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Dublin Core
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Title
Central Florida Historical Resources Collection
Description
The Central Florida Historical Resources Collection showcases some of the local museums, archives, and historical societies mentioned throughout the RICHES MI database. Each entry provides a summary of the institution's mission and goals, along with necessary contact information.
Alternative Title
Historical Resources Collection
Subject
Museums--Florida
Archives--Florida
Historical societies
Orlando (Fla.).
Winter Park (Fla.).
Mims (Fla.).
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Orange County Regional History Center, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Mims, Florida
Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Hannibal Square, Winter Park, Florida
GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc., Orlando, Florida
Curator
Marra, Katherine
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>." Orange County Regional History Center. http://thehistorycenter.org/.
"<a href="http://www.thehistorycenter.org/historicalsocietyofcentralfl" target="_blank">Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc.</a>" Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. http://www.thehistorycenter.org/historicalsocietyofcentralfl.
"<a href="http://www.hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org/" target="_blank">African American-Black History at Hannibal Square Heritage Center</a>." Hannibal Square Heritage Center. http://www.hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org/.
"<a href="http://www.harryharriettemoore.org/" target="_blank">Who were Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore?</a>" The Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Inc. http://www.harryharriettemoore.org/.
"<a href="http://www.brevardcounty.us/ParksRecreation/North/MooreMemorial/Home" target="_blank">Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park</a>." Brevard County. http://www.brevardcounty.us/ParksRecreation/North/MooreMemorial/Home.
"<a href="http://www.nbbd.com/godo/moore/" target="_blank">Harry T. Moore Homesite</a>." Titusville, Florida. http://www.nbbd.com/godo/moore/.
"<a href="http://glbthistorymuseum.com/joomla25/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a>" GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc. http://glbthistorymuseum.com/joomla25/index.php?lang=en.
Website
A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ).
Local URL
<a title="Orange County Regional History Center" href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">http://thehistorycenter.org/</a>
Dublin Core
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Title
Orange County Regional History Center
Alternative Title
Orange County Regional History Center
Subject
Orange County (Fla.)
Orlando (Fla.)
Museums--Florida
Description
According to its website, "The Historical Museum first opened in 1942 in the 1892 red brick Orange County Courthouse at the corner of Central and Magnolia, as a pioneer kitchen exhibit for the Central Florida Centennial Celebration. The popular exhibit remained open; and through public donations of historical objects, large and small, books, papers, and photographs, it grew to fill rooms in the old Courthouse.
The collections went into storage from 1957 until 1963, while the county demolished the 1892 Courthouse and built an addition to the 1927 Courthouse on the site of the old building. The museum reopened in the Courthouse Annex in 1963, under the auspices of Orange County Historical Commission, a new county department established by the County Commissioners in 1957 to ensure fiscal and legal stability. By 1970 , the county government needed the space in the annex, so the museum collection was moved again, to the second floor of the Christ Building, a few doors away on Central Boulevard . . .The Orange County Historical Society, Inc., organized in 1971 to raise money for a permanent museum building, which opened in Loch Haven Park in 1976. In 2000, the Historical Museum moved again, back to where it had started at Central Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue. The vacated 1927 Courthouse was restored to become the Orange County Regional History Center, and the Orange County Historical Society became the Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc., operating the History Center in partnership with the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.
The current Orange County Regional History Center showcases the vast collections of the Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. The museum features three floors of permanent exhibitions and also presents nationally important limited-run exhibitions. In 2006, the museum was accepted as an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and was accredited by the American Association of Museums, the highest honor a museum can receive."
Creator
<a href="http://www.thehistorycenter.org/historicalsocietyofcentralfl" target="_blank">Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc.</a>
Source
Orange County Regional History Center
65 East Central Boulevard
Orlando, Florida 32801
Format
application/http
Medium
Website
Language
eng
Type
Website
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.542917, -81.377868
Temporal Coverage
1942-01-01/2014-12-31
Accrual Method
Deposit
Rights Holder
The Orange County Regional History Center holds all rights to the items housed within the institution as well as those items represented digitally on <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>. Contact the <a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a> for the proper permissions for the use of its items.
Contributing Project
<a href="http://nextexithistory.com/" target="_blank">Next Exit History™</a>
Curator
Marra, Katherine
Digital Collection
<a href="http://thehistorycenter.pastperfect-online.com/31399cgi/mweb.exe?request=ks" target="_blank">Library & Archives</a>, Orange County Regional History Center
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website)
<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">http://thehistorycenter.org/</a>
Date Created
1942
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/25" target="_blank">Central Florida Historical Resources Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
External Reference
"Orange County Regional History Center." Orange County Regional History Center. http://thehistorycenter.org/.
"Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc." Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. http://www.thehistorycenter.org/historicalsocietyofcentralfl.
External Reference Title
"<a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>"
"<a href="http://www.thehistorycenter.org/historicalsocietyofcentralfl" target="_blank">Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc.</a>"
Central Blvd.
Central Boulevard
Central Bv.
Central Florida Centennial Celebration
Historical Society of Central Florida
Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc.
OCRHC
Orange County Courthouse
Orange County Historical Commission
Orange County Historical Society, Inc.
Orange County Regional History Center
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Dublin Core
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Title
Postcard Collection
Alternative Title
Postcard Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Osceola County (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Description
Collection of postcards from the private collection of Thomas Cook. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Rights Holder
All items in the <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a> are provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
<span>Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank"><em>Lost Orlando</em></a></span><span> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.</span>
<span>"</span><a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a><span>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.</span>
<span>Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
<span>Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank"><em>The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</em></a></span><span>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002.</span>
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.
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
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Title
Court House and Lake Eola Postcard
Alternative Title
Courthouse and Lake Eola Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Orange County (Fla.)
Clock towers
Courthouses--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Lakes--Florida
Description
Postcard showing the Victorian-style Orange County Courthouse with Lake Eola in the background. The streets are Main Street (present-day Magnolia Avenue) and Central Avenue (present-day Central Boulevard). The Orange County Courthouse was constructed in 1892 and its cornerstone was laid on January 15, 1892. The architect was A. S. Wagner and the general contractor was the W. C. Green Company of Chicago, Illinois. The red brick, three-story building, which cost $57,000, was built in the Gothic Revival style with a eighty-foot high clock tower. The clock and bell were provided for by W. C. Sherman, a local businessman who raised several thousand dollars for the project. The clock mechanism was manufactured by Dent, London, founded by Edward John Dent, the company which made the Big Ben clock movement in London, England. The bell in the tower weighed 1,500 pounds, was tuned "F", was selected by local musician Harry Newell, and, as of 2011, is on display in the lobby of the Orange County Courthouse. The Orange County Courthouse occupied the building until 1927, when a new primary courthouse was constructed next door. Afterward, it was used for Orange County offices. On July 30, 1957, the building was condemned and then demolished on December 30, 1957. A new Orange County Courthouse Annex building was constructed on the site. In the late 1990s, the Courthouse Annex was demolished and replaced with an urban park called Heritage Square, owned by Orange County.
The gray building on the right is the McEwan Clinic, located at 100 East Central Boulevard, which was constructed in 1911. The original owner was Dr. John Singer McEwan. The building was designed to be Orlando's first public hospital. A third story was added circa 1920 to make a total of twenty hospital rooms. Apart from being a hospital and clinic, it was also the Florida Public Service Corporation, later the office of the Florida Gas Company, clothing stores (Artistry), and a 7-Eleven. As of 2011, it is the Central Station Bar. Across the Main Street from the Courthouse is the Orlando Lawn Bowling Clubs grounds.
Creator
C. T. American Art
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by C. T. American Art: Asheville Post Card Company, Asheville, North Carolina: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Asheville Post Card Company
Date Created
ca. 1925
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by C. T. American Art: Asheville Post Card Company, Asheville, North Carolina.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.</p>
Requires
<a href='http://www.adobe.com/reader.html' target='_blank'>Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Format
application/pdf
Extent
648 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.54214, -81.377439
28.541964, -81.377345
Temporal Coverage
1925-01-01/1925-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by C. T. American Art and published by the Asheville Post Card Company.
Rights Holder
<p>Copyright to this resource is held by C. T. American Art and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.</p>
Contributing Project
<p><a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a></p>
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
"Elks History Project." <em>The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America</em>. http://www.elks.org/history/.
"Orange County Courthouse," <em>Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida</em>. http://www.ninthcircuit.org/about/courthouses/orange/.
Rajtar, Steve. <em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
External Reference Title
"<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>"
"<a href="http://www.elks.org/history/" target="_blank">Elks History Project</a>"
"<a href="http://www.ninthcircuit.org/about/courthouses/orange/" target="_blank">Orange County Courthouse</a>"
<em><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></em>
Transcript
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, THE CITY BEAUTIFUL 21.
COURT HOUSE AND LAKE EOLA.
POST CARD
THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
PLACE STAMP HERE
ONE CENT
FOR UNITED STATES
AND ISLAND POSSESSIONS, CUBA, CANADA, AND MEXICO
TWO CENTS FOR FOREIGN
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1925
Date Issued
ca. 1925
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
7-Eleven
Atristry
Central Avenue
Central Blvd.
