1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a17a0d0e2d03050d809e7dfd9bdab925.pdf a930cf486541d16624c2df1757e226e1 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 Thomas Cook Collection Alternative Title Cook Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Orange County (Fla.) Longwood (Fla.) Cape Canaveral (Fla.) Lake Wales (Fla.) Silver Springs (Fla.) Weeki Wachee (Fla.) Winter Haven (Fla.) Osceola County (Fla.) Winter Park (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, postcards, documents, and other records 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 Language eng Type Collection Coverage Cape Canaveral, Florida Lake Wales, Florida Longwood, Florida Orange County, Florida Orlando, Florida Osceola County, Florida Winter Haven, 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 <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository Private Collection of Thomas Cook Has Part <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/103" target="_blank">Postcard Collection</a>, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783150094" target="_blank">Lost Orlando</a> Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012. "<a href="http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf">Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour</a>." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf. Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. Osborne, Ray. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/253374549" target="_blank">Cape Canaveral</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008. Smith, Margaret. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51888803" target="_blank">The Edward Bok Legacy: A History of Bok Tower Gardens: The First Fifty Years</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2002. Pelland, Maryan, and Dan Pelland. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67516850" target="_blank">Weeki Wachee Springs</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005. Flekke, Mary M., Sarah E. MacDonald, and Randall M. MacDonald. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85451307" target="_blank">Cypress Gardens</a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2006. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 8-fold brochure 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 Florida Circle Tours Brochure Alternative Title Florida Circle Tours Subject Florida--Tours Tourism--Florida--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Tour bus lines Orlando (Fla.) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Miami (Fla.) Daytona Beach (Fla.) Havana (Cuba) Nassau (Bahamas) Description Florida Circle Tours brochure produced by United Tours in 1950. The brochure details a nine-day coach tour of Florida starting in Jacksonville and traveling to Silver Springs, Orlando, Winter Haven, Cypress Gardens, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Snell Island, Tampa Bay, Tamiami Trail, the Everglades, Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Palm Beach, Indian River, Daytona Beach, Marineland, St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra. It also lists optional trips to Havana, Cuba or Nassau, Bahamas by air or steamer. United Tours was located at 329 East Flagler Street in Miami, Florida. Source Original brochure, 1950: United Tours, Miami, Florida.: Private Collection of Thomas Cook. Publisher United Tours Date Created 1950 Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original brochure, 1950: United Tours, Miami, Florida. Is Part Of Private Collection of Thomas Cook. