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And the Envelope, Please, May 22 & 23, 2010
A program for the Orlando Gay Chorus' concert, "And the Envelope, Please", on May 22 &
And the Envelope, Please
A poster for the Orlando Gay Chorus concert, “And the Envelope, Please”. The event was held at The Plaza Live, located at 425 North Bumby Avenue in Orlando, Florida, on May 22 and 23, 2010. Tickets were $25 in advance through The Plaza box office and…
Anchor Line Direct Steam Communication Between Granton, Norway, and Sweden
Advertisement for the Anchor Line of the Henderson Brothers steamship company. The Anchor Line first appeared in advertisements in 1852 for N and R Handyside and Company. Overseen by Captain Thomas Henderson, who first proposed a line between…
Ancestors of Debbie Lynn Reagan
A family tree showing the ancestors of Debbie Lynn Reagan (b. 1958), the great-granddaughter of Emma Leonora Lawton Aulin (1853-1907) and Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), the Swedish immigrant credited with naming the town of Oviedo, Florida. Reagan…
Ancestors of Bettye Jean Aulin
A family tree showing the ancestors of Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan (b. 1934), a pastel painter based in Lake Mary, Florida. Born on January 27, 1934, Reagan is the granddaughter of Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), who is credited with naming Oviedo.…
An Old Auntie Selling Groun-Nut Cakes Postcard
A postcard showing an African-American woman selling "groun-nut" cakes. The postcard includes a poem about groun-nut cakes, which are actually made from peanuts.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a…
Amy Lalanne, Josie Lemon Allen, Sandy Cawthern and Harry Coverston
Soil collection near the West Orange Girls Club in Ocoee, Florida, on September 8, 2018. Featured in the photograph are Amy Lalanne, her unidentified daughter, Josie Lemon Allen, Sandy Cawthern and Harry Coverston. The site of the soil collection is…
Amtrak Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Station
The Amtrak Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) Station, located at 1400 Sligh Boulevard in Orlando, Florida, in 2014. This station was constructed in 1926 at a cost of $500,000 and was originally part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL).…
American Soldiers with Woman During World War I
Two American soldiers, presumably the Gormley brothers, with a woman during World War I. It is also likely that the woman photographed is a relative of the Gormleys. Charles Ernest Gormley and George Gormley were originally from Kansas, but moved to…
American Legion Hall
The American Legion Hall, located at the 300 Seminole Boulevard in Sanford, Florida. The log cabin was originally used as the American Legion Campbell-Lossing Post 53, which received the property from the City of Sanford during the Armistice Day…
American Legion Building Postcard
Postcard showing the American Legion Hall, located at the 900 block of Orange Avenue on Lake Ivanhoe. The hall was constructed in 1938 with a Spanish Colonial Revival Style. The building cost $82,000 and replaced an earlier American Legion Hall built…
American Fire and Casualty Company
This painting accompanies the Orlando Remembered exhibit at the Downtown Orlando Information Center, located at 201 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The painting was created by James Stoll, who has contributed various works of art,…
American Crew of Apollo-Soyuz Mission
The American crew of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was composed of, from left to right, Astronaut Deke Slayton (1924-1993), first-time Astronaut Vance DeVoe Brand as Command Module Pilot, and veteran Astronaut Thomas "Tom" Patten Stafford as…
American Civil War Bullets
Bullets from the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and the Confederacy between 1861 and 1865. After four years of battle, the Union destroyed the Confederacies infrastructure, successfully crushing their ability to continue…
Amateur Night a Treat
Newspaper article on Amateur Night at the Milane Theatre, located in Sanford, Florida. Juanita Smith won first prize and Wema Graves came in second.