Central Boulevard
Central Bv.
Central Station Bar
Cook, Thomas
Dent, Edward John
Florida Gas Company
Florida Gas Go,
Florida Public Service Corp.
Florida Public Service Corporation
Lake Eola
Magnolia Ave.
Magnolia Avenue
Main St.
Main Street
McEwan Clinic
McEwan Sanitrarium
McEwan, John Singer
Newell, Harry
orange county
Orange County Courthouse
Orlando Lawn Bowling Club
Sherman W. c.
W. C. Green Co.
W. C. Green Company
Wagner, A. S.
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Dublin Core
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Title
Postcard Collection
Alternative Title
Postcard Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Osceola County (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Description
Collection of postcards from the private collection of Thomas Cook. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Rights Holder
All items in the <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a> are provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
<span>Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank"><em>Lost Orlando</em></a></span><span> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.</span>
<span>"</span><a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a><span>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.</span>
<span>Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
<span>Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank"><em>The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</em></a></span><span>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002.</span>
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.
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Dublin Core
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Title
Albertson Public Library Postcard
Alternative Title
Albertson Library Postcard
Subject
Albertson Public Library, Orlando, Fla.
Buildings--Florida
Library Buildings--United States
Postcards--Florida--Orlando
Libraries--Florida
Orlando (Fla.)
Description
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 donated his personal 12,000 to 15,000 volume book collection to the city. His condition was that the city build a home for his books. His collection was estimated at the time to be worth $100,000. The architect was well-known Murray S. King. The library was built in the Neo-Classical Revival style and took up about half the city block between Rosalind Avenue and Magnolia Avenue. The other half was occupied by the grounds of the Orlando Lawn Bowling Club. The building had two stories with a partially sunken first floor. It was Orlando's first regular public library. When the library opened, it had 21,000 volumes, and by the year's end it had increased to over 30,000. The Albertson Public Library was demolished in 1965 and the Orlando Public Library was built on the same lot in 1966.
Creator
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Orange News Company
Date Created
ca. 1930
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
<a href='http://www.adobe.com/reader.html' target='_blank'>Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Format
application/pdf
Extent
594 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.542476, -81.377149
Temporal Coverage
1930-01-01/1930-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and published by the Oranges News Company.
Rights Holder
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Copyright to this resource is held by Genuine Curteich-Chicago <span> </span>and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.</p>
Contributing Project
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a></p>
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"Orlando's First Library." <em>Orange County Library System</em>. http://www.ocls.info/About/History/default.asp.
Rajtar, Steve. <em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
External Reference Title
"<a href="http://www.ocls.info/About/History/default.asp" target="_blank">Orlando's First Library</a>"
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a>
Transcript
O-3---Albertson Public Library, Orlando, Fla.
"The City Beautiful"
ORANGE NEWS CO., ORLANDO. FLA.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
POST CARD
Albertson Public Library
Albertson, Charles Lewis
Central Blvd.
Central Boulevard
Central Bv.
Cook, Thomas
Downtown
Downtown Orlando
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
King, Murray S.
Magnolia Ave.
Magnolia Avenue
Neo-Classical Revival
OCLS
Orange County Library System
Orange News Co.
Orange News Company
Orlando Lawn Bowling Club
Orlando Public Library
Rosalind Ave.
Rosalind Avenue
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Dublin Core
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Title
Postcard Collection
Alternative Title
Postcard Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Osceola County (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Description
Collection of postcards from the private collection of Thomas Cook. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Rights Holder
All items in the <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a> are provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
<span>Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank"><em>Lost Orlando</em></a></span><span> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.</span>
<span>"</span><a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a><span>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.</span>
<span>Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
<span>Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank"><em>The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</em></a></span><span>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002.</span>
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.
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Dublin Core
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Title
A Glimpse of the Business Section Postcard
Alternative Title
Orlando Business Section Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Business districts
Courthouses--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of
Description
Postcard showing Central Avenue (now Central Boulevard) at the corner of Court Avenue in Orlando, Florida. It shows the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Club, as well as the intersection of Central and Orange Avenue. The Elks Club building was constructed circa 1910 and demolished circa 1955. The cost of construction was $8,500 and the architecture was designed in the Modern Eclectic style with Bungalow elements. The Orlando Lodge of the Elks was founded on June 28, 1907. The Lodge rented space, first from the Odd Fellows and later the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) prior to purchasing the land at Court Street and Central Boulevard for $1,250. Orange County eventually bought the property and demolished the building at the same time that the 1892 Orange County Courthouse was being torn down in preparation of the building of the Courthouse Annex building. The ground where the Elks Building once stood was turned into a parking lot for the Courthouse. The Elks moved to 409 East Central Boulevard and remained there until a fire destroyed the lodge in 1969. Afterward, the Elks moved to 12 North Primrose Avenue. The parking lot was eventually redeveloped into Heritage Square after the demolition of the Orange County Courthouse Annex in the late 1990s. Heritage Square opened in 2000.