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/102" target="_blank">Thomas Cook Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Requires <a href='http://www.adobe.com/reader.html' target='_blank'>Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> Format application/pdf Extent 1.34 MB Medium 8-fold brochure Language eng Type Text Coverage Miami, Florida Havana, Cuba Havana, Cuba Havana, Cuba Havana, Cuba Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas Jacksonville, Florida Silver Springs, Florida Orlando, Florida Winter Haven, Florida Plant City, Florida Tampa, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Snell Isle, St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Miami Beach, Florida Hialeah, Florida Miami, Florida Miami, Florida Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables, Florida Miami Beach, Florida Palm Island, Miami Beach, Florida Star Island, Miami Beach, Florida Hibiscus Island, Miami Beach, Florida Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida San Marino Island, Miami Beach, Florida Di Lido Island, Miami Beach, Florida Belle Isle, Miami Beach, Florida Indian Creek Village, Indian Creek, Florida Key Biscayne, Florida Virginia Key, Miami, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Fort Pierce, Florida Cocoa, Florida Melbourne, Florida Indian River, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine, Florida Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Tampa Bay, Florida Bradenton, Florida Sarasota, Florida Spatial Coverage 25.774344, -80.188196 23.102786, -82.3943 23.139832, -82.363781 23.150526, -82.356804 23.147123, -82.349603 25.061032, -77.345867 30.348019, -81.675649 29.216643,-82.057589 28.552172, -81.379711 27.989311, -81.688649 28.020166, -82.112904 27.886131, -82.558431 27.772506, -82.640553 27.801479, -82.616373 27.773583, -82.62185 27.77033, -82.640193 27.799451, -82.631457 25.791545, -80.130215 25.841897, -80.274107 25.788082, -80.239557 25.728091, -80.233533 25.712693, -80.257216 25.721636, -80.279281 25.74554, -80.273358 25.779837, -80.129605 25.779044, -80.160266 25.776861, -80.150546 25.781807, -80.157477 25.641526, -80.209236 25.790734, -80.162609 25.790618, -80.158893 25.791342, -80.147776 25.878155, -80.136135 25.693938, -80.162823 25.740143, -80.156865 26.71924, -80.054054 27.447962, -80.325222 28.38687, -80.742016 28.083491, -80.608463 29.235055, -81.015378 29.670163, -81.213465 29.907448, -81.315718 30.239706,- 81.385626 27.702984, -82.582283 27.497918, -82.575016 27.336242, -82.530527 Temporal Coverage 1950-01-01/1950-12-31 Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally published by United Tours. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by United Tours 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 <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> 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. Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. 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.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank">A Guide to Historic Orlando</a> Transcript FLORIDA Independent Tour UNITED TOURS Summer-Fall Season 1950 Florida Circle TOURS 1100 MILES of scenic beauty by MOTOR COACH *East Coast * West Coast * Lake Country* Consult Your Local Travel Agent For Further Information FEATURE ATTRACTIONS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE 1 NIGHT ORLANDO SILVER SPRINGS ORANGE BELT CATTLE RANCHES LAKE DISTRICT 2 NIGHTS ST. PETERSBURG CYPRUS GARDENS GANDY BRIDGE TAMPA BAY MILLION DOLLAR PIER GULF BEACHES 4 NIGHTS MIAMI BEACH THE EVERGLADES WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TAMIAMI TRAIL SEMINOLE INDIANS BEACHFRONT HOTELS OCEAN BEACHES 1 NIGHT DAYTONA BEACH OCEAN HIGHWAY INDIAN RIVER CITRUS GROVES MARINELAND AMERICA'S OLDEST CITY COMPLETE YOUR FLORIDA VACATION with a trip to HAVANA or NASSAU CHOICE OF ROUTES VIA AIR 1-DAY CRUISE ONE DAY IN HAVANA With Luncheon At A Leading Hotel Sightseeing Includes: OLD AND NEW HAVANA RANCHO BOYEROS ROAD SUBURBAN HAVANA CUBAN CAPITOL SHOPPING $45.50 PLUS TAX $4.50 2-DAY CRUISE Two days, one night in Havana Room With Bath And All Meals At Hotel Lincoln Sightseeing Includes: OLD AND NEW HAVANA SUBURBAN HAVANA CUBAN CAPITOL SHOPPING RANCHO BOYEROS ROAD HAVANA BY NIGHT MORRO CASTLE AND FORTRESS LA CABANAS $62.50 PLUS TAX $4.50 VIA STEAMER 2-DAY CRUISE Two Nights on