The Milane Theatre was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue, the former location of the Star…
The Milane Theatre was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue, the former location of the Star…
Alterations, since last Return, among the Enlisted Men
The alterations, since last return, among the enlisted men of the Company K Tenth Cavalry from July of 1889. The monthly returns were used to report on the strength of each regiment, including total numbers of men present, absent, sick, or on extra…
Altamonte to Vote on Sewer Bill
A newspaper article from The Seminole Star discussing the construction on the Keller Road Sewer Treatment Plant in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The construction was completed by the Tuttle-White Construction Company of Orlando and the Lee Construction…
Allstate Construction College Advertisement
A newspaper advertisement for Allstate Construction College's electrical engineering program. According to the ad, the college prepared students to pass the new state electrical exam and was taught by an instructor who was a state-licensed electrical…
Alligators at Gatorland, 1996
Alligators at Gatorland, located at 14501 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, in 1996. Gatorland is a theme park and wildlife preserve founded by Owen Godwin in 1949. In 1962, Godwin's son, Frank Godwin, designed an entrance in the shape…
Alligator Egg Hatching in Florida Postcard
A postcard depicting baby alligators hatching from eggs in Florida. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for…
Alligator at the Hines Energy Complex
An alligator at Block 1 of the Hines Energy Complex near Bartow, Florida, around 2000. Located at 7700 County Road 555 South in Bartow, this Progress Energy Florida, Inc. power plant opened in 1999 and was sold to Duke Energy in 2013. Westinghouse…
Alligator at Silver Springs State Park
An alligator at the Silver Springs State Park, formerly located at 1425 Northeast 58th Avenue in Silver Springs, Florida, in 1999. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their…
Alligator at Cypress Gardens, 1989
An alligator at Cypress Gardens in June of 1989. Billed as Florida's first commercial tourist theme park, Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936, as a botanical garden planted by Dick Pope, Sr. (1900-1988) and his wife, Julie Pope. Over the years,…
All-Star Baseball Game Ticket
Ticket to an all-star baseball game at Municipal Ball Park in Sanford, Florida on Friday, August 20, 1940 at 8 p.m. The cost of the ticket is 50 cents including tax, but excluding parking.
Sanford entered the world of pro ball in 1919 with the…
Sanford entered the world of pro ball in 1919 with the…
All Souls Catholic Church Historic Chapel, 2011
The All Souls Catholic Church, located at 800 South Oak Avenue in Sanford, Florida, in 2011. All Souls Catholic Church was founded by Father McFaul in 1882 and is one of the oldest Catholic parishes in Central Florida. The original church building…
All Florida, November 17, 1953
The cover of All Florida, a TV guide published by The Florida Times-Union, for November 17, 1963. The cover features Albin Polasek, who was also featured on page 10 of the TV guide. All Florida also featured other artists from Orange County,…
All English Horse Show Set for Tally-Ho Farms
A newspaper article published in The Oviedo Outlook on September 29, 1971. The article details an English Hunter Jumper horse show scheduled for October 9. The show was hosted by Lars White and held at Tally-Ho Farms, located at 550 East Chapman Road…
Alice Kathryn Aulin, Mary Leonora Aulin, and Charles Warren Aulin, Sr.
Alice Kathryn Aulin (b. 1926), Mary "Lona" Lenora Aulin (b. 1924), and Charles Warren Aulin, Sr. (1927-1964), children of Andrew Aulin, Jr. (1893-1964) and Mary Alice Powell Aulin (1904-1993) and grandchildren of Emma Leonora Lawton Aulin (1853-1907)…
Alice Kathryn Aulin, Madelyn Bogard, and Mary Leonora Aulin
Alice Kathryn Aulin (b. 1926), Madelyn Bogard, and Mary "Lona" Lenora Aulin (b. 1924) in 1940. The Aulin sisters were the daughters of Emma Leonora Lawton Aulin (1853-1907) and Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), the Swedish immigrant credited with naming…
Alice Kathryn Aulin, Charles Warren Aulin, Mary Leonora Aulin, Andrew Aulin, and Bettye Jean Aulin
The children of Andrew Aulin, Jr. (1893-1964) and Mary Alice Powell Aulin (1904-1993).In the back row are, from left to right, Alice Kathryn Aulin (b. 1926); Charles Warren Aulin, Sr. (1927-1964); Mary "Lona" Leonora Aulin (b. 1924). Andrew Aulin,…
Alice Irene Bartlett, Mary Leonora Aulin Bartlett, Patricia Eileen Bartlett, and Llewellyn Roberts Bartlett, Jr.
