Here is Governor Fuller Warren with Rosemary Carpenter, Miss Florida, and Miss Fernandina in 1949. Dig Gov Warren’s snazzy shoes! This photo is from Literary Florida , May 1949.
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This ad is from the July, 1949, copy of ‘Literary Florida’. Here’s what the location of Warwick’s Village looks like today: View Larger Map
Jacksonville had to put a ban on horse racing in Downtown Jacksonville after the challengers got out of hand and caused chaos for business. Jousting was a very popular sport at the time, as this group was involved in. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A family drive on Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach in 1910. Seems like Mr. and Mrs. Penny are out to go-to-meeting in their horse-less carriage. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’. You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first wire photograph sent of a football game and the game was in 1935 in Miami at, what was then called, the ‘Orange Bowl Festival’. This photo is from ‘Fifty Years on the Fifty: The Orange Bowl[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the commons of the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota in 1963. Click here to plan a visit to the Ringling Museum of Art. This photo is from Florida – A photographic journey by Hans Hannau. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are some lovely ladies getting even lovelier courtesy of beauticians of Chez Maurice in Miami in 1939. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work’ by Margaret Wilson. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Melbourne and the surrounding area the Union Cypress Railroad ran a lot. That included what this building was, The crescent Theater. During it’s existence it was actually in a town named Hopkins. Hopkins eventually got swallowed by the growth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s David Rosenblatt in his delivery truck in 1930. Rosenblatt owned Southern Grocery located at 636 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg. Here’s what is at that address today: View Larger Map
Resort Nurse by Diana Douglas My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is part of my Florida book collection. I picked this up noticing the Florida location and considered it a romance novel. I hadn’t read one before. However, after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Historic Photos: Weeki Wachee, 1950s.
on August 23, 2013
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Here are the fin-less Weeki Wachee Mermaids in an advertisement for Weeki Wachee Springs in the 1950s. Click here to learn more and plan a visit to Weeki Wachee State Park. This is from ‘Weeki Wachee – City of Mermaids’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This group of surveyors was in the process of mapping 44,000 acres of of land, mostly swamp, owned by the Florida Everglades Land Company in 1911. From ‘Lake Worth – Jewel of the Gold Coast’.You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…