Steamer--Meals and Berth Included Plus ONE DAY IN HAVANA With Luncheon At A Leading Hotel Sightseeing Includes: OLD AND NEW HAVANA SUBURBAN HAVANA CUBAN CAPITOL SHOPPING $55.50 PLUS TAX $6.75 3-DAY CRUISE Two Nights on Steamer--Meals and Berth Included Plus TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT IN HAVANA Room With Bath And All Meals At Hotel Lincoln Sightseeing Includes: OLD AND NEW HAVANA SUBURBAN HAVANA CUBAN CAPITOL SHOPPING HAVANA BY NIGHT MORRO CASTLE AND FORTRESS LA CABANAS $72.50 PLUS TAX $6.75 Also NASSAU-AIR CRUISES daily departures from MIAMI 2 DAY CRUISE $49.50 3 DAY CRUISE $55.50 Plus $4.50 tax Choice of Hotels, Sightseeing, Etc. 9-DAY FLORIDA Circle TOUR SUMMER AND FALL SEASON 1950 INDEPENDENT - GO ANY DAY $104.50 PLUS TAXES $5.90 JACKSONVILLE SILVER SPRINGS-ORLANDO FIRST DAY--Leave Jacksonville at 9:00 A. M. Your motor coach takes you directly to SILVER SPRINGS. Here you will see Nature's "Underwater Fairyland" from a glass bottom boat. On this cruise you will view many fantastic geological formations, brightly colored tropical fish and sub-aquatic plant life. Leaving Silver Springs, you will then proceed to Ocala and a drive through the citrus producing belt along the ridge section to ORLANDO, the "City Beautiful" that has thirty-three lakes within its city limits and old live oaks draped with Spanish moss. Overnight stop at the HOTEL ORANGE COURT. Room with bath. dinner and breakfast are provided. WINTER HAVEN--CYPRESS GARDENS--TAMPA SECOND DAY--Leave Orlando at 9:00 A. M. and motor through Florida's scenic lake country to Winter Haven. A short side trip is made to visit famous CYPRESS GARDENS in the center of Florida's beautiful lake country. Ample time is allowed to enjoy the natural beauty of the grounds and view the magnificent gardens. After returning to Winter Haven you now proceed through Plant City, "Strawberry Capital of the World," and Tampa, one Florida's commercial cities, across GANDY BRIDGE to St. Petersburg for your stay at the HOTEL SUWANNEE. Romo with bath, dinners and breakfasts are provided. TAMPA BAY--TAMIAMI TRAIL--EVERGLADES FOURTH DAY--After breakfast leave St. Petersburg at 8:30 A. M. via the famous BEE LINE FERRY across Tampa Bay to BRADENTON, thence to SARASOTA, FT. MYERS--through the heart of the EVERGLADES over the TAMIAMI TRAIL Highway. You will be fascinated by the wild, tropical scenery, many varieties of birds, the colorful SEMINOLE INDIANS in their native environment, dressed in gay costumes of intricate geometric designs. Arriving at MIAMI the metropolis, thence by bus to MIAMI BEACH. Transfer to OCEAN-FRONT HOTEL. MIAMI--MIAMI BEACH--CORAL GABLES FIFTH DAY--MORNING--A sightseeing tour visiting MIAMI BEACH, LINCOLN ROAD, COLLINS AVENUE, 79TH STREET CAUSEWAY, HIALEAH RACE TRACK, SEMINOLE VILLAGE and ALLIGATOR FARM, TROPICAL HOBBYLAND, Dinner Key, COCONUT GROVE (Miami's oldest section, rich in botanical beauty), SAUSAGE TREE, CORAL GABLES, the home of the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, VENETIAN POOL, FRUIT GROVE, LUMMUS PARK, OCEAN DRIVE, PALM, STAR AND HIBISCUS ISLANDS. SIXTH DAY--Morning free. AFTERNOON--A cruise through the scenic waters of NORTH and SOUTH BISCAYNE BAY and MIAMI BEACH, viewing the many islands, SAN MARINO, DI LIDO, BELLE and the VENETIAN CAUSEWAY, homes of many nationally known celebrities, and hundreds of paltial estates, INDIAN CREEK VILLAGE, North Bay Island, the new RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, BISCAYNE and VIRGINIA KEYS, MIAMI SKYLINE and many other points of interest. EVENING--A MOONLIGHT CRUISE--Dancing--Entertainment SEVENTH DAY--At leisure. PALM BEACH--INDIAN RIVER DAYTONA BEACH EIGHTH DAY--Leave Miami Beach at 8:80 A. M. via the East Coast along the Atlantic Ocean through WEST PALM BEACH--FORT PIERCE--COCOA--MELBOURNE and the beautiful INDIAN RIVER orange groves to DAYTONA BEACH. Arriving at 3:45 P.M. you transfer to the famous PRINCESS ISSENA Hotel for and overnight stay. Room with bath, dinner and