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Title
Laura Cepero Collection
Still Image
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Title
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, 1991
Alternative Title
Weeki Wachee
Subject
Weeki Wachee (Fla.)
Spring Hill (Fla.)
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida
Description
Members of the Cepero family at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in 1991. Photographed from left to right are Dennis Cepero (b. 1986), Ray (née Raúl) Cepero (b. 1947), David Cepero (b. 1978), Laura Lynn Cepero (b. 1987), and Alicia Lynn Cepero (b. 1975).<br /><br />Weeki Wachee, located at 6131 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, Florida, is best known for its famous tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. Weeki Wachee Springs 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.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original color photograph by Nancy Lynn Cepero, 1991: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/213" target="_blank">Laura Cepero Collection</a>, RICHES.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photograph by Nancy Lynn Cepero, 1991.
Coverage
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Spring Hill, Florida
Creator
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Contributor
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Date Created
ca. 1991-06
Format
image/jpg
Extent
127 KB
Medium
2 color photographs
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero 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>
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"><em>Weeki Wachee Springs</em></a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005.
Vickers, Lu, and Bonnie Georgiadis. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780478262" target="_blank"><em>Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thirty Years of Underwater Photography</em></a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012.
Transcript
Weeki Wachee
Alicia Lynn Cepero
Commercial Way
Dave Cepero
David Cepero
Dennis Cepero
Laura Lynn Cepero
Nancy Lynn Cepero
Nancy Lynn Sabatino
parks
Raúl Cepero
Ray Cepero
Spring Hill
Weeki Wachee
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
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Dublin Core
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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.
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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
Mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, 1974
Alternative Title
Weeki Wachee Mermaids
Subject
Weeki Wachee (Fla.)
Mermaids--Florida
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida
Description
Mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in 1974. Weeki Wachee, located at 6131 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, Florida, is best known for its famous tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. Weeki Wachee Springs 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.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original color photographs, 1974: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/213" target="_blank">Laura Cepero Collection</a>, RICHES.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photographs, 1974.
Coverage
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Spring Hill, Florida
Contributor
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Date Created
ca. 1974-09
Format
image/jpg
Extent
103 KB
107 KB
127 KB
Medium
3 color photographs
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero 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>
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"><em>Weeki Wachee Springs</em></a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005.
Vickers, Lu, and Bonnie Georgiadis. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780478262" target="_blank"><em>Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thirty Years of Underwater Photography</em></a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012.
Commercial Way
mermaids
parks
Spring Hill
tourist attractions
Weeki Wachee
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park