Mary "Lona" Leonora Aulin Bartlett (b. 1924) and Llewellyn "Lew" Roberts Bartlett, Jr. (b. 1921) with her two eldest daughters, Patricia "Trish" Eileen Bartlett (b. 1948), and Alice Irene Bartlett (b. 1949). Lona was the granddaughter of Emma Leonora…
Albin Polasek Working in Art Studio
The home and art studio of Albin Polasek, located at 633 Osceola Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Polasek is a local art legend in Orange County who is also recognized nationally and internationally for his work. Polasek was born in Frenštát pod…
Albin Polasek with Mayor Allen Trovillion
Albin Polasek with Mayor Allen Trovillion in Polasek's home and art studio, located at 633 Osceola Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Trovillion served as the Mayor of Winter Park from 1962 to 1966. A Republican, he later went on to represent District…
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens
The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, located at 633 Osceola Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Albin Polasek, known internationally for his sculptures, retired to Lake Osceola in Winter Park in 1950. The same year that he had moved to…
Albin Polasek Home and Art Studio, 1950
The home and art studio of Albin Polasek, located at 633 Osceola Avenue in Winter Park, Florida, around the time of its construction. Polasek, known internationally for his sculptures, retired to Lake Osceola in Winter Park in 1950. The same year…
Albin Polasek Chiseling Man Carving His Own Destiny
Sculptor Albin Polasek chisteling Man Carving His Own Destiny from limestone, with his assistant, Robert A. Baille, around 1960. Polasek sculpted his first version of Man Carving His Own Destiny while studying under Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania…
Albin Polasek
A portrait of Albin Polasek, a local art legend in Orange County, Florida, who is also recognized nationally and internationally for his work. Polasek was born in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic), on February 14, 1879.…
Albertson Public Library Stamp
A stamp inside a library book from the Albertson Public Library, located at 101 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Before there was a public library in Orlando, the local Sorosis Club ran a circulating library for the city. After…
Albertson Public Library Silver Anniversary Flyer
A flyer for the Albertson Public Library's silver anniversary. The library, which is located at 101 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, celebrated its silver anniversary in November of 1948.Before there was a public library in…
Albertson Public Library Postcard
Postcard showing Albertson Public Library, formerly located at 101 East Central Boulevard in Orlando, Florida. Construction began in 1922 and the library opened in May of 1923. The City of Orlando had the library built after Colonel Charles Lewis…
Albertson Public Library Entrance Lamp
An entrance lamp from the Albertson Public Library, located at 101 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Before there was a public library in Orlando, the local Sorosis Club ran a circulating library for the city. After years of…
Albertson Public Library
The Albertson Public Library, located at 101 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Before there was a public library in Orlando, the local Sorosis Club ran a circulating library for the city. After years of running the library out of…
Alberta Miller
Alberta Miller, the mother of Algerine Miller. Alberta and her husband, Moddie Miller, purchased property in Sanford's Pine Level Subdivision from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff for $100 in 1943. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house…
Albert McLeod Bethune, Sr.