breakfast are provided. MARINELAND--ST. AUGUSTINE--PONTE VEDRA JACKSONVILLE NINTH DAY--After breakfast, transfer to Bus station for departure at 9:50 A. M. for a drive along the Ocean Highway to MARINELAND, where ample time is allowed to view this amazing display of marine life. Through portholes at the MARINE STUDIOS you can see hundreds of fish living under conditions comparable with that of the open sea. After watching the feeding, you board your motor coach at 12:55 P. M. which takes you to ST. AUGUSTINE where a sightseeing tour of this interesting city is made visiting such points of interest as: THE OSTRICH FARM, THE OLDEST HOUSE, HENRY FLAGLER ESTATE, FORT MARION and the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. In the late afternoon you again proceed along the Ocean Highway via PONTE VERDA and BEACHES to Jacksonville arriving there at 5:20 P. M. in time to make any north-bound connection. Summer and Fall Rates Effective May 1st thru Nov. 30th, 1950--Subject to Change Without Notice FLORIDA BEACH DETAILED INFORMATION TOUR RATE INCLUDES--The rate of $104.50 is per person on the basis of two persons in twin-bed room and includes transportation from Jacksonville back to Jacksonville, room with private bath at hotels. Dinner and breakfast included at all overnight stops outlined (no meals included in Miami or Miami Beach), all transfers, admissions and sightseeing as scheduled. SINGLE ACCOMMODATIONS-- $10.00 additional is charged for single room in hotels. STOP-OVERS--Stop-overs senroute may be arranged and those who wish to may extend their stay in Miami Beach for a side trip to HAVANA or NASSAU. RESERVATIONS--Early reservations are essential and advance reservations can be made through the office where this folder is received. NOT INCLUDED--Government taxes ($5.90) tips or items of personal nature. NOTE: Comparable Florida Circle Tours are operated throughout the Winter Season, Dec. 1st through April 30, at slightly increased rates. OCEANARIUM SEE YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT THE IDEAL VACATION Follow the trail of the modern explorer and discover with us the endless scenic variety and natural beauty of Florida. To absorb the sunshine on Coral White Beaches; see the natural beauties of Tropical Gardens, Mountain Lake Sanctuaries and the magic revealing of under-water life. From one end of the State to the other your interest can never lag in the ever-changing scene. MIAMI First Class Hotels Meals as Outlined Transportation by Motor Admission Charges Transfers By Taxi Sightseeing Trips ORANGE GROVES Operated by UNITED TOURS 329 E. Flagler St. Tel. 9-0603 MIAMI, FLORIDA SEE YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT Date Copyrighted 1950 Contributor Cook, Thomas 79th Street 79th Street Causeway Bayshore Drive Bee Line Ferry Belle Biscayne Bay Biscayne Key Central Avenue Coconut Grove Coffee Pot Bayoy Collins Avenue Cook, Thomas Cypress Gardens Di Lido Everglades Flagler Street Flagler, Henry Florida Circle Tours Florida Theatre Fort Marion Fountain of Youth Fruit Grove Gandy Bridges Gulf of Mexico Hialeah Race Track Hibiscus Island Hotel Lincoln Hotel Orange Court Hotel Suwannee Indian Creek Village Indian River La Cabanas Lake Country Lake District Lincoln Rd. Lincoln Road Lummus Park Marine Studios Marineland Miami Beach Million Dollar Pier Morro Castle Morro Castle and Fortress Morro Fortress Motor Coach North Bay Island Ocean Dr. Ocean Drive Ocean Highway Orange Belt Palm Island Ponte Vedra Princess Issena Hotel Rancho Boyeros Rd. Rancho Boyeros Road Rickenbacker Causeway Rickenbacker Cswy. San Marino Sausage Tree Seminole Village Seminoles Seventy-Ninth St. Seventy-Ninth Street Seventy-Ninth Street Causeway Snell Island Star Island Strawberry Capital of the World Tamiami Trail Tamiami Trail Highway Tamiami Trail Hwy. Tampa Bay The City Beautiful Tropical Hobbyland UM Underwater Fairyland United Tours University of Miami Venetian Causeway Venetian Cswy. Venetian Pool Virginia Key