Source
Original color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
E. C. Kropp Company
Date Created
ca. 1928
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
application/pdf
Extent
651 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
37.734001, -88.932637
Temporal Coverage
1928-01-01/1928-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by E. C. Kropp Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by E. C. Kropp Company and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a>
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Rajtar, Steve. <em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
"Elks History Project." <em>The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America</em>. http://www.elks.org/history.
External Reference Title
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a>
"<a href="http://www.elks.org/history" target="_blank">Elks History Project</a>"
Transcript
A Glimpse of the Business Section, Orlando, Florida
The whiff of the pine,
And the scent of the palm
Give to Florida sunshine
It's sweet soothing balm.
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1928
Date Issued
ca. 1928
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Central Avenue
Central Blvd.
Central Boulevard
Central Bv.
Court St.
Court Street
E. C. Kropp Co.
E. C. Kropp Company
Elks Club
Heritage Sq.
Heritage Square
Odd Fellows
Orange Ave.
Orange Avenue
Orange County Courthouse
Orange County Courthouse Annex
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Assocation
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https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/38ff5ef68bcb066444975bc1f063c3e4.pdf
ea7c0589bb18b8441524d0b7c1a90285
Dublin Core
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
Postcard Collection
Alternative Title
Postcard Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Osceola County (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Description
Collection of postcards from the private collection of Thomas Cook. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Rights Holder
All items in the <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a> are provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
<span>Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank"><em>Lost Orlando</em></a></span><span> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.</span>
<span>"</span><a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a><span>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.</span>
<span>Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
<span>Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank"><em>The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</em></a></span><span>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002.</span>
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.
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Dublin Core
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
Bird's Eye View Showing Elks Club, Court House and Eola Lake Postcard
Alternative Title
Elks Club, Court House and Eola Lake Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Orange County (Fla.)
Clock towers
Business districts
Courthouses--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of
Lakes--Florida
Description
Postcard showing the Victorian-style Orange County Courthouse with Lake Eola in the background. The streets are Main Street (present-day Magnolia Avenue) and Central Avenue (present-day Central Boulevard). The Orange County Courthouse was constructed in 1892 and its cornerstone was laid on January 15, 1892. The architect was A. S. Wagner and the general contractor was the W. C. Green Company of Chicago, Illinois. The red brick, three-story building, which cost $57,000, was built in the Gothic Revival style with a 80-foot high clock tower. The clock and bell were provided for by W. C. Sherman, a local businessman who raised several thousand dollars for the project. The clock mechanism was manufactured by Dent, London, founded by Edward John Dent, the company which made the Big Ben clock movement in London, England. The bell in the tower weighed 1,500 pounds, was tuned "F", was selected by local musician Harry Newell, and as of 2011, is on display in the lobby of the Orange County Courthouse. The Orange County Courthouse occupied the building until 1927, when a new primary courthouse was constructed next door. Afterward, it was used for Orange County offices. On July 30, 1957, the building was condemned and then demolished on December 30, 1957. A new Orange County Courthouse Annex building was constructed on the site. In the late 1990s, the Courthouse Annex was demolished and replaced with an urban park called Heritage Square, owned by Orange County.
The gray building on the right is the McEwan Clinic, located at 100 East Central Boulevard, which was constructed in 1911. The original owner was Dr. John Singer McEwan. The building was designed to be Orlando's first public hospital. A third story was added circa 1920 to make a total of twenty hospital rooms. Apart from being a hospital and clinic, it was also the Florida Public Service Corporation, later the office of the Florida Gas Company, clothing stores (Artistry), and a 7-Eleven. As of 2011, it is the Central Station Bar.
Across the Main Street from the Courthouse is the Orlando Lawn Bowling Clubs grounds.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: C. T. American Art: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
C. T. American Art
Date Created
ca. 1928
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: C.T. American Art.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.</p>
Requires
<a href='http://www.adobe.com/reader.html' target='_blank'>Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Format
application/pdf
Extent
648 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.54214, -81.377439
28.541964, -81.377345
Temporal Coverage
1928-01-01/1928-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by C. T. American Art .
Rights Holder
<p>Copyright to this resource is held by C. T. American Art and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.</p>
Contributing Project
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a>
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
"Elks History Project." The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America. http://www.elks.org/history/.