A portrait of Albert McLeod Bethune, Sr., which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Albert Bethune was the only child of Albertus Bethune and Dr. Mary Jane…
Alan Baxter and Mick Dolan
Alan Baxter, an unidentified man, and radio personality, radio personality Mick Dolan, on May 5, 2012, at the Shovelhead Lounge in Longwood, Florida. The three men are wearing black t-shirts with a photograph of Mark Samansky and the caption, "CINCO…
Alabama Postcard
A postcard depicting the "Alabama," the official state song, surrounded by illustrations. Julia Tutwiler (1841-1916), a humanitarian and educator, wrote the song after a visit to Germany, where she had been studying new educational methods for girls…
Airplane View of Walker-Gordon Plant Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of the Walker-Gordon Plant in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The plant was purchased in 1897 and was the site of a number of scientific and technical advancements in dairy production that are still in use today. The site…
Airplane View of Business Section, Showing Part of Lake Eola Postcard
Postcard showing an airplane view of Downtown Orlando's business district. In the foreground is Lake Eola with an early band shell placed out into the water. On its shores is the Rosalind Club (green roof on the left) and the Masonic Temple (to the…
Airplane View of Business Section Looking West on Market Street Postcard
A postcard depicting an airplane view of Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also serving as part of Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3), Market Street is a major business district in Philadelphia, with many historic sites along its eastern section,…
Air-Snoop Comic, April 1, 1944
The Air-Snoop was a base-run newspaper for the 493rd Bombardment Group while at the McCook Army Air Force Base, Nebraska. The Newspaper advertised dances, movies, interviews with officers, comics, and jokes. The 493rd Bombardment Group flew a total…
Agreement to Establish the Oklawaha River Basin Improvement Council
An agreement to establish the Oklawaha River Basin Improvement Council, formed from a proposal by U.S. Representatives Lou Frey, Jr. (b. 1934), Don Fuqua (b. 1933), and William V. Chappell, Jr. (1922-1989). The agreement outlines the environmental…
African-American Mother and Child at the Jones-Francis Maternity Hall
An African-American mother with her newborn child at the Jones-Francis Maternity Hall, located at 621 East Sixth Street in Georgetown, an historic black neighborhood in Sanford, Florida. The house was originally the home of Reverend John R. Hurston,…
African-American Laborer at DeForest Grove
An African-American agricultural laborer at DeForest Grove, sometime between 1895 and 1905. Henry L. DeForest (1857-1902) was born in Derby, Connecticut, and knew Henry Shelton Sanford (1823-1891) since childhood. In 1870, DeForest came to Florida…
Affidavit of the Master or Commanding Officer, or First or Second Officer
The affidavit of the master or commanding officer, or first or second officer, for the SS Lake Felicity, signed by Leo Davis as the master of the ship on January 22, 1920. On this voyage, the ship sailed from Matanzas, Cuba, to New York, New York.…
Aerial Views of Sky Lake
Sky Lake, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando, Florida, between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. This residential community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000…
Aerial Views of Isleworth Grove
Aerial views of Isleworth Grove in Windermere, Florida in 1936. Chase & Company was established by Joshua Chase and his brother Sydney in 1884. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company…
Aerial View of Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake
Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida.. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs…
Aerial View of Tarpon Springs, Florida—"The Venice of the South" Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of the town of Tarpon Springs, Florida, and all of its waterways. The earliest Americans settlers to Tarpon Springs came following the American Civil War. The town was first promoted by Hamilton Disston (1844-1896)…
Aerial View of State Farmers' Market
Aerial view of the Sanford State Farmers' Market in 1936. The Farmers' Market was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market…
Aerial View of Sanford State Farmers' Market After 1957 Fire
Aerial view of the Sanford State Farmers' Market after being destroyed by a fire in April of 1957.
The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers…
The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers…
Aerial View of Naval Air Station Sanford
Aerial view of Naval Air Station Sanford prior to its closing in 1967. Before the Navy closed the air station, modern housing and maintenance facilities for aircraft were installed. By 1968, the City of Sanford had acquired the property and…
Aerial View of Downtown Winter Garden
