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Dr. Joanne Whaley at Pygmy Sperm Whale Release
Dr. Joanne Whaley sits smiling with her hands clasped on a boat. The boat is headed off to release a pygmy sperm whale that Marineland had rehabilitated. She wears a blue and white Marineland cap and orange vest. Three members of the Coast Guard…
Tags: Boat, employees, Pickering, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Rehabilitation, release, Rescue, Whales, Whaley
Bob Pickering in Announcer's Booth
Bob Pickering sits in a white sailor suit inside the announcer's booth. He worked as a show announcer for the Studios Department before they disbanded in what he calls "a modernization scheme" on September 30, 1987.
Tags: Announcer, Announcing, Audio, employees, facilities, Pickering, shows, Sound Booth, Studio Department
Marine Advisory Center
A domed tent-like building stands on flat land near a few palm trees. A white sign is at center and entrance at left. The Marine Advisory Center held educational and interpretive programs. It no longer exists at Marineland; it stood where the current…
Bob Pickering Saluting in Miller Dunn "Divinhood"
Bob Pickering salutes the photographer from underwater wearing the Miller Dunn "Divinhood" Style 3 and holding the stem of a net. A stream of air bubbles rising from the helmet. Bob was diving to collect the placenta with a net after Betty had given…
Bob Pickering's Top Deck Show
Bob Pickering, dressed in sailor suit, stands in the lift lowered over the dolphin tank with fish in his hands. Three dolphin rise out of the water to retrieve the treats. Behind him, another employee is on the top deck and a crowd surrounds the tank…
Bob Pickering with Miller Dunn "Divinhood"
Bob Pickering in black wetsuit with yellow shoulder detail looks at camera from ladder as he gets ready to dive with the Miller Dunn "Divinhood" Style 3 which hangs just behind him. Three men look on (employee at left, possibly tourists at right).…
Octopus in Wonders of the Sea
A white-gray octopus curls its tenticles inside a rusty tube atop small shells on the floor. This was part of the Wonder of the Sea exhibit.
Tags: Exhibits, Octopus, Wonders of the Sea
Bob King at Snack Bar
Bob King stands at snack bar smiling at photographer on upper level. He is dressed in blue uniform and hat and has a mustache. (Pickering noted beards were against dress code, but mustaches were okay.) Souvenir and Coke cups, condiments, and pastel…
Staff at Ticket Office
Summer staff members assemble at ticket office. From L to R: Laura Sankey, Caroline Federaly, Maria, Liz.
Tags: employees, facilities, Federaly, history harvest, Pickering, Sankey, Ticket Booth
Staff with Rescued Whale
Greg Miller, Bill Mahony, and Laura Sankey with stranded whale in pond at Marineland near "No Fishing by Anyone sign." Two men are in the foreground with blue uniforms and baseball caps. Two people are in the water with the whale.
Wendy Borowski in Diver Suit
Wendy Borowski posing inside an old yellow Marineland diver suit prop.
Tags: 1980s, Borowski, Diver Suit, Palumbo, Tourists
Robert Borowski in Diver Suit
Robert Borowski posing inside an old yellow Marineland diver suit prop.
Tags: 1980s, Borowski, Diving Suit, history harvest, Palumbo, Tourists
Borowskis Smile with a Dolphin
Thomas and Kyle Borowski smile while touching a dolphin. The man and boy are in the shallow water with lifevests on, the dolphin between them. The dolphin has its mouth open and eye closed, tail in the air.
Tags: 2000s, Borowski, Dolphins, encounters, history harvest, Palumbo, Tourists