Key West 200th
26 March 2022
Key West 200th Celebration
B-roll includes bicentennial ceremony, military flag raising, time capsule filling, and comments by dignitaries including Captain Mark Sohaney, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Key West (:20 to :33). SOTs with Key West Mayor Teri Johnston (1:49 to 2:15).
26 March 2022
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, five Key West youngsters display ceremonial keys Friday, March 25, 2022, beside a granite time capsule in Key West, Fla. Presented during Key West’s 200th anniversary celebration marking the date of March 25, 1822, when U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Perry formally claimed the island as a United States territory, the keys designate the children as ambassadors for a planned 250th anniversary celebration. Clockwise from front left are Ryan Bryk, 7; Ralphael Weitzman, 11; Gabriella Pichardo, 11; Chloe Blackwell, 13; and Leilani Barnes, 7. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
26 March 2022
Key West 200th Celebration 01
U.S. Senator Rick Scott, center left, watches as Rafael Penalver, center right, preservationist and board president of Key West’s San Carlos Institute, prepares to place an artwork in the island’s bicentennial time capsule Friday, March 25, 2022, in Key West, Fla. Scott placed a Navy cap inside the granite time capsule, which was dedicated during a waterfront ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of March 25, 1822, when U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Perry formally claimed Key West as a United States territory. The capsule is to be opened in 50 years. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)