This aerial view from the Winter Garden water tower highlights the business district of Downtown Winter Garden, Florida, and some of it's prominent buildings in the 1920s. Those buildings include the First Baptist Church, South Apopka Supply Company,…
Aerial View of Downtown Sanford on the St. John's River
Downtown Sanford in the 1940s, including Memorial Park, City Hall, and the Municipal Zoo, just after being relocated from its original location. Veterans Memorial Park in Sanford, Florida. The bandshell is part of the original park design and…
Aerial View of Corpus Christi Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 and is best known for its roles in the Texas Revolution, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War.This postcard is part of a collection of…
Aerial View of Cooper River Bridge Postcard
A postcard depicting an aerial view of the Cooper River Bridge and Ocean Highway in Charleston, South Carolina. Officially known as the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge, the bridge opened in 1929 to cross the Cooper River. The Cooper River Bridge was…
Aerial View of Bethlehem Steel Company Postcard
A postcard depicting Bethlehem Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. in Beaumont, Texas. Founded in 1857, Bethlehem Steel Company was the second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder in the country. The Beaumont Yard was one of the major sources for…
Adventureland at Magic Kingdom, 1974
Nancy Lynn Cepero (b. 1954), on the right, at Adventureland at Magic Kingdom in 1974. Magic Kingdom, located at 1180 Seven Seas Drive, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Construction for the resort began in…
Admin Inspecting Party Enjoys Luncheon at Lake Golden
Members of a base inspection committee at Lake Golden in Sanford, Florida. Both members of the Sanford community and air base personnel wanted Naval Air Station Sanford to remain active. In 1968, Navy officials moved the bomber squadrons stationed at…
Address Sheet with Notes on Orlando Ministerial Association Laws
A sheet containing a list of addresses on the front side and handwritten notes on the back. These notes appear to be the draft of a speech supporting equal opportunity in education in the United States. The end of the speech states that the Orlando…
Action Center USA
An advertisement produced to showcase the advent of mid-century modernism in Orlando, Florida. The film depicts marketing strategies aimed at attracting white middle-to-upper class men in either military or defense technology engineering professions.…
Acreage of Principle Crops, Seminole County, 1924
A table representing the acreage of principle crops in Seminole County, Florida, during 1924. Crops such as corn, velvet beans, and dry edible beans were listed as grain and forage crops. Tame grasses and annual legumes were categorized as hay crops.…
Acreage and Quantity of Corn, Sorghums, and Small Grains, Seminole County, 1939
Aable representing acreage and quantity of corn, sorghum, and small grans in Seminole County during 1939. Statistics in the table identify various products produced in the county, how many acres each crop occupied, production number of each crop, and…
Acreage and Production of Hay Crops and Miscellaneous Crops Harvested, Seminole County, 1939
A table representing acreage and production of hay and miscellaneous crops harvested in Seminole County during 1939. Statistics in the table identify various products produced in the county, how many acres each crop occupied, production number of…
Acreage and Production of Grain Crops, Seminole County, 1934
A table representing acreage and production of grain crops in Seminole County, Florida, during 1934. Statistics identify the various grain crops grown in Seminole County, the acreage each crop occupied, production numbers for each crop, and how many…
Acreage and Production of Grain Crops, Seminole County, 1929
A table representing acreage and production of grain and forage crops in Seminole County, Florida, during 1929. Statistics in the table identify various products produced in the county, how many acres each crop occupied, production number of each…
Acreage and Production of Grain Crops, Seminole County, 1929
A table representing acreage and production of grain and forage crops in Seminole County during 1929. Statistics in the table identify various products produced in the county, how many acres each crop occupied, production number of each crop, and the…
ACL Depot, Orlando, Fla. Postcard
A postcard of Church Street Station, located at 127 West Church Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida. 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…
Acknowledgement of Sale of Horses for Edwin G. Eastman from M. Thayer (July 20, 1871)
This is a receipt of payment for Edwin G. Eastman, created by M. Thayer on July 20, 1871. In the receipt, Thayer acknowledges the sale of two horses to Eastman for $750. Thayer attests in the handwritten receipt that both horses are of generally…
Abstract of Military Service for William Snow Taylor Jr.