"Orange County Courthouse." Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. http://www.ninthcircuit.org/about/courthouses/orange/.
Rajtar, Steve. <em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
External Reference Title
"<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>"
"<a href="http://www.elks.org/history/" target="_blank">Elks History Project</a>"
"<a href="http://www.ninthcircuit.org/about/courthouses/orange/" target="_blank">Orange County Courthouse</a>"
<em><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></em>
Transcript
BIRD'S EYE VIEW SHOWING ELKS CLUB, COURT HOUSE AND EOLA LAKE, ORLANDO, FLA
THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES
C. T. AMERICAN ART
POST CARD
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
PLACE STAMP HERE
DOMESTIC ONE CENT
FOREIGN TWO CENTS
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1928
Date Issued
ca. 1928
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
7-Eleven
Atistry
Central Avenue
Central Blvd.
Central Boulevard
Central Bv.
Central Station Bar
Cook, Thomas
Dent, Edward John
Downtown
Downtown Orlando
Florida Gas Co.
Florida Gas Company
Florida Public Service Corp.
Florida Public Service Corporation
Green, W. C.
Lake Eola
Magnolia Ave.
Magnolia Avenue
Main St.
Main Street
McEwan Clinic
McEwan Sanitarium
McEwan, John Singer
Newell, Harry
Orange County Courthouse
Orlando Lawn Bowling Club
Sherman, W. C.
W. C. Green Co.
W. C. Green Company
Wagner, A. S.
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https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/52a328d5f5051fb2f24fc3fce2b888f3.pdf
fcabd57e342fb895c4956c84b1fca8fe
Dublin Core
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
Postcard Collection
Alternative Title
Postcard Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Osceola County (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Description
Collection of postcards from the private collection of Thomas Cook. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Rights Holder
All items in the <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a> are provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
<span>Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank"><em>Lost Orlando</em></a></span><span> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.</span>
<span>"</span><a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf" target="_blank">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a><span>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.</span>
<span>Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a></span><span>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.</span>
<span>Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank"><em>The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</em></a></span><span>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002.</span>
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.
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Dublin Core
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
Central Ave., Looking West from Court House Postcard
Alternative Title
Central Ave. Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of
Postcards--Florida
Community centers--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Courthouses--Florida
Description
Postcard posted February of 1919 that shows Central Avenue (now Central Boulevard) at the corner of Court Avenue. Pictured is the Elks Club, as well as the intersection of Central and Orange Avenue. The Orlando Lodge of the Elks was founded on June 28, 1907. The Lodge rented space, first from the Odd Fellows and later the YMCA, prior to purchasing the land at Court Street and Central Boulevard for $1,250. The building was constructed circa 1910 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and cost $8,500 to build. It was made in the Modern Eclectic style with Bungalow elements. Orange County eventually bought the property and demolished the building in 1955, at the same time the 1892 Orange County Courthouse was being torn down in preparation of the building of the Courthouse Annex building. The ground where the Elks Building once stood was turned into a parking lot for the Courthouse. The Elks Club moved to 409 East Central Boulevard and remained there until a fire destroyed their lodge in 1969. Afterward, the Elks moved to 12 North Primrose Avenue. The parking lot was eventually redeveloped into Heritage Square after the demolition of the Orange County Courthouse Annex in the late 1990s. Heritage Square opened in 2000.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard, 1919: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
E. C. Kropp Company
Date Created
1919
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard, 1919: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.</p>
Requires
<a href='http://www.adobe.com/reader.html' target='_blank'>Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Format
application/pdf
Extent
733 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.542134, -81.378299
Temporal Coverage
1919-01-01/1919-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the E. C. Kropp Company.
Rights Holder
<p>Copyright to this resource is held by E. C. Kropp Company and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.</p>
Contributing Project
<p><a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a></p>
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
<p><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a></p>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Rajtar, Steve. <em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
"Elks History Project." The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America. http://www.elks.org/history/.
External Reference Title
<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a>
"<a href="http://www.elks.org/history/" target="_blank">Elks History Project</a>"
Transcript
Central Ave., Looking West from Court House, Orlando, Fla.
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Date Copyrighted
1919
Date Issued
1919
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Central Avenue
Central Blvd.
Central Boulevard
Central Bv.
Cook, Thomas
Court St.
Court Street
Courthouse Annex
Downtown
Downtown Orlando
E. C. Kropp Co.
E. C. Kropp Company
Elks Club
Heritage Square
Odd Fellows
Orange Ave.
Orange Avenue
Orange County Courthouse
Orange County Courthouse Annex
orlando
Primrose Ave.
Primrose Avenue
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association