted into the Vietnam War, and it was, uh, sort of a lottery system, where would they tell you your number and you had a better chance of getting drafted, so I had a pretty good chance that I was going to be drafted. So to get a better choice of where you want to go, I enlisted. Grossi Okay. What did your family think of your enlistment? Holtz Uh, they—they were happy about it. Like I said, my uncle was in the Navy and said it was the best one of the services, even though my father was in the Army. So they were happy about it. Grossi Okay. Uh, what was, uh, boot camp like in the Navy? Holtz Boot camp—it was—it was very tough for me, because it was the first time I was like away from home, alone there, and not, you know—scared what was going happen, but I ended up doing good[sic], ‘cause I had, uh—I was in pretty good shape. So the physical stuff wasn’t that hard for me, so I—I did good[sic]. Grossi Alright. Um, where were you stationed after completing your training? Holtz Uh, after—after boot camp, I went to training in San Diego, California, and the first place I was stationed was onboard an aircraft carrier, U—USS Hancock Grossi Okay. Uh, what was your experience when you first arrived where you were stationed? Holtz When I first arrived, it was—it was just very different than anything that I had seen before. Nev—I’d never been on a ship, and it was really big. Um, lot of people. You have to live in, uh—sleeping on a little bunk in a room with a lot of other people. So it was—it was hard to get used to. Grossi Um, what was your instructor like? Holtz In—in boot camp, you mean? Grossi Uh, yes. Holtz Uh, he, eh—He was good. You—first you get there, and you’re scared, and you’re—hate them and everything, but you get used to it. Then once you graduate, you appreciate what he did, you know, what he taught you, and everything. Grossi So you mentioned living on the carrier. What was, uh, the Navy life like? Holtz Well, I—I liked it. Once you get out of boot camp, you realize it’s more like a job and it’s not all going to be like you were—like it was in boot camp. So you, uh—you get used to it pretty fast. It was good. It was fun. Some of it. Grossi Alright. Um, was there any—what was not fun about it? Holtz What was not fun was the hours. You work a lot of hours, a lot of hard work, and, uh, the thing I got trained for was, uh, personnel, which is human resources. So when you work in human resources and in an office, they—the other people on the ship don’t think you’re doing anything, ‘cause you’re not out there manning the guns, or steering the ship, or anything important. Your, uh—you know, according to them. So you get volun—you get volunteered to do other work to help other departments. So it’s—it’s a lot of work, a lot of hours. Grossi Alright. So what were some of your other duties then? Holtz Uh, I worked in the—in the laundry, pressing uniforms and stuff, and, um, just, uh, security watches and stuff, go—security. Guard duty is called “watches” in the Navy. Grossi Um, what were the watches like? Holtz Uh, you get different hours, like you’d have f—a four-hour period, where you just, you know, stand guard over something or, you know, security of the ship. Grossi Alright. Uh, what was your assignment during the Vietnam War? Holtz Uh, I was in the personnel office on the aircraft carrier, and I was, uh, in support of an air squadron, where they—the, uh, pilots would fly off the carrier and do whatever they had to do over there, and just their support, like their—make sure their pay, their paper work got done, you know, transfers, retirements, whatever they had to do. All the office work. Grossi Okay. Um, tell me about your, um, Western Pacific [Ocean] and your Mediterranean [Sea] cruise? Holtz That, uh—well, the Western Pacific was while I was on the aircraft carrier, and where they would go off the coast of Vietnam for a while, and then after that, they would go into different ports. So I got to see a lot of the world over there. It was—it was really good. The Philippines was my favorite place. Grossi Oh, what made it your favorite place? Holtz Uh, just that the people are very—they’re very friendly. They’re very nice. They—they support, you know—they supported the military. Met a lot of nice people there, and also the, uh, beaches, mountains, everything—just a beautiful place to relax, after being out at sea for a long time. Grossi Okay. What was the typical day like during this period? Holtz A typical day? Uh, like I said, there’s—there’s[sic] long hours, and your—Besides the regular office hours, which is—they try to make it eight to five, but then you’re on call and other things come up, so you end up staying there a lot longer or being called in the middle of the night, and then, if you had one of those, uh, watches or some other duties you had to do that—they don’t take the hours away from your regular office work. You still have to be there. So some days you’d be working without any sleep. Grossi What was the food like? Holtz The food was—was actually good. I know people complain about it, but it was—it was good. You had a lot of choices. You got—you don’t have that much time to eat sometimes, but the—the food was really good. They did a—they did a good job. Grossi Um, what would you do to entertain yourself at times? Holtz Uh, they had different activities, and s—you know, sports. ‘cause we would like—‘cause when I’m on an aircraft carrier that has a big flight deck, so during the times that they’re not, uh, landing and taking off aircraft, they’re—use it for sports, games, and they had movies, and they—we would get our mail stuff, and they didn’t have the Internet back then, but… Grossi [laughs]. Holtz We could make phone calls and send messages. Grossi Okay. Did the Navy change after the Vietnam War? Holtz Uh, it cha—Yeah. It changed a lot. A lot of things changed. Grossi Could you tell me about some of the changes? Holtz Uh, well, see, it seemed during the war, they were more relaxed about, you know, haircuts, uniforms, A lot of things. Uh, even—even drug use was pretty prevalent during the Vietnam War, and they didn’t—seemed like they really cared that much, and it went from that to the zero tolerance policy pretty quickly. You know, I guess they realized it was getting quite out of hand [laughs]. Grossi [laughs] Um, tell me about the Naval Reserves. Holtz They—well, after— after my first four years, I got out for a few months. was going back to school, but then I decided to go back in and I went into the—it was called Training and Administration of the Reserves program, Where I’d work at Reserve centers and air stations, just training—training Reserves, and supporting them, doing there paper work, and keeping records and things. Grossi Alright. You said you went back to school. Um, what’d you go back to school for? Holtz Uh, I—I went back to get an AA [Associate of Arts] degree, which I did, you know, start. When I got out, I started going full-time, but then I went back in the military and went just part-time ‘til I finished then. Grossi Alright, and then you said you wound up going back in? Um… Holtz Yeah. Grossi Why’d you decide to do that? Holtz Well, I got married, and then I was going to have a kid. So I thought that would be—I thought that would be a good, uh—good career to have, since I liked it a lot for the first four years. So I decided to go back in and make a career out of it. Grossi Okay. Um, what was your job in the Reserves? Holtz Um, tt was still office work. It was, um, personnel, but, uh, helping with the training of Reserves. Like the Reserves that would come in one weekend a month, and they’d get trained. The—the person—the administrative ones—I would help train them, and also keep all there records and everything for all the Reserves. You know, transfers, retirements, promotions. Everything they do. Grossi Okay. Um, how did moving up through the ranks change your responsibilities? Holtz Uh, it changed a lot. You get a lot more responsibility pretty quick[sic] from when you first go in and just—I made it all the way up to E6, which is, uh, supervisor. So it’s a lot of responsibility, because you have a lot of other people to worry about and make sure there doing their job as well. Grossi Okay. Uh, what was one of your most memoral[sic]—memorable days throughout your service in your career—in the serving career? Holtz Uh, most memorable days? Uh, I guess, uh, being on a ship and traveling. You know, any one of those days, when you’re—you know, you work hard, but then when you finally get into a port, they give you a lot of time off to do what you want and relax, and I like that part of traveling. Seeing new places. Grossi Traveling must have been fun. Um, what were some of the things you do when you um, would dock at ports? Holtz Uh, they would have—they would have tours available, you know, they’re trying to encourage you not to just go out to bars, like some people did. Um, so I didn’t do too much of that. I went on a lot of the bus tours and they had events scheduled for us. Like you could go help, uh, different charity events, go help, like—I remember one time, we painted a church or helped this, uh, shelter for people. A lot of things like that, where you can help the community too. They didn’t want us to just go out there and have fun and leave [laughs]. Grossi [laughs] Um, did your receive any awards? Holtz Yeah, I’ve got a lot of—a lot of different medals and awards for different things. I don’t even remember them all. Grossi How did you help exactly in Operation Desert Storm and [Operation Desert] Shield? Holtz Uh, well, that—at that time, I was at a Reserve center, and they mobilized some of the Reserve units to send them over there to—to, uh, well, fight, or set up things, whatever, and so we were—when you’re in the Reserves, they have these drills all the time about mobilizing the Reserves and calling them into active duty, and you think it’s never going to really happen, but that was the real thing. We had to mobilize them—and I think it was about three hundred people from our Reserve units—and get them ready, get them there orders, paper work and everything, and travel arrangements, and send them over there. Grossi Alright. You said there was[sic], uh, drills and you actually wound up having to do them. Um, did the drills you feel help? Or was the actual event… Holtz Uh, the actual event’s a lot different than—it—it helped—it—the drills helped you prepare for it, but then when it actually happens, they—there isn’t time to actually to do it—there wasn’t time to actually do it step-by-step the way you plan. You know, Set up the incoming—set up the tables, set up the—what forms they’re going to need. So it—it worked out a lot different than you planned, but you still got it done. Grossi Okay. Um, did your experience in Desert Storm and Shield differ from Vietnam? Holtz Uh, yeah. It was a lot different, ‘cause I was just at the Reserve center, and—and preparing these other people to go where I—I—In Vietnam War, I was actually on the ship, right off the coast there, and even though I was working the office, I was more, you know—closer to the action that was going on, supporting the people, but, uh, for that for that—for that operation, I was just at the Reserve center, and getting them ready to go there. So it seemed like it was further from the actual thing. Grossi Okay. Um, what kind of activities did you do while off duty? Um, I know you mentioned you—you’d go on tour and stuff… Holtz Yeah. Grossi During the dockings. Um, was it just—I mean, uh—I guess when you’re off duty, what did you do? Holtz Oh, just—well, if I’m in a different—At the Reserve center or at the… Grossi Uh, I—just In general Holtz Well, if you’re… Grossi When you were off duty. Holtz Well, when it—when it—it’s different when you’re off duty overseas. I would just, you know, travel, see, you know—See what I could find, enjoy the scenery and new places, but once I was at Reserves center, Reserves center is in the—in that program, I was back home. So I was married and had kids. So I was just doing normal, you know—normal daily life, and it was more like a regular job, than when you’re on a ship. Grossi Did you visit back home often? Holtz Yeah, I would. Yeah, my parents were still in New York most of that time, so I would—I would fly home whenever I could. Get vacation. They gave you a lot of time off in the military, when—when they can. Grossi Um, when you were back home, what did you do for work or just entertainment then? Holtz Oh, spend time with my parents and my brothers, and visiting, mostly. Grossi Um, did you still keep in contact with any of your friends you made in the Navy? Holtz Uh, I did for a while, but it was hard to do that, ‘cause so many people get transferred, and you don’t see them again, and—So I lost track of a lot of them, but there was a few that I—that I still kept in contract[sic] —contact with. Grossi Okay. Um, could you tell me about some of the injuries you received? Holtz Well, first injury—first injury I got—when I was working on that aircraft carrier, I worked in the laundry, and pressed my hand down on… Grossi Oh. Holtz On the steam press. So that’s how I got that injury. So I call it my “Vietnam War injury,” but not really. It was on the aircraft carrier, working in the laundry, and got—got that hand burned, and some other things: I just hurt my back while I was there, so— but nothing too serious. I’m still able to work. Grossi Okay. How did, uh, the events of 9/11<a title="">[1]</a> affect you? Holtz How did it affect me? I was—I remember being very angry when it—when it happened, and wishing I was back in the military, so I could go do something about it, you know? Help fight whoever was doing it. Grossi How was the transition from the Navy life into the civilian life? Holtz Uh, it was very hard, at first, to—when you’re looking for a job, and you try to relate what you did in the military to civilian job. So you work in an office and, you know, you find out that all you’re qualified to do is be a secretary, or something like that. So actually, I was, uh, a medical services secretary, when I first got out. That was the first job they had at, uh, Humana[, Inc.] health care. Grossi Okay. Um, how—how has the civilian life affected you? Holtz Oh, well—well, I got used to it pretty quickly, and I had other jobs since then, and then finally found UCF [University of Central Florida], which I like. Grossi Okay. How have the—the way the civilians treated you over the years—how has that been? Holtz It’s—it’s been good, mostly. Most people—most people, you know, they appreciate what you did. they—there’s, you know, this preference for veterans, and a lot of jobs that you go for, you know—to at least get you the interview to see if you’re qualified to get the job, but, uh, most people treat you—treat you good[sic]. I never had anybody who didn’t. Grossi What lessons, from your time in the Navy, do you consider valuable? Holtz Uh, I think I learned a lot about working, do, uh—doing the best job that you can, getting it—trying to get everything done, so you can enjoy your time off, and, uh, doing a good job working with other people—Team work. A lot—a lot of things you learn there, you know, still relates to whatever job you have outside. Grossi Do you have any, uh, unusual or funny stories in your time of the service? Holtz Um, no, not really [laughs]—not really that I can think of. I’m sure there were some. Grossi Um… Holtz Well, now, there’s some unusual things when I was working at the Reserve centers. There sometimes—sometimes, they’re the only military in the area. So they’ve let you—make you volunteer for a lot of different things, like security and different things that you don’t need security for. They just wanted the local military to be there, and doing funerals, and things that I didn’t like to do. Grossi Okay. Um, is there anything else we missed or you would like to talk about? Holtz Um, no, not—not really. Not that I can think of. Grossi Alright. Uh, do you have any messages or lessons you’d like to pass on to the young—the young people? Holtz Oh, about the military? Just that it—it is a good career. Uh, the benefits are great, now that I’m retired. I did—I did, you know, 20 years. Now that I’m retired, it’s really worth it to, uh—the benefit you get, through retirement, the medical care, everything. So it’s worth it. Grossi Alright. Uh, questions? Unidentified [inaudible]. Grossi Okay. Um, well, I’d like to thank you, Mr. Holtz, for your time. I and the UCF community really appreciate you coming out today and telling your story, Um, in the—in the short time in the interview [laughs]. Thank you. Holtz Okay. Unidentified [inaudible]. Holtz Thank you. <div> <div> <a title="">[1]</a> September 11th, 2001. </div> </div> 1st Gulf War 1st Iraq War 9/11 aircraft carrier aircraft carriers Alan R. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection Description As part of RICHES of Central Florida, UCF intends to record, archive, and make accessible oral history interviews of Central Florida veterans. Diversity is a main focus for this project since there are many different subgroups under the group veterans, all with important stories. While the histories will be largely archived and made available through the UCF library, a portion will be contributed to the ongoing Veterans History Project based out of the Library of Congress. Contributor <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections and University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida Alternative Title CVHP Collection Subject Veterans--Florida United States. Army Army United States. Navy Navy United States. 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UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida, University of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/109" target="_blank">Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection</a>, UCF Community Veterans History Project, RICHES of Central Florida. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer Ennis, Marc Interviewee Hazen, Kendra Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Marc Ennis Alternative Title Oral History, Ennis Subject Veterans--Florida Orlando (Fla.) Navy Simulation Description An oral history interview of Marc Ennis, who joined the U.S. Navy in December of 1990 and attended Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando) for boot camp at age 17. After boot camp, he attended Electronic Warfare training at Corry Station Naval Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Florida, and reported to his first ship, USS Gunston Hall, at Little Creek, Virginia. After three and a half years, Ennis trained at aircrew school in Pensacola and then Millington, Tennessee, to become an Aviation Warfare Sensor Operator and rescue swimmer for Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. He also joined the fleet replacement squadron aircrew for Helicopter Squadron 1 in Jacksonville, and then reported to his first fleet squadron, Helicopter Squadron 5 (HS-5), also in Jacksonville. After completing his service for HS-5, Ennis reported to the helicopter wing as an instructor. After three years instructing, he transferred to Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Yamato and Ayase, Japan, for sea duty with Helicopter Squadron 14. This interview was conducted by Kendra Hazen and includes topics such as Ennis' background and family, RTC Orlando, his Navy life after training, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), and the simulation industry in Central Florida. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:40 Family service members 0:04:12 Recruit Training Center Orlando (RTC Orlando) 0:08:08 Daily life at RTC 0:13:05 Classes and training 0:19:08 Social life 0:22:14 Co-educational training and Competition Week 0:24:18 Instructors 0:25:57 Marching and proudest moments 0:29:03 The Grinder and the USS Blue Jacket 0:33:54 Graduation 0:36:14 Navy career after RTC Orlando 0:42:49 Assignment with the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando 0:46:29 Simulation at NAWCTSD 0:53:22 Future of the simulation industry in Central Florida 0:56:03 Most valuable lessons learned in Navy 0:58:58 Photographs 1:03:31 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Marc Ennis Interview conducted by Kendra Hazen on February 22, 2014. Type Moving Image Source <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/273/rec/1" target="_blank">Ennis, Marc</a>. Interviewed by Kendra Hazen, February 22, 2014. 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Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/VET/id/273/rec/1" target="_blank">Oral History of Marc Ennis</a> Transcript Hazen Cool. Ennis Cool. Hazen Alright. I get to be fancy at the beginning. Ennis There you go. Hazen So just so you know. Alright. Today is Wednesday, February 26th, 2014. I am interviewing Marc Ennis, who served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Ennis attended recruit training at RTC Orlando and after 21 years of service returned to Orlando to work at NAWCTSD [Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division]. My name is Kendra Hazen and I am interviewing Mr. Ennis as a part of the UCF [University of Central Florida] Veterans History Project and as research for the creation of the Lone Sailor Memorial Project. We are recording this interview in Colburn Hall at UCF in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Ennis, will you please start us off by telling us when and where you were born. Ennis I was born in Port Hueneme, California. February 9th, 1973. Hazen And what did your parents do for a living? Ennis Uh, my dad was actually in the Navy, but when we were born he had, uh, just retired. So, uh, my only recollect—recollection of the Navy was, uh, living near it, and, uh, he actually worked for the State of California, uh, for the, uh, gas company, and, uh, my mom was a stay at home mom, uh—didn’t work. I mean, she worked, [laughs] but in the—in the home. Hazen Did you have any brothers and sisters? Ennis I have, uh, three brothers. Uh, I’m a twin. A fraternal twin, right? Hazen Okay. Ennis And, uh, two older brothers, One of which is, uh, still in the Navy up in Jacksonville, and my—the—the oldest brother—he’s in, uh, Pensacola. Hazen What did you do before entering the Navy? Ennis So, uh, I was a student, and, uh, actually I, uh, graduated high school and, uh, joined the Navy, uh, that summer. So… Hazen The summer of what? What year? Ennis Uh, well, I guess it was the summer of [19]89. So I actually graduated, uh, during the summer of my junior year. So I never attended my senior year, and, uh—so I had enough credits, so I just joined the Navy. Hazen Oh, so why did you join the Navy? Ennis Yeah. There was a couple different factors, but I was getting married and had a baby on the way, and, uh, that’s what really started everything off. Hazen And was there a reason why you chose the Navy opposed to any of the other branches of service? Ennis o, I guess it was, uh, because of my father, but for the most part it was, uh—didn’t really think about any of the, uh—the other services. So yeah. Hazen Did, um—besides your dad, was there anyone else in your family who served in the Navy? Ennis Um, yeah. So we, uh—since my dad moved around a bunch before I was born, uh, we didn’t have a lot of family, but my uncle on my mother’s side, he was in the Navy, and then my, um—my wife’s grandfather was, uh, also in the Navy back, um—uh, I mean it was a pretty long time ago. Back in the ‘40s-50s. Uh, but that didn’t really, um, you know, make my decision to join, I guess. Now, as I think about it, and in fact, my mom was in the Navy too which is pretty unique. She was a WAVE [Women's Auxiliary Army Corps], and when they—when my mom and dad first met, uh, they were both in the Navy, right? Hazen What’s a WAVE? Ennis It’s a, um—it’s a Woman Active—I’ll have to look the acronym up, but it’s basically a, uh—um, a woman, uh, sailor that was doing administrative duties, but they were still part of—they were very vital to the war and everything. Uh, but she was yeoman… Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis Which is a clerical type person, and, uh, but she was actually modeled on a three cent stamp—her and three other women. Hazen Hm. Ennis Yeah, that’s uh—I’ll send that to you—the details on that, but that’s pretty cool. Hazen Yeah, thank you. Um, how did your family feel about you joining the Navy? Ennis So, uh—no—no real, uh, heartache, and no real like, “Hey. that’s great.” Just kind of indifferent. Hazen Um, and where did you attend boot camp? Ennis So I attended boot camp here in Orlando, and I was living in Pensacola, Florida, when I joined. Actually it was Gulf Breeze, Florida, but... Hazen It was called Freeze, Florida? Ennis Gulf—Gulf Breeze. Hazen Gulf Breeze. What was called Gulf Breeze? Ennis It was the city. Hazen Oh, okay. Ennis So it wasn’t Pensacola, but—yeah. Hazen Gotcha. Um, and you said you began your training at RTC [Recruit Training Center] Orlando after graduating? Ennis Right. So I, uh—there was a couple of months, uh—so I graduated that summer. I guess it was maybe August-September. You know, I took the final class of summer school, got the paperwork signed off, and then, uh, took maybe a month or two off, and I was, uh, reported to board December 9th of 1990. Hazen Okay, and, um, you were from Florida at that time, but, um, what did you know about specifically the RTC Orlando region before you got here? Ennis Uh, nothing. Yeah. So… Hazen And… Ennis It was kind of a whirlwind, right? You know, you hear about all this stuff, “Hey, you’re going to boot camp here.” But for the most part, you know, it was, uh, get on an airplane, you show up, they bus you here, and then everything was a whole different world, you know? You’re, uh, taken out of the comfort zone, thrown right into, uh, you know, people yelling at ya, right? Hazen Uh huh. Ennis And 20 years ago, you know, it was a little different too, because they—you didn’t have all this, uh, kindler[sic], gentler, you know, no screaming, no cussing. It was—it was pretty hardcore, but it was good, you know? Hazen How long were you at RTC Orlando? Ennis Uh,for approximately six to eight weeks. I’m not sure exactly. I guess I graduated right around February—was it February 7th[, 1991]? It was right near my birthday. So that was kind of cool, ‘cause I turned 18, uh, you know, right when I graduated boot camp. So it was right around that day. I can’t remember the exact day, but yeah. It was pretty unique. Hazen What were your first impressions of the base? Ennis So, uh, the base—uh, we showed up at night, and then during the day, uh, we’d walk down a long, um, kind of sidewalk, and we marched everywhere we went, and, uh, there was[sic] trees. The weather was, uh, really nice. It was December. It wasn’t too cold, and, um, yeah. it was just, um—we saw a very small part of the base. I mean, we—we walked down the same street. We, uh—they had a big, uh, like marching field, right? Looked like a big tarmac—a big airport. Just a big black top, right? And, uh… Hazen Did that area have a name at all? Ennis The Grinder. Hazen Okay. Ennis Yeah, so that’s where you do all your practicing for marching, and, uh—but no. For the most part, it was, um, the same thing every day. So you really didn’t see any part of the, uh—the outside of the base, and all the buildings were very similar. Um, it was—it was, uh, very sanitary, I guess, right? So… Hazen And you’ve started to talk about this a little bit but what were your first days of service like? What were your first days of training like? Ennis Right. So—so, the very first day, you know, when we arrived here, there was a lot of yellin’, and, uh, obviously they were lining a bunch of people up from different parts of the country, and, uh, it was just kind of a shock, and, uh, for the most part it was, uh, Wow. You know? Your eyes are o—opened wide, and from then on, you just stayed busy. I mean your—you didn’t have a lot of time to think, I guess, ‘Cause they were just hitting you with you so many, uh, new things, and you were learning this, learning that. Um, so yeah. It—it wasn’t—there wasn’t really a lot of time to—to think about it, and then as you asked the question now, I guess I really hadn’t thought about it until—‘til now. Hazen Sure. Ennis You know, what I thought. Hazen Um, can you describe for me what daily life was like? Ennis Yeah, so daily life was, uh, pretty good. Very routine. You wake up, uh, I think it was about 4:30, and, uh, you did the, uh, you know—you brushed your teeth, Got all your toiletry stuff done, You lined up, They came in, Inspected, uh, the—the compartment, and then, uh, we normally PTed [physical training], uh—exercised, and then we went to classes, right? And then you’d do some— you’d go to chow—lunch, and like I said, you were marching everywhere you went, so that was a chore in itself, ‘cause we’d never done it, and, um, yeah. So there was a lot of motivation. Uh, they used to call it, um—uh, basically, you’d get punished, right? ‘Cause you didn’t do something right. So they would take you outside on the sidewalk and line everybody up, and they’d start making you do jumping jacks or something like that. But, uh, every day was filled with, um—with something new, as far as what’d you learn and then they’d move you on to the next step, So—but yeah the routine was: you wake up, get the compartment ready for inspection, uh, get inspected, go to class or PT, and um—and that’s the funny thing about the, uh, the exercise. The exercise wasn’t as, uh—we—we had no—no exercise uniform. I mean, you exercised in your daily stuff, Right? So it was kind of unique in that way that, uh—um, everything you did was kind of an exercise and you’re always ready to, uh, do—do jumping jacks or pushups or whatever. So it was kinda—kinda cool, and then, um, yeah. You’d hit noontime lunch, hit some, uh, dinner, and then after dinner, I know we did stuff, but I can’t remember what happened after dinner. Like I said, everything was kind of a blur. It’s kind of hard to go back and to—to think about it now. It’s, uh—you know, as I see the RTC now, I mean, none—none of it looks like what I remember, but then again all the buildings were tore[sic] down. So… Hazen Can you tell me a little bit more about the inspections? What exactly was being inspected? Ennis [sighs]. Hazen What exactly were the standards… Ennis Oh, yeah. Hazen That you were supposed to be meeting? Ennis Yeah, this was… Hazen [inaudible]. Ennis This was some crazy stuff, right? So on your bunks—and—and they were single, uh—very, uh basic bunks that you had. You had a bottom bunk and you had a top bunk. So what they would expect is, uh, the hospital corners, right? So how you folded your sheets and they would go down to the—the biggest detail of how the, uh—the edges of the sheets were, uh—I don’t know if you had that little, uh—I don’t know. You just had to have the sheets the right way, so when it folded over you wouldn’t see that little rough edge. So you always want the smooth edge on top and then the, uh—the hospital corners had to be at a 45 degree—everything had to be… Hazen What’s a hospital corner? Ennis It’s just where you, uh, bring the excess sheet… Hazen Oh. Ennis And bring it at an angle. It’s kind of like wrapping a present, right? And you take the excess and then fold it underneath so you have real, real neat corners. Hazen They call it “hospital corners.” Ennis Hospital corners, right? And the next thing was, uh, how you fold your socks, how you fold you underwear, how—you know, your t-shirts, and then everything else had a place, right? And they’re very detailed on—on—on that stuff. Your shoes had to be shined, and, uh, yeah. So everything… Hazen Belt buckles, maybe? Ennis Oh, belt buckles? Yeah. Attention to detail for all that stuff. So… Hazen Um… Ennis And that—that was every day, right? I mean, you didn’t get a day that went by where you didn’t get inspected, and most the time, you failed the inspection, right? ‘Cause there was always something they would find that wasn’t right, and then, uh, I think there was like 60 of us that started off. So you’d have 60 people in a, uh—in a room, where you slept and you did inspections, and, uh, normally, uh, those never went well, right? So you’re—you’re always getting corrected on somethin’, and that’s kind of unique, ‘cause, uh, as you go along you start getting better, right? And, uh, less, uh—less yellin’ [laughs]. Hazen So in that room of 60 or so, would there be one officer that came through to inspect? Ennis Uh… Hazen How would that… Ennis Yeah, it’d normally—you—you’d… Hazen Would it take a long time? Ennis No, pretty quick. You were assigned two recruit—recruit company commanders, and, uh—so for us, we had two chiefs. I think actually for us, one might have been a senior chief—an E[nlisted Rank] 7 and an E-8. So they’re pretty senior, and, uh, yeah. It’d go pretty quick actually. Maybe, uh—maybe a half hour. But—so the whole session though was, uh, you get inspected, they get mad at ya, they exercised ya, and then you fixed, you know, what the problems were and then you went and, you know, did classes or something like that. yeah. Hazen And then you talked a little bit about classes and tasks and you would do some class and then move onto the next one. Can you give me an idea of examples of… Ennis Yeah. Hazen Classes that you had to go through? Ennis Yeah, so a lot of ‘em were—were talking about firefighting, or different parts of the, uh—the ship. You know, how the ship operates. Um, different, uh—so—so the ship is, you know—they don’t have addresses for the different rooms, right? So you have bulkheads and they start from the beginning of the—of the bow, and that’s, uh, frame zero, and then, uh, as you go further back on the ship, the frames will increment up. So, um, you know, they—but basically the premise is, if you need to get to a compartment that’s, uh, on the first deck, right? It’s gonna be one and then the second number’s gonna be the frame number, right? So you know what—you know what level it’s on, and then the second number is gonna tell you how far from the bow, uh, the room is, and then the third number’ll tell ya how far out, uh—out it is from the center of the ship. Hazen Okay. Ennis So—so, uh, it’s a pretty unique numbering system, but it works on every ship. So… Hazen Sure. Ennis Yeah. Hazen Can you give me any other examples of classes? Ennis Yeah, so, uh, we talked about the firefighting. We talked about the, uh—I guess the, uh—the history. History was a big deal and, uh, that was kind of unique. So the Navy is big on tradition, right? And, uh, a lot of that was, uh—they’d go back and they’d talk about, you know, how the Navy was first, uh conceived, who, uh—the first ship—don’t quiz me on any of this, ‘cause… Hazen [laughs]. Ennis [laughs]. But, uh—yeah. So, uh, let’s see. We had, of course, uniform standards, regulations, you know. You did all the stuff talking about pay, you know. It was just a—anything you wanted to know about the Navy and, uh, that you needed to know, uh, you’d get in those classes. Some of it was basic, um, you know, uh, classes maybe on English or math, and some of these were, you know, to make sure that the, uh—uh, people could—could beat the standards, I guess. The other thing we did was a lot of in-prossing[sic] for your different ratings or jobs. So for me, um, they would take you to the medical—a lot of shots, right? And remember, you had to get uniforms. So yeah. It was a lot of, uh—yeah. Now—now as I start to remember all this—yeah. The first week, I guess, was, you know, picking up your uniform, you’re getting shots, you’re going to medical, and just a lot of in-processing, right? And then maybe the, uh, you know, the—the, uh—I don’t know—second, third, fourth week was a little more, you know, of the classes and stuff like that. So—but yeah. It—it was busy, and then maybe, uh—let’s see. So what was it? Boot camp was about, uh, six weeks, and, uh, in be—right in the middle of it, they had something called, uh, “work week,” right? So what they would do is—so all the facilities on the, uh—on the base—you know, whether it was chow hall, the laundry, the admin—was normally run by the recruits with, uh, some—some other senior sailors, you know, overseeing ‘em, right? So like, uh, for the chow hall, you had your cooks who were pretty senior sailors. They’d been in for four or five, six, years, and then of course, you had your recruits that would do all the, you know, washing the dishes, you know, cleaning everything, you know, running stuff from here to there, and then, uh—so we did that at about the, uh, maybe the third week, and, uh, did that for a whole week, and then, uh, you would fall back into training—training mode. Yeah. Hazen And those kind of tasks were normal tasks? Not like punishment or anything? Ennis No, no. So—so…. Hazen They were expected? Ennis Yeah, yeah. Exactly. That was part of the routines. So you would learn, uh, you know, whatever. Hazen Okay. Ennis Yeah, everything had a purpose. You may not have known what it was when you were doing it. Hazen Sure[?]. Ennis But as—as—as you look back on it, you kind of see that, you know, it was responsibility. It was initiative. It was, uh, all those sorts of things as a young kid you may not have, right? And, uh—so, you know, some people did good[sic] at it and other people—other people needed maybe a little more motivation. Hazen Did the Navy use words kind of like that? As kind of… Ennis Oh, yeah. Hazen Key words to guide? What were some of those key words? Enni Yeah, so, uh—um, “Uniformity will prevail,” right? Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis Um, you know, obviously, looking sharp. “Sharp” is a—is a good one. “Professionalism.” Uh, let’s see. Um, I’m trying to think of some other ones. Uh, Yeah. Basically “teamwork.” You know, that’s—That’s another huge one that you—you’ll see, and then, the, uh—and remember, this was the first co-ed[ucational] boot camp too, so we had women, uh, that were, uh—obviously, we weren’t integrated, per say, but we had a sister company that, um, kind of had the same timeline, right? So, uh—uh, but yeah, but everyone was a shipmate, you know? You weren’t like a—or a sailor. Everything was kind of gender-neutral and, uh—so that was kind of unique, but yeah. They really wanted you to get the teamwork and the, uh—and—and the leadership, and they promoted the idea that, you know, when you’re on a ship, you know, it’s you, right? I mean, You don’t have anyone coming in there to help ya, so If something happens, uh, it’s the crew that’s gonna, uh, take care of the, uh—the issues, whatever they might be. So—and that was the other thing—talk about history—was they used a lot of examples from the past, you know, whether it be, uh, um, back in the John Paul Jones days or the, um, you know—in World War II or—or anything like that. So it was pretty cool. Hazen Thank you. Ennis You’re welcome. Hazen Can you tell me a little bit about the recruits that you went through training with? What was your impression or your relationships like with the different recruits? Ennis Yeah, so, uh, that was pretty cool, and it’s—it’s kind of funny how, um, you know, people that don’t know each other and are from different parts of the country—But everyone has a characteristic or—or a trait, and, uh, I think the—the instructors were very good at picking out, um, you know, people for their different talents, right? Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis And then, Maybe—maybe, uh, they had some insight. but like, uh, we had an older recruit, right? I think he was like 25, and, uh, he immediately kind of, like, took charge. So they made him the, uh, kind of the leader of the group, right? Hazen Yeah. Ennis And then we had some other people that were, uh, you know—I don’t want to stereotype people—but they had one guy with glasses, and I think he was very administrative. So they made him the yeoman. So you pretty much had the same basic tasks or the basic structures like anywhere, right? You have a—a leader. You have a secretary. You have a, you know, master-at-arms, and, um—so yeah. I remember the people that they picked were, uh—I’d kinda go Yeah. That—that’s interesting. You know, and, uh, my claim to fame was, you know, to—to lay low and don’t be noticed. So that worked out pretty well, and, uh, yeah. It was uneventful, and the memories that, you know—from—from boot camp—while—I don’t really keep in touch them. Hazen Okay. Ennis I mean, it’s a—it’s—if you see them, it’s an immediate, uh, bond, because it’s something you got—you know, you’ve been through. Yeah. It was pretty cool. Hazen What kind of social life existed among the recruit—recruits? Ennis Um, yeah. Social life? Really none. Hazen [laughs]. Ennis I mean, you know, the biggest thing was there was maybe—an always kind of an underground, uh, type deal with the—with the recruits. Like if the, uh—the instructor left, then, uh, you know, the recruits would—I mean, we were breaking the rules, but you know they—they would say, “Lights out. Go to sleep.” And the next thing you know, uh, you’d start, you know, maybe talking to your buddy or, um, just kind of, you know, either, uh—just doing what you need to do, write a letter home or—or something like that, right? So I don’t think it was like breaking the rules, but you always kinda had your, uh—uh, your—your little bit of time to yourself, right? And, uh, the funny part was, a lot of people, uh, um, kinda worked out, you know? They—they, uh—‘cause I forget what time the lights went out, but there was, uh—yeah. A lot of people were—were doing pushups and exercisin’ and—yeah. I mean, it wasn’t a lot of people. don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t like they turned the lights off, the place goes crazy. It was just kind of unique, where, you know, certain people had their kind of routines and they kinda kept them. So it was kinda—kinda unique. Hazen Can you tell me a little bit more about the co-ed aspect of training? Ennis Yeah, so the—the co-ed aspect wasn’t a big deal. In fact, it was, uh, you know—I—I don’t know. Maybe—maybe I just didn’t, uh, take a lot of notice to it, but for the most part, they did what they did. Uh, we did what we did. There wasn’t a whole lot of, uh, interaction between the two groups. Uh, you know, we’d pass each other. We, uh, you know—really there wasn’t a whole lot of interaction. Hazen Um, did the women have a woman leader and the—the men have a male leader? Ennis You know, that’s a good question. Um, I think it was, uh, both. I think, uh—I mean we—I had male instructors, but I think some of the females had male instructors and I think some of the, uh, male, uh, groups had female instructors, but I couldn’t tell you for sure. I don’t think they segregated it that much, but, uh, I can’t recall. Hazen Were there any activities that were done together, even like… Ennis Yeah. Hazen eating or anything? Ennis Yeah. In fact, uh, um, we did have a, uh, competition week, right? Maybe not a week. Maybe a day or two, right? And, uh, it was kinda like, uh—what do you call it? Your field day, and, uh, you go out and do sports and everything, and I’m trying to think how we worked that, but I think that was one of the integrated-type deals where, you know, you, uh, um—or was that—I’m trying to think. Uh, Yeah. well, either way, I knew they were out there. I don’t think we competed against ‘em, but, you know, we competed against the different companies, right? So, uh—and I think there’s probably like 10 or 15 companies going on at one time, but I can’t remember. I can’t remember, but I know there was a lot of people. I mean, it was like a football field. Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis And the whole football field—it was probably a couple of football fields—and the whole place was busy, uh, with people doing stuff, right? From tug-of-war to sprints to, you know—I can’t remember all the stuff that was going on, but yeah. so that was pretty cool. Hazen Can you tell me a little bit about your instructors? Who were they and what were they like? Ennis Yeah, so, um, I remember I had a, uh, colored, uh, guy and his name was—he was a DCC[sic], and, uh, I want to say his name was, uh—what was his—Gibson, and Then, uh, I had a, uh— I wanna say an MMC, which was—so a DC [damage controlman] was a damage controlman, who was like a firefighter, right? Basically an equivalent of, and then we had a, uh, MMC, and he could’ve been—either way, it’s not important, and they’re both chiefs and they’re pretty, uh—a little older. You know, maybe 45-50, or it seemed old at that time [laughs], but they were, uh, business. They were business. They were, uh—they were no joke. They were, uh, uh, very strict. They were, uh—didn’t smile a lot. But, um, you—you understood that they were in charge, and, uh, they—they were, uh—they were good leaders, and to this day, I—you know, I enjoyed my time, I guess, if you—you could say that. Because, you know, you get a good leader and it really makes things easy, because there’s not a whole lot of, uh, stuff you have to think about, right? So that—that—that’s pretty good. Hazen What does MMC mean? Ennis Machinist[‘s] mate. They, um—they, uh—they do a lot of the mechanical stuff on the boat. They—they are, uh—they’re kind of like a metal worker type deal. Hazen What was the hardest thing you remember doing at RTC? Ennis Yeah, I guess it was the—I guess it was the marching, you know? I mean, that sounds crazy, but, you know, I can’t dance. You gotta have a lot of rhythm, you know? And, uh, in fact, this is a funny story. Our, uh, recruit, uh, company commander, uh—and that’s the other part. So the recruit company commander is a recruit, just like all of u, but he’s the leader of the group, right? He’s, uh, designated. Uh, you really, uh—I didn’t see too many people volunteer for it. So we went through a couple of guys, right? Hazen Yeah. Ennis Uh, I think at one point, I may have done it for like an hour, you know, till I got fired, right? But the, uh—the guy that stood out in my mind that had been the leader the longest was a—a tall, uh, black man, right? and he was pretty young. He was probably about the same age as most of us—about 20, and, uh—but yeah. he had it. He—he could do the marching. He had no problem calling off the, uh, cadences, and, um, yeah. He—so he—he was—he really, I think, turned our company around, because, um—I mean that was a tough part. I mean, if you can’t march, uh, you can’t get from one place to another, right? And it sounds ridiculous, because you go, What’s the, uh—I mean, Why are we doing it? right? How does this help us run a ship or be in the Navy? But it’s just one of those things where everyone has to do it. Everyone has to do it good[sic], and if you do good[sic] doing it, you look good, right? So, um, yeah. We went from not being able to, uh, um—you know, everyone being in the same step to be, you know, doing a marching band type deal, and, uh, remember: everything’s happening pretty quick[sic], right? So at the end of the, uh, six to eight weeks—whatever it was—uh, we looked pretty sharp. That—that was a pretty big accomplishment, because I think that the day before graduation, we have a little private, uh—not private, I guess—but the families get to come and, you know, we’ll march, uh, up and down, and it’s pretty neat, you know? So good times. Hazen In addition to that, which sounds like that was a—a moment of pride for you, can you tell me another moment that you felt most proud? Ennis Uh, let’s see. Hm. Uh, I mean, boot camp—I guess, uh, everything was just kind of go, go, go. So um, I mean, I guess—I guess pride being the—no. I don’t know. Not—not really. I think the biggest part is just the accomplishments in the little stuff that you do, and nothing’s really major. The only reason that I remember the, uh, marching was because that was—I mean, that was tough for me. I was like Man. Step. Step. What? [laughs] And then, uh—but no. the rest of it was, uh, fairly, um—I mean—I don’t know—easy or—not easy. probably isn’t the word. Maybe it’s just you take each day, day by day. So yeah. Hazen What was the official purpose of the Grinder? And does it have any special significance to you? Ennis Yeah, so—so the Grinder is where you practice most of your marching, and, uh, the Grinder—yeah. It was painful. I mean, you’re just out there forever. You’re, uh, practicing these maneuvers. You’re, uh—um, and one of the key, uh, things that we went through was: you used to have to march with these old M1 [Garand] rifles, right? or maybe they were M14s. but if you can imagine, you know, a 3-4 foot long rifle that weighs 10-15-20 pounds, and you’re holding this thing forever, you know, it gets tiring, and at some point, they decided to do away with it and, uh—right in the middle of our training, and I was thanking whoever made that decision, because that was the worst, right? So things became a little easier by not having to carry that. But, uh, yeah. for the most part, the Grinder was where you spent a lot of your time, just—just kind of learning the, uh—the different marching steps and everything. I—I’m not sure. Have you—have you ever done any marching? Hazen No. Ennis Yeah, I mean, it’s… Hazen Well… Ennis It gives a—it gives a tr—like, to the band people… Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis While they’re playing the music, and you just kinda go, Wow. Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis Those guys are really—I mean, uh—Working hard. ‘Cause it’s—it’s hard. So… Hazen My brothers… Ennis Mmhmm. Hazen Were in marching band. Ennis Yeah. Hazen So I’ve seen the hard work Ennis Yeah. Hazen But I haven’t done it myself. Ennis Yeah, yeah. Well, thank—thank goodness [laughs]. Hazen Um, the decision to march without the rifles, Was that… Ennis I—I have no idea. All—all’s I know is, um—I remember classes before me and classes after me, um, uh, did have ‘em. So I’m not sure what—what the, uh—the issue was with that, but that brings up a good question of—yeah. Why? What was the, uh… Hazen Was it like that week that—that you’re supposed to stop marching with them? Was it something [inaudible]… Ennis No, I mean, most of the time… Hazen [inaudible]. Ennis People kept them the whole time… Hazen Oh. Ennis So I’m not really sure why—why they stopped that, and like I said, I think they brought ‘em back too. Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis So I’m sure it was someone’s, uh, good idea, or maybe someone got hurt, or—who knows? So… Hazen Um, can you tell me about other areas on the base, in addition to the Grinder, that were of particular importance… Ennis Yeah. Hazen To you? Ennis So—so the pool was a big one, right? And, uh, that was a good time and, uh, it really amazed me by how many people couldn’t swim. That was, uh—that kind of blew my mind, right? Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis And, uh—but that— was a lot of fun, and then I remember, uh, Perimeter Room, and I’m not sure if it was called “Perimeter Room,” but it’s where we did our timed, uh, runs to make sure you’re, um—you could pass the, um—the PT, I guess, and then there was the—the gym, you know. So the gym—we worked out in there a few times. You know, I’m trying to—I guess we did have, uh, PT uniforms, but I can’t—I can’t remember putting them on all that much. I think we only did for the, uh—the out-test and the in-test. Either way, um—and let’s see. Oh, you—you had the, uh—we had the, uh, firefighting trainer. The, um—and a lot of this I remember were— ‘cause those were, you know, the—the shooting range, where we’d have to shoot the guns. Um, the chow hall, of course, because we ate there a bunch. That was good times, and then, um—yeah. I just—I just remember this strip, you know, where the barracks were, right? It was kind of like—it almost—it’s a similar lay out of this building, you know? Kind of the long, narrow, um—I forgot how many stories it was, but you would come out of there and we walk down a—a street—marching down a street, and then, uh, based on, you know, kind of left to right, you may have some classes or classrooms, and then, uh, down at the very end, you’d have, a, uh—the chow hall, and the—the Grinder, I guess, was on the far, far right, and I can’t, you know—like I said, I can’t—if you go there now, none of it’s recognizable, and the other thing too is have you heard of the [USS] Blue Jacket? Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis Yeah, so I don’t know where that was in relationship. For us, it was right next to our barracks, but where—where it’s at now is unrecognizable, so it’s pretty unique. Hazen Can you tell me about the Blue Jacket? Ennis All’s I remember is we didn’t go on it and, uh, we took a picture in front of it, and, uh, to tell you the truth, I don’t know why we didn’t go on it. Yeah. It was kinda—kinda strange. I think maybe it was getting a little—a little older, you know? But yeah. Hazen What did it feel like to graduate? Ennis Yeah, so that was pretty—that was pretty cool. ‘Cause, um—I’m trying to think. What—what was the final thing that we did? Uh, let’s see. All’s I know is, uh, at the very end, they, uh—they bring out the flag and they start, uh, playing “America the Beautiful.” Or what was it? “[I’m] Proud to Be an American.” And, uh, yeah. So everyone got real emotional and it was pretty cool. But, uh, that’s what I remember, and, uh, I’m trying to think what—what culminated, uh, before that. You know, what—what lead up to that point, and, uh—hm. That’s—that’s kind of strange. I can’t remember what the, uh—But all’s I remember is when we were done, it—it was pretty awesome. Yeah. So it was pretty cool. Hazen Was there a lot of people there watching? Ennis No, no. In fact, it was just our group. So… Hazen Oh, really? Ennis Yeah, so—so that was, I guess, the, uh—the—the recruit phase kind of ending, right? That’s when, you know, you’re done being a recruit, and the next day you graduated, and that’s when they had, you know, all your friends and loved ones, whoever in the stands and you did the, uh, parade, the marching through and everything, but yeah. as far as a lot of people watching, for what we were doing before—I—I mean, honestly, I can’t—I can’t remember what we were doing. I mean, I can’t remember if it was drills or—hm. Yeah. I guess it’s been a long time. It’s pretty—but I do remember, like I said, when it was done, it was, uh—they bring the flag out and everyone was like “Whoa” It was pretty funny. Not funny, but it’s pretty—pretty, uh, neat to see everyone kinda, ya know… Hazen And you get your hat, right? Ennis You know, we… Hazen [inaudible]. Ennis We didn’t get a hat. It was kinda, uh, yeah. Like I said, there’s no hat. There was, uh—like I said, I just remember a pep talk, the flag, the music, and then, uh, the next day, I think we, uh, graduated. Hazen And that took place on the Grinder, right? Ennis Um, no, what—what you talking about the, uh… Hazen The graduation. Ennis So the graduation took place on the grass, which, um—I’m trying—I can’t really remember where that was at either, but no. the Grinder was—was separate. So yeah. Hazen And then what did you do for the Navy after you left RTC? Ennis Yeah, so after the Navy, Uh—and this is kind of funny, ‘cause when I—before I joined, I was lookin’ at the different jobs, right? ‘Cause they have all kinds of jobs, and I was talking to the recruiter and he handed me a—a couple different, uh, cards, right? That listed the jobs and what they did, and, uh, you know, one of them was like torpedo’s mate, and so I looked at that one, and it says, “Must work in a,” uh, you know, “hot,” uh, “greasy environment,” right? So I was like I don’t want that one, and then I saw one that says—and plus, the school—the A school, which is the—the school that teaches you to do the job, it’s like in— I don’t know—somewhere—somewhere in the United States, and I see this one that says “EW,” which is Electronic Warfare, and, uh, it says, uh “Work in cool,” um, you know, uh, “dark climates,” you know, “in a—in a room with,” uh, you know—I don’t know. Anyways [sic], it sounded cool, right? ‘Cause it had the—It was Combat Information Center, so I didn’t—had no idea what it did, and then the bonus was the, uh, school’s in Pensacola. So, you know, I didn’t—that’s where I joined the Navy at, and that’s where my family was at. So I was like I’ll take that job, right? Had no idea what it did. So, uh—and the other reason I joined the Navy is ‘cause I didn’t want to go to school, right? Which is kind of funny. So the first thing the Navy does—the Navy does after graduation is they send you back to school, right? Which is this Electronic Warfare, and it—you can imagine your—your radar detector in your car, or if, you know—you know the concept—and it picks up the emissions from the cops’, uh, radar gun. this is the same thing that—that the ship does, but it picks up the radars from airplanes, from other ships, from, you know, missiles, from whatever, and those signals are analyzed and you can actually tell what kind of car it is or, you know, what type of ship or airplane. So the whole time in school, they’re teaching you about these radar fundamentals. They’re teaching you about the propagation. Blah, blah, blah, and then they want you to memorize—like a telephone book—of all this parameters, right? And I’m not saying it—I mean, it’s rote memorization. There’s just no way around it, right? So you’d spend your nights trying to figure out how you’re going to memorize all these numbers, so if they popped up, you could, you know, say what it was. So that’s what would happen is, uh, you—you—you’d get with a buddy and figure out these ways to memorize stuff, and, uh—so yeah. We, uh, did that, and then after that, um—I guess that was maybe another eight weeks and then was off to Virginia, uh, for my first ship. Hazen Can you take me from Virginia somewhat quickly to NAWCTSD? Can you walk me through? Ennis Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. So it’s pretty easy. Hazen How you got from one to the next? Ennis Yeah, so I did three years in, uh, Virginia, and uh, you know, the job was okay, but it was on a ship, and I saw a helicopter flying and I says[sic]. “That looks like a cool job.” I was coming up for reenlistment and I talked to one of my, uh, leading Petty Officers, and said, “Hey. This is, uh—I’d like to look at doing a different job.” He took care of me. He walked, you know—walked me through the whole process. Put a, uh, a package in, got accepted, and then, uh, for AW, which is Aviation Systems Operator—and then I get sent to Pensacola for Air Crew School, and, uh, I had no idea, but then I got sent to Rescue School—Swimmer School, which is in Pensacola, and, uh, I’m not sure if you’ve seen the movie [The] Guardian? With, uh… Hazen No. Ennis Who was it? Anyways[sic], so that’s the Coast Guard. Hazen Oh, yeah, with… Ennis Bruce…<a title="">[1]</a> Hazen Yeah—no. I think you’re right, and… Ennis Yeah, yeah. The, uh, young kid, right? Hazen That kid. Ennis Yeah, right? [laughs] So like… Hazen [Christopher]Ashton Kutcher. Ennis Yeah, yeah. Right. Exactly. Hazen Yeah, seen it. Ennis Yeah. Hazen You did that? Ennis Right. Hazen Oh. Ennis So, uh, yeah, I mean, once again everything—I mean, Hollywood makes everything look like Hollywood, right? But it’s pretty intense. I mean, you know, you’re doing stuff and you get pushed underwater and what not. So I did that then went to my first, um, Aviation Squadron in Jacksonville, and then, um, did five years there. So while—when I was on the ship, I did a six-month cruise, plus all the workups, you know, hit the Med[iterranean Sea], Um, you know—Greece, Spain, um—where else? I mean, uh, Croatia, and then, uh, you know—then I cross-rated. Then I went to my first Aviation Command. We did the same thing. Hopped on a carrier, did our six-month cruise right over to the Med. Uh, we did the [Persian] Gulf. Uh, you know. So that whole Europe and, uh, the rest of the area. Yeah. We just hit different ports in there. Hazen The Gulf? As in the Persian Gulf? Ennis Yeah, the Persian Gulf. Right, and then, uh— and then I did that for five years. Did three cruises, plus all the associative workups. You know, we did Fallon[?] detachments in Nevada, and, um, we did Andros Island, Bahamas, and, um, yeah. It’s terrible duty, but you know, you’re gone a lot, so you take, uh—you take your good points with your bad, and then uh—oh, yeah. Then I went to the wing as an instructor in Jacksonville. So I was still working with the Aviation Commands, except I didn’t have to go on a cruise, and then, uh, after three years there, picked orders to, uh, [Naval Air Facility] Atsugi, Japan, which is right near Tokyo, and, uh, went over there and did four years in Japan on the [USS] Kitty Hawk, and, uh, we hit Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, um, and, uh, did some work in the Philippines for the, uh—the work on terrorism there. They have a big terrorist cell there that many people don’t know about, and, uh, we did, um— uh, it wasn’t tsunami relief. I guess it was, uh—I guess it was typhoon relief in the Philippines, but after I left, they did do a lot of tsunami relief, ‘because that was the—the area. So, uh—and then, uh, after Japan, came to NAWCTSD, Orlando, and did four years there and retired. Hazen How did that assignment come about? Ennis The Orlando one? Hazen Yes. Ennis So, um, they have a list of assignments that you look up on a computer and, um, I said, Boy, that would be a good one, if I ever plan on getting out, and, uh, at that point, you know, it was pretty stressful. It, you know—I did the instructor duty and then I did the duty in Ja—in Japan, and, uh—so yeah. I was looking kind of for a, uh—a, um—actually, I—I loved the trainers, right? I loved the computers. So I thought that’d be a good fit and, uh, so I applied for it and it was open. So… Hazen And when you got here, what were your first days like at NAWCTSD? Ennis Yeah, it was pretty cool. It was more of an office environment, and, uh, it was very different than, uh—from the Navy buildings. I mean, even though this is a Navy building, it’s predominantly filled by civilians. So the military’s a very small part of that, and, um, but for—for the most part it was, uh—it was nice, because, um, everything was ready for you when you got there. The, uh—all the, um, computers, the—the furniture, everything was very new. Very, uh, kind of, uh, high tech, you know? There—there’s just a lot of resources available for you to do your job, and, uh, back— in the—in the fleet, you know, you may not have that. You may have, you know, one computer for five or six guys, and then, uh, there’s just not a lot of space. So space this size that we’re in, you’d have up to 30 people trying to work out of there. So… Hazen And speaking of your job, what were some of the things that you did? What were some of your primary responsibilities? Ennis So, uh—um, I guess, uh, for the aviation, the air crewman was being a rescue swimmer was the, uh, big one. So no matter when we flew or where we flew, you always had someone that had their—their gear with them, you know? You’re always SAR capable, which is Search and Rescue. So someone had to go in the water, you’d always have someone available. Um, so that was the number one, uh, thing that you did. The other part was, if we’re under way, uh, on the carrier that we were anti-submarine, uh, mission—meaning that we had a, uh, big sonar dome that would drop out of the bottom of the helicopter in a hover and you would stick that, you know— a couple hundred feet down in the water, send out a big sonic pulse, and see if you get any returns from the submarines. Uh, so that was another one, ‘cause that was pretty unique. You do that day or night, and, um, whether a sea state was 10-15-foot and the pilots are trying to stay in a hover, and, uh, so, yeah. that was pretty—pretty interestin’. Hazen That was—was that at NAWCTSD? Ennis No, no. Hazen So that was before? Ennis Yeah, so at NAWCTSD—the good thing about NAWCTSD is the needed the people from the fleet, because they would built the simulators that would act like, uh, you know real helicopters, right? So you’d go in there and you’d give them the subject matter expertise to say “Hey. This looks good,” or “This doesn’t good[sic].” Or you’d just liaison with the fleet and then go from there. So at NAWCTSD, the primary responsibility was program management or, uh, subject matter expert. So you’d kinda—kinda blur those lines a little bit, but, uh, for the most part, we were only there for 3-4 years, and the civilians have been there for a lot longer. So you’d come in and—and kind of assist them. Hazen Um, you might have already answered this a little bit already, but can you tell me about the types of projects that you worked on with NAWCTSD and what they were trying to accomplish? Ennis Yeah, so—so, the funny this is—is, uh, I transferred from Japan, right? And when I first got to, uh, NAWCTSD, I meet my boss, and he’s a civilian guy, and, uh, he’s a UCF graduate—electrical engineering, so he’s a great guy. Hazen Who’s that? Ennis Uh, Jonathan Glass. So—In fact, he’s still my boss right now. He’s probably wondering where I’m at... Hazen [laughs]. Ennis But if I tell him I’m here, he’s good, and then, uh—but yeah. So I get—I get to NAWCTSD, and I just, you know, been probably gone from Japan for maybe 2-3 weeks, ‘cause I took some leave, and they—they go, “Hey. We’re getting ready to deliver a trainer to, uh, to Japan.”" and it happened to be a—a simulator—a desktop simulator of the helicopter, uh, that I just, uh, got done flying it, and, uh, so—so in Japan, they don’t have the resources for new construction and for a, uh, new trainer. So they had this, uh—this desktop, um, simulator that would give you the tactical display and all the button pushin’, and, uh, we—we ended up delivering that right back to Japan, the squadron I’d just left. So it was kind of funny that, uh—which brings up another funny story, ‘cause you got Mount Fuji in there, right? You’ve seen pictures of Mount Fuji? Well, I took my daughters up there. I think they were eight and ten at the time, and it’s pretty—it’s a pretty good climb. It’s volcanic rock, right? So, uh, I didn’t want to be the dad that pushed them and scarred them for life. So I was being positive, but I would kind of let them do what they wanted to do, right? Meaning that, you know, if they couldn’t make, uh—um, I didn’t want to push ‘em too hard. Anyways[sic], we ended up not making the top, and the rumor is, if you don’t make it to the top of Fuji when you’re there, you’ll end up coming back, and yeah. I never believed that, but low and behold, you know, after reporting to NAWCTSD, I end up going back. So isn’t that funny? Hazen [laughs]. That’s fantastic. Ennis Yeah, it is fantastic. So, um, yeah. So basically we delivered a simulator back to Japan and, uh, that—that’s kind of what we do. Whatever, uh—so the ASW—the Anti-Submarine Warfare—Uh, the other part of, uh—I told you about the dome that lowers in the water. the other thing that we’ll do is we’ll drop microphones, and basically, uh—it’s called a sonobouy, but basically that’s what it is—is a microphone that you drop in the water, and you’re able to see the, uh, signature of the sub or whatever you’re listening to, and identify it, and if need, you know—if need be, drop a torpedo on it. Yeah. So… Hazen Can you explain a little bit more about what a desktop simulator looks like and is? Ennis Yeah, so if—if you use your car as an example, and, uh, if—if, uh, uh, all the controls from the gear shift to the steering wheel to the, uh, radio station. So all that we put on to a computer, and, uh, we try to simulate the environment. So for us, it’s the ocean mainly, and, uh, the ocean is, uh, you know—it’s pretty complex, right? And then especially when you throw sound in there, the propagation paths can get really, uh, really difficult. So the claim to fame for us is how much, uh, simulation do you need to do of the ocean to make it realistic for the acoustics? They start talking about fidelity and, uh, you know, then, um, realism and stuff like that, but—but that’s, uh—it’s a big trade off. Because if you have enough money, you can do anything right? Well, of course, we don’t have enough money. So, uh, we—there’s always a tradeoff. So a lot of that’s compromises, right? You make compromise in the visual system, or you may have to compromise in the size of equipment. So we would make our system mobile, put it on laptops, and, uh, the laptops, you know, in it—in itself, would compromise the, um— or maybe not. Yeah. I guess compromise the visual part of it. Meaning that you’re not gonna get real good visuals, but we’re not training the pilot how to fly the aircraft. What we’re trying to do is train the crew to work together, right? So—so each computer would be a different station. You’d have the pilot station, the co-pilot, and then you’d have your sensor operator, and all three of those, uh, computers would be networked together to, um—to talk, you know, back and forth, because in the aircraft, same thing. Uh, You’re able to split duties between a tactical display, um, you know—so if, uh—if I send a contact, via my gear, to the tactical plot, The co-pilot can acknowledge that, and then you’d get a course and speed on the sub based on, you know, uh, different positions and time. So if—if you send a position over—position A— at a certain time, and then you send over position B at a different time and you, you know—you line it up, you know, you’re gonna get a course of speed, right? So the gear would do that for us, but of course there was always some type of, um, uh, error built into the system whether it be, you know, the contact that, um—that you’ve entered in there was maybe a little off, and, uh—so you had to comp—you had to compensate for all that, and, uh, of course, the more context you had, the—the more the error would be averaged out, right? And, uh, so all that’s happenin’ pretty quick, right? And you may have a submarine that’s sending out counter measures, you may have equipment malfunctions, you know, you may have, uh, an inexperienced crew. So—there’s[?] just a lot of different, uh, aspects that go into training. Hey[?], and remember, you know, when the contact, or the sensor, uh, data that you’re looking at is—is just a line on the scope, you know, It—it may be a line that falls at 300 hertz, and then you have to determine what that is or, you know, put a bunch of different pieces of information together. Hazen Um, what, what’s the primary mission of NAWCTSD? Ennis Yeah, so the primary mission of NAWCTSD and, uh—we have a missions statement, I’m tryin’ to, uh—it’s basically to support the fleet in, uh—in simulation, and, um, yeah. That’s probably the easiest thing. Hazen Okay, and what do you think the future holds for simulation training here in Central Florida? Ennis Yeah, so simulation, uh—I mean, we are the, uh, um, center of excellence for modeling and simulation. Uh, we are the Navy’s central resource, when it comes to, uh, modeling and simulation. We have a lot of the, uh, companies around the area that support the, uh—the industry, and that bring a lot of capability to the, uh—to the training, and, um, the, uh—the future, I think, is, uh—is pretty good. Just because, as new technology brings better, uh, fidelity and higher realism, you know, you’re able to kinda blur the—the concept between real and fiction, or—I don’t know how you say that. So, If I can, uh—I mean, we’re getting to the point now where you put on the—the virtual, um, reality headset, and you’re now, as you turn and look—I mean, the—the—the screen is moving with you. So in this room, I could put on a virtual headset, and, um, it would give me the same, uh, dimensions, but of course, I could put a fire in the corner, right? And then I could react to that fire, based on, uh, where it’s at. So it’s getting really, uh, really good now. Hazen In what ways would you say that the simulation projects at NAWCTSD have impacted other branches of the military? Ennis Yeah, so I think the, uh—the impacts, uh—and I can’t say, you know, how we’ve maybe impacted, but I think the synergy of all the different components of the services working together, and the lessons learned from each of the components all kind of being centralized in this area. There’s really no, um—uh, no other place where that happens. I mean here you have the Marines, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Navy, uh, all working together, and in fact, uh, we’re now starting to include some, uh, state, uh, local, and other government, uh, organizations that can take advantage of, uh, the, uh—the training and the products that we’ve, uh, built here, and, um, so yeah. That[?]—I really can’t say. It—it’s really just the synergistic effect of everyone being together and the ability to, um, learn from each other. Hazen Thank you. Um, what would you say is one of the most valuable lessons you’ve learned from your time with the Navy? Ennis Yeah, so it’s going to be teamwork. You know, No matter what you do in the Navy, no matter what you do in life, uh, normally it’s, uh—it’s not just one person that makes something happen, and, uh, the other good quote that I learned was to be a good leader, you must be a good follower, right? And, uh, I can’t—I can’t, uh, say enough of that quote, because somebody always thinks, uh, that the leader has it easy, right? Well, guess what? that leader has a leader, that leader has a, you know—so it goes—it goes, uh—someone always has to answer to somebody. So—and that’s probably the one thing that the Navy’s taught me is I used to always say, I can’t wait till I’m in that guy’s position, and then I’m in that guy’s position, and go Man, that’s a—that’s a lot of work. So—but it’s good stuff. Yeah, and—and the other thing I learned to is, uh, if, um, there’s something that you want, you know, normally, you’ll have people that’ll help you out. They just need to know that’s what you want to do. So the people aren’t mind readers. You need to talk to them. You need to let them know what your, uh—what it is that you wanna do, and, uh, for the most part, I’ve never had a—a bad command or a, uh—a bad boss. I mean I’ve had some I’ve liked more than others, but for the most part, everyone have their certain characteristics that you’ll either agree with or disagree with, but as long as they’re—what they’re doing is honorable, then, uh—then yeah. That’s—that’s easy to, you know—person to follow. I tell ya, for the most part, I haven’t seen a, uh—a bad person in the Navy, you know? And, uh, it’s too bad when you hear a lot of the stuff that goes on, because they’re—for now, or in today’s Navy, the Navy is almost zero defect, right? And, uh, back in the day—yeah. You—you did stuff that—that maybe wasn’t, uh—you didn’t want your mom to know about, you know? But, uh, the fact is is that, um—uh, how do I say this? You were, you know—you’re doing some pretty tough stuff, right? And that doesn’t give you a pass for—for—for being, uh, bad, but what it—what it did mean was that you could, uh—you could definitely have a good time, right? And be a little rowdy, but what it didn’t mean was you couldn’t be disrespectful, and—and definitely, uh, some of the changes we made are pretty good, but some of the changes are getting a little to, uh, you know, PC, right? Too much politically correct. Hazen We’ve got about two or so minutes left. is there anything else you’d like to share about your Navy experience. Maybe… Ennis Yeah [laughs]. Hazen Photos for the last two? Alright. Ennis So… Hazen [inaudible] And move it towards you. Ennis Alright. So the cool thing about the Navy is all the different experiences that you get to, uh—places you get to visit, things you get to do. In fact, uh, when I, uh— I guess it was my second cruise when I was with the helicopters. We went to Cannes, France, and they were doing the Cannes [International] Film Festival, right? Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis Well, of course, we don’t get to go inside, but we get to see everyone that walks in, so that was pretty cool, and we saw Henry [Franklin] Winkler. You know who he is? The Fonz. So we yelled to him and—and we were like, “Hey, Mr. Winkler!” And he gave us a—real, real good pep talk, but that was kind of cool, uh, but this is my buddy, and, uh, I’m actually the one taking the picture of this, and we took a—a we were in Australia, and we took the Australian, uh, Special Forces, and we were taking them up to, uh, Fasthrow[?]—and a couple of guys to go parachuting. So, this just happens to be, uh, one of the dogs they take with them and we actually, uh, lowered the dog down, and, uh—but yeah. He went flying with us so, and—and He looks to be having a good time, right [clicks touchpad]. So the, uh—the next picture—this is, um—so—sounds pretty exciting everything I’ve told you, right? Flying in the helicopters, huntin’ the submarines, uh, doing the rescue swimming, and all that, but a lot of it is—just imagine driving in your car or around the block, you know, like a hundred times. Because with the, uh—the systems we have in place now on the airplanes, they’re really safe, and, uh, mishaps, uh happen very rarely. So we would fly in what we’d call “Starboard[?] Delta” for up to three hours at a time and doing circles, right? And this is one of those times where, uh, we’re just kinda sitting at the back and it’s a good view and everything, but we’re just, uh, doing circles around the boat. Just waiting for something to happen so—but, you know, the whole time you’re talking, you’re training. It—it—it—but it does get a little monotonous. Hazen Can you share the one of you guys coming out of the water? Ennis Oh, yeah, yeah. So this one’s in Japan, and, uh, we’re just doing training, and, uh, once again, it’s—it’s pretty fun when you do that. But, uh, that’s—that’s a yearly quall. So we don’t get to do it all the time, but when it—when it does, um—and—and o this was, uh, maybe six years ago. The kid I’m coming up with, uh, he’s a 20 year old and, uh, pretty new to the Navy, and, uh, the cool thing about that is—is, uh, kids that join the military now—I mean, they’re expected to do some pretty awesome stuff. You know, either jump out of a helicopter, you know, patrol Afghanistan, and, uh, it really is amazing the quality of people that we have, uh, in the services today. So I—it’s—it’s—makes proud thinking of people, uh, you know, joining [clicks touchpad], and then so—here, uh—me and my Navy buddy Harold, uh, Lavine[?]. He’s, uh, retired Navy, works at Publix, I think, in Ocoee, or somewhere around there, but we’re just trying to promote the, uh—promote the Lone Sailor Memorial, and, uh—and pass the word. So that was that. Hazen Great. Ennis [clicks touchpad] Oh [laughs]. So this—this is on the, uh—the—I think the [USS] John C. Stennis, when we were crossing the, uh—the Equator, and when you cross the Equator, you—you do—you do something that’s called a “shellback ceremony.” And if—if—if you’re not a shellback, you’re a wog, right? So this is one of the traditions in the Navy that’s maybe got a bad rap, because, uh, we’re out at sea and, uh, you know, we—we, uh—you know, they make you walk like ducks, they spray you with fire hoses. It—it’s really, uh, kinda hazing, but it’s a—it’s a mariner’s—a sailor’s tradition, right? So you get to dress up and, uh, just have a good time and, uh—but you know. Uh, Yeah. So anyway, that—that’s a shellback ceremony. So That’s where we get to dress up and do all that and that—that’s why we look the way we do [laughs]. Let’s see. Yeah. I think that’s it. Hazen Mmhmm. Ennis Yep. Hazen Great. Thank you. Ennis So… Hazen Any last comments? Ennis No, I, uh, appreciate the opportunity, and, uh, you know, I think today’s Navy is—is a better Navy than when I went through, and, uh, I just—I just hope that it continues to, uh, you know—people understand that the Navy is—is the people, right? You know, you can have the best ships, the best aircraft, but the—the people—the men and women in the services, uh, need, you know, our support, right? And as long as we remember history and remember, you know, what’s, uh—what happens, uh, I think we’ll—we’ll be good, but that’s it. Hazen Great. Ennis Yeah, well, thank you. Hazen Thank you. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title Pinewood Estate Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description The Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. The Pinewood Estate is a mansion that was constructed for Charles Austin Buck, the vice president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. In 1929, William Lyman Phillips, an architect at Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr.'s (1822-1903) firm, began designing the gardens. In 1930, Charles Wait began designing the house in the Mediterranean style of architecture. Originally called "El Retiro," which means "The Retreat" in Spanish, the estate was acquired by Nellie Lee Holt Bok , the daughter of Bok Tower Gardens founder Edward W. Bok (1863-1930), and renamed the "Pinewood Estate" in 1970.These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Pinewood Estate, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 1.55 MB 2.44 MB 2.78 MB 2.25 MB 2.84 MB 2.19 MB 2.04 MB 1.7 MB 1.96 MB Medium 9 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository Private Collection of Russell Moore External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Transcript NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Bok Tower Bok Tower Gardens botanical gardens El Retiro estates flowers Lake Wales mansions Mediterranean architecture Pinewood Estate Russell Moore tourism tourist attractions tourists towers trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/acc1202fedc3a8cfda46c081a5f3c716.JPG e572ab6d5794f430ce4bff19c39b7223 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title First Lady Grace Coolidge Dedication Marker at Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title First Lady Coolidge Dedication at Bok Tower Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Tourism--Florida Description The dedication marker for a palm tree planted by First Lady Grace Coolidge (1879-1957), the wife of President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), on February 1, 1929, at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital image by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2 MB Medium 1 color digital image Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Transcript THIS PALM WAS PLANTED BY MS. CALVIN COOLIDGE FEBRUARY THE FIRST 1929 Bok Tower Gardens dedications First Lady Grace Anna Goodhue Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge Grace Coolidge Lake Wales palm trees Russell Moore tourism tourist attraction tourist attractions tourists https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/fb8ec1d7b3c49901ab35676281327bbb.JPG 4577c5cc1c3342982b66e69797c957d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title President Calvin Coolidge Dedication Marker at Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title President Coolidge Dedication at Bok Tower Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Tourism--Florida Gardens--Florida Presidents--United States Description The dedication marker for a palm tree planted by President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) on February 1, 1929, at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital image by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2.12 MB Medium 1 color digital image Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Transcript THIS PALM WAS PLANTED BY CALVIN COOLIDGE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY THE FIRST 1929 Bok Tower Gardens Calvin Coolidge Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge, John Calvin, Jr. dedication dedications John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. Lake Wales Moore, Russell palm tree palm trees president presidents Russell Moore tourism tourist tourist attraction tourist attractions tourists tree trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a9608ff0550fac05b08e52f46b9dfea7.JPG 75abd0bd27fd78857b3fb4311da7d27e https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6250ac56e3914782a3f8bf32ff98c9ed.JPG 92b6648be4909c121eb7588474433b60 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2b0bb1853b1186b41729d877f4e840f6.JPG fb7a8726a7142639d81c2c80a4aad6a5 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/b6783067bdd11ddcd024a9523dc76353.JPG 0480c5d1b1fb09ec8b295c21d1cc9141 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d3b7cf53f46e51af82ac71704866a0a4.JPG 7bfb0afc98be2d700e34ca1f4f6bdeb1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4e9e8e71fe2d13b311c12b222ee855e5.JPG d8a37e712e836abf825e3d9c0e9fc126 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/eea107d9a198ba8838328cfaedf9cec2.JPG afa8efa9373e0dde6bc1649b4b3e9993 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8ea16b360562c174e1c312c7741ae2a0.JPG e238f4cce56df5484860e89d59003c80 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ad66a55dfd6bb8005cc4a5c842ce5118.JPG 1e87ca14e3e15dc1ef1095271617cd11 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/13963cbfc11db07eeb3294027212ea76.JPG 6fee95fc892201a896accb5afc2d70d3 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1325c67ec510c14609d07f0f20386ba4.JPG 62b7c0ca4c6681d590c1480523f3c0b2 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e32663872c35a24a206d04396f09ac20.JPG ec329672de828059992029f2d9cd46cd https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8220d14f3237556857181dae82fb971e.JPG 4d2b11158821e27c24f8c6082c3fa876 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/fe9421614eff11d308f674698c3352b7.JPG 6a2b2078f7754265c9244f08b70261f3 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2dd32444a710f4fbfbcde610a6abc3cf.JPG f53c7bad8d8c1fadc4dd11f7deb17713 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5f36957c5cf25e929b429038161d40f9.JPG 94a0d0e44127139f0929c337c7cb3674 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Bok Tower Alternative Title Bok Tower Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description Bok Tower, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 1.3 MB 1.62 MB 2.25 MB 1.95 MB 2.11 MB 2.58 MB 2.5 MB 2.47 MB 2.84 MB 2.72 MB 1.74 MB 2.38 MB 2.47 MB 2.23 MB 1.66 MB 2.42 MB Medium 16 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Transcript THIS SINGING TOWER WITH ITS ADJACENT SANCTUARY WAS DEDICATED AND PRESENTED FOR VISITATION TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY CALVIN COOLIDGE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY THE FIRST NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE birds Bok Tower Bok Tower Gardens botanical gardens citrus flowers gardens Lake Wales Russell Moore tourism tourist attraction tourist attractions tourists towers trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a07044a2d477ad58133cfea42ed05b11.JPG a6391c4bb5f323af8f7d54f1b1688351 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/42b5bc14fffe70cb65cc71922e4c8254.JPG 0ac02dc83092358661ae557d86834e22 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/337fa36aaab61949d93193f693a74301.JPG 16fef4b4bc1f902fd60c4d9932255897 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/b384ae7a2ba2169ecb0017a867f9ab77.JPG 759b518d5649332b13d29a5e967da8fb https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4b372a08638ed670757f32fd530ec105.JPG 295fcac86d4b72f253fd2bc589f40323 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/98644678b3b6f80656f413e3f0312861.JPG 194ce3367b67de8923bc618b769c4291 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5b5200220dc7b4a1e4db7e021a5b1e75.JPG 13e01cd6863298369148053a58867277 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e86610c24989c02cead2317e6ae24a23.JPG b3b28707568011a56efb33b78759a5ed https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a2e1047c6747dd349108b7cc34f2546e.JPG f2c988a3a64e4afef7b4c1d4c08e1be4 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ee94fa6b9a217c6c444b14fe139938bb.JPG 15692a938e97906c5d7e22e0cac8c778 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/48fe26b157becc9727864bb3414cc2e6.JPG b754e90effc0c88ecae2003d920379fa https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/cf909d4097ff0885d5e83dacddd79aec.JPG 2a06a2ed2d00d7f9674fe011df9dfcbd https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d9e13899ef92178991f0dd2f125d2315.JPG 3767dc7678f5c0fa3e4a63ff294411dc https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/33fdf8aa9b6b9045b53d56544c714bb7.JPG 94dd19f38ed5604d25e753bb0a9bca90 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/57a5d77d8555d496eabe3a5b8e5252b0.JPG 6c96542b869aa49619b7f8b8aa6726ab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title Bok Tower Gardens Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2.99 MB 3.33 MB 1.55 MB 1.73 MB 2.34 MB 2.7 MB 2.49 MB 3.04 MB 1.78 MB 1.67 MB 1.48 MB 3.54 MB 3.48 MB 3.02 MB 2.58 MB Medium 15 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Transcript Pinewood Estate birds Bok Tower Gardens botanical gardens citrus flowers gardens Lake Wales Russell Moore tourism tourist attractions tourists trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/7e3fcdc20c514b6670d12ea4d0811503.JPG f49162227417d13897a1508935b1e1a7 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/19e1984d1ae8a309353cda64488b7e36.JPG 2060ab4494ea838cf957625c876a1994 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/35c2d87ec40c882c4f09494593d7ebc8.JPG 71fc72b936c8fbb14519eb0d19b4a0e5 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1ff4c1d7223e808ca2fbb16a6be62581.JPG c7360e1d6b02bc276ba5a40192602a1a https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/edd3be10d1cc2a55899a5303abc45151.JPG ea8c6383ba534526c132e63c9d16d012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Bok Tower Gardens Visitor Center Alternative Title Bok Visitor Center Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description The Visitor Center at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Visitor Center, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2.24 MB 1.74 MB 2.27 MB 2.18 MB 2.27 MB Medium 5 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Transcript Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it. BOK TOWER GARDENS Bok Tower Gardens Bok Tower Gardens Visitor Center Lake Wales Russell Moore tourism tourist attractions tourists visitor centers https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/30bdf6e99912cd3e9f43c5a2584ef5dc.jpg b58a939900b4bcf4cef8803dc0746b88 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Silver Springs Collection Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Silver Springs, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1860s, Samuel O. Howse purchased 242 acres of land in the area around Silver River. Silver Springs became known as Florida's first tourist attraction beginning with glass-bottom boat (invented by Hullam Jones and Phillip Morrell) tours in the late 1870s. W. Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson of Ocala further developed the land surround the springs into what is now know as Silver Springs Nature Theme Park. Alternative Title Silver Springs Collection Subject Silver Springs (Fla.) Contributor Cepero, Nancy Lynn Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/50" target="_blank">Marion County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Silver Springs, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Martin, Richard A. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/952964" target="_blank">Eternal Spring; Man's 10,000 Years of History at Florida's Silver Springs</a>. St. Petersburg, Fla: Great Outdoors Pub. Co, 1966. Rockwell, Lilly. "<a href="http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15745/spring-woes-in-florida" target="_blank">Spring woes in Florida</a>." Florida Trend, June 20, 2013. http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15745/spring-woes-in-florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color postcard Physical Dimensions 9 x 7 centimeters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Silver Springs: Nature's Underwater Fairyland Postcard Alternative Title Silver Springs Postcard Subject Silver Springs (Fla.) Springs--Florida Parks--Florida Description A color postcard featuring a model posing next to a horseshow palm at the Silver Springs State Park, formerly located at 1425 Northeast 58th Avenue in Silver Springs, Florida, in 1949. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1850s, Silver Springs began to attract tourists for steamboat rides. The park's popularity skyrocketed when the glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878. Type Still Image Source Original 9 x 7 centimeter color postcard: "Model Posing Next to Lucky Horsehoe Palm Tree at Silver Springs." 1949: Image number PC12591, Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Is Part Of Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/38" target="_blank">Silver Springs Collection</a>, Marion County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 9 x 7 centimeter color postcard: "Model Posing Next to Lucky Horsehoe Palm Tree at Silver Springs." 1949. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 x 7 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/157665" target="_blank">Model Posing Next to Lucky Horsehoe Palm Tree at Silver Springs</a>." 1949: Image number PC12591. Florida Memory. Coverage Silver Springs State Park, Florida Date Created 1949 Date Copyrighted 1949 Format image/jpg Extent 55.7 KB Medium 9 x 7 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a> External Reference Martin, Richard A. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/952964" target="_blank">Eternal SpringMan's 10,000 Years of History at Florida's Silver Springs</a>. St. Petersburg, Fla: Great Outdoors Pub. Co, 1966. Rockwell, Lilly. "<a href="http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15745/spring-woes-in-florida" target="_blank">Spring woes in Florida</a>." Florida Trend, June 20, 2013. http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15745/spring-woes-in-florida. Transcript Silver Springs—Nature's Underwater Fairyland bathing suits horsehoe palms Marion County model models parks Silver Springs Silver Springs State Park spring springs swimsuits tourism tourist attractions https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/30867b1375948873167d4d20c516f319.jpg 0d7b817f7fd923df2758336413759285 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Laura Cepero Collection Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color postcard Physical Dimensions 9 x 14 centimeters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Weeki Wachee Spring on Florida's Gulf Coast Postcard Alternative Title Weeki Wachee Postcard Subject Weeki Wachee (Fla.) Spring Hill (Fla.) Springs--Florida Parks--Florida Description A postcard featuring an underwater mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in 1949. Weeki Wachee, located at 6131 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, Florida, is best known for its famous tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. The attraction features performances by underwater mermaids, a glass-bottom boat ride, and other natural attractions. The springs are named after the Seminole words for "little spring" or "winding river." In 1946, former U.S. Navy member Newt Perry (1908-1987) began to develop a tourist attraction at Weeki Wachee. By the 1950s, Weeki Wachee was one of the top tourist stops in the United States. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased the site in 1959 and continued to expand. In 2008, Weeki Wachee was taken over by the state of Florida as a state park. Abstract The Weeki Wachee Springs attraction was created in 1947 by an ex-Navy frogman named Newton Perry. Weeki Wachee Springs later became a state park on November 8, 2008. Note at the bottom right: 110 - Weekiwachee Spring on Florida's Gulf Coast Scenic Highway (U. S. #19). Type Still Image Source Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Mermaid Performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark." 1949: Image number PC12593, Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Is Part Of Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/213" target="_blank">Laura Cepero Collection</a>, RICHES. Is Format Of Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Mermaid Performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark." 1949. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/274325" target="_blank">Mermaid Performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark</a>." 1949: Image number PC12593. Florida Memory. Coverage Weeki Wachee State Park, Spring Hill, Florida Date Created 1949 Date Copyrighted 1949 Format image/jpg Extent 147 KB Medium 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://weekiwachee.com/about-us/history-of-weeki-wachee-springs.html" target="_blank">History of Weeki Wachee Springs</a>." Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. http://weekiwachee.com/about-us/history-of-weeki-wachee-springs.html. Pelland, Maryan, and Dan Pelland. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67516850" target="_blank">Weeki Wachee Springs</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005. Vickers, Lu, and Bonnie Georgiadis. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780478262" target="_blank">Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thirty Years of Underwater Photography</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012. Publisher Modern Photographers Transcript PHOTO BY MODERN PHOTOGRAPHERS 110—Weekiachee Spring on Florida's Gulf Coast Scenic Highway (U. S. #19) bathing suits fish mermaids Modern Photographers parks Scenic Highway springs swimsuits tourism tourist attractions U.S. 19 U.S. Route 19 Weeki Wachee Weeki Wachee Springs State Park https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/daa8142fea3aa6e6df7df6314ca9c1c7.jpg 58f41d61ac372e6cd5067d82ee6af4f0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Sanford Collection Description The present-day Sanford area was originally inhabited by the Mayaca/Joroco natives by the time Europeans arrived. The tribe was decimated by war and disease by 1760 and was replaced by the Seminole Indians. In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain and Americans began to settled in the state. Camp Monroe was established in the mid-1830s to defend the area against Seminoles during the Seminole Wars. In 1836, the United States Army built a road (present-day Mellonville Avenue) to a location called "Camp Monroe," during the Second Seminole War. Following an attack on February 8, 1837, the camp was renamed "Fort Mellon," in honor of the battle's only American casualty, Captain Charles Mellon. The town of Mellonville was founded nearby in 1842 by Daniel Stewart. When Florida became a state three years later, Mellonville became the county seat for Orange County, which was originally a portion of Mosquito County. Citrus was the first cash crop in the area and the first fruit packing plant was constructed in 1869. In 1870, a lawyer from Connecticut by the name of Henry Shelton Sanford (1832-1891) purchased 12,548 acres of open land west of Mellonville. His vision was to make this new land a major port city, both railway and by water. Sitting on Lake Monroe, and the head of the St. Johns River, the City of Sanford earned the nickname of “The Gate City of South Florida.” Sanford became not only a transportation hub, but a leading citrus industry in Florida, and eventually globally. The Great Fire of 1887 devastated the city, which also suffered from a statewide epidemic of yellow fever the following year. The citrus industry flourished until the Great Freezes of 1894 and 1895, causing planters to begin growing celery in 1896 as an alternative. Celery replaced citrus as the city's cash crop and Sanford was nicknamed "Celery City." In 1913, Sanford became the county seat of Seminole County, once part of Orange County. Agriculture dominated the region until Walt Disney World opened in October of 1971, effectively shifting the Central Florida economy towards tourism and residential development. Alternative Title Sanford Collection Subject Sanford (Fla.) Contributor <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> <a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a> <a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/" target="_blank">Sanford Historical Society, Inc.</a> <a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=108" target="_blank">Sanford Museum</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/44" target="_blank">Seminole County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Sanford, Florida Curator Marra, Katherine Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53015288" target="_blank">Sanford</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003. "<a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=48" target="_blank">Sanford: A Brief History</a>." City of Sanford. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=48. The Seminole Herald. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52633016" target="_blank">Sanford: Our First 125 Years</a>. [Sanford, FL]: The Herald, 2002. Mills, Jerry W., and F. Blair Reeves. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11338196" target="_blank">A Chronology of the Development of the City of Sanford, Florida: With Major Emphasis on Early Growth</a>, 1975. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/82" target="_blank">Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/65" target="_blank">Churches of Sanford Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/131" target="_blank">Creative Sanford, Inc. Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/41" target="_blank">Georgetown Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/78" target="_blank">Marie J. Francis Collection</a>, Georgetown Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/101" target="_blank">Sanford Avenue Collection</a>, Georgetown Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/79" target="_blank">Goldsboro Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/116" target="_blank">Henry L. DeForest Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/12" target="_blank">Hotel Forrest Lake Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/14" target="_blank">Ice Houses of Sanford Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/42" target="_blank">Milane Theatre Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/13" target="_blank">Naval Air Station Sanford Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/15" target="_blank">Sanford Baseball Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/61" target="_blank">Sanford Cigar Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/10" target="_blank">Sanford Riverfront Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/11" target="_blank">Sanford State Farmers' Market Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 black and white photographic postcard Physical Dimensions 9 x 14 centimeters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title First Street, Sanford Postcard Alternative Title First St. Postcard Subject Sanford (Fla.) Description A postcard featuring East First Street in Sanford, Florida, in the 1930s or 1940s. The Victory Bar and the Sanford Atlantic National Bank, which was located at 1010 East First Street can been seen on the left. On the right of the photograph is a drugstore with advertisements for Coca-Cola soft drinks. Abstract Postcard image which depicts First Street in Sanford, Florida. A business in the left foreground is named the Victory Bar. In the left background of the image is the Sanford Atlantic National Bank building. A drugstore business on the right side of the image advertises Coca-Cola drinking sodas. Automobiles can be seen parked along the sides of the road and driving down the main thoroughfare. A woman can be seen walking to a building at the extreme right of the image. Type Still Image Source Original 9 x 14 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "First Street, Sanford, Florida": <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Sanford Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 9 x 14 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "First Street, Sanford, Florida." Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/116501" target="_blank">First Street, Sanford, Florida</a>." Tag number DP0008196. Central Florida Memory. Coverage East First Street, Sanford, Florida Date Created ca. 1930-1949 Date Copyrighted ca. 1930-1949 Format image/jpg Extent 119 KB Medium 9 x 14 centimeter black and white photographic postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida's Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53015288" target="_blank">Sanford</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003. Transcript Sanford Atlantic National Bank Victory Bar Coca-Cola FIRST STREET SANFORD FLORIDA J134 1st Street automobiles banks bars cars Coca-Cola Coke Downtown Sanford drugstores First Street pharmacies pharmacy roads Sanford Sanford Atlantic National Bank sodas soft drinks streets Victory Bar https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/7642280fa9d1d2ecef514e3ae0ab5651.jpg 142b2b6b3070b196e5632a31dc7243f3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orange Court Apartment Hotel Postcard Alternative Title Orange Court Apartment Hotel Postcard Subject Orlando (Fla.) Hotels--Florida Description A postcard featuring Orange Court Apartment Hotel, located at 650 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The hotel was designed in Spanish Revival architectural style by G. Lloyd Preacher (1882-1972) of Atlanta, Georgia, and constructed by G.A. Miller, Inc. (also known as the GA Miller Construction Company) in 1924. The hotel had 275 rooms, a Spanish garden, and a small orange grove. Orange Court was also one of the first hotels in Orlando to have a steam-heated swimming pool. The building was demolished in 1990. Abstract Color picture postcard of Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida. Printed on reverse side: Orlando is the seventh city of Florida and the largest inland city in the state. It is the county seat of Orange County and located in the very heart of Florida's brick highway system, the heart of the citrus belt, and the heart of the lake region of Central Florida. Type Still Image Source Original color postcard: "Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida." E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original color postcard: "Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida." E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Has Format Digital reproduction of original color postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/2078" target="_blank">Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida</a>." E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tag number DP0010655, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Downtown Orlando, Florida Date Created ca. 1924-1990 Date Copyrighted ca. 1924-1990 Format image/jpg Extent 84.8 KB Medium 1 color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the E. C. Kropp Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida's Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Transcript Orange Court Apartment Hotel, Orlando, Florida. Downtown Orlando E. C. Kropp Company G. A. Miller, Inc. G. Lloyd Preacher GA Miller Construction Company George Lloyd Preacher hotels Orange Court Apartment Hotel orlando Spanish revival tourism https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1ff1b2dbbbb08af39b1e8b3285ef82a9.jpg 68dc6cbb056e1ffb995795ea043110de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 black and white postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Celery Field, Orlando Postcard Alternative Title Orlando Celery Field Postcard Subject Orlando (Fla.) Celery Description A postcard featuring the agricultural laborers working at a celery field in Orlando, Florida. The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center Orlando (NTC Orlando) in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Abstract Picture postcard of workers in a celery in Orlando, Florida. Reverse side blank. Type Still Image Source Original black and white postcard: "Celery Field, Orlando, Fla.": <a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original black and white postcard: "Celery Field, Orlando, Fla." Has Format Digital reproduction of original black and white postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/2235" target="_blank">Celery Field, Orlando, Fla.</a>." Tag number DP0008256, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Orlando, Florida Date Created ca. 1920 Date Copyrighted ca. 1920 Format image/jpg Extent 63.9 KB Medium 1 black and white postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Transcript CELERY FIELD, ORLANDO, FLA. agriculture celery employees labor laborers orlando workers https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d18fbb09ecd609e49cdf5c37397b0569.jpg 33de8b999407fabeb609613f54c78650 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color postcard Physical Dimensions 9 x 14 centimeters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Downtown Orlando Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station Postcard Alternative Title ACL Railway Station, Orlando Postcard Subject Orlando (Fla.) Railroads--Florida Description A postcard featuring the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railway Company station, located at 127 West Church Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in the early 20th century. The station was first constructed in 1880, connecting Orlando to Sanford. After the railroad was bought up by the Plant System in 1883 from the South Florida Railroad, it was extended to Tampa. This brought a large boom to Orlando's economy shipping cattle and lumber, but chiefly citrus. By 1926, the depot was becoming too small for the volume of trade going through, so the depot was moved south to what is today the Amtrak Station. This depot became run down until the mid-1970s, when Church Street Station opened up around the depot and stayed open until the early 2000s. Now, the station is used as a stop along the Sunrail Tram system. Abstract Hand colord photographic postcard of the Atlantic Coast Line Depot, Orlando, Fla. published by the H. and W.B. Drew Co. depicting the station as it appeared in the early 20th century. Type Still Image Source Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Atlantic Coast Line Depot, Orlando, Fla." H. and W. B. Drew Company, Orlando, Florida: <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Atlantic Coast Line Depot, Orlando, Fla." H. and W. B. Drew Company, Orlando, Florida. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/30774" target="_blank">Atlantic Coast Line Depot, Orlando, Fla.</a>" H. and W. B. Drew Company, Orlando, Florida: Tag number DP0004813, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Station, Downtown Orlando, Florida Publisher H. and W. B. Drew Company Date Created ca. 1900-1926 Date Copyrighted ca. 1900-1926 Format image/jpg Extent 51.5 KB Medium 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the H. and W. B. Drew Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida's Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections </a> University Archives Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference Mulligan, Michael. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225874809" target="_blank">Railroad Depots of Central Florida</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008. Turner, Gregg M. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184906141" target="_blank">A Journey into Florida Railroad History</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008. Turner, Gregg M. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52260683" target="_blank">A Short History of Florida Railroads</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003. Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Murdock, R. Ken. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38291666" target="_blank">Outline History of Central Florida Railroads</a>. Winter Garden, Fla: Central Florida Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1997. "<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2477" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2477. Transcript The Atlantic Coast Line Depot, Orlando, Fla. ACL Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Church Street Station Downtown Orlando H. and W. B. Drew Company orlando railroad stations railroads rails railways The City Beautiful https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/418eb1a8e8ddf1f5da682f90575a0d49.jpg 0808e493ad97cd990e7dd789928b7457 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color postcard Physical Dimensions 10 x 14 centimeters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station Postcard Alternative Title ACL Railway Station Postcard Subject Orlando (Fla.) Railroads--Florida Description A color postcard featuring the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railway Company station, located at 1400 Sligh Boulevard in Orlando, Florida, in the 1930s. This station was constructed in 1926 at a cost of $500,000 and was originally part of the ACL system. However, in 1967, the station joined the Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) Railroad, after a merger between the SCL and the ACL. With stucco facade and towers flanking its entrance, the station has been studied many times for its Mission Revival-style architecture. After being in operation for 65 years, the Orlando Amtrak station was in desperate need of renovations. In 1991, a collective of local organizations, companies and groups came together to fund the needed renovations. Abstract Color postcard of A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. depicting genre scene of people waiting to board a train. Type Still Image Source Original 10 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. 'The City Beautiful.'" Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 10 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. 'The City Beautiful.'" Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 10 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/30021" target="_blank">A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. 'The City Beautiful'.</a>" Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Tag number DP0004817, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Station, Orlando, Florida Publisher Orange News Company Contributor Curteich Date Created ca. 1930-1939 Date Copyrighted ca. 1930-1949 Format image/jpg Extent 64.5 KB Medium 10 x 14 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the Orange News Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/ORL" target="_blank">Orlando, FL (ORL)</a>." Great American Stations, Amtrak®. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/ORL. Mulligan, Michael. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225874809" target="_blank">Railroad Depots of Central Florida</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008. Turner, Gregg M. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184906141" target="_blank">A Journey into Florida Railroad History</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008. Turner, Gregg M. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52260683" target="_blank">A Short History of Florida Railroads</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003. Murdock, R. Ken. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38291666" target="_blank">Outline History of Central Florida Railroads</a>. Winter Garden, Fla: Central Florida Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1997. "<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2477" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2477. "<a href="http://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-csx/our-evolution-and-history/interactive-timeline/" target="_blank">Our Evolution and History: CSX</a>." CSX http://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-csx/our-evolution-and-history/interactive-timeline/. "<a href="http://www.american-rails.com/atlantic-coast-line.html" target="_blank">The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Standard Railroad of the South</a>." The American Railroads: A Long and Storied History. http://www.american-rails.com/atlantic-coast-line.html. "<a href="http://www.american-rails.com/seaboard-air-line.html" target="_blank">The Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Through The Heart Of The South</a>." American-Rails.com. http://www.american-rails.com/seaboard-air-line.html. Transcript O.129—A. C. L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. "The City Beautiful" ACL ailroad stations Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Curteich Orange News Company orlando railroad station railroads rails railways The City Beautiful https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4cb39c729cee4f0149b435b09169ad3e.jpg 3d41c36be581e6c25139c4cf91e7c36d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 color postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Fountain at Eola Park, Orlando: "The City Beautiful" Postcard Alternative Title Fountain at Eola Park Postcard Subject Orlando (Fla.) Fountains--Florida Parks--Florida Description A postcard showing the Sperry Fountain on the southern shore of Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The fountain was named in honor of Frank E. Sperry (1843-1916), Mayor of Orlando from 1913 to 1916. Lake Eola and the surrounding park are one of the unusual features that sets the city of Orlando apart from other places. From its earliest days, Downtown Orlando was situated on the west side of the lake. As the town grew into a city, Lake Eola continued to be a focal point for the inhabitants, who used it for bathing, swimming, and fishing, while on its shores people picnicked and listened to concerts and religious services. Much of the land around Lake Eola was donated to Orlando by Jacob Summerlin (1820-1893), who designated that it be a public park. It has remained one ever since. The rest of the park land was donated by the Musselwhite family and Mayor Sperry. Once Sperry had settled in Orlando, he started the South Florida Foundry and Machine Works, which developed into a large enterprise and Orlando's first real industry. Sperry was active in the business for a number of years, but sold out his interest because of failing health. He also began to have a great interest in the growing of citrus in the county. He served as Mayor of Orlando and was also a member of the Park Commission. In 1913, while serving with the Park Commission, he donated the final piece of land on Lake Eola that completed a ring around the lake. On that land, he donated $2,000 to place a fountain that stands to this day and bears his name as a reminder of his generosity. The fountain, made of wrought iron was described as a "large acanthus leaf with a duck base surmounted by a bittern set in an octagonal masonry basin with eight vases." At the base of the fountain there is a plaque with the following statement: "This fountain donated by Frank E. Sperry, Mayor 1914 - 1916." Abstract Color postcard of Lake Eola, Orlando, Fla. Front: photo of Lucerne Circle. Back: blank message side with information describing Edward's Park on Lake Ivanhoe, largest of Orlando's 33 lakes. Postcard published by Central cigar and Tobacco Co.and Orlando, Florida. Photography by Tichnor Quality Views, Boston, Mass. Type Still Image Source Original color postcard: ""Fountain at Eola Park, Orlando, Florida: 'The City Beautiful.'" Central Cigar and Tobacco Company, Orlando, Florida: Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original color postcard: "Fountain at Eola Park, Orlando, Florida: 'The City Beautiful.'" Central Cigar and Tobacco Company, Orlando, Florida. Has Format Digital reproduction of original color postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/2081" target="_blank">Fountain at Eola Park, Orlando, Florida: 'The City Beautiful.'</a>" Central Cigar and Tobacco Company, Orlando, Florida: Tag number DP0010656, Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Sperry Fountain, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida Publisher Central Cigar and Tobacco Company Contributor Tichnor Quality Views Date Created ca. 1930-1949 Date Copyrighted ca. 1930-1949 Format image/jpg Extent 194 KB Medium 1 color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the Central Cigar and Tobacco Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Transcript Fountain at Eola Park, Orlando, Florida. "The City Beautiful" O-132 Central Cigar and Tobacco Company Downtown Orlando Edward's Park Eola Park fountains Gaston Edwards Park Georgine Mikler Lake Eola Lake Eola Park Lake Ivanhoe lakes Lucerne Circle orlando parks Sperry Fountain The City Beautiful Thomas Mikler Tichnor Quality Views https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/988eb1e0e5153915ea16e0a7fbe223be.jpg 4245e351492acd3443b14ac0832602be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page memoranda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Undertaker's Memorandum for Josephine L. Schultz Alternative Title Undertaker's Memorandum for Josephine L. Schultz Subject Orlando (Fla.) Undertakers and undertaking--United States Description An undertaker's memorandum for Josephine L. Schultz (ca. 1854-1894), who passed away on October 22, 1894. Schultz was a female from Winter Park, Florida, who died at the age of 44. Her cause of death was listed as consumption, which is now more commonly known as tuberculosis. Schultz was buried in Orlando, but the memorandum does not specify at which cemetery. The Carey Hand Funeral Home, originally located at 39 West Pine Street, was founded by Elijah Hand in 1885. Hand was the first known embalmer in Orlando. In 1907, his son, Carey Hand, inherited the funeral home. He passed away in 1947 and his wife sold the business the following year. In 1969, the Carey Hand Funeral Home merged with Cox-Parker Funeral Homes. Now called the Carey-Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home, the home is located at 1350 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Type Text Source Original memoranda, 1894: "Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Call number RA622 .C36, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856" target="_blank">Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896</a>, Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/20" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original memoranda, 1894: "Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Has Format Digital reproduction of original memoranda, 1894: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141727" target="_blank">Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896</a>." Tag number DP0003993, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Carey Hand Funeral Home, Downtown Orlando, Florida Date Created ca. 1894-10-22 Date Copyrighted 2004-04-13 Format image/jpg Extent 231 KB Medium 1-page handwritten memoranda Language eng Mediator History Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Exhibits/CareyHandExhibit.php" target="_blank">The Carey Hand Funeral Home Records</a>." Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida. http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Exhibits/CareyHandExhibit.php. A. Henkel Carey Hand Carey Hand Funaral Home consumption Downtown Orlando Elijah Hand embalmers embalming funeral homes Josephine L. Schultz morticians MTB orlando phthisis phthisis pulmonalis TB tuberculosis undertaker's memoranda undertakers undertaking Winter Park https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/c433f05155a19bf23e7256f7361afc1f.jpg 393e3286d369d6f6d57481733558fff9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page memoranda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Undertaker's Memorandum for Isaac Chapman Alternative Title Undertaker's Memorandum, Chapman Subject Orlando (Fla.) Undertakers and undertaking--United States Description An undertaker's memorandum for Isaac Chapman (1792-1894), who passed away on August 30, 1894. Chapman was an African American who died at the age of 102 years and six months. His cause of death was listed as old age and cholera morbus. Chapman was buried in Orlando, Florida, but the memorandum does not specify at which cemetery. The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church paid for his funeral expenses. The Carey Hand Funeral Home, originally located at 39 West Pine Street, was founded by Elijah Hand in 1885. Hand was the first known embalmer in Orlando. In 1907, his son, Carey Hand, inherited the funeral home. He passed away in 1947 and his wife sold the business the following year. In 1969, the Carey Hand Funeral Home merged with Cox-Parker Funeral Homes. Now called the Carey-Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home, the home is located at 1350 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Type Text Source Original memoranda, 1894: "Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Call number RA622 .C36, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856" target="_blank">Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896</a>, Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/20" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original memoranda, 1894: "Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Has Format Digital reproduction of original memoranda, 1894: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141716" target="_blank">Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896</a>." Tag number DP0003993, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Carey Hand Funeral Home, Downtown Orlando, Florida Date Created ca. 1894-08-30 Date Copyrighted 2004-04-13 Format image/jpg Extent 227 KB Medium 1-page handwritten memoranda Language eng Mediator History Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Exhibits/CareyHandExhibit.php" target="_blank">The Carey Hand Funeral Home Records</a>." Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida. http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Exhibits/CareyHandExhibit.php. African Methodist Episcopal Church AME church Carey Hand Carey Hand Funaral Home church churches Downtown Orlando Elijah Hand embalmers embalming funeral homes Isaac Chapman morticians orlando undertakers undertaking https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/28413adeef381b1c73a29b4565de0474.jpg f0b67d974b524cd942c7ff213268e2b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Collection Description The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884. Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s. Contributor Cook, Thomas Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Laura Lynn Alternative Title Orlando Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Has Format <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/126" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/110" target="_blank">Orlando Public Library Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/111" target="_blank">Orlando Regions Bank Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Undertaker's Memorandum for Amos Arrington Alternative Title Undertaker's Memorandum, Arrington Subject Orlando (Fla.) Undertakers and undertaking--United States Description An undertaker's memorandum for Amos Arrington (1892-1894), who passed away on August 11, 1894. Arrington was an African-American child who was just under two years old when he died. His address is listed as Middle Street, which was likely in the Orlando, Florida, where the Carey Hand Funeral Home was located. Arrington's physician was A. L. Prince. His cause of death was listed as marasmus, which is a severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. Arrington was buried in Orlando, but the memorandum does not specify at which cemetery. The Carey Hand Funeral Home, originally located at 39 West Pine Street, was founded by Elijah Hand in 1885. Hand was the first known embalmer in Orlando. In 1907, his son, Carey Hand, inherited the funeral home. He passed away in 1947 and his wife sold the business the following year. In 1969, the Carey Hand Funeral Home merged with Cox-Parker Funeral Homes. Now called the Carey-Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home, the home is located at 1350 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Type Text Source Original memoranda, 1894: "Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Call number RA622 .C36, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856" target="_blank">Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896</a>, Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/20" target="_blank">Orlando Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original memoranda, 1894: "Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Has Format Digital reproduction of original memoranda, 1894: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141712" target="_blank">Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896</a>." Tag number DP0003993, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Carey Hand Funeral Home, Downtown Orlando, Florida Date Created ca. 1894-08-11 Date Copyrighted 2004-04-13 Format image/jpg Extent 239 KB Medium 1-page handwritten memoranda Language eng Mediator History Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Exhibits/CareyHandExhibit.php" target="_blank">The Carey Hand Funeral Home Records</a>." Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida. http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Exhibits/CareyHandExhibit.php. A. L. Prince African Americans Amos Arrington babies Carey Hand Carey Hand Funaral Home children deaths Downtown Orlando Elijah Hand embalmers funeral homes infants malnutrition marasmus morticians orlando Prince, A. L. undertakers undertaking https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/fc5a976b7501474806033ae1580a88a3.jpg 74b43d4ddfc85733648d1cf08552f96f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Longwood Collection Alternative Title Longwood Collection Subject Longwood (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Longwood, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The first European and Euro-American settlers arrived in present-day Longwood in the early 1870s. Its town founding settlers were John Neill Searcy of Tennessee and Edward Warren Henck of Boston, Massachusetts, both of which arrived in 1873. Henck was a railroad businessman, hotel owner, and real estate promoter, and he was later elected the first Mayor of Longwood in 1885. Henck was instrumental in bringing the South Florida Railroad to Longwood. Although Longwood enjoyed growth from the railroad, the Great Freeze of 1894-1895 caused many citizens to leave Central Florida. However, the area experience growth again during the 1910s and 1920s. In 1923, the Town of Longwood was incorporated as a city. Longwood experienced decline during the Great Depression, and the city failed to dis-incorporate after its bank failed in 1932. Growth returned to Longwood during World War II, thanks to the development of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford and the Orlando Air Army Base, which was later renamed the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. Prosperity increased again the 1960s and 1970s, due to the expansion of the military industry, the establishment of the space industry in nearby Brevard County, and the opening of Walt Disney World. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Longwood, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Contributor <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/44" target="_blank">Seminole County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference "<a href="http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx" target="_blank">A Brief History of Longwood</a>." City of Longwood, Florida. http://www.longwoodfl.org/content/1115/151/147/default.aspx. Central Florida Society for Historical Preservation. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48909279" target="_blank">Longwood</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Big Tree Park, the Oldest and Largest Cypress Tree in U.S.A. Postcard Alternative Title Big Tree Park Postcard Subject Longwood (Fla.) Parks--Florida Description A photographic postcard featuring The Senator, the giant bald cypress tree that was once the oldest and largest cypress tree in the country. At the time that the photograph was taken, The Senator was 3,500 yers old, 126 feet and 3 inches tall, and 47 feet in circumference. As early as the late 1800s, this centuries-old tree was considered a tourist attraction, but it wasn't until 1927 that a park was established around the tree. Senator Moses O. Overstreet donated six acres of land, which included the tree, to Seminole County to establish a park with the stipulation that a road would be built to take visitors into the park. The generosity of Sen. Overstreet inspired residents to name the giant cypress tree "The Senator." Located at 761 General Hutchinson Parkway in present-day Longwood, Florida, the new park was named the Seminole Big Tree Park in honor of the main attraction. In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) dedicated a bronze plaque at the site of the tree. The plaque was stolen in 1945, which would place this photograph sometime between 1940 and 1945. Based on a core sample taken by the American Forestry Association, The Senator was estimated to be 3500 years old in 1946. The Big Tree Park also features another giant cypress estimated to be 2000 years old. In 2005, local elementary students named the tree Lady Liberty. It was considered to be the companion tree to The Senator, as they were only 40 feet apart. The Senator continued to be a tourist attraction and local landmark until January 16, 2012, when it was lost in a fire. Abstract Postcard image of the Big Tree in Sanford. Image depicts the tree with a plaque on the front, surrounded by a fence. Two men, a woman, and a young child can be seen in front of the tree, looking up at it. The caption on the front of the postcard reads, "Big Tree Park. The Oldest and Largest Cypress Tree in U. S. A. 126 ft. 3 in. High. 47 ft. in circumference. 3500 Years Old. Sanford, Seminole County, Florida." Type Still Image Source Original 14 x 9 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "Big Tree Park." <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/43" target="_blank">Longwood Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 14 x 9 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "Big Tree Park." Has Format Digital reproduction of original 14 x 9 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/116633" target="_blank">Big Tree Park</a>." Tag number DP0008223, Central Florida Memory. Coverage Seminole Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida Date Created ca. 1940-1945 Date Copyrighted 2011 Format image/jpg Extent 199 KB Medium 14 x 9 centimeter black and white photographic postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, </a><a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/locations/Big-Tree-Park.stml" target="_blank">Big Tree Park</a>." Parks and Preservation, Seminole County. http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/locations/Big-Tree-Park.stml. Blozan, Will. "<a href="http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/florida/senator/senator_cypress.htm" target="_blank">The Senator Cypress is Re-elected to Top Position in Eastern Forests</a>." Native Tree Society. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/florida/senator/senator_cypress.htm. "<a href="http://mobile.floridata.com/Plants/Taxodiaceae/Taxodium%20distichum/108" target="_blank">The Senator - Florida's Big Tree</a>." Floridata. http://mobile.floridata.com/Plants/Taxodiaceae/Taxodium%20distichum/108. Central Florida Society for Historical Preservation. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48909279" target="_blank">Longwood</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001. Transcript [illegible] BIG TREE PARK. THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CYPRESS TREE IN U.S.A. 126 FT. 3 IN. HIGH. 47 FT. IN CIRCUMFERENCE. 3500 YEARS OLD. SANFORD, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA. bald cypress Big Tree Park cypress ecotourism Longwood park Sanford The Senator tourism tourist tourist attraction tree https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/94fbf28515583a37c5f5e09c778825b9.jpg 5e971cc294d5506d65621ceaa65daa37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title New Smyrna Beach Collection Alternative Title New Smyrna Collection Subject New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Contributor <a href="http://www.daytonastate.edu/CampusDirectory/DeptInfo.aspx?dept=BHS" target="_blank">Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus, School of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences</a> Language eng Type Collection Coverage New Smyrna Beach, Florida Contributing Project History Skill Building Project 2013, <a href="http://www.daytonastate.edu/CampusDirectory/DeptInfo.aspx?dept=BHS" target="_blank">School for Behavior and Social Sciences</a>, Daytona State College Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.daytonastate.edu/CampusDirectory/DeptInfo.aspx?dept=BHS" target="_blank">Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus, School of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences</a> External Reference Sweett, Lawrence J. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77551284" target="_blank">New Smyrna Beach</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. "<a href="http://www.cityofnsb.com/198/History" target="_blank">History</a>." City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. http://www.cityofnsb.com/198/History. Beeson, Kenneth H. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62738525" target="_blank">Fromajadas and Indigo: The Minorcan Colony in Florida</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2008. Grange, Roger T., Jr. "<a href="http://www.presentpasts.info/article/view/pp.41/80" target="_blank">Saving Eighteenth-Century New Smyrnea: Public Archaeology in Action</a>." Present Pasts, Vol. 3, No. 1. http://www.presentpasts.info/article/view/pp.41/80. Cumiskey, Kate. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/491915106" target="_blank">Surfing in New Smyrna Beach</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. In 1758, the first European settlers arrived in present-day New Smyrna Beach and Dr. Andrew Turnbull established the colony of New Smyrna. Most of the colony's settlers were from Greece, Italy, and Minorca, Spain. Turnbull planned for the town to produce hemp, sugarcane, indigo, and rum, but the colony quickly collapsed due to insect-born diseases and raids by nearby Native American tribes. Most of the survivors resettled in St. Augustine. In 1887, New Smyrna was incorporated. In 1892, Henry Morrison Flagler expanded his Florida East Coast Railway to the area, sparking growth in the city. During the Prohibition of the 1920s, New Smyrna served as a site for moonshine stills and hideouts for rum-runners. In 1947, the city was renamed New Smyrna Beach when it annexed Coronado Beach. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/85" target="_blank">Daytona State College-New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Collection</a>, New Smyrna Beach Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/75" target="_blank">Volusia County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title New Smyrna Railway Station Postcard Alternative Title New Smyrna Railway Station Postcard Subject New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Railroads--Florida Description A color postcard featuring the railway station in New Smyrna, Florida, in the 1890s. Although the postcard does not specify, this railway station was likely the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Company (later part of the Florida East Coast Railway Company) station within the city. In 1892, Henry Flagler (1830-1913) extended the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Company to New Smyrna, which resulted in increased growth for the town. Abstract Color postcard of New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co. The postcard depicts day-to-day transportation with antique cars and horse-drawn vehicles. Type Still Image Source Original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station." Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine: <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/84" target="_blank">New Smyrna Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station." Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/30768" target="_blank">New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station</a>." Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine: Tag number DP0004815, Central Florida Memory. Coverage New Smyrna, Florida Publisher Hugh C. Leighton Company Date Created ca. 1892-1899 Date Copyrighted ca. 1892-1899 Format image/jpg Extent 70.7 KB Medium 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida </a><a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida </a><a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">Special Collections & University Archives</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Special Collections and University Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://fecrwy.com/about/history" target="_blank">History</a>." Florida East Coast Railway. http://fecrwy.com/about/history. Francke, Arthur E. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11190147" target="_blank">Early Days of Seminole County, Florida</a>. Seminole County Historical Commission in cooperation with Seminole County Community College, Office of Community Instructional Services, 1984. Bramson, Seth. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49513191" target="_blank">Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway</a>. Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press, 2003. "<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep25-RailwaysOfCentralFL.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep25-RailwaysOfCentralFL.mp3. Mulligan, Michael. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225874809" target="_blank">Railroad Depots of Central Florida</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008. Murdock, R. Ken. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38291666" target="_blank">Outline History of Central Florida Railroads</a>. Winter Garden, Fla: Central Florida Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1997. Turner, Gregg M. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184906141" target="_blank">A Journey into Florida Railroad History</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008. Transcript NEW SMYRNA New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station. FEC Florida East Coast Railway Company Hugh C. Leighton Company Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Company New Smyrna railroad stations railroads rails railways https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/98b197ccd974d7f5de48b10e4f00fce9.jpg d712706654603f0a8f2ba556fca3b9c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title General Collection Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Florida was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 14,000 years ago. By the 16th century, several distinct Native American tribes inhabited present-day Florida, primarily the Apalachee of the Panhandle, the Timucua of North and Central Florida), the Ais of the Central Atlantic Coast, the Tocobaga of the Tampa Bay area, the Calusa of Southwest Florida, and the Tequesta of the Southeast Florida. In 1513, Juan Ponce de León of Spain became the earliest known European explorer to arrive in Florida. During the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Spanish, French, and English pioneers settled various parts of the states, though not all settlement were successful. Most of the region was owned by Spain, until it was ceded to the United States via the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819. On March 3, 1845, Florida earned statehood. Florida was marred by nearly constant warfare with the Native Americans in the region, particularly with the Seminoles during the Seminole Wars. On January 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of American on January 20th. The state's participation in the Civil War revolved mostly around the transportation of goods via ships. On June 25, 1868, Florida regained its representation in Congress. During the Reconstruction period, Florida drafted a new state constitution, which included statues that effectively disenfranchised its African-American citizens, as well as many poor white citizens. Through much of its early history, Florida's economy relied heavily upon agriculture, especially citrus, cattle, sugarcane, tomatoes, and strawberries. Florida's tourism industry developed greatly with the economic prosperity of the 1920s. However, this was halted by devastating hurricanes in the second half of the decade, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and the Great Depression. The economy would not fully recover until manufacturing was stimulated by World War II. As of 2014, Florida was the third most populous state in the country. Contributor Humphrey, Daphne F. Alternative Title General Collection Subject Florida Eatonville (Fla.) Orlando (Fla.) Winter Park (Fla.) Sanford (Fla.) Daytona Beach (Fla.) New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Eatonville, Florida Orlando, Florida Winter Park, Florida Sanford , Florida Daytona Beach, Florida New Smyrna Beach, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/" target="_blank">Florida History</a>." Florida Department of State. http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/. Knotts, Bob. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49672975" target="_blank">Florida History</a>. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Greetings from Florida's Indian River Section Postcard Alternative Title Indian River Postcard Subject Indian River (Fla.) Description A color postcard featuring the Indian River Section of Florida in 1941. The Indian River is a 121-mile long lagoon running from the Ponce de Leon inlet in New Smyrna Beach to the St. Lucie Inlet in Marion County. The lagoon was originally named Rio de Ais after the Ais tribe of East Florida. Abstract This card is part of a Beautiful Florida souvenir folder containing 18 images. Type Still Image Source Original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Greetings from Florida's Indian River Section." Curt Teich, Chicago, Illinois, 1941: Image number PC0055E, Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Is Part Of Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/36" target="_blank">General Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Greetings from Florida's Indian River Section." Curt Teich, Chicago, Illinois, 1941. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/157665" target="_blank">Greetings from Florida's Indian River Section</a>." Curt Teich, Chicago, Illinois, 1941: Image number PC0055E. Florida Memory. Coverage Indian River, Florida Publisher Curt Teich <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory</a> Date Created 1941 Date Copyrighted 1941 Format image/jpg Extent 55.7 KB Medium 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by Curt Teich. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida State Archives</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida State Archives</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/i/indriv2.htm" target="_blank">Indian River, Florida</a>." Exploring Florida. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/i/indriv2.htm. Transcript Greetings from FLORIDA'S INDIAN RIVER SECTION © CURT TEICH & CO., INC. Indian River lagoons Rio de Ais rivers https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/20983a8f78934eeede1443c5f7ee56b1.jpg f2e7582ef81791ab68165c15b563dff4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Daytona Beach Collection Alternative Title Daytona Collection Subject Daytona Beach (Fla.) Description Daytona Beach was originally inhabited by the Timucua before the arrival of Spaniards in 1513. After the Timucua were virtually exterminated following contact with Europeans, the area was frequented by Seminoles from Georgia and Alabama, up until the Second Seminole War. During British occupation of Florida (1763-1783), King's Road was built, extending from St. Augustine, passing through Daytona, and ending in New Smyrna Beach. After the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Spain regained Florida, and, in 1804, Samuel Williams was granted 3,000 acres of land in Daytona from the Spanish Crown. Williams established a cotton, rice, and sugarcane plantation. During the Second Seminole War, Seminoles razed the plantation, while Williams' son, Samuel Hill Williams, fled. In 1871, Mathias Day, Jr., a migrant from Mansfield, Ohio, purchased a large tract of land along the west bank of the Halifax River, which included the former Williams Plantation. With the construction of Day's hotel, today's Daytona Beach Historic District was created. In 1876, residents named the city "Daytona," in honor of Day, when the area was incorporated as a town. Growth continued in 1886 when the St. Johns & Halifax River Railway extended to Daytona. In 1926, the towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach, Kingston, and Seabreeze merged together as Daytona Beach, in an effort led by J. B. Kahn. By this time, the beach had been nicknamed "The World's Most Famous Beach." Automobile and motorcycle races began in 1902, due to the smooth, compacted sand that covered the beach. Daytona Beach became the site of various land speed record attempts. On March 8, 1836, the first stock car race was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course, which is located in present-day Ponce Inlet. William France, Sr. and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) established the Daytona International Speedway in 1958 to replace the beach course. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/75" target="_blank">Volusia County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Daytona Beach, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Contributor Cepero, Nancy Lynn Cepero, Ray <a href="http://www.cookman.edu/about_BCU/history/index.html" target="_blank">Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation</a> Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/76" target="_blank">Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation Collection</a>, Daytona Beach Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference "<a href="http://www.daytonabeach.com/resources/history/" target="_blank">Local History</a>." Daytona Beach. http://www.daytonabeach.com/resources/history/. Cardwell, Harold D., and Priscilla D. Cardwell. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57383041" target="_blank">Historic Daytona Beach</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2004. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orange Avenue, Daytona Alternative Title Orange Avenue, Daytona Postcard Subject Daytona (Fla.) Description A postcard featuring a horse and buggy on Orange Avenue in Daytona, Florida, around 1910. Palm fronds, live oaks, and electric power lines line both sides of the street. In 1871, Mathias Day, Jr. (1824-1904), a migrant from Mansfield, Ohio, purchased a large tract of land along the west bank of the Halifax River, which included the former Williams Plantation. With the construction of Day's hotel, today's Daytona Beach Historic District was created. In 1876, residents named the city "Daytona," in honor of Day, when the area was incorporated as a town. Growth continued in 1886 when the St. Johns & Halifax River Railway extended to Daytona. In 1926, the towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach, Kingston, and Seabreeze merged together as Daytona Beach, in an effort led by J. B. Kahn. By this time, the beach had been nicknamed "The World's Most Famous Beach." Automobile and motorcycle races began in 1902, due to the smooth, compacted sand that covered the beach. Daytona Beach became the site of various land speed record attempts. On March 8, 1836, the first stock car race was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course, which is located in present-day Ponce Inlet. Bill France, Sr. (1909-1992) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) established the Daytona International Speedway in 1958 to replace the beach course. Abstract Unused color postcard of horse and buggy on Orange Avenue, Daytona, Florida. There are palm fronds, live oaks, and electric power lines on either side of the street. "Daytona, Florida. Orange Avenue. Hardly a thousand miles from Greater New York one may find the most delicate and delightful tropical scenery and may dwell in a climate which neither Hawaii nor southern Italy can excel. The name 'The American Riviera' is often applied to the Florida East Coast." - back of postcard. Type Still Image Source Original 8 centimeter x 12 centimeter color postcard: "Daytona, Florida, Orange Avenue." The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine: accession number 1057, Stetson University Postcard Collection, <a href="https://www2.stetson.edu/library/about-us/special-collections/" target="_blank">Archive and Special Collections</a>, duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. Is Part Of Stetson University Postcard Collection, <a href="https://www2.stetson.edu/library/about-us/special-collections/" target="_blank">Archive and Special Collections</a>, duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Daytona Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Original 8 centimeter x 12 centimeter color postcard: "Daytona, Florida, Orange Avenue." The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 8 centimeter x 12 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/59383" target="_blank">Daytona, Florida, Orange Avenue</a>." The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine: Tag number DP0000102. Central Florida Memory. Coverage Orange Avenue, Daytona, Florida Publisher The Hugh C. Leighton Company Date Created ca. 1910 Date Copyrighted ca. 1910 Format image/jpg Extent 172 KB Medium 8 centimeter x 12 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="https://www2.stetson.edu/library/about-us/special-collections/" target="_blank">Stetson University, duPont-Ball Library, Archive and Special Collections</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="https://www2.stetson.edu/library/about-us/special-collections/" target="_blank">Stetson University, Archive and Special Collections</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.daytonabeach.com/resources/history/" target="_blank">Local History</a>." Daytona Beach. http://www.daytonabeach.com/resources/history/. "<a href="http://www.codb.us/" target="_blank">City of Daytona Beach</a>." City of Daytona Beach. http://www.codb.us/. Cardwell, Harold D., and Priscilla D. Cardwell. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57383041" target="_blank">Historic Daytona Beach</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2004. Halifax Historical Society (Daytona Beach, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46980986" target="_blank">Timeless Daytona Beach</a>. Daytona Beach, Fla: Halifax Historical Society, 2001. Transcript Daytona, Fla. Orange Avenue. avenues buggies buggy Daytona horses oaks Orange Avenue palms roads streets Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Rock Collection Alternative Title Rock Collection Subject Music--United States Rock music--United States Lakeland (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of rock music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Rock music is uniquely American, emerging in the late 1940s and 1950s, with the influence of African-American blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and gospel, mixed with predominantly white country and Western swing music. This hybrid genre helped define a generation, breaking down color barriers in the South by merging African musical traditions with European instrumentation. The popularization of rock music coincided with the African-American Civil Rights Movement, which sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the South. The sudden interest of white teens in black “race music” provoked a backlash among traditionalists and Americans found themselves in the middle of a “culture war.” The counterculture youth of the 1950s and 1960s rejected many of the mainstream cultural standards of their parents’ generation, especially in regards to race. During the First and Second Great Migration of the 20th century, African Americans and whites began living in closer proximity to one another, more so than ever before, resulting in both races emulating the other’s style in fashion, art, and music. Rock music influenced the language, attitudes, ideas, and trends of a generation. The genre continued to evolve, incorporating new elements with each subsequent decade. During the 1960s, the subgenres of folk rock, jazz rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, glam rock, and progressive rock emerged. Musicians in the 1970s and 1980s created punk rock, Southern rock, heavy metal, new wave, and alternative rock. By the 1990s, artist continued to expand the genre by creating rap rock, reggae rock, grunge, and indie rock. Florida has been at the heart of rock music and the “culture war” since the 1950s. The recording industry was actively making rock records in Tampa during the 1960s and in Miami during the 1970s. Gram Parsons, a native of Winter Haven, is credited as the father of the country rock movement of the late 1960s, and Southern rock emerged from Jacksonville during the 1970s and 1980s, with bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, and Molly Hatchet. These contributions played an integral part in the history of rock music. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Wahl, Julie Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Type Collection Coverage Bob Carr Theater, Orlando, Florida Enzian Theater, Maitland, Florida Great Southern Music Hall, Orlando, Florida Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida Orange County Civic Center, Orlando, Florida Orlando-Seminole Jai Alai Fronton, Fern Park, Florida Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Altschuler, Glenn C. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51518334" target="_blank">All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America</a>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Fisher, Marc. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69594101" target="_blank">Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation</a>. New York: Random House, 2007. Studwell, William E., and D. F. Lonergan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41090615" target="_blank">The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s</a>. New York: Haworth Press, 1999. Language eng Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 6 minutes and 23 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Violectric Alternative Title Violectric Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--Florida Rock music--United States Education--Florida Description Violectric is an Orlando-based band that combines the classical sound of violins, violas, and stringed instruments with the energy and irreverence of rock music. In addition to performing, members of the groups teach music to eager students. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #147: Development through Diversity" on October 16, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 6-minute and 23-second audio/video recording of Violectric, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, April 9, 2015: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365462795/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 167: Mix & Match</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365463463/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Violectric</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Brazil, Dana Jones, Michelle May, Nathan PPurutcuoglu, Laine Raymond, Danny Trujillo, Yamilet Violectric Woodbury, Laura Date Created 2015-04-09 Date Issued 2015-04-09 Date Copyrighted 2015-04-09 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 6-minute and 23-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Ammer, Christine. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5289380" target="_blank">Unsung: A History of Women in American Music</a>. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1980 "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 13, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2slnqI64cA" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Violectric</a> Artisodes bass guitars bassists cellists cellos concerts Dana Brazil Danny Raymond Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts drummers drums education educators Guns N' Roses James Patrick Page Jimmy Page Kashmir keyboardists keyboards Laine Purutcuoglu Laura Woodbury Led Zeppelin Maroon 5 Michaelle Jones Mix & Match Moves like Jagger music education Nathan May orlando PBS Physical Graffiti Public Broadcasting Service Robert Anthony Plant Robert Plant string quintets Sweet Child o' Mine teachers UCF University of Central Florida upright bass violas Violectric violinists violists WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Yamilet Trujillo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Central Florida Music History Collection Alternative Title Music History Collection Subject Music--Florida Orlando (Fla.) Cassadaga (Fla.) Hialeah (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Central Florida’s musical heritage is as rich as it is diverse, dating back to the Spanish settlers of the sixteenth century. Over the next 500 years, the region became a melting pot of Anglo-American folk and country music, African-American blues and jazz, Cuban and Latin music, traditional Native American music, gospel, rock, classical, pop, reggae, punk, metal, hip hop, and dance music. The cultural diversity of the people is reflected in the broad range of the music. Today, Central Florida is a hot spot for homegrown music and a popular stop for internationally touring artists. Some of the most popular artists of the twentieth century called Florida home, including Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Jim Morrison, Gram Parsons, Sam Rivers, the Allman Brothers Band, Jimmy Buffett, Zora Neale Hurston, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vassar Clements, Gloria Estefan, Tom Petty, Johnny Tillotson, Shel Silverstein, Arturo Sandoval, and Mel Tillis. The musical landscape of Florida has played an integral role in defining Floridian culture. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cassadaga, Florida Hialeah, Florida Maitland, Florida New Smyrna Beach, Florida Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48139297" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">An Anthology of Music in Early Florida</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999. Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21196990" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A History of Music & Dance in Florida, 1565-1865</a>. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1991. Morris, Alton Chester. <a href="Morris,%20Alton%20Chester.%20Folksongs%20of%20Florida%20and%20Their%20Cultural%20Background.%201941." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folksongs of Florida and Their Cultural Background</a>. 1941. DeVane, Dwight, et al. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/821216900" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Drop on down in Florida: field recordings of African American traditional music 1977-1980</a>. 2012. McLean, Will. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39518212" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida Sand: Original Folk Songs of Florida</a>. Tallahassee: [The Author], 1964. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blues Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folk Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hip Hop Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jazz Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jesse Cutler Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 2 minutes and 41 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Medical Students & Art Alternative Title Medical Students & Art Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Psychology--United States Description In the hopes of lifting patients' spirits, students from the University of Central Florida's (UCF) College of Medicine have brought music into the hospital. Their therapeutic performances have had a positive impact on patients at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #139: Music Music Music" on Jul7 31, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 2-minute and 41-second audio/video recording of Medical Students & University of Central Florida, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, April 2, 2015: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365300701/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 139: Music Music Music</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365305281/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Medical Students & Art</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Campbell, Michael Metzner, Michael Herodier, Patty Ho, Simon Date Created 2014-07-31 Date Issued 2014-07-31 Date Copyrighted 2014-07-31 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 2-minute and 41-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Science Teacher Psychology Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Hanser, Suzanne B., and Suzanne B. Hanser. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43762816" target="_blank">The New Music Therapist's Handbook</a>. Boston: Berklee Press, 1999 Bruscia, Kenneth E. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/794005728" target="_blank">Case Studies in Music Therapy</a>. Phoenixville, PA: Barcelona Publishers, 1991. "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 7, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n1NHl8zRzg" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Medical Students & Art</a> Artisodes Campbell, Michael children's hospitals College of Medicine doctors medical students medicines Michael Campbell Michael Metzner music Music Music Music music therapy musicians Nemours Children's Hospital Nemours Patient & Family Centered Care orlando Patty Herodier PBS physicians pianists psychotherapy Public Broadcasting Service pyschology Simon Ho therapies UCF University of Central Florida WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Classical Collection Alternative Title Classical Collection Subject Music--United States Classical music Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of classical music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Although the term “classical music” did not appear until the early 19th century, it has been used describe art music rooted in the liturgical and secular traditions of Western music that date back to the 11th century. Classical music began with the Gregorian chants of the Medieval Era (500-1400), which developed into organum and the beginnings of harmony. During the Renaissance Era (1400-1600), composers were largely devoted to choral writing and a polyphonic style. The Common Practice Period (1600-1910), which uses conventionalized sequences of chords and obeys specific contrapuntal norms, includes the Baroque Era (1600-1760), which witnessed the creation of tonality, changes in musical notation, and new ways to play instruments; the Classical Era (1730-1820), when variety and contrast became more pronounced within a piece due to its lighter texture and clarified structure; and the Romantic Era (1780-1910), in which a backlash against the social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution led to music that was more nationalistic, as well as discontent with musical formulas and conventions. The Common Practice Period led to the Modern and Contemporary Period (1890-present). This period includes the Modern and High Modern Era (1890-1975), in which musical language evolved with new approaches to harmonic, melodic, sonic, and rhythmic aspects of music. During the High Modern Era, neo-classical and serial music emerged. The Contemporary or Postmodern Era (1975-present), includes modernist, postmodern, neoromantic, and pluralist music. Postmodernism is not a distinct musical style, but a reference to music of the Postmodern Era, which challenges boundaries, embraces contradictions, and encompasses pluralism and eclecticism. Central Florida has enjoyed classical music from its resident professional symphonic orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, since it began 1993. The orchestra presents several different types of programming, including the Super Series, which includes five classical concerts featuring guest artists, chamber music concerts as part of its Focus Series, and outdoor pop concerts that are free to the public. The Orlando Philharmonic kept opera alive in Central Florida when the Orlando Opera closed in 2009, performing several times a year. The Orlando-based Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra has been one of the nation’s prominent youth orchestra since it opened in 1957. The FSYO placed 2nd in the 28th International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna in 1999. Contributor <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Daytona Beach, Florida WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida Winter Park, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference Fawkes, Richard, and Robert Powell. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/811246350" target="_blank">The History of Classical Music</a>. Hong Kong: Naxos Audiobooks, 1997. http://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com. Goulding, Phil G. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26159166" target="_blank">Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works</a>. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992. Mueller, John Henry. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/599406" target="_blank">The American Symphony Orchestra; A Social History of Musical Taste</a>. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1951. Spitzer, John. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/742017616" target="_blank">American Orchestras in the Nineteenth Century</a>. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 5 minutes and 28 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Youth Experiencing Symphony Alternative Title Youth Experiencing Symphony Artisode Subject Daytona Beach (Fla.) Music--United States Classical music Education--Florida Description Since 1995, the Daytona Beach Symphony Society has given at-risk youths of Volusia County, Florida, the opportunity to experience classical music through their YES! Community Outreach Program. YES! (Youth Experiencing Symphony) targets at-risk students aged six to 18 years old who are enrolled in Title I schools. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #166: Classic Touch" on April 2, 2015. Type Moving Image Source Original 5-minute and 28-second audio/video recording of Youth Experiencing Symphony, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, April 2, 2015: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365456233/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 166: Classic Touch</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365456368/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Youth Experiencing Symphony</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Daytona Beach Symphony Society Coomer, Jesse Musgrave, Monty Phelps, John R. Date Created 2015-04-02 Date Issued 2015-04-02 Date Copyrighted 2015-04-02 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 5-minute and 28-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Brendtro, Larry K., Martin Brokenleg, and Steve Van Bockern. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21981645" target="_blank">Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future</a>. Bloomington, Ind: National Educational Service, 1990 Fawkes, Richard, and Robert Powell. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/811246350" target="_blank">The History of Classical Music</a>. Hong Kong: Naxos Audiobooks, 1997. "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 7, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwf0rajt7vs" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Youth Experiencing Symphony</a> Artisodes Classic Touch classical music community outreach programs conducting conductors dances Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Symphony Daytona Beach Symphony Society education elementary education Jesse Coomer John R. Phelps Monty Musgrave music music education musicians operas orchestras PBS Peabody Auditorium Performing Arts Specialist Public Broadcasting Service students symphony orchestras Title I Program UCF University of Central Florida Volusia County Volusia County Schools WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV YES! Program Youth Experiencing Symphony Program Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Jazz Collection Alternative Title Jazz Collection Subject Music--United States Jazz--United States Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of jazz in Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The roots of jazz music began in the fields of the American South, as African-American slaves sang “call-and-response” work songs and “spirituals” to help them get through the brutal hours of forced labor. As Europeans immigrated to American cities in the late 19th century, they brought their musical traditions with them, and soon African-American musicians, such as Ernest Hogan and Scott Joplin, combined these styles with polyrhythmic African music, creating ragtime. New Orleans was an especially diverse cultural melting pot and became a place for musical experimentation by the early 1910s. European music merged with blues, folk, marching band music, and ragtime, creating a new genre called “jazz.” By the 1920s, the First Great Migration brought millions of African Americans to the urban Northeast and Midwest. Young, white Americans became enamored with jazz and blues music and the genre was soon being played on radio stations, at dancehalls, and in homes across the country. New York City, Kansas City, and Chicago began to establish their own styles of jazz. Big band swing became the most popular style of American music in the 1930s and 1940s. The most definitive feature of jazz is improvisation. The Great Depression forced many bands to cut down in size, leaving more space for intricate melodies and room for exploration. Bebop, which emerged in New York in the early 1940s, was aimed at a listening audience, rather than a dancing one, and became known as “musician’s music.” Bebop paved the way for Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz in the 1950s, when musicians, such as Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington, incorporated Latin rhythms by playing with Cuban musicians in New York. The popularity of rock music in the 1960s and 1970s led to jazz-rock fusion, which combined improvisation with rock rhythms and amplified instruments. By the 1980s, smooth jazz emerged, creating a commercial form of the genre that drew criticism from many purists, who felt that the musicians were more concerned with making money than creating art with substance. Although Florida might not be as closely associated with jazz as cities like New Orleans, Chicago, and New York City, it has made significant contributions nonetheless. Afro-Cuban jazz developed simultaneously in New York City and Havana in the early 1940s, and Florida’s Cuban immigrants had a profound cultural impact on areas like Miami and Tampa. Since its foundation in 1979, the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival has become one of the most popular jazz festivals in the country, featuring some of the top names in the genre, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Count Basie, George Benson, and Herbie Hancock. The Clearwater Jazz Holiday began around the same time and has also evolved into a major international jazz festival. In addition to the legendary Sam Rivers, who moved to Orlando in the early 1990s and continued to perform until his death in 2011, Florida has been the home to a number of prominent jazz musicians, including Cedric Wallace, Ira Sullivan, George Tucker, Nathen Page, Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, Jackie Davis, Rich Matteson, Jeff Rupert, and the University of Central Florida’s Jazz Professors. Contributor <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Type Collection Coverage Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club, Deauville Beach Resort, Miami Beach, Florida DeLand, Florida Young Musicians Camp, University of Miami, Miami, Florida WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Alkyer, Frank. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319491298" target="_blank"> DownBeat--the Great Jazz Interviews: A 75th Anniversary Anthology</a>. New York: Hal Leonard, 2009. Gioia, Ted. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36245922" target="_blank">The History of Jazz</a>. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42404676" target="_blank">Jazz: A History of America's Music</a>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 4 minutes and 8 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Jazz in the Hills Alternative Title Jazz in the Hills Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--United States Jazz--United States Education--Florida Description One of 66 affiliates of National CARES Mentoring Movement, Greater Orlando CARES, or GO CARES, uses a low-cost, high-impact group-mentoring model to nurture under-resourced children, cultivate their self-esteem, increase their academic achievement, and develop their communications, problem-solving, and other life skills. GO CARES presented the first Jazz in the Hills on September 27, 2014, providing children the opportunity to display their love and talent for jazz and expose many others to the musical culture. The event took place at Greater Orlando CARES on the Well of Hope Cornerstone's 5.3-acre campus in Pine Hills, an historical African-American neighborhood in Orlando, Florida. This Artisode also explores the positive effects that music has on brain development and learning. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #147: Development through Diversity" on October 16, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 4-minute and 8-second audio/video recording of Jazz in the Hills, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, October 16, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365348261/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 147:Development through Diversity</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/141" target="_blank">Jazz Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365348268/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Jazz in the Hills</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Greater Orlando CARES, Well of Hope Cornerstone, Orlando, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Greater Orlando CARES Butler, Darrell Johnson, Keyne K. Date Created 2014-10-16 Date Issued 2014-10-16 Date Copyrighted 2014-10-16 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 4-minute and 8-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Science Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Storr, Anthony. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26095350" target="_blank">Music and the Mind</a>. New York: Free Press, 1992 Deutsch, Diana. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8194774" target="_blank">The Psychology of Music</a>. New York: Academic Press, 1982 Brendtro, Larry K., Martin Brokenleg, and Steve Van Bockern. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21981645" target="_blank">Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future</a>. Bloomington, Ind: National Educational Service, 1990 "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 7, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTiTHFLyG5o" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Jazz in the Hills</a> Artisodes brain development brains Butler, Darrell concert concerts Darrell Butler Development through Diversity education functional magnetic resonance imaging functional MRI GO CARES Greater Orlando CARES Greater Orlando CARES Mentoring Movement jazz Jazz in the Hills Keyne K. Johnson learning magnetic resonance imaging mentoring mentors MRI music music education musicians National CARES Mentoring Movement neuroscience neuroscientists orlando PBS pediatric neurosurgeons Pine Hills Public Broadcasting Service students temporal lobes UCF University of Central Florida WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Rock Collection Alternative Title Rock Collection Subject Music--United States Rock music--United States Lakeland (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of rock music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Rock music is uniquely American, emerging in the late 1940s and 1950s, with the influence of African-American blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and gospel, mixed with predominantly white country and Western swing music. This hybrid genre helped define a generation, breaking down color barriers in the South by merging African musical traditions with European instrumentation. The popularization of rock music coincided with the African-American Civil Rights Movement, which sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the South. The sudden interest of white teens in black “race music” provoked a backlash among traditionalists and Americans found themselves in the middle of a “culture war.” The counterculture youth of the 1950s and 1960s rejected many of the mainstream cultural standards of their parents’ generation, especially in regards to race. During the First and Second Great Migration of the 20th century, African Americans and whites began living in closer proximity to one another, more so than ever before, resulting in both races emulating the other’s style in fashion, art, and music. Rock music influenced the language, attitudes, ideas, and trends of a generation. The genre continued to evolve, incorporating new elements with each subsequent decade. During the 1960s, the subgenres of folk rock, jazz rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, glam rock, and progressive rock emerged. Musicians in the 1970s and 1980s created punk rock, Southern rock, heavy metal, new wave, and alternative rock. By the 1990s, artist continued to expand the genre by creating rap rock, reggae rock, grunge, and indie rock. Florida has been at the heart of rock music and the “culture war” since the 1950s. The recording industry was actively making rock records in Tampa during the 1960s and in Miami during the 1970s. Gram Parsons, a native of Winter Haven, is credited as the father of the country rock movement of the late 1960s, and Southern rock emerged from Jacksonville during the 1970s and 1980s, with bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, and Molly Hatchet. These contributions played an integral part in the history of rock music. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Wahl, Julie Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Type Collection Coverage Bob Carr Theater, Orlando, Florida Enzian Theater, Maitland, Florida Great Southern Music Hall, Orlando, Florida Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida Orange County Civic Center, Orlando, Florida Orlando-Seminole Jai Alai Fronton, Fern Park, Florida Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Altschuler, Glenn C. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51518334" target="_blank">All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America</a>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Fisher, Marc. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69594101" target="_blank">Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation</a>. New York: Random House, 2007. Studwell, William E., and D. F. Lonergan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41090615" target="_blank">The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s</a>. New York: Haworth Press, 1999. Language eng Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 3 minutes and 38 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: ATLAS Alternative Title ATLAS Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--United States Rock music--United States Description Members of the Orlando-based heavy metal band, ATLAS, discuss how their genre makes up for the fact that heavy metal is not mainstream with a dedicated fan base. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #139: Music Music Music" on July 31, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 3-minute and 38-second audio/video recording of ATLAS, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, July 31, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365300701/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 139: Music Music Music</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365305285/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: ATLAS</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida The Boondocks Bar & Music Venue, Melbourne, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor ATLAS Matta, Sonny Davey, Zach Oglesby, Chris Miller, Logan Date Created 2014-07-31 Date Issued 2014-07-31 Date Copyrighted 2014-07-31 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 3-minute and 38-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Walser, Robert. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48138450" target="_blank">Running with the Devil Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music</a>. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1993. . "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 7, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax4rU5_TGJ4" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: ATLAS</a> Artisodes Atlas bassists Chris Oglesby composers drummers guitarists heavy metal Iron Maiden lead singers lead vocalists Logan Miller Megadeth Melbourne metal music music Music Music Music musicians orlando PBS Public Broadcasting Service rock music songwriters Sonny Matta The Boondocks UCF University of Central Florida WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Zach Davey Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Classical Collection Alternative Title Classical Collection Subject Music--United States Classical music Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of classical music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Although the term “classical music” did not appear until the early 19th century, it has been used describe art music rooted in the liturgical and secular traditions of Western music that date back to the 11th century. Classical music began with the Gregorian chants of the Medieval Era (500-1400), which developed into organum and the beginnings of harmony. During the Renaissance Era (1400-1600), composers were largely devoted to choral writing and a polyphonic style. The Common Practice Period (1600-1910), which uses conventionalized sequences of chords and obeys specific contrapuntal norms, includes the Baroque Era (1600-1760), which witnessed the creation of tonality, changes in musical notation, and new ways to play instruments; the Classical Era (1730-1820), when variety and contrast became more pronounced within a piece due to its lighter texture and clarified structure; and the Romantic Era (1780-1910), in which a backlash against the social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution led to music that was more nationalistic, as well as discontent with musical formulas and conventions. The Common Practice Period led to the Modern and Contemporary Period (1890-present). This period includes the Modern and High Modern Era (1890-1975), in which musical language evolved with new approaches to harmonic, melodic, sonic, and rhythmic aspects of music. During the High Modern Era, neo-classical and serial music emerged. The Contemporary or Postmodern Era (1975-present), includes modernist, postmodern, neoromantic, and pluralist music. Postmodernism is not a distinct musical style, but a reference to music of the Postmodern Era, which challenges boundaries, embraces contradictions, and encompasses pluralism and eclecticism. Central Florida has enjoyed classical music from its resident professional symphonic orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, since it began 1993. The orchestra presents several different types of programming, including the Super Series, which includes five classical concerts featuring guest artists, chamber music concerts as part of its Focus Series, and outdoor pop concerts that are free to the public. The Orlando Philharmonic kept opera alive in Central Florida when the Orlando Opera closed in 2009, performing several times a year. The Orlando-based Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra has been one of the nation’s prominent youth orchestra since it opened in 1957. The FSYO placed 2nd in the 28th International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna in 1999. Contributor <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Daytona Beach, Florida WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida Winter Park, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference Fawkes, Richard, and Robert Powell. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/811246350" target="_blank">The History of Classical Music</a>. Hong Kong: Naxos Audiobooks, 1997. http://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com. Goulding, Phil G. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26159166" target="_blank">Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works</a>. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992. Mueller, John Henry. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/599406" target="_blank">The American Symphony Orchestra; A Social History of Musical Taste</a>. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1951. Spitzer, John. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/742017616" target="_blank">American Orchestras in the Nineteenth Century</a>. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 5 minutes and 30 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Bach Festival Society Alternative Title Bach Festival Society Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--United States Classical music World War II, 1939-1945 Description The Bach Festival Society, the third oldest continuously-operating Bach Festival in the United States, was founded in 1935 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). In addition to the annual Bach Festival, the society includes Choral Masterworks, Visiting Artists performances, and educational and community outreach programs. The current Artistic Director and Conductor, Dr. John Sinclair, discusses a performance of Sir Michael Tippett's (1905-1998) "A Child of Our Time," in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #109: Get the Message" on November 28, 2013. Type Moving Image Source Original 5-minute and 30-second audio/video recording of Bach Festival Society, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, November 28, 2013: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365128976/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 109: Get the Message</a>,WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365179922/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Bach Festival Society</a>, WUCF-TV, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida Bach Festival Society, Winter Park, Florida United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC German Embassy, Paris, France Berlin, Germany Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor <a href="http://www.bachfestivalflorida.org/" target="_blank">Bach Festival Society</a> Sinclair, John <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/" target="_blank">United States Holocaust Memorial Museum</a> Tippett, Michael Paulus, Stephen Date Created 2013-11-28 Date Issued 2013-11-28 Date Copyrighted 2013-11-28 Format video/mp4 application/pdf Medium 5-minute and 30-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34614819" target="_blank">Bach Festival Society of Winter Park: Founded in 1935 : 60th Anniversary, 1995</a>. [Winter Park, Fla.]: [The Society], 1995. "<a href="http://www.bachfestivalflorida.org/about/history" target="_blank">History of the Bach Festival Society</a>." BachFestivalFlorida.org. http://www.bachfestivalflorida.org/about/history (Accessed April 6, 2015). Steinweis, Alan E. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648757481" target="_blank">Kristallnacht 1938</a>. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009. "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 7, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocUMuSl5bZA" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Bach Festival Society</a> A Child of Our Time Artisodes artistic directors Bach Festival Society Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Bach, Johann Sebastian black spirituals choirs classical music composer Deep River education Germany Get the Message Holocaust Hymn to the Eternal Flame Johann Sebastian Bach John Sinclair Kristallnacht Michael Kemp Tippett Michael Tippett music music education musicians Nazi Germany Night of Broken Glass Nobody Know the Trouble I've Seen Novemberpogrome oppression orchestras orlando PBS persecution Pogromnacht Public Broadcasting Service Reichskristallnacht social activism spirituals Steal Away Steal Away to Jesus Stephen Paulus TV UCF United States Holocaust Memorial Museum University of Central Florida Winter Park World War II WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV WWII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Central Florida Music History Collection Alternative Title Music History Collection Subject Music--Florida Orlando (Fla.) Cassadaga (Fla.) Hialeah (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Central Florida’s musical heritage is as rich as it is diverse, dating back to the Spanish settlers of the sixteenth century. Over the next 500 years, the region became a melting pot of Anglo-American folk and country music, African-American blues and jazz, Cuban and Latin music, traditional Native American music, gospel, rock, classical, pop, reggae, punk, metal, hip hop, and dance music. The cultural diversity of the people is reflected in the broad range of the music. Today, Central Florida is a hot spot for homegrown music and a popular stop for internationally touring artists. Some of the most popular artists of the twentieth century called Florida home, including Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Jim Morrison, Gram Parsons, Sam Rivers, the Allman Brothers Band, Jimmy Buffett, Zora Neale Hurston, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vassar Clements, Gloria Estefan, Tom Petty, Johnny Tillotson, Shel Silverstein, Arturo Sandoval, and Mel Tillis. The musical landscape of Florida has played an integral role in defining Floridian culture. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cassadaga, Florida Hialeah, Florida Maitland, Florida New Smyrna Beach, Florida Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48139297" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">An Anthology of Music in Early Florida</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999. Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21196990" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A History of Music & Dance in Florida, 1565-1865</a>. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1991. Morris, Alton Chester. <a href="Morris,%20Alton%20Chester.%20Folksongs%20of%20Florida%20and%20Their%20Cultural%20Background.%201941." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folksongs of Florida and Their Cultural Background</a>. 1941. DeVane, Dwight, et al. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/821216900" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Drop on down in Florida: field recordings of African American traditional music 1977-1980</a>. 2012. McLean, Will. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39518212" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida Sand: Original Folk Songs of Florida</a>. Tallahassee: [The Author], 1964. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blues Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folk Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hip Hop Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jazz Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jesse Cutler Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 3 minutes and 9 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Matt Saunders Alternative Title Matt Saunders Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Electronic dance music Music--Europe Description Musician and producer Matt Saunders studies Irish music and dance at the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland. Saunders combines traditional Celtic music with electronic dance music, playing the Irish flute and composing dance beats. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #106: Music is in the Air" on November 11, 2013. Type Moving Image Source Original 3-minute and 9-second audio/video recording of Matt Saunders, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, November 11, 2013: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365113345/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 106: Music is in the Air</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365136609/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Matt Saunders</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida University of Limerick, Limerick, Munster, Ireland Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Saunders, Matt Date Created 2013-11-07 Date Issued 2013-11-07 Date Copyrighted 2013-11-07 Format video/mp4 application/pdf Medium 3-minute and 9-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally created by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Mathieson, Kenny. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46804780" target="_blank">Celtic Music</a>. San Francisco, CA: Bachbeat Books, 2001 Kirn, Peter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/751753739" target="_blank">The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music</a>. Milwaukie, Wis: Bachbeat Books, 2011 "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 6, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcGycRSC8SI" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Matt Saunders</a> Artisodes Celtic music EDM electronic dance music electronica flautists flutes folk dance folk dancers Ireland Irish Irish jigs Limerick, Ireland Matt Saunders Matthew Saunders music Music is in the Air musicians Ollscoil Luimnigh orlando PBS Public Broadcasting Service tin whistles UCF UL University of Central Florida University of Limerick WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Central Florida Music History Collection Alternative Title Music History Collection Subject Music--Florida Orlando (Fla.) Cassadaga (Fla.) Hialeah (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Central Florida’s musical heritage is as rich as it is diverse, dating back to the Spanish settlers of the sixteenth century. Over the next 500 years, the region became a melting pot of Anglo-American folk and country music, African-American blues and jazz, Cuban and Latin music, traditional Native American music, gospel, rock, classical, pop, reggae, punk, metal, hip hop, and dance music. The cultural diversity of the people is reflected in the broad range of the music. Today, Central Florida is a hot spot for homegrown music and a popular stop for internationally touring artists. Some of the most popular artists of the twentieth century called Florida home, including Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Jim Morrison, Gram Parsons, Sam Rivers, the Allman Brothers Band, Jimmy Buffett, Zora Neale Hurston, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vassar Clements, Gloria Estefan, Tom Petty, Johnny Tillotson, Shel Silverstein, Arturo Sandoval, and Mel Tillis. The musical landscape of Florida has played an integral role in defining Floridian culture. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cassadaga, Florida Hialeah, Florida Maitland, Florida New Smyrna Beach, Florida Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48139297" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">An Anthology of Music in Early Florida</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999. Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21196990" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A History of Music & Dance in Florida, 1565-1865</a>. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1991. Morris, Alton Chester. <a href="Morris,%20Alton%20Chester.%20Folksongs%20of%20Florida%20and%20Their%20Cultural%20Background.%201941." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folksongs of Florida and Their Cultural Background</a>. 1941. DeVane, Dwight, et al. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/821216900" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Drop on down in Florida: field recordings of African American traditional music 1977-1980</a>. 2012. McLean, Will. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39518212" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida Sand: Original Folk Songs of Florida</a>. Tallahassee: [The Author], 1964. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blues Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folk Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hip Hop Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jazz Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jesse Cutler Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 4 minutes and 33 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Benoit Glazer Alternative Title Benoit Glazer Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Lake Buena Vista (Fla.) Music--United States Description Conductor, multi-instrumentalist, composer, designer, and educator Benoit Glazer, believes art and music belong to everyone. When he isn't conducting Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, he runs Timucua, which is an in-home concert series that is free to the public. Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba is performed at the La Nouba Theater in Downtown Disney, located at 1478 Buena Vista Drive in Orlando, Florida. Timucua is located at 2000 South Summerlin Avenue in Orlando. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #157: Music, Passion & All That Jazz" on January 15, 2015. Type Moving Image Source Original 4-minute and 33-second audio/video recording of Benoit Glazer, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, January 15, 2015: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365401945/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Benoit Glazer</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365401945/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Benoit Glazer</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida La Nouba Theater, Orlando, Florida Timucua, Orlando, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Glazer, Benoit Preisser, Gabriel Brzmann, Peter Drake, Hamid Parker, William Frei, Addison Bradette, Alain Rawe, Ralph Selloane Acoustic Eidolon Date Created 2015-01-15 Date Issued 2015-01-15 Date Copyrighted 2015-01-15 Format video/mp4 application/pdf Medium 4-minute and 33-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally created by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Heward, Lyn, and John U. Bacon. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62593700" target="_blank">Cirque Du Soleil: The Spark: Igniting the Creative Fire That Lives Within Us All</a>. New York: Currency Doubleday, 2006 "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 6, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGk-17OWYZA" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Benoit Glazer</a> Acoustic Eidolon acoustic guitars acrobats Addison Frei Alain Bradette Artisodes artists arts bass guitar bass guitars Benoit Glazer Canadians cellos Cirque du Soleil classical music composers concert series concerts conductors drums electric bass guitars electric guitars Gabriel Preisser Gibson Guitar Corporation Hamid Drake jazz La Nouba La Nouba Theater Lake Buena Vista multi-instrumentalists music Music, Passion & All That Jazz musicians operas orlando painters PBS pianists pianos Public Broadcasting Service public broadcasting station Ralph Rawe saxophones Selloane Timucua trumpet players trumpeters trumpets TV UCF University of Central Florida vocalists William Parker WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection Alternative Title Orlando Philharmonic Collection Subject Philharmonic orchestra series Orchestras Music--Florida Musicians--United States Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, located at 812 East Rollins Street Suite 300 in Orlando, was inspired by the closing of the Florida Symphony in 1993. The orchestra performs in more than 125 concerts each season. In June of 2013, the Philharmonic made plans to purchase the Plaza Live, located at 425 North Bumby Avenue in downtown Orlando, for office space, a rehearsal hall, a music library, and a music hall. Contributor <a href="http://orlandophil.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra</a> Language eng Type Collection Coverage Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando, Florida Contributing Project <a href="http://orlandophil.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra</a> Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://orlandophil.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra</a> External Reference "<a href="http://orlandophil.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra</a>." Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. http://orlandophil.org/. "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOrlandoPhil" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra</a>." YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOrlandoPhil. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://orlandophil.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Curator Cepero, Laura Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 4 minutes and 11 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Orlando Philharmonic Alternative Title Orlando Philharmonic Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--United States Classical music Education--Florida Description The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Central Florida's resident professional orchestra, has appeared in over 125 performances each season since it began in 1993. The orchestra has been performing 30 Young People's Concerts annually since its first year, giving thousands of elementary school students the opportunity to experience live orchestral music, many of them for the first time. The project was devised by Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) and United Arts of Central Florida. The concerts take place at the orchestra's home, the Bob Carr Theater, which is located at 401 West Livingston Street in Orlando, Florida. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #115: Students and Teachers" on January 16, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 4-minute and 11-second audio/video recording of Joe Muni, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, January 16, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365155743/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 115: Students and Teachers</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365215670/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Orlando Philharmonic</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Bob Carr Theater, Orlando, Florida United Arts of Central Florida, Maitland, Florida Orange County Public Schools, Downtown Orlando, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor <a href="https://orlandophil.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Philharmonic</a> Barrett, Leia Evans, Scott Date Created 2014-01-16 Date Issued 2014-01-16 Date Copyrighted 2014-01-16 Format video/mp4 application/pdf Medium 4-minute and 11-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Provenance Originally created by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Fawkes, Richard, and Robert Powell. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/811246350" target="_blank">The History of Classical Music</a>. Hong Kong: Naxos Audiobooks, 1997. Goulding, Phil G. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26159166" target="_blank">Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works</a>. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992 "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 6, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25rzx4pAayM" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Orlando Philharmonic</a> Artisodes Bob Carr Performing Arts Center Bob Carr Theater classical music educators elementary education Leia Barrett Maitland music music education musicians OCPS Orange County Public Schools orchestra orchestras orlando Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra PBS Public Broadcasting Service Scott Evans student students symphonic music symphonies symphony teachers UCF United Arts of Central Florida University of Central Florida WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Young People's Concerts Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Central Florida Music History Collection Alternative Title Music History Collection Subject Music--Florida Orlando (Fla.) Cassadaga (Fla.) Hialeah (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Central Florida’s musical heritage is as rich as it is diverse, dating back to the Spanish settlers of the sixteenth century. Over the next 500 years, the region became a melting pot of Anglo-American folk and country music, African-American blues and jazz, Cuban and Latin music, traditional Native American music, gospel, rock, classical, pop, reggae, punk, metal, hip hop, and dance music. The cultural diversity of the people is reflected in the broad range of the music. Today, Central Florida is a hot spot for homegrown music and a popular stop for internationally touring artists. Some of the most popular artists of the twentieth century called Florida home, including Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Jim Morrison, Gram Parsons, Sam Rivers, the Allman Brothers Band, Jimmy Buffett, Zora Neale Hurston, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vassar Clements, Gloria Estefan, Tom Petty, Johnny Tillotson, Shel Silverstein, Arturo Sandoval, and Mel Tillis. The musical landscape of Florida has played an integral role in defining Floridian culture. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cassadaga, Florida Hialeah, Florida Maitland, Florida New Smyrna Beach, Florida Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48139297" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">An Anthology of Music in Early Florida</a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999. Housewright, Wiley L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21196990" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A History of Music & Dance in Florida, 1565-1865</a>. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1991. Morris, Alton Chester. <a href="Morris,%20Alton%20Chester.%20Folksongs%20of%20Florida%20and%20Their%20Cultural%20Background.%201941." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folksongs of Florida and Their Cultural Background</a>. 1941. DeVane, Dwight, et al. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/821216900" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Drop on down in Florida: field recordings of African American traditional music 1977-1980</a>. 2012. McLean, Will. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39518212" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida Sand: Original Folk Songs of Florida</a>. Tallahassee: [The Author], 1964. Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blues Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Classical Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/69" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Collection</a>, Classical Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folk Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hip Hop Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jazz Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jesse Cutler Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 3 minutes and 38 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Joe Muni Alternative Title Joe Muni Artisode Subject New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Music--United States Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Florida Description When he comes home from his job as a roofer, Joe Muni of New Smyrna Beach crafts custom guitars using recycled wood. Every guitar is unique and many contain portraits within the body. Customers can either select from wood collected by Muni or bring their own wood, often with sentimental value, to Desolation Row Guitars and he will turn it into a functioning instrument. Desolation Row Guitars is located at 507 Ball Street in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #151: Musical Masterpieces" on November 13, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 3-minute and 38-second audio/video recording of Joe Muni, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, November 13, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365367520/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 151: Musical Masterpieces</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365367538/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Desolation Row Guitars</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Desolation Row Guitars, New Smyrna Beach, Florida Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp, Cassadaga, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Muni, Joe Mavarro, Maygen Muni, Louis Date Created 2014-11-13 Date Issued 2014-11-13 Date Copyrighted 2014-11-13 Format video/mp4 application/pdf Medium 3-minute and 38-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally created by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Bogdanovich, John S. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63245366" target="_blank">Classical Guitar Making: A Modern Approach to Traditional Design</a>. New York: Sterling Pub. Co, 2007 "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 6, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFPeO4Tca_U" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Joe Muni</a> acoustic guitars Artisodes Artisodes short bass guitars bassists carpenters carpentry Cassadaga Desolation Row Guitar electric guitars entrepreneurs guitar makers guitarists guitars jig saws Joe Muni Lou Muni Louis Muni luthiers Maygen Mavarro music Musical Masterpieces musicians orlando PBS planers public broadcasting Public Broadcasting Service recycled wood recycling roofers table saws tools TV UCF University of Central Florida woodworkers woodworking WUCF Artisodes WUCF Artisodes Short WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Jazz Collection Alternative Title Jazz Collection Subject Music--United States Jazz--United States Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of jazz in Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The roots of jazz music began in the fields of the American South, as African-American slaves sang “call-and-response” work songs and “spirituals” to help them get through the brutal hours of forced labor. As Europeans immigrated to American cities in the late 19th century, they brought their musical traditions with them, and soon African-American musicians, such as Ernest Hogan and Scott Joplin, combined these styles with polyrhythmic African music, creating ragtime. New Orleans was an especially diverse cultural melting pot and became a place for musical experimentation by the early 1910s. European music merged with blues, folk, marching band music, and ragtime, creating a new genre called “jazz.” By the 1920s, the First Great Migration brought millions of African Americans to the urban Northeast and Midwest. Young, white Americans became enamored with jazz and blues music and the genre was soon being played on radio stations, at dancehalls, and in homes across the country. New York City, Kansas City, and Chicago began to establish their own styles of jazz. Big band swing became the most popular style of American music in the 1930s and 1940s. The most definitive feature of jazz is improvisation. The Great Depression forced many bands to cut down in size, leaving more space for intricate melodies and room for exploration. Bebop, which emerged in New York in the early 1940s, was aimed at a listening audience, rather than a dancing one, and became known as “musician’s music.” Bebop paved the way for Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz in the 1950s, when musicians, such as Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington, incorporated Latin rhythms by playing with Cuban musicians in New York. The popularity of rock music in the 1960s and 1970s led to jazz-rock fusion, which combined improvisation with rock rhythms and amplified instruments. By the 1980s, smooth jazz emerged, creating a commercial form of the genre that drew criticism from many purists, who felt that the musicians were more concerned with making money than creating art with substance. Although Florida might not be as closely associated with jazz as cities like New Orleans, Chicago, and New York City, it has made significant contributions nonetheless. Afro-Cuban jazz developed simultaneously in New York City and Havana in the early 1940s, and Florida’s Cuban immigrants had a profound cultural impact on areas like Miami and Tampa. Since its foundation in 1979, the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival has become one of the most popular jazz festivals in the country, featuring some of the top names in the genre, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Count Basie, George Benson, and Herbie Hancock. The Clearwater Jazz Holiday began around the same time and has also evolved into a major international jazz festival. In addition to the legendary Sam Rivers, who moved to Orlando in the early 1990s and continued to perform until his death in 2011, Florida has been the home to a number of prominent jazz musicians, including Cedric Wallace, Ira Sullivan, George Tucker, Nathen Page, Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, Jackie Davis, Rich Matteson, Jeff Rupert, and the University of Central Florida’s Jazz Professors. Contributor <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Type Collection Coverage Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club, Deauville Beach Resort, Miami Beach, Florida DeLand, Florida Young Musicians Camp, University of Miami, Miami, Florida WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Alkyer, Frank. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319491298" target="_blank"> DownBeat--the Great Jazz Interviews: A 75th Anniversary Anthology</a>. New York: Hal Leonard, 2009. Gioia, Ted. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36245922" target="_blank">The History of Jazz</a>. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42404676" target="_blank">Jazz: A History of America's Music</a>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 5 minutes and 2 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Jazz Fest Alternative Title Jazz Fest Artisode Subject DeLand (Fla.) Music--United States Jazz--United States Description Noble "Thin Man" Watts (1926-2004) was a blues and jazz saxophonist from DeLand, Florida, who worked with some of the biggest names in jazz, blues, and rock, including Buddy Holly (1936-1959), Dinah Washington (1924-1963), Jerry Lee Lewis (b. 1935), Lionel Hampton (1908-2002), Chuck Berry (b. 1926), Johnny Mathis (b. 1935), and the Everly Brothers. Watts moved back to DeLand in the mid-1960s, where he remained until his death in 2004. The "Thin Man" Watts Jazz Festival began earlier that year and has continued to grow in the years since. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. Type Moving Image Source Original 5-minute and 2-second audio/video recording of Jazz Fest, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, April 21, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/141" target="_blank">Jazz Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida African American Museum of the Arts, DeLand, Florida Café Davinci, DeLand, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Watts, Noble "Thin Man" Allen, Mary Armstrong, Anthony DaVinci Jazz Experiment Mark Hodgson & the Cosmic Blues Trio Pendleton, Jefferson Sheperd, Jeff Waits/Jordan Quartet Wilton, John Date Created ca. 2015-01-29 Date Issued 2014-04-21 Date Copyrighted 2014-04-21 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 5-minute and 2-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally created by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Dahl, Bill. "<a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/noble-thin-man-watts-mn0000408965/biography" target="_blank">Noble 'Thin Man' Watts</a>." AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/noble-thin-man-watts-mn0000408965/biography (Accessed March 31, 2015). African American Museum of the Arts. "<a href="http://www.wattsjazzfest.com/" target="_blank">Thin Man Watts Jazz Fest</a>." WattsJazzFest.com http://www.wattsjazzfest.com/ (Accessed March 31, 2015) "<a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes</a>." WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed April 6, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wqybluz2TI" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Jazz Fest</a> African American Museum of the Arts Anthony Armstrong Artisodes Bank of America blues bluesmen Bright House Networks Cafe DaVinci Cannonball Adderley Charles Edward Anderson Berry Chuck Berry City of Deland DaVinci Jazz Experiment DeLand Dr. Noble "Thin Man" Watts Amphitheater ECHO Program Federal community Development Block Grant Program festivals Irene D. Johnson jazz Jazz Fest Jeff Sheperd Jefferson Pendleton John Wilton Johnson, Irene D. Johnson, Maxel Julian Edwin Adderley Mark Hodgson Mark Hodgson & the Cosmic Blues Trio Mary Allen music musicians Nat Adderley Nathanial Adderley Noble Watts orlando PBS Public Broadcasting Service saxophones saxophonists State of Florida tenor saxophones Thin Man Watts Thin Man Watts Jazz Fest UCF University of Central Florida Volusia County Waits/Jordan Quartet WUCF Artisodes WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Rock Collection Alternative Title Rock Collection Subject Music--United States Rock music--United States Lakeland (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of rock music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Rock music is uniquely American, emerging in the late 1940s and 1950s, with the influence of African-American blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and gospel, mixed with predominantly white country and Western swing music. This hybrid genre helped define a generation, breaking down color barriers in the South by merging African musical traditions with European instrumentation. The popularization of rock music coincided with the African-American Civil Rights Movement, which sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the South. The sudden interest of white teens in black “race music” provoked a backlash among traditionalists and Americans found themselves in the middle of a “culture war.” The counterculture youth of the 1950s and 1960s rejected many of the mainstream cultural standards of their parents’ generation, especially in regards to race. During the First and Second Great Migration of the 20th century, African Americans and whites began living in closer proximity to one another, more so than ever before, resulting in both races emulating the other’s style in fashion, art, and music. Rock music influenced the language, attitudes, ideas, and trends of a generation. The genre continued to evolve, incorporating new elements with each subsequent decade. During the 1960s, the subgenres of folk rock, jazz rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, glam rock, and progressive rock emerged. Musicians in the 1970s and 1980s created punk rock, Southern rock, heavy metal, new wave, and alternative rock. By the 1990s, artist continued to expand the genre by creating rap rock, reggae rock, grunge, and indie rock. Florida has been at the heart of rock music and the “culture war” since the 1950s. The recording industry was actively making rock records in Tampa during the 1960s and in Miami during the 1970s. Gram Parsons, a native of Winter Haven, is credited as the father of the country rock movement of the late 1960s, and Southern rock emerged from Jacksonville during the 1970s and 1980s, with bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, and Molly Hatchet. These contributions played an integral part in the history of rock music. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Wahl, Julie Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Type Collection Coverage Bob Carr Theater, Orlando, Florida Enzian Theater, Maitland, Florida Great Southern Music Hall, Orlando, Florida Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida Orange County Civic Center, Orlando, Florida Orlando-Seminole Jai Alai Fronton, Fern Park, Florida Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Altschuler, Glenn C. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51518334" target="_blank">All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America</a>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Fisher, Marc. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69594101" target="_blank">Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation</a>. New York: Random House, 2007. Studwell, William E., and D. F. Lonergan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41090615" target="_blank">The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s</a>. New York: Haworth Press, 1999. Language eng Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 4 minutes and 46 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Song Peddler Alternative Title Song Peddler Artisode Subject New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) Music--United States Rock music--United States Description After performing for years as the "Piano Man" on numerous cruise ships, Ted White grew tired of travel and built a unique musical contraption. Since then, Ted performs regularly on the beach on his bicycle/keyboard that he built to resemble a grand piano. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #130" on May 15, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 4-minute and 46-second audio/video recording of Song Peddler, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, May 15, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365246709/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 130</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365253722/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Song Peddler</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Flagler Boardwalk, New Smyrna Beach, Florida Key West, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor White, Ted Date Created ca. 2015-01-29 Date Issued 2014-05-15 Date Copyrighted 2014-05-15 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 4-minute and 46-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Economics Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Mason, Bim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24907210" target="_blank">Street Theatre and Other Outdoor Performance</a>. London: Routledge, 1992. <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">”WUCF Artisodes</a>.” WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed March 31, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFzzWDUrSk" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Piano Man</a> Artisodes bicycles bikes Billy Joel Flagler Boardwalk inventors Key West keyboardists keyboards mixing boards monitors musicians New Smyrna Beach orlando PBS pianists piano bicycles Piano Man pianos pop music pop rock Public Broadcasting Service soft rock Song Peddler street musicians street performances street performers Ted White UCF University of Central Florida William Martin Joel WUCF Artisodes WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Blues Collection Alternative Title Blues Collection Subject Music--United States Blues (Music)--Florida Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of blues music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. During the middle to late 19th century, African-American ex-slaves and their descendants in the Deep South began playing a style of music that evolved from Black Spirituals and chants, work songs, field hollers, rural fife and drum music, revivalist hymns, and European folk and country dance music. It was characterized by its call-and-response narrative pattern, blue notes, and specific chord progressions, of which the 12-bar blues was the most common. By the turn of the century, blues music was being performed in regions such as Louisiana, the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont region, and Texas, typically by a solo musician on acoustic guitar, harmonica, or piano. Initially, a traditional blues verse was made up of a single line repeated four times, until the common AAB pattern was established in the early 20th century. In 1912, W. C. Handy, an African-American minstrel show band leader, published "Memphis Blues," which helped popularize the genre by transcribing and orchestrating it in a symphonic-like style. Handy is also credited with giving the blues its contemporary form, and was crowned the "Father of the Blues." The unexpected success of Mamie Smith’s "Crazy Blues," eight years later, caused record labels to begin producing “race records," featuring blues singers such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Most of the blues pioneers from the 1920s performed solo with an acoustic guitar. Among the most recognized are Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Son House, Leadbelly and Charlie Patton. As blues spread from the Deep South, it took on regional characteristics and styles. The Mississippi Delta blues featured slide guitar and a rootsy, sparse style. The Piedmont blues used an elaborate ragtime-based rhythm and fingerpicking technique. The Memphis blues, popular in vaudeville and medicine shows, was influenced by jug bands, incorporating unusual instruments such as washboard, kazoo, jug, mandolin, and fiddle. Urban blues forced performers to become more elaborate, as they had to adapt to a larger, more varied audience. Boogie-woogie consisted of piano-based blues derived from barrelhouse and ragtime in Chicago. Big band blues emerged out of Kansas City and incorporated elements of jazz and swing. West Coast blues was heavily influenced by a swing beat, and popularized by Texas musicians who moved to California. Electric blues came out of Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, and St. Louis in the 1950s, using electric guitars, double bass, drums. and harmonica performed through a microphone, amplifier and PA (public address) system. By the beginning of the 1960s, the most popular genres for young Americans were rock and roll and soul music, both rooted in African-American blues. Buried in the Deep South, Central Florida has had a long blues tradition, and a number of notable blues musicians had roots in Florida, including Tampa Red, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, "Diamond Teeth Mary" McClain, Gabriel Brown, Noble "Thin Man" Watts, Willie Green, Blind Blake, Little Mike and the Tornadoes, Barrelhouse Chuck, and the Allman Brothers Band. Muddy Waters wrote a song for his 1977 album, Hard Again, entitled "Deep Down in Florida," in which he mentions Newberry and traveling to Gainesville to see an old friend. Waters met his third wife while performing at the popular blues dance hall, the Cotton Club, in Gainesville. The club opened in 1948 and had regular performances by such future famous blues musicians as James Brown, B.B. King and Ray Charles. The Wells’ Built Hotel and Casino, which is now an African-American history museum, is located in the historic African-American community of Parramore in Downtown Orlando. The hotel hosted many notable African-American musicians and celebrities during the Segregation era. Guitar Slim, Ray Charles, Ivory Joe Hunter, B. B. King and Bo Diddley were among the bluesmen traveling along the Chitlin' Circuit who were guests at the hotel and performers at the casino. Contributor <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Bradenton, Florida The Alley, Sanford, Florida West Tampa, Tampa, Florida WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference DeVane, Dwight, Blaine Waide, Peggy A. Bulger, Doris J. Dyen, and David Evans. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/856993560" target="_blank">Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980</a>. Atlanta, Ga: Dust-to-Digital, 2012. Oakley, Giles. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3082016" target="_blank">The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues</a>. New York: Taplinger Pub. Co, 1977. Palmer, Robert. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6864668" target="_blank">Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta</a>. New York: Viking Press, 1981. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 5 minutes and 25 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Daniel Heitz Alternative Title Daniel Heitz Artisode Subject Sanford (Fla.) Music--United States Blues (Music)--Florida Description Daniel Heitz first took the stage at the Alley blues club in Sanford, Florida, when he was 11 years old. Over the next six years, he became one of the most impressive classical blues guitarists in Central Florida. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #145: The Call of Music" on October 2, 2014. Type Moving Image Source Original 5-minute and 25-second audio/video recording of Daniel Heitz, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Sanford, Florida, October 2, 2014: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/144" target="_blank">Blues Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365335036/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 145: The Call of Music</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365333735/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Daniel Heitz</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida The Alley, Sanford, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Heitz, Daniel Heitz, Sherri Johnson, Chris Williamson, Karl Date Created ca. 2015-01-29 Date Issued 2014-10-02 Date Copyrighted 2014-10-02 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 5-minute and 25-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference McPherson, Gary. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64554616" target="_blank">The Child As Musician: A Handbook of Musical Development</a>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">”WUCF Artisodes</a>.” WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed March 30, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6yGU66JuBA" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Daniel Heitz</a> Albert King Artisodes B. B. King blues blues guitarists blues guitars bluesman bluesmen broadcast television distributor Chris Johnson classic blues Dan Heitz Daniel Heitz Doc Williamson Freddie King Karl Williamson musicians PBS Public Broadcasting Service Riley King Sanford Sherri Heitz The Alley The Call of Music The Daniel Heitz Band UCF University of Central Florida WUCF Artisodes WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Rock Collection Alternative Title Rock Collection Subject Music--United States Rock music--United States Lakeland (Fla.) Maitland (Fla.) Orlando (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of rock music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Rock music is uniquely American, emerging in the late 1940s and 1950s, with the influence of African-American blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and gospel, mixed with predominantly white country and Western swing music. This hybrid genre helped define a generation, breaking down color barriers in the South by merging African musical traditions with European instrumentation. The popularization of rock music coincided with the African-American Civil Rights Movement, which sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the South. The sudden interest of white teens in black “race music” provoked a backlash among traditionalists and Americans found themselves in the middle of a “culture war.” The counterculture youth of the 1950s and 1960s rejected many of the mainstream cultural standards of their parents’ generation, especially in regards to race. During the First and Second Great Migration of the 20th century, African Americans and whites began living in closer proximity to one another, more so than ever before, resulting in both races emulating the other’s style in fashion, art, and music. Rock music influenced the language, attitudes, ideas, and trends of a generation. The genre continued to evolve, incorporating new elements with each subsequent decade. During the 1960s, the subgenres of folk rock, jazz rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, glam rock, and progressive rock emerged. Musicians in the 1970s and 1980s created punk rock, Southern rock, heavy metal, new wave, and alternative rock. By the 1990s, artist continued to expand the genre by creating rap rock, reggae rock, grunge, and indie rock. Florida has been at the heart of rock music and the “culture war” since the 1950s. The recording industry was actively making rock records in Tampa during the 1960s and in Miami during the 1970s. Gram Parsons, a native of Winter Haven, is credited as the father of the country rock movement of the late 1960s, and Southern rock emerged from Jacksonville during the 1970s and 1980s, with bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, and Molly Hatchet. These contributions played an integral part in the history of rock music. Contributor Knickerbocker, Carl Wahl, Julie Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Type Collection Coverage Bob Carr Theater, Orlando, Florida Enzian Theater, Maitland, Florida Great Southern Music Hall, Orlando, Florida Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida Orange County Civic Center, Orlando, Florida Orlando-Seminole Jai Alai Fronton, Fern Park, Florida Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Altschuler, Glenn C. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51518334" target="_blank">All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America</a>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Fisher, Marc. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69594101" target="_blank">Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation</a>. New York: Random House, 2007. Studwell, William E., and D. F. Lonergan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41090615" target="_blank">The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s</a>. New York: Haworth Press, 1999. Language eng Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 5 minutes and 31 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Enmanuel Chacin Alternative Title Enmanuel Chacin Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--United States Rock music--United States Description One of Central Florida's most unique and talented drummers/percussionists, Enmanuel Chacin, shares his thoughts on what he considers to be the blueprint of life: music. Chacin, who is blind, grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, where he claims the culture is driven by drums and percussion. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #161: We've Got the Beat" on February 12, 2015. Type Moving Image Source Original 5-minute and 31-second audio/video recording of Enmanuel Chacin, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, February 12, 2015: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/142" target="_blank">Rock Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365422312/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 161: We've Got the Beat</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365425045/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Enmanuel Chacin</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Valencia College, Orlando, Florida Caracas, Venezuela Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Chacin, Enmanuel Browning, Barbara Date Created ca. 2015-01-29 Date Issued 2015-02-12 Date Copyrighted 2015-02-12 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 5-minute and 31-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Price, Jim. <a href="http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer?pagename=stories_echacin" target="_blank">"Enmanuel Chacin</a>." Guidedogs for the Blind. http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer?pagename=stories_echacin (Accessed March 30, 2015). <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">”WUCF Artisodes</a>.” WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed March 30, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L55f31AOaUA" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Enmanuel Chacin</a> Artisodes Barbara Browning blind blindness Caracas, Venezuela disabilities disability drummers drums Enmanuel Chacin musicians orlando PBS Pearl drums percussion percussionists Public Broadcasting Service rock rock music UCF University of Central Florida Valencia College VC visual impairments visually impaired We've Got the Beat WUCF Artisodes WUCF-TV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Folk Collection Alternative Title Folk Collection Subject Music--United States Folk music--United States Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of folk music in Central Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. Folk music varies by country and region, but is typically described as acoustic-based music that embraces the life and struggles of the common man and the events of everyday life. “Folk” comes from the term “folklore,” which was derived by William Thomas in 1846, to describe “the traditions, customs, and superstitions of the uncultured classes.” Although the definition of folk music is elusive, the International Folk Music Council defines it as “the product of a musical tradition that has been evolved through the process of oral transmission. The factors that shape the tradition are: (1) continuity which links the present with the past; (2) variation which springs from the creative impulse of the individual or the group; and (3) selection by the community which determines the form or forms in which the music survives." Before sound recording and reproduction allowed people to listen to recorded music, songs were often passed down through oral traditions, creating variants. Cecil Sharp, considered by many to be the founding father of the folklore revival in early 20th century England, believed that competing variants of a traditional folk song created a process of natural selection, eventually creating a more perfect version, shaped by the community. By the end of the 1930s, American folk music had become a social movement, and by the 1960s, folk genres varied as much as the definition of the term itself. The Library of Congress attempted to capture as much North American field material as possible in the 1930s and 1940s, working through the vast collections of collectors such as Alan Lomax and Robert Winslow Gordon. On behalf of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), teams of writers and scholars across the United States collected materials about the places they saw and the people they met. Fieldworkers from the Florida Folklore Project, in conjunction with the Florida Federal Writers' Project, the Florida Music Project, and the Joint Committee on Folk Arts of the Work Projects Administration, concentrated on enclaves known for preserving ethnic traditions, documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout Florida. Florida is home to two significant folk festivals, including the annual Will McLean Music Festival, which is held at the Sertoma Youth Camp in Brooksville, Florida; and the Florida Folk Festival, an annual festival of music, food, and traditional arts to highlight and celebrate Florida's many folk cultures and traditions. Contributor <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/140" target="_blank">Central Florida Music History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Valencia College, Orlando, Florida The Social, Downtown Orlando, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference DeVane, Dwight, Blaine Waide, Peggy A. Bulger, Doris J. Dyen, and David Evans. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/856993560" target="_blank">Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980</a>. Atlanta, Ga: Dust-to-Digital, 2012. Karpeles, Maud, and A. H. Fox Strangways. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1292970" target="_blank">Cecil Sharp: His Life and Work</a>. [Chicago]: University of Chicago Press, 1967. Lloyd, A. L. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429559" target="_blank">Folk Song in England</a>. New York: International Publishers, 1967. Lornell, Kip. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56942443" target="_blank">The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music</a>. New York: Berkley Pub. Group, 2004. McLean, Will. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1599000" target="_blank">Florida Sand; Original Songs and Stories of Florida</a>. 1969. Morris, Alton Chester, and Leonhard Deutsch. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20853347" target="_blank">Folksongs of Florida</a>. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1990. Seeger, Ruth Crawford, Larry Polansky, and Judith Tick. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46909473" target="_blank">"The Music of American Folk Song" and Selected Other Writings on American Folk Music</a>. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2001. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. Original Format 1 audio/video recording Duration 8 minutes and 4 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title WUCF Artisodes Short: Sandy Shugart Alternative Title Sandy Shugart Artisode Subject Orlando (Fla.) Music--United States Folk music--United States Poetry--Southern States Description Sandy Shugart became the President of Valencia College, one of the country's largest colleges, in 2000, and led them to win the prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence in 2011. As a folk artist and poet, Shugart believes these seemingly unrelated endeavors are integral aspects of his life journey. WUCF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television station serving the Central Florida television market. The station, operated by the University of Central Florida, is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. Arts and culture take center stage in WUCF-TV's weekly local series: "WUCF Artisodes." Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m., featuring a local artist or initiative, as well as stories on the arts from across the country. Developed in partnership with 28 PBS stations nationwide, this series is part of WUCF-TV's mission to give everyone a front-row seat to the arts. This Artisodes Short originally aired as part of "WUCF Artisodes #159: Music is Life" on January 29, 2015. Type Moving Image Source Original 8-minute and 4-second audio/video recording of Sandy Shugart, <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>, Orlando, Florida, January 29, 2015: WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Requires <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank"> Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank"> Java</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/143" target="_blank">Folk Collection</a>, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365411991/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes 159: Music is Life</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Is Format Of <a href="http://video.wucftv.org/video/2365411994/" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Sandy Shugart</a>, WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Coverage WUCF-TV, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Valencia College, Orlando, Florida Garden Theatre, Winter Garden, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> Contributor Shugart, Sandy Date Created ca. 2015-01-29 Date Issued 2015-01-29 Date Copyrighted 2015-01-29 Format application/website application/pdf Medium 8-minute and 4-second audio/video recording Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Humanities Teacher Music Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/home/" target="_blank">WUCF-TV</a> External Reference Ordway, Denise-Marie. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-18/features/os-valencia-president-folk-music-20140118_1_garden-theatre-valencia-college-folk-music" target="_blank">Valencia President Sandy Shugart shows musical side</a>." The Orlando Sentinel, January 18, 2014. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-18/features/os-valencia-president-folk-music-20140118_1_garden-theatre-valencia-college-folk-music (Accessed March 30, 2015). <a href="http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/" target="_blank">”WUCF Artisodes</a>.” WUCFTV.org. http://www.wucftv.org/local-programs/artisodes/ (Accessed March 30, 2015). Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-qH31z8UF4" target="_blank">WUCF Artisodes Short: Sandy Shugart</a> acoustic guitarists acoustic guitars Artisodes college president college presidents folk From This Valley Frost, Robert Lee Garden Theatre Music is Life musicians orlando PBS poetry poets provosts Public Broadcasting Service public speakers public speaking Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost Sandy Shugart songwriters songwriting St. Caffeine storytellers storytelling Two Tramps in Mud Time UCF University of Central Florida Valencia College VC Winter Garden WUCF Artisodes WUCF-TV https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/66456b316aaeb016e7869939073234aa.jpg 5588133007e035c2e829e90679db8e00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Friendship 7 Lift Off at the Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Friendship 7 Lift Off Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Friendship 7 (Spacecraft) Description John Glenn's (b. 1921) Mercury-Atlas vehicle (MA-6) lifting off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) on February 20, 1962. This was the first manned flight of a Mercury-Atlas spacecraft, which occurred after a few delays. Glenn would become the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn was later feted in parades from Cocoa Beach, Florida, to New York City, New York. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, February 20, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, February 20, 1962. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-02-20 Format image/jpg Extent 180 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://history.nasa.gov/SP-45/ch5.htm">MERCURY PROJECT SUMMARY (NASA SP-45)</a>." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-45/ch5.htm. Astronaut Group 1 Atlas 109D Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Friendship 7 John Glenn John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 launches LC-14 MA-6 Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 6 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space program space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/41cc1d3339275f014111bd778da85135.jpg 4be607e4c8cede5ddab830a3dba2d0c4 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e4f03cc30ee7db3157b7f38bcdd45bd9.jpg 65b5e9c404a453320f9e92d0751d726d https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a9b23a0dfe64913b4e5e6c19a1f7c47a.jpg 2d4ada09554f2f096d6cbc082035da6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper and Dr. Calvin D. Fowler at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper and Dr. Fowler at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Description Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) with Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14's manager Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, who would launch Cooper into orbit, observing the rocket delivery. In the final launch of Project Mercury, Cooper's Atlas launch vehicle sat on its side before being fully assembled and lifted vertically on the gantry. The Atlas was America's first rocket capable of lifting a man into orbit. Faith 7's Atlas booster eventually lifted it into orbit, allowing Cooper to circle the Earth 22.5 times. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, April 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, April 1963. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 229 KB 234 KB 300 KB Medium 3 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript G D [illegible] G. Cooper[?] C.[?] FOWLER[?] Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Atlas Atlas 130D Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/c8d5d30dfdae085d3961ae163a72d881.jpg b5a8d9f2009dbf1ad9bcc93464d9b34a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Günter F. Wendt and Astronaut Gordon Cooper at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Günter Wendt and Astronaut Cooper at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Description Photographed on the left is Günter F. Wendt, who was in charge with launch pad preparations, with astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), photographed in a space suit, at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14). It is not known if this photograph was taken on launch day or for a practice day. Cooper successfully launched and completed his mission. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, May 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 1963. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1963-05 Format image/jpg Extent 229 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript NASA L. COOPER[?] astronauts Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Guenter Wendt Günter F. Wendt Günter Wendt Launch Complex 14 LC-14, MA-9 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury 7, Mercury-Atlas, Project Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d587bf69be8174ba330189b43566fe48.jpg 87e8515cf3aecf98347cfd5cc9a51a85 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper Autograph Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper Autograph Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Years after his historic Mercury-Atlas 9 mission, astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) autographed this photograph of himself for the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida. During his Faith 7 flight, Cooper orbited the earth 22.5 times. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, May 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 1963. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1963-05 Format image/jpg Extent 128 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript To Space Walk of Fame Gordon Cooper NASA L. COOPER Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs Space Walk of Fame Museum U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/cf2e74bdcd7056442426ff9273cabbb1.jpg 70ff9062a6fe4f066c8814ebd056edee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper and Faith 7 Capsule at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper and Faith 7 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Description Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), the astronaut aboard the last flight of Project Mercury, observing capsule preparations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14), as unidentified others look on. Cooper was to become the last American to go into space alone, while setting new endurance records for the American space program. Faith 7, the name his spacecraft was dubbed, launched successfully and circled the earth 22.5 times. While in space, Cooper was one of the early practitioners of conducting scientific observations in space. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 273 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript UNITED STATES G. Cooper G D [illegible] Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Capsules CCAFS Faith 7 Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/fc719cf08c4107f2d4a031d7313d6ccc.jpg b145d76005cef7d6979fedcf5ec22cc4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title SA-500F Full-Scale Saturn V Mock Up at John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A Alternative Title SA-500F Saturn V Mock Up at Launch Complex 39A Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Apollo Project (U.S.) Description Before rolling a functional Apollo-Saturn launch vehicle, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) used a full-scale mock up made from "boilerplate" parts to test assembly and rolling the rocket to the pad. SA-500F also was used for a propellant transfer "wet" test although the rocket was inert. The foreground of the photograph shows the propellant tank farm and water pressure systems. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, June 28, 1966: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, June 28, 1966. Coverage John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, Merritt Island, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1966-06-28 Format image/jpg Extent 155 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch15-4.html">500-F-A Dress Rehearsal</a>." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch15-4.html. Transcript USA Apollo Project AS-500F Saturn V boilerplates Complex 39A John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center KSC Launch Complex 39A Launch Pad 39A LC-39A NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space propellants rockets SA-500F Saturn space exploration space programs tank farms https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/155716bad657a52a601bca86e4871b19.jpg 0b9a97d43aaed1b3abfee947df8137a7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Apollo 8 Awaiting Liftoff at John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A Alternative Title Apollo 8 Awaiting Liftoff Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Apollo Project (U.S.) Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Description Apollo 8 sitting on John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) in the time leading up to launch. This was to be the first launch at Kennedy Space Center and at LC-39A. Apollo 8 was the first manned launch of the Saturn V rocket, which produced over 7.5 million pounds of thrust. Additionally, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to leave earth orbit and successfully complete orbiting of the Moon. Type Still Image Source Original color photographic print, December 1968: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original color photographic print, December 1968. Coverage John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, Merritt Island, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1968-12 Format image/jpg Extent 144 KB Medium 1 color photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-8/apollo-8.htm">Apollo 8 (24)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-8/apollo-8.htm. Transcript APOLLO 8 AWAITING LIFTOFF Apollo 8 Apollo Project AS-503 John F. Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center KSC LC- 39 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space pre-launch Saturn V space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/f42cc849cd27bbedecd855f8e9852fb3.jpg dbbfa5c2b7169979f3a6bdb2673edd76 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Thor-Able Mission Being Prepared for Launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 Alternative Title Thor-Able Mission Being Prepared for Launch Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Description The Thor-Able rocket sits on the pad being prepared for launch. These missions were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 (LC-17). Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1958 Format image/jpg Extent 201 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/thor_able.htm">Thor-Able</a>." Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/thor_able.htm. Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS intermediate-range ballistic missiles IRBM Launch Complex 17 LC-17 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space pre-launch space exploration space programs Thor Thor-Able U.S. Air Force USAF https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/beee74d546aa4674a4330433414dede3.jpg b01b701a3af28c61db5ab41bf7bbc074 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/99fccf7540780122ed680ef62dcb988f.jpg e0a5fbe6b781dbfb961c3e6a982f296d https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/04487d0c3d122e8bb33e788dc7a3d437.jpg 4f4738322322d7beb764b1a0df3e0fb4 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/407ffa0158565a9917e2c545c8e36017.jpg 7c0bb7cbbeb9af7d51d45aa37f7c66e2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Time Capsule Placed at Mercury 7 Monument Alternative Title Mercury 7Time Capsule Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Marine Corps Monuments--United States Description The time capsule is located at the Mercury 7 Monument, which was placed at the entrance to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14). Contents of the time capsule are said to include John Glenn's (b. 1921) Marine Corps pilot wings, capsule blueprints, and photographic film documentation. Standing to the head of the site is a sculpture of the emblem of Project Mercury. The "7" signifies the original 7 Mercury astronauts, known as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1. The astronauts were Alan Shepard (1923-1998), Gus Grissom (1926-1967), John Glenn, Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Wally Schirra (1923-2007), Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), and Deke Slayton. The marker, which was not in place when the photograph was taken, quotes President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963): "One of the most complex tasks ever presented to man in this country...the achievement of manned flight in orbit around the Earth." President Kennedy requested that the time capsule be opened 500 years, hence in 2464. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Mercury 7 Monument, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1964 Format image/jpg Extent 140 KB 187 KB 189 KB 190 KB Medium 4 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH6RN_Mercury_7_Monument_Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Florida">Mercury 7 Monument - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida</a>." Waymarking. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH6RN_Mercury_7_Monument_Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Florida. "<a href="http://www.robsv.com/cape/c14m.html">The Mercury Monument outside of Complex 14</a>." The Rob Zone. http://www.robsv.com/cape/c14m.html. Transcript 7 [illegible] Astronaut Group 1 Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Jack Kennedy JFK John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Marine Corps Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury 7 Monument Mercury Monument Mercury Seven monument NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space president Project Mercury space space exploration space program space programs time capsule U.S. Marine Corps https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/674f2ee52630cb20d26b9baf51325ae8.jpg 3ecaf7a9ddac602e109746fec65305fd https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/96a150f3a3453bd4acf90a83d00e6954.jpg 7e2c5cf63e125199a11811678b8e04e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Major General Ben Ivan Funk Presents Award Citations to T. J. Joseph O'Malley and Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Alternative Title Maj. Gen. Funk Presents Award to O'Malley and Dr. Fowler Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Air Force Description Major General Ben Ivan Funk (1913-2012), of the U.S. Air Force, presents citations noting service to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space program to aerospace engineer T. J. Joseph O'Malley and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) Manager Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Photographed, from left to right, is O'Malley, Maj. Gen. Funk, and Dr. Fowler. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963 Format image/jpg Extent 166 KB 151 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/105000/major-general-ben-ivan-funk.aspx">MAJOR GENERAL BEN IVAN FUNK</a>." U.S. Air Force. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/105000/major-general-ben-ivan-funk.aspx. Transcript [illegible] G D [illegible] Air Force awards Ben I. Funk Ben Ivan Funk Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs Space Systems division T. J. O'Malley Thomas Joseph O'Malley Tom O’Malley U.S. Air Force USAF https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ec38c3ffb180ffa921366e91e273766f.jpg e0c17c79a39f6112405939f4746c8f29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13 Launch Tote Board Alternative Title Launch Complex 13 Launch Tote Board Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Description Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13 (LC-13) was the sister site of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) and was used for unmanned Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), rocket tests, and Atlas-Agena launches. As was the tradition, a launch tote board, posted at the blockhouse, listing the launches and rocket configurations was typical for launch sites. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 247 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://afspacemuseum.org/ccafs/CX13/">Atlas</a><a href="http://afspacemuseum.org/ccafs/CX13/">Launch Complex 13</a>." Air Force Space & Missile Museum. http://afspacemuseum.org/ccafs/CX13/. Transcript GD CONVAIR (ASTRONAUTICS) DIVISION GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION COMPLEX 13 [illegible] Atlas blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Convair Convair Astronautics Division GDA General Dynamics Corporation General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 13 Launch Complex 13 Blockhouse launches LC-13 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space exploration space programs tote boards https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5fe74e637027de2dfeced013ffa786c8.jpg 526eb1b9ce1a32edd4b744b373654532 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper Recovered After Splashdown Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper Recovered After Splashdown Subject National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) completed his 22.5 orbit flight in the Faith 7 Mercury spacecraft by manually landing in the Pacific Ocean on May 16, 1963, closer than any other flight had landed with reference to the recovery ship. A dehydrated Cooper, still in Faith 7, is seen after the recovery aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge. Cooper not only set a record of staying in space for over 34 hours, but he would prove a trained pilot was an important ingredient in space flight. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, May 16, 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 16, 1963. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida Pacific Ocean Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1963-05-16 Format image/jpg Extent 112 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_9">"MA-9".</a> Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_9 "<a href="http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch14-6.htm">Faith 7 for 22 Orbits</a>". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4201/ch14-6.htm. Faith 7 Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Kearsarge Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Pacific Ocean Project Mercury recovery space exploration space programs USS Kearsarge https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/136c98b176d22dd5a9fa46dac0037193.jpg d90ad8334b48c4397ca7bf6a4b7b2ace Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Friendship 7 Atlas Debris Alternative Title Atlas Debris Subject National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Atlas (Missile) Project Mercury (U.S.) Description The stainless steel skin of an Atlas booster is displayed after recovery. This debris is suspected of being part of the Atlas used to boost John Glenn (b. 1921) with his Friendship 7 spacecraft into orbit. The skin is in such a degraded condition, because it is extremely thin, as the rocket maintained rigidity by internal fuel pressure, and the booster fell from a high altitude. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 178 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Atlas debris Friendship 7 Glenn, John Herschel, Jr. MA-6 Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 6 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2bd017e0e404ea67cc28c53b11bb35de.jpg 6467de9ae5370a221ad9d7e1ae50954c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Atlas Core Arriving at Cape Canaveral Alternative Title Atlas Core Arriving at Cape Canaveral Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Atlas (Missile) Project Mercury (U.S.) Description An Atlas core arriving at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip. The core was flown from the manufacturer, Convair/General Dynamics, to Cape Canaveral, where it was unloaded and prepared for launch. This particular core was used for one of the four Mercury Atlas missions. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 255 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Atlas Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Convair Convair/General Dynamics General Dynamics Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Mercury missiles NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury Skid Strip space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e2f974047f50db9b77496e95604ddd52.jpg 8e7073f254c4e3b9e7cadb3fdec9e45a https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/c5fe78c8b6e55943b493474af8b2cb9f.jpg 6616eb878c1444c4adcf1448555603f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper and Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Signing Rocket Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper and Dr. Fowler Signing Rocket Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Atlas (Missile) Astronauts--United States Description Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 launch manager Dr. Calvin D. Fowler sign the Atlas rocket, which would launch Faith 7 into orbit. Dr. Fowler and Cooper were at the General Dynamics/Astronautics factory in San Diego, California, to accept the Atlas booster. Cooper was to be the final astronaut of Project Mercury, as it paved the way for Project Gemini. Dr. Fowler would manage the spacecraft preparation and ignite the Atlas launch vehicle. Cooper would become, for a short time, the space endurance record holder. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, April 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, April 1963. Coverage General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 194 KB 173 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript WATER [illegible] [illegible] PROJECT MERCURY [illegible] LAUNCH THIS WAY LAUNCH THIS WAY Gordon Cooper Pilot OK[?] C. Fowler Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Atlas Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Faith 7 GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury San Diego, California space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ba37052aa664ac9ab54a35299b079ae4.jpg 3e0c5315fb073fe3fb15d36a69c9cbf8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Applying His Engineering Hallmark Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Applying Engineering Hallmark Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Apollo Project (U.S.) Description Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, the man who launched the final three Mercury-Atlas missions, is photographed here, applying his hallmark stamp to what appears to be a commemorative poster during the Apollo era. To assure proper checks and approvals by all appropriate individuals, small custom inked stamps called hallmarks were used by Apollo workers to ensure that checks were performed, and each worker who conducted one approved of the quality or conformance of the inspected item. These hallmarks are visible on equipment and reports of that era. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1972 Format image/jpg Extent 140 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/">Apollo: Humankind's First Steps on the Lunar Surface</a>." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/. Transcript C. D. FOWLER Apollo 17 Apollo Project Fowler, Cal Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. GE General Electric Company hallmark hallmark of excellence inspection John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center KSC Manned Flight Awareness MFA NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space space exploration space program https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/cb0cd649029e3c0d8f01e0f2c357e4e9.jpg b254ffc662ca4c0f51515fc45d3ebccd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1 certificate Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Engineering Hallmark in Honor of Apollo 17 Alternative Title Apollo 17 Engineering Hallmark Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Apollo Project (U.S.) Astronauts--United States Description To assure proper checks and approvals by all appropriate individuals, small custom inked stamps called hallmarks were used by Apollo workers to ensure that checks were performed, and each worker who conducted one approved of the quality or conformance of the inspected item. These hallmarks are visible on equipment and reports of that era. This certificate was in honor of Apollo 17 and signed by the mission's astronauts: Eugene Cernan (b. 1934), Ronald Evans (1933-1990), and Harrison Schmitt (b. 1935) Type Still Image Source Original certificate, June 7, 1972: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original certificate, June 7, 1972. Coverage John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1972-06-07 Format image/jpg Extent 188 KB Medium 1 certificate Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo17.html">Apollo 17</a>." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo17.html. Apollo 17 Apollo Project astronauts Cernan, Gene Eugene Andrew Cernan Eugene Cernan GE Gene Cernan General Electric Company hallmark of excellence Harrison Hagan Schmitt Harrison Schmitt inspections Jack Schmitt John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center KSC Manned Flight Awareness MFA NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Ron Evans Ronald Ellwin Evans, Jr. Ronald Evans space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8f9f13c19bbe7ffd646ddf502862fd61.jpg 930f66664d2957cfe4ebc1c590be86eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1 certificate Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Thousands of Hallmarks - One Successful Mission Alternative Title Thousands of Hallmarks - One Successful Mission Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Apollo Project (U.S.) Description To assure proper checks and approvals by all appropriate individuals, small, custom-inked stamps called "hallmarks" were used by Apollo Project. Each worker who conducted one approved of the quality or conformance of the inspected item. These hallmarks are visible on equipment and reports of that era. Type Still Image Source Original certificate: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original certificate. Coverage John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1967 Format image/jpg Extent 122 KB Medium 1 certificate Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Apollo Project Daytona Beach GE General Electric General Electric Space Division George C. Marshall Space Flight Center hallmark of excellence Houston, Texas Huntsville, Alabama inspections John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center KSC Manned Flight Awareness Marshall Space Flight Center Merritt Island MFA NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Space Center Houston Space Division space exploration space programs Valley Forge, Pennsylvania https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/9ab06c94e6c59a9bba589adbffb3851d.jpg e97db55258588effbbb082e739865818 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/7ec74e412522b765edb5b13096303169.jpg 35c63096fc1c0a0e8c161caad3042001 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/86f4fb95145c91a378caf0c520ab094f.jpg a4c1ec93c2864a61cc05c975a934e646 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d61fb2f18ac00a293d8f40d2c154d38d.jpg e00576c640d3320af25cfdd5780ab944 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/32b74ccbce375b767ba90f00dba8f423.jpg afc69b0897073952903501966db0bd44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Trying on a Space Suit at John F. Kennedy Space Center Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Trying on Space Suit at Kennedy Space Center Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Description Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, the man who launched three of the Mercury-Atlas missions to orbit the Earth, trying on a Apollo-era space suit at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1967 Format image/jpg Extent 171 KB 157 KB 148 KB 165 KB 171 KB Medium 5 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo-soyuz/">Apollo-Soyuz</a>." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo-soyuz/. "<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/">Apollo: Humankind's First Steps on the Lunar Surface</a>." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/. Transcript NASA FOWLER[?] Apollo Project Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowle John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center KSC Merritt Island NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space exploration space programs space suits https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/71a779fbf5aee111dfcfd7b08f1e08b5.jpg e32d6b5c6c5e2e2180e63e75ef108255 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Warren III Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site at Warren Air Force Base Alternative Title Warren III Atlas ICBM Site at Warren AFB Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Air Force Description The Warren III Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch site, located at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Warren AFB), was built in 1960 to house the Atlas D ICBM. This "coffin" site is the current location of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and was active from 1960 to 1964. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1960 Format image/jpg Extent 114 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/warren.htm">Francis E. Warren AFB</a>." GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/warren.htm. Transcript Warren 3 Aerial View AFB Air Force Base Atlas coffin sites Francis E. Warren AFB Francis E. Warren Air Force Base intercontinental ballistic missile NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space space exploration space programs U.S. Air Force Warren AFB Warren Air Force Base Warren III https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/0b7e88ce1299cb302a22ec83a189ecfb.jpg e0c36e9deaee786731cfb5790d19855d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Launch Control Center and Vehicle Assembly Building at John F. Kennedy Space Center Alternative Title Launch Control Center and Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Description The Launch Control Center (LCC) and the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida. The Apollo missions and later Space Shuttle missions were launched at the LCC and the Saturn V rocket was assembled at the VAB. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Launch Control Center, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Vehicle Assembly Building, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1966 Format image/jpg Extent 164 KB Medium 1 color photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-lcc.html#sts-ksc-lps">LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-lcc.html#sts-ksc-lps. "<a href="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/vab.html">Vehicle Assembly Building</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/vab.html. John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center KSC Launch Control Center LCC NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space exploration space programs VAB Vehicle Assembly Building https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6feb710df02d65fb5f6fb033afb05733.jpg c2d982b87a83f49142854ea15f4a37aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Launch Crew Members in Front of Sigma 7 Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Sigma 7 Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Description A group of launch crew members in front of the Sigma 7 Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad. Photographed, from the left to right, is: an unidentified individual, of Pan American Safety Don Pechi, Complex Superintendent for Pan American Jim Storky, Complex Engineer Charlie Hodsden, Quality Control Supervisor Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, General Dynamics Launch Complex 14 Manager George P. (last name unidentified), Missile Engineer Nancy (last name unidentified), Secretary for Pan American John Filer, Pad Supervisor for Pan American (first name unidentified) Whitehurst, Second Lieutenant for the U.S. Air Force's 6555th Aerospace Test Group (first name unidentified) Watson, Pa Supervisor for Pan American Art Franklin, Complex Supervisor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mel Honeycutt, First Lieutenant for the Air Force's 6555th and (first name unidentified) Meatti, Foreman for the General Dynamics Complex. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, October 8, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, October 8, 1962. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-10-08 Format image/jpg Extent 162 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-8/ma-8.htm">Sigma 7 MA-8 (25)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-8/ma-8.htm. 6555th Aerospace Test Group Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Pad 14 Filer, John Fowler, Cal Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. Franklin, Art GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Hodsden, Charlie Honeycutt, Mel Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 MA-8 Meatti Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 8 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Pan American World Airways Pechi, Don Project Mercury Sigma 7 space space exploration space program Storky, Jim Watson Whitehurst https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/965ebb5db64e50153333ca84199d9081.jpg fb76faa02069d64fb266b17ba4f4ec85 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fuel Loading Test at Fairchild Air Force Base Alternative Title Atlas ICBM Fuel Loading Test at Fairchild AFB Subject Fairchild Air Force Base (Wash.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Air Force Atlas (Missile) Description General Dynamics/Astronautics conducting a fuel loading test for the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane, Washington. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1958 Format image/jpg Extent 149 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.fairchild.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=20643">FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE HISTORY</a>." Fairchild Air Force Base. http://www.fairchild.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=20643. 31-E AFB Air Force Base Atlas Fairchild AFB Fairchild Air Force Base fueling tests General Dynamics/Astronautics ICBM intercontinental ballistic missiles launch sites NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space silos space exploration space programs U.S. Air Force https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/7fd82d9f712b274fe83ef27bc4916e40.jpg 1ad2fddd2382445b74c00ddc64bc80cb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler as a Test Conductor at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 11 Alternative Title Dr. Fowler as a Test Conductor at Launch Complex 11 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Atlas (Missile) Description Before being manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 and launching three astronauts into space, Dr. Calvin D. Fowler worked as a test conductor for Atlas missile tests at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 11. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, December 1960: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, December 1960. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1960-12 Format image/jpg Extent 208 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.astronautix.com/sites/capllc11.htm">Cape Canaveral LC11</a>." Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/capllc11.htm. External Reference Title [illegible] Atlas Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Launch Complex 11 LC-11 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space exploration space programs test conductors https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/aa6a6c18d4ee5fba97a9bd7ebec1a23b.jpg 46982d299dfb96db823b2efe2dff3437 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Launch Crew in the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad Blockhouse Alternative Title Launch Crew in the Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description T. J. O'Malley (1915-2009), who launched astronaut John Glenn (b. 1921) into orbit, is photographed on the left, and Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, who launched Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Wally Schirra (1923-2007), and Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), is seen on the right. O'Malley, Dr. Fowler, and other unidentified members of the launch crew are photographed here at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad Blockhouse. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 252 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript [illegible] G D [illegible] blockhouse blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse CCAFS Launch Complex 14 Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Launch Complex Manager Launch Conductor launch crews LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs T. J. O'Malley Thomas Joseph O'Malley Tom O’Malley https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/573051ceae00215ea4f517573d3db01d.jpg 5ab765f39ad86d9e85bf26e7fc41ce7b https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1499945c80f2ed7b52805262f94b0e5e.jpg e71277f73e73ca93d3439eb0146e0bba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper at Launchpad Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Description While visiting the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad before the launch of the Faith 7 Mercury-Atlas mission, astronaut Astronaut listens to Günter Wendt (1923-2010) of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the man who supervised spacecraft preparation on the launchpad. Wendt was famous for his meticulous standards, which won the trust of the astronauts. General Dynamics/Astronautics Operations Manager B. G. MacNabb is seen in the center of the first photograph. In the second photograph, MacNabb is pictured on the left, Wendt is seen in the center, and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Manager Dr. Calvin D. Fowler is photographed on the right. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 153 KB 183 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript G D GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS B. G. MACNABB[?] [illegible] Astronaut Group 1 astronauts B. G. MacNabb Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Guenter Wendt Günter F. Wendt Günter Wendt Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space program space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2dc5adc1a8741d172ec68f038c14ec23.jpg c37874d05e51f5f797cd4752113d2bec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title President John F. Kennedy with B. G. MacNabb at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title President Kennedy with to MacNabb at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Presidents--United States Description During one visit to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) talking with General Dynamics/Astronautics director of operations B. G. MacNabb. Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) manager Dr. Calvin D. Fowler can be seen to the right, behind the police officer in the foreground. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 190 KB Medium 1 color photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript [illegible] B. G. MacNabb [illegible] C. F. FOWLER Astronaut Group 1 B. G. MacNabb Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Jack Kennedy JFK John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/17ef4636641a7f7bdceeab2d970193b9.jpg f856b908a3240f9428274539410ad056 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title B. G. MacNabb with Astronaut Gordon Cooper Alternative Title MacNabb with Astronaut Cooper Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Description B. G. MacNabb, General Dynamics/Astronautics director of operations, greeting Mercury 7 astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) during a practice, the day before a launch was scrubbed or launch day at the launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14. Cooper, walking in his air conditioned space suit, was scheduled to embark on his 22.5-orbit mission. This photograph was also signed by Cooper. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-05 Format image/jpg Extent 167 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript TV.I[?] Gordon Cooper Astronaut Group 1 astronauts B. G. MacNabb Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/0fa5382bc6200584af0d8353654c837e.jpg b4665c714fa2c7844c5eef24abddbd1c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and Wayne Reid at Launch Conductor's Workstation in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Dr. Fowler and Reid at Launch Conductor's Workstation Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Description Dr. Calvin D. Fowler sitting at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14's Launch Conductor's workstation, is depicted ghere with Wayne Reid, of the Aerospace Corporation, around the time of Wally Schirra's (1923-2007) Sigma 7 launch. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962-09 Format image/jpg Extent 129 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript GD Aerospace Corporation blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 14 Launch Conductor LC-14 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space exploration space programs Wayne Reid https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/052e40aad314ee948f2b5617a9d474cf.jpg ecc557923c4f9bd30e97ca137840687d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1 newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Interviewed After Astronaut Gordon Cooper's Spaceflight Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Interviewed After Astronaut Cooper's Spaceflight Subject Cocoa Beach (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Project Mercury (U.S.) Description A contemporary newspaper article about Gordon Cooper's (1927-2004) spaceflight, including an interview with Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, the man who launched him. In particular, the article discusses Cooper's most recent spaceflight on the Atlas 130D, the process of launching spacecraft into outer space, the famous aviator Wiley Post, and Project Mercury. Type Text Source Original newspaper article: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original newspaper article. Coverage Cocoa Beach, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 181 KB Medium 1 newspaper article Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. airplanes Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Atlas 130D Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cocoa Beach Faith 7 Goddard Space Flight Center Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper John Glenn John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Kearsarge Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Manned Spacecraft Center Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Control Center Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space planes Project Mercury Robert B. Voss space exploration space programs spaceflight USS Kearsarge Wiley Hardeman Post Wiley Post https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/91bc5df049bd8f42f57554cbbf587ed5.jpg fece4c73845852b25548f0e177a7c3df https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/85b8ede8482dfaf033550f533d9fed27.jpg cb6b4916edb0f18fd4c6ecdae2d527b0 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/3b8ed16e481e782596da86bce9011ddf.jpg 39cff297eab6b31959d8d9b4ba4160e9 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/9e4b52ab57250020b1f1f28d892c0c17.jpg 1e7989b34391f23d33668dbb15381d28 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/03b962323fe1cd42cfee0fdf398c65c9.jpg 6d7c692004714c675ac87e8320d80f8b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Atlas Rocket Under Construction at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Atlas Rocket Under Construction Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Atlas (Missile) Description In the final launch of Project Mercury, the Atlas launch vehicle sits on its side before being fully assembled and lifted vertically on the gantry. The Atlas was America's first rocket capable of lifting a man into orbit. Faith 7's Atlas booster eventually lifted it into orbit, allowing astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) to circle the Earth 22 and a half times. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, April 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, April 1963. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 268 KB 247 KB 117 KB 96.8 KB 248 KB Medium 4 color photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. Transcript UNITED Astronaut Group 1 Atlas 130D Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 MA-9 Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1f956b0fb1e6045188a5e79b1f704ab3.jpg 62e0d261b1598e4f8f0bac0feaa51ea4 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/504da63a059eccf57972104aa53b2d70.jpg 1b8b89be2da6366aad790249c451f3ce https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e457c6b58a17338d2092147155cad341.jpg f4a556237ed3249b3c18fc95c380b5c7 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4858cc27821b13b0b80455053de74c2c.jpg 82d8323793c151910e152d91adde4785 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/812a07d37657689c8bbb738ff234b2e8.jpg 7127a7344817afb060dd652852918018 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/23855740e80bf9646c735cbbaec6b3c9.jpg 3d5a34a26652a2738ab307c3e59fbbf5 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5630d234d32ab47b22af12d10737407b.jpg baab582004a7f67912699a4cb2ced23c https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/9c80cd239a942c9e1ea6fd06b8d1fd32.jpg 06e1c8ef365564811c83f349d416585d https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/f51ebd29f18c5e40efd588a278fed756.jpg 89dd88ecdda64538e68695dd601a84ea https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/b7a59cdf417d75f4ba741b4c095f6951.jpg 0e6626916af9fa1ea9ba58b269a167d5 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/76e1a7eb16ee9f2bb69b2ca4ac723b9b.jpg 1f82f8c70d6cf02e230b6799e871e03d https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/182a0493a94f43c6e86013131c3a86be.jpg db885af0a4cf8493ab5a10737115e741 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Gordon Cooper with Management Team at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Alternative Title Astronaut Cooper at Launch Complex 14 with Management Team Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Project Mercury (U.S.) Description In the first photograph, astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), pictured in the center, standing with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) managers on the right and contractor managers on the left. Then men are pictured in front of the unassembled Mercury-Atlas vehicle at the launch site at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14. B. G. MacNabb, General Dynamics/Astronautics director of operations, is standing on the far left. When the Mercury 7 astronauts, such as Cooper, visited the launch site, they wore distinctively colored helmets so that they could be identified at a distance. Cooper, on such a visit before his flight, is viewing the unerected Atlas rocket from the gantry in the second photograph. The Atlas was America's first rocket capable of lifting a man into orbit. Faith 7's Atlas booster eventually lifted it into orbit, allowing Cooper to circle the Earth 22.5 times. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, April 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, April 1963. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1963-04 Format image/jpg Extent 112 KB 116 KB 91.4 KB 180 KB 198 KB 176 KB 185 KB 187 KB 199 KB 184 KB 903 KB 280 KB Medium 4 color photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript B. G. MAC NABB[?] [illegible] G. COOPER NASA [illegible] C. FOWLER GD GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS POD ACCSS PILOT[?] GYROSCOPE[?[ GROUP[?] UNITED STATES Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Atlas 130D B. G. MacNabb Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Faith 7 GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Launch Complex 14 Launch Pad 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/87f94c17ca1a8beae30ddd5a45a2aefd.jpg f192a2c9d5e0b5ab2d63f7e00d4a2698 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Exiting Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Exiting Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Description Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and an unidentified person exiting the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse. The tote board, which recorded the launches from Launch Complex 14 (Lc-14), can be seen above them. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 128 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS COMPLEX-14 GD [illegible] [illegible] blockhouses Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Fowler, Cal Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 14 Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse launch tote board LC-14 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space space exploration space programs tote boards https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e5cc35f1ac118f22639b5008accb8be1.jpg 3d733ea2bd49a7a7d33ab3b7ac70f18b https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/51c2cc836c38e3517bad49a80a001513.jpg aff489632159a5575e48c6d134d5f8a5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Wally Schirra and B. G. MacNabb Alternative Title Wally Schirra and B. G. MacNabb Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Description Astronaut Wally Schirra (1923-2007) named his boat Sigma 7, after the spacecraft which took him into orbit. In the photograph, Schirra shows the watercraft to General Dynamics/Astronautics director of operations B. G. MacNabb at what is believed to be Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's industrial area near Hangar S. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, October 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, October 1962. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-10 Format image/jpg Extent 114 KB 177 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript [illegible] GD [illegible] astronauts B. G. MacNabb Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Hangar S Mercury moat moats NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury Sigma 7 space exploration space programs Wally Schirra Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a770a9b53a06974f415ef15484e323c2.jpg fd662d9fa6db86250ba508c1175b6f63 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Playback Head Selector Equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Playback Head Selector Equipment at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Electronic equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, mounted in racks similar to the way modern computer servers are, was used to monitor the rocket during Project Mercury launches. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust the equipment and the rocket. Ampex made magnetic tape drives and recorders, which were used to record data and/or audio. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 173 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript [illegible] AMPEX PLAYBACK HEAD SELECTOR Ampex blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station electronic equipment electronics racks Launch Complex 14 Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs tape drives tape recorders https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1713853f90ef46878caad6a2f93dac52.jpg a04220bdeb63f2045675e102f7775a7f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Launch Control Simulator Console at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Launch Control Simulator Console at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description tHE Launch Control Simulator at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse. This console likely allowed the launch team in Launch Complex 14's blockhouse to practice countdowns under simulated conditions. This could have allowed drills for normal and abnormal conditions during the launch. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 198 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript LAUNCH CONTROL SIMULATOR SEQUENCER COUNTDOWN blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station electronic equipment Launch Complex 14 Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse launch control simulator LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury simulation simulators space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/63b5d910ff579d25df5672dfc12b44b7.jpg f00999a8cbed8531d1428f1a0203b675 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Television Control Equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Television Control Equipment at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description The television Control equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, mounted in racks similar to the way modern computer servers are, was used to monitor the rocket during Project Mercury launches. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust the equipment and the rocket. This panel control the remote cameras located at the launchpad. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 217 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript TELEVISION CONTROL CAMERA CONTROL 1 CAMERA CONTROL 2 CAMERA CONTROL 3 CAMERA CONTROL 4 CAMERA POWER WINDSHIELD POWER BEAM TARGET FOCUS CLOSE FAR LONG OPEN IRIS[?] NEAR FOCUS SHORT ZOOM TILT PAN TILT SPEED MONITOR BRIGHTNESS blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station electronic equipment electronics racks Launch Complex 14 LC-14 LOX Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs television control https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a7d3e0da45dc600722d82a186f81a260.jpg 52ee8311cd693c247460c4193ed5d387 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Liquid Oxygen TankING Equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Liquid Oxygen TankING Equipment at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Blockhouses Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Liquid oxygen tanking equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) Blockhouse, mounted in racks similar to the way modern computer servers are, was used to monitor the rocket during Project Mercury launches. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust the equipment and the rocket. This controlled the liquid oxygen tanking operations on the Atlas rocket. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 182 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript LIQUID OXYGEN TANKING [illegible] PUMP IC[?] MOTOR SPEED [illegible] LIQUID OXYGEN TANKING [illegible] blockhouses Cape Canaveral electronic equipment electronics rack electronics racks Launch Complex 14 LC-14 liquid oxygen tanking LOX Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/b3ff5c1400a2c290a7f340f435a1c9d7.jpg f1b467404a42561922b150455ed1477d https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/c02250571ad9fd9aedce3a97d847fec1.jpg 565bbec59a83eb4cd3cac4fb201081d6 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/451aebec46de4fa797bc0f3547b4a06e.jpg 5ded384a8d75e5ce43c1da9b80b870b7 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/0f5cfb971ec42afb638d7f113d7e022e.jpg ab3a0d9f0bad8e6e4aed618f4cf9ff7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Visiting Launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Visiting Launchpad at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Launch Conductor Dr. Calvin D. Fowler posed for these publicity photographs on May 2, 1962, leading up to the launch of the Aurora 7 Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission, manned by Commander Scott Carpenter (1925-2013). These images are part of a series of publicity stills by General Dynamics/Astronautics division, the company responsible for Project Mercury vehicles and their launches, that were typically distributed to the media for their use. Dr. Fowler is standing in front of the Mercury-Atlas vehicle as it sits on the launchpad. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, May 2, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 2, 1962. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad, Cape Canaveral, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a> Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-05-02 Format image/jpg Extent 209 KB 241 KB 148 KB 134 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm">Aurora 7 MA-7 (24)</a>". John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm. Transcript C. FOWLER CAL GD ASTRONAUTICS Aurora 7 Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral GE General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 14 Launch Conductor launch sites launchpads LC-14 MA-7 Malcolm Scott Carpenter Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 7 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Periscope Project Mercury Scott Carpenter space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/f402f273edc6637000b986c41c053b47.jpg 27b6706117a53096539e8358a0ab7999 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Using Launch Console at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Using Console at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Launch Conductor Dr. Calvin D. Fowler posed for this publicity photograph on May 2, 1962, leading up tothe launch of the Aurora 7 Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission, manned by Commander Scott Carpenter (1925-2013). This image is part of a series of publicity stills by General Dynamics/Astronautics division, the company responsible for Project Mercury vehicles and their launches, that were typically distributed to the media for their use. Dr. Fowler is in his Launch Conductor's position in the blockhouse, where the button to ignite the Atlas rocket was located. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, May 2, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 2, 1962. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a> Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-05-02 Format image/jpg Extent 195 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm">Aurora 7 MA-7 (24)</a>". John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm. Transcript [illegible] Aurora 7 blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral GE General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 14 Launch Conductor launch consoles LC-14 MA-7 Malcolm Scott Carpenter Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 7 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Periscope Project Mercury Scott Carpenter space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/abecee153e5960ebbb61b2ad62285e82.jpg 38c12961895365edad435a772a393db9 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5bf75600c4b8838de024ad8083a952ef.jpg df7a63b309f7a0a7eb9c21f54787defb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Using Periscope at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Dr. Fowler Using Periscope at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Launch Conductor Dr. Calvin D. Fowler posed for these publicity photographs on May 2, 1962, leading up to the launch of the Aurora 7 Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission, manned by Commander Scott Carpenter (1925-2013). These images are part of a series of publicity stills by General Dynamics/Astronautics division, the company responsible for Project Mercury vehicles and their launches, that were typically distributed to the media for their use. While in the blockhouse, the only way Dr. Fowler had any way of directly viewing the launchpad was through one of four periscopes. This allowed for quick direct and safe observations of the launch vehicle as it sat on the pad. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print, May 2, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 2, 1962. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Publisher <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a> Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-05-02 Format image/jpg Extent 138 KB 139 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by the <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.gd.com/" target="_blank">General Dynamics Corporation</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm">Aurora 7 MA-7 (24)</a>". John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm. Transcript [illegible] Aurora 7 blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral GE General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 14 Launch Conductor LC-14 MA-7 Malcolm Scott Carpenter Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 7 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Periscope Project Mercury Scott Carpenter space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a6dcb5418a6523778e8535737b693b26.jpg c61df83cee5f780072edff79cae8ac03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A Hallmark for Space Alternative Title Hallmark for Space Subject Merritt Island (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Kennedy Space Center John F. Kennedy Space Center Apollo Project (U.S.) Description To assure proper checks and approvals by all appropriate individuals, small custom inked stamps, called hallmarks, were used by Apollo Project workers to ensure that checks were performed, and each worker who conducted one approved of the quality or conformance of the inspected item. These hallmarks are visible on equipment and reports of that era. Type Still Image Source Original certificate: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original certificate. Coverage John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1967 Format image/jpg Extent 113 KB Medium 1 certificate Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm">Faith 7 MA-9 (26)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.htm. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Rack of Electronic Equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Electronic Equipment Racks at Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Electronic equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Cape Canaveral AFS) Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) blockhouse, mounted in racks similar to the way modern computer servers are, was used to monitor the rocket during Project Mercury launches. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust the equipment and the rocket. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 172 KB 189 KB 164 KB 182 KB 213 KB 190 KB 223 KB 177 KB 187 KB 168 KB 202 KB 154 KB 184 KB 135 KB 176 KB 193 KB 210 KB 210 KB 210 KB 147 KB 168 KB 178 KB 176 KB 188 KB 174 KB 185 KB 165 KB 190 KB 171 KB 234 KB 162 KB 250 KB 143 KB 199 KB 172 KB Medium 35 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Transcript G D GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS HOLD DOWN AND RELEASE SAFETY SLAVE[?] [illegible] BELOW MIN PRESSURE MISSILE [illegible] R. F. SYSTEMS [illegible] MERCURY LIGHT WEIGHT RANGE SAFETY WATER SYSTEM VALVE POSITION [illegible] LORDAX CONTROLS WATER SYSTEM WATER FLOWING FLAME [illegible] EMERGENCY STA 10 PNEUMATIC TEMPERATURE PRESSURE FUEL TANK PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE LIQUID OXYGEN TANK PRESSURE BOIL OFF MISSILE HELIUM VALVE NO. 1 COMPRESSOR HELIUM COOL AND FILL PRESSIRE [illegible] GATE SELECTOR [illegible] DISPLAY TIME RESET LOW FREQUENCY CALCULATOR NASA RANGE AMPLITUDE [illegible] LOW LEVEL LINE[?] METER LINE GAIN[?] AMT[?] TRIM [illegible] [illegible] CARRIER LEVEL AUDIO RESPONSE [illegible] FUNCTION [illegible] CHANGE [illegible] D-C [illegible] D-C VOLTS [illegible] SUBCARRIER DISCRIMINATOR [illegible] 10.5 KC 15% BALANCE CHANNEL [illegible] OUTPUT FILTER [illegible] POWER ON CAMERA [illegible] RECORDER LAUNCH FULL POWER OFF 1.5 AMP 2 AMP [illegible] [illegible] NASA [illegible] [illegible] TEST PANEL [illegible] LOCAL POWER [illegible] PITCH TEST TEST SELECTOR [illegible] NULL DETECTOR [illegible] LAMBDA REGULATED POWER SUPPLY [illegible] [illegible] OUTPUT [illegible] VOLTS [illegible]/PHASE ADJUST METER EARTH DIRECT ISOLATED FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER[?] LOW FREQUENCY DECADE OSCILLATOR MODEL [illegible] 4 PHASE OUTPIT [illegible] SIGNAL[?] BALANCE TFA CARRIER CONVERTER INPUT [illegible] RELAY CHASSIS-ENGINE TEST FACILITY POWER CONTROL TRANSFER SWITCH MISSILE POWER MONITOR INVERTER TIMER BATTERY TIME INT[?] PWR SOURCE [illegible] STABLVOT[?] D-C POWER OUTPUT [illegible] MAGNETIC RESEARCH CORP. EL SEGUNDO[?] CALIFORNIA MOD-1 STA 9 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE AMPLIFIER GD GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS AUXILIARY PNEUMATIC [illegible] INTERCOM G D GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS R F AUXILIARY [illegible] TOTAL TIMER [illegible] [illegible] BATTERY TIMER [illegible] [illegible] ENGINE TEST PRESSURE SWITCHES LINKS VALVES [illegible] SANBORN 150 [illegible] TEST SELECTOR PANEL [illegible] G D GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS AUTOPILOT [illegible] TIMER ON RESET DECADE EVENT TIMER PROGRAMMER MONITOR [illegible] TIMER [illegible] [illegible] START STOP PROGRAMMER INDICATIONS [illegible] [illegible] DISPLACEMENT GYRO HEATERS [illegible] RATE GYRO HEATERS HEATER MONITOR NOSE CONE BOOM CONTROL FORWARD RETRACE[?] AIRBORNE GUIDANCE MONITOR [illegible]PUSH MAGNITION[?] [illegible] ADC 1 [illegible]ADC 2 [illegible]TRANSMITTER [illegible]PITCH [illegible] [illegible] GENERAL ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC BOOSTER SUSTAINER PRESSURE [illegible] GROUND PUMP [illegible] STANDBY AUTOPILOT CONTROL ENGINE EXERCISE PROGRAMMER AIRBORNE PROGRAMMER [illegible] G D GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS STA 12 PURGE PROPELLANT LEVEL [illegible] FUEL TANKING [illegible] G D GENERAL DYNAMICS ASTRONAUTICS [illegible] STA 17 FACILITY POWER MONITOR [illegible] TRAFFIC SIGNALS [illegible] MISSILE POWER CONTROL FREQ AC VOLTS [illegible] MISSILE GENERATION START 400 CYCLES ON METER SOURCE DC VOLAGE [illegible] MOD-1 STA 13 U103 [illegible] SPEAKER [illegible] ELECTRONIC DIGITAL VOLTMETER [illegible] Beckman INPUT METER [illegible] U102 [illegible] [illegible] AM CALIBRATOR [illegible] LEVEL RECORD ELECTRONICS CHANNEL 8 CHANNEL 9 CHANNEL 10 CHANNEL 11 CHANNEL 12 CHANNEL 13 CHANNEL 14 LEVEL [illegible] [illegible] AUTOPILOT RECORDER POWER SUPPLY [illegible]THERMOCOUPLE REF.[?] JUNCTION [illegible] POWER SUPPLY TRANSFER SWITCHES POWER SUPPLIES DC POWER SUPPLY PROP. UT. DATA TRANSLATOR [illegible] LANDLINE INSTRUMENTATION OSCILLOGRAPHS [illegible] STRIP CHART RECORDERS SEQUENCE RECORDERS [illegible] STA 28 3013 3 OF 4 [illegible] Honeywell BROWN ELECTRONIK START TK PNEU[?] REG OUT blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station electronic equipment electronics racks Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/bce45785701745152d612279b79bb2df.jpg bbe03fdde6ddf2266cc0d91dc947f9b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Electronic Equipment Racks at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Electronic Equipment Racks at Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Electronic equipment at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Cape Canaveral AFS) Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) blockhouse. The equipment was mounted in racks similar to the way modern computer servers are and was used to monitor the rocket during Project Mercury launches. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust the equipment and the rocket. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 250 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. blockhouses Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station electronic equipment electronics racks Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a21228358716d43312ca8fe17294c598.jpg c29e48d4def195662d5dac71bc50b609 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Launch Control Room at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Launch Control Room at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description During a launch of a Mercury-Atlas mission, these workstations were occupied by workers who monitored critical systems on the rocket and maintained lines of communications with essential locations around the world. Instead of digital readouts and big screen displays, this equipment used various gauges to display readings and dials and buttons to adjust equipment and the rocket. The monitors above the workstations allowed for a video feed on the launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Cape Canaveral AFS) Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) blockhouse. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 209 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station electronic equipment electronics racks Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas monitors NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs workstations https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/60011084f2444c4d8f5817a1700aef11.jpg 19c65c22b542a7a3f9cc26d8f7e0c040 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/86daf48afd6dc1939dd62c29ce27088e.jpg 9e7552cac4f55c811b9a125d1c98797f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse's Launch Conductor Console Alternative Title Dr. Fowler at Launch Conductor's Console Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Dr. Calvin D. Fowler seated at the launch conductor's console in the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Cape Canaveral AFS) Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) blockhouse for Mercury-Atlas launch. Fowler would conduct the final three Project Mercury launches from this position. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 249 KB 209 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Launch Conductor LC-14 Mercury Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5741f1d5c587c34b74e6ef132c3f5b5f.jpg 562d749576fd26e7e1cdd95c011539ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Mercury-Atlas Management Team at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse Alternative Title Mercury-Atlas Team at Launch Complex 14 Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description A group photograph of the Mercury-Atlas launch management team. Left center in the back row is Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, who launched astronauts Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Wally Schirra (1923-2007), and Gordon Cooper (1927-2004). The other men in the photographed are unidentified. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 123 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station CCAFS Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4f2664b22665f7b39687d8c9112a2fa5.jpg 3df5f20c0cf81199338d7a09ca8158cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page typewritten letter on Headquarters Space Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force letterhead Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Letter from Alan Shepard to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler (August 2, 1963) Alternative Title Letter from Shepard to Dr. Fowler (Aug. 2, 1963) Subject Port Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Astronauts--United States Description After Gordon Cooper (1927-2004)'s Mercury-Atlas 9 mission (MA-9), Alan Shepard's (1923-1998) scheduled Project Mercury's Mercury-Atlas 10 mission (MA-10) was canceled. Shepard wrote to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, the manager and the Launch Conductor for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14), to express his appreciation for some photographs that he had sent, and also to express his regrets about the cancellation of MA-10. Type Text Source Original 1-page typewritten letter from Alan Shepard to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, August 2, 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original letter from Alan Shepard to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, August 2, 1963. Coverage Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Convair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida Creator Shepard, Alan Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1963-08-02 Format image/jpg Extent 140 KB Medium 1-page typewritten letter on Headquarters Space Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force letterhead Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Alan Shepard and owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Al Shepard Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. Alan Shepard astronauts Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Convair/Astronautics Houston, Texas MA-10 Manned Spacecraft Center Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 10 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Port Canaveral Project Mercury space exploration space programs https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/bc701294c38bb1a9fce4593102c07a8c.jpg 17a2e7f3d05c3a82d8045e81afef0e67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page typewritten letter on Headquarters Space Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force letterhead Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Letter from General Ben I. Funk to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler (May 14, 1963) Alternative Title Letter from Gen. Funk to Dr. Fowler (May 14, 1963) Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Air Force Project Mercury (U.S.) Description After the successful completion of the final manned Mercury-Atlas flight (MA-9), General Ben I. Funk (b. 1913), who was the U.S. Air Force general in charge of manned rocket development, sent this letter of commendation to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, who was the manager and the Launch Conductor for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) on the final three Project Mercury flights. Dr. Fowler was tasked with pushing the button in the blockhouse to initiate the rocket's ignition. He was also responsible for the rocket's preparation and safety. Astronauts Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Wally Schirra (1923-2007), and Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) successfully completed their missions because of Dr. Fowler's General Dynamics/Astronautics team preparation. Type Text Source Original 1-page typewritten letter from Ben I. Funk to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, May 14, 1963: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original letter from Ben I. Funk to Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, May 14, 1963. Coverage Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida Creator Funk, Ben Ivan Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1963-05-14 Format image/jpg Extent 140 KB Medium 1-page typewritten letter on Headquarters Space Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force letterhead Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Ben I. Funk and owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Air Force Systems Command Air Force Unit Post Office Atlas Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cocoa Beach commendations El Segundo, California Funk, Ben Ivan GDA General Dynamics/Astronautics Launch Complex 14 Los Angeles, California MA-7 MA-8 MA-9 Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 7 Mercury-Atlas 8 Mercury-Atlas 9 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration outer space Project Mercury space exploration space programs Space Systems division U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Systems Command USAF https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/93afdd33ef45edd2fc58a93a74d388ac.jpg f814160b66c92eadad091d975a70897a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Astronaut Wally Schirra Alternative Title Astronaut Wally Schirra Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Astronauts--United States Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Wally Schirra (1923-2007) was the fifth American astronaut in space and the third to orbit the Earth. On October 3, 1962, Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, who was the manager and launch conductor for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14), confirmed a go for launch with the Project Mercury team in the launch complex's blockhouse and pressed the button to ignite the Mercury-Atlas rocket named Sigma 7. After his successful flight, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Schirra thanked Dr. Fowler for his efforts with a signed photograph. Type Still Image Source Original 8 x 10 color photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original 8 x 10 color photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created ca. 1962 Format image/jpg Extent 231 KB Medium 8 x 10 color photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-8/ma-8.htm">Sigma 7 MA-8 (25)</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-8/ma-8.htm. Transcript Thanks again for the GOOD GO! Cal - I'll flip you for lunch anytime - you come[?] - Wa;;y UNITED STATES NASA W. M. SCHIRRA ASTRONAUT WALTER SCHIRRA Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 LC-14 MA-8 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 8 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Project Mercury Sigma 7 space exploration space programs Wally Schirra Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/41c212c68d8573f012cf7c46e97299ed.jpg 2f03530d86ac50af99e194d59ee6c46e https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/824e791a74100be02d4a83dc67b90c4d.jpg a38a11178bd54ceecffc4692a701863b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and T. J.O'Malley Observing Project Mercury Alternative Title Dr. Fowler and O'Malley Observing Project Mercury Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Description Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, T. J. O'Malley (1915-2009) and others observing Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9)'s spacecraft, Faith 7, for Project Mercury. Faith 7 was piloted by Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), on May 15, 1963. After the launch, the team assembled in the blockhouse to observe the mission on monitors. Dr. Fowler, who had just launched Cooper into orbit, is seated along with O'Malley, who had previously launchedJohn Glenn (b. 1921)'s rocket, Friendship 7. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Blockhouse, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1963-05-15 Format image/jpg Extent 184 KB 208 KB Medium 2 black and white photographic prints Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. blockhouse blockhouses Cal Fowler Calvin D. Fowler Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Faith 7 Gordo Gordo Cooper Gordon Cooper Launch Complex 14 LC-14 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. MA-9 Mercury Mercury-Atlas Mercury-Atlas 9 Mercury-Atlas Nine Project Mercury space programs T. J. O'Malley Thomas Joseph O'Malley Tom O’Malley https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6c76ce0929ba0772b3ad664f16431dba.jpg b600a32f65827727f21697afded879f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection Alternative Title Fowler Collection Subject Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center Description Collection of images, documents, and other archival items donated by Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, who was the manager of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 during the final three launches of Project Mercury. Contributor Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/148" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida General Dynamics/Astronautics, Cocoa Beach, Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Covair/Astronautics, Mission Training Center, Port Canaveral, Florida U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Hunstville, Alabama Space Systems Division Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, El Segundo, California General Dynamics/Astronautics Factory, San Diego, California Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title John Glenn Returning to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 After Mercury 7 Flight Alternative Title John Glenn Returning to Launch Complex After Mercury Flight Subject Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) NASA Project Mercury (U.S.) Cocoa Beach (Fla.) Presidents--United States Description As the third Mercury 7 astronaut, John Glenn (b. 1921) became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962. On February 23, he returned to Patrick Air Force Base (Patrick AFB), accompanied by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and was reunited with his wife Annie Glenn (b. 1920) and their children. Glenn, his wife, and Vice President Johnson then motorcaded to Cape Canaveral and participated in a parade through Cocoa Beach, Florida. Upon arrival at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Cape Cananveral AFS), they greeted President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), who had flown into Cape Canaveral, landing at the Skid Strip. From there, President Kennedy and Glenn were driven to Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, where the President presented him the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal. They then toured Mercury Control Center and then greeted launch workers at Launch Complex 14 (LC-14). At the launch site, Glenn presented the President with a hard hat that workers wore when at the launchpad. Type Still Image Source Original color photographic print, February 23, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/149" target="_blank">Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection</a>, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original color photographic print, February 23, 1962. Coverage Patrick Air Force Base, Florida Cocoa Beach, Florida Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral, Florida Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida Contributor Fowler, Calvin D. <a href="http://srealserver.eecs.ucf.edu/chronopoints/" target="_blank">Chronopoints</a> Date Created 1962-02-23 Format image/jpg Extent 225 KB Medium 1 color photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://virtualheritage.ist.ucf.edu/cchp/" target="_blank">Florida Space Coast History Project</a> Curator Michlowitz, Robert Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm">Project Mercury Overview</a>." John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mercury-overview.htm. Anna Margaret Castor Anna Margaret Glenn Annie Castor Annie Glenn Astronaut Group 1 astronauts Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral AFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cocoa Beach Distinguished Service Medal Hangar S Jack Kennedy JFK John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Glenn John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Launch Complex 14 LBJ LC-14 Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson MA-6 Mercury Mercury 7 Mercury Control Center Mercury Seven Mercury-Atlas NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Original Seven outer space Patrick AFB Patrick Air Force Base presidents Project Mercury space exploration space programs vice presidents