In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in…
Abstract of Military Service for William Grupp
The abstract of World War I military service for Fireman Second Class William Otto Grupp (1901-1988). The document includes Grupp’s name, service number, where and when he enlisted, his age at entrance, rate, home address, a list of where and when he…
Abstract of Military Service for Sorci Settimo
The abstract of World War I military service for Settimo Sorci (1893-1989). The document includes Sorci’s surname, Christian name, Army serial number, whether White or Colored, home address, place of enlistment, place of birth, date of birth,…
Abstract of Military Service for Nelson Phelps
The abstract of World War I military service for Nelson Phelps (1899-1989). The abstract features Phelp’s name and service number, his enlistment location and date, his age at entrance, current rank, home address, duty stations and time periods of…
Abstract of Military Service for Nelson Mullin
The abstract of World War I military service for Nelson Mullin (1887-1944). The document includes name, date and place of birth, race, units and ranks, dates overseas, and date of discharge. Born on July 21, 1887, in Camilla, Georgia, Mullin…
Abstract of Military Service for Max Blum
The abstract of World War I military service for Private Max Blum. The document includes Blum’s surname, Christian name, Army serial number, whether White or Colored, home address, place of enlistment, place of birth, date of birth, organizations…
Abstract of Military Service for Luther Wade Pilcher
The abstract of World War I military service for Luther Wade Pilcher (1898-1918). The document includes Pilcher’s surname, Christian name, Army serial number, whether White or Colored, home address, place of enlistment, place of birth, date of birth,…
Abstract of Military Service for Joseph Radivoy
The abstract of World War II military service for Joseph W. Radivoy (1921-1995). The document includes Radivoy's name, home address, date of enlistment, the artillery he enlisted in, the number of years enlisted, how he was separated from active…
Abstract of Military Service for John Watkins
The abstract of military service for John D. Watkins (1889-1918). The card includes Watkins' name, race, date and place of birth, units and ranks, death date and cause, and who was notified of his death. Though the card designates Watkins as white…
Abstract of Military Service for John M. Antuono
The abstract of World War I military service for John M. Antuono (1894 – 1992). The document includes Antuono’s surname, Christian name, Army serial number, whether White or Colored, home address, place of enlistment, place of birth, date of birth,…
Abstract of Military Service for Ian Brandon
In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in…
Abstract of Military Service for George P. McCann
The abstract of World War I military service for George Philip McCann (1899-1991). The document includes McCann’s name, service number, where and when he enlisted, his age at entrance, rate, home address, a list of where and when he served, his rank…
Abstract of Military Service for Fred White
The abstract of World War I military service for Fred White (1898-1919). The document includes Antuono’s surname, Christian name, Army serial number, whether White or Colored, home address, place of enlistment, place of birth, date of birth,…
Abstract of Military Service for Carl Oscar Anderson
The abstract of military service for Carl Oscar Anderson (1893-1918). The card includes Anderson's name, age, race, serial number, place of birth, unit and ranks, death date and cause
Abstract of Military Service for Amasa Edward Hoyt Jr.
The abstract of World War I military service for Amasa Edward Hoyt Jr. The document includes Hoyt's name, Army serial number, race, residence, where he enlisted, place of birth, birth date or age, organizations served in, grades, engagements, wounds,…
Abandonment of Part of Maple Street Approved
A newspaper article from The Winter Garden Times announcing that the Orange County Commission had approved of plans the Winter Garden Citrus Cooperative's plans to construct a new processing plant. The plant would treat wastewater created from citrus…
Abandoned by Ralph L. Bagley
Abandoned, an oil painting by Ralph L. Bagley (ca. 1914-2008). Bagley was an artist and instructor who taught in Central Florida from the 1950s until his death in 2008, when he was 94 years old. He was born in Bertrand, Missouri, and attended the…
A.J. Polk
A.J. Polk, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1932-1935. While he was principal, the Board of Education built Kentucky Street School, which later became Holden Street Elementary School, and students from first to sixth grade…
A. J. Peterson
A newspaper article about A. J. Peterson, a local agent for the Seaboard Oil Company and a partner in the Seminole Tire Shop in Sanford, Florida. The store was originally located at 201 North Park Avenue until it moved to the corner of West First…
A. E. Philips Drug Store Advertisement
Advertisement for A. E. Philips' drug store, which was established at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Sanford, Florida, in 1884. By 1892, Philips was the only druggist in Sanford, but in 1894, he handed over ownership of the…
A. Duda and Sons Mule Train
A Mule Train on the A. Duda and Sons farm in Slavia, Florida, sometime between 1940 and 1945. Mule Trian was the name of the motorized factory that Duda farm workers used to harvest celery from the 1940s through the 1970s. It was named after a…
A. Duda and Sons Celery Packing House
The A. Duda and Son's packing house in Slavia, Florida, around 1945. This photograph features of number African-American workers packing the celery crop for shipping and distribution. Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in…