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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. 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. 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 Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title Pinewood Estate Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description The Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. The Pinewood Estate is a mansion that was constructed for Charles Austin Buck, the vice president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. In 1929, William Lyman Phillips, an architect at Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr.'s (1822-1903) firm, began designing the gardens. In 1930, Charles Wait began designing the house in the Mediterranean style of architecture. Originally called "El Retiro," which means "The Retreat" in Spanish, the estate was acquired by Nellie Lee Holt Bok , the daughter of Bok Tower Gardens founder Edward W. Bok (1863-1930), and renamed the "Pinewood Estate" in 1970.These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Pinewood Estate, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 1.55 MB 2.44 MB 2.78 MB 2.25 MB 2.84 MB 2.19 MB 2.04 MB 1.7 MB 1.96 MB Medium 9 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository Private Collection of Russell Moore External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. 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. Transcript NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Bok Tower Bok Tower Gardens botanical gardens El Retiro estates flowers Lake Wales mansions Mediterranean architecture Pinewood Estate Russell Moore tourism tourist attractions tourists towers trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/acc1202fedc3a8cfda46c081a5f3c716.JPG e572ab6d5794f430ce4bff19c39b7223 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 Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. 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. 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 First Lady Grace Coolidge Dedication Marker at Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title First Lady Coolidge Dedication at Bok Tower Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Tourism--Florida Description The dedication marker for a palm tree planted by First Lady Grace Coolidge (1879-1957), the wife of President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), on February 1, 1929, at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital image by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2 MB Medium 1 color digital image Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. 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. Transcript THIS PALM WAS PLANTED BY MS. CALVIN COOLIDGE FEBRUARY THE FIRST 1929 Bok Tower Gardens dedications First Lady Grace Anna Goodhue Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge Grace Coolidge Lake Wales palm trees Russell Moore tourism tourist attraction tourist attractions tourists https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/fb8ec1d7b3c49901ab35676281327bbb.JPG 4577c5cc1c3342982b66e69797c957d0 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 Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. 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. 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 President Calvin Coolidge Dedication Marker at Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title President Coolidge Dedication at Bok Tower Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Tourism--Florida Gardens--Florida Presidents--United States Description The dedication marker for a palm tree planted by President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) on February 1, 1929, at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital image by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2.12 MB Medium 1 color digital image Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. 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. Transcript THIS PALM WAS PLANTED BY CALVIN COOLIDGE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY THE FIRST 1929 Bok Tower Gardens Calvin Coolidge Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge, John Calvin, Jr. dedication dedications John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. Lake Wales Moore, Russell palm tree palm trees president presidents Russell Moore tourism tourist tourist attraction tourist attractions tourists tree trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a9608ff0550fac05b08e52f46b9dfea7.JPG 75abd0bd27fd78857b3fb4311da7d27e https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6250ac56e3914782a3f8bf32ff98c9ed.JPG 92b6648be4909c121eb7588474433b60 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2b0bb1853b1186b41729d877f4e840f6.JPG fb7a8726a7142639d81c2c80a4aad6a5 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/b6783067bdd11ddcd024a9523dc76353.JPG 0480c5d1b1fb09ec8b295c21d1cc9141 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d3b7cf53f46e51af82ac71704866a0a4.JPG 7bfb0afc98be2d700e34ca1f4f6bdeb1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4e9e8e71fe2d13b311c12b222ee855e5.JPG d8a37e712e836abf825e3d9c0e9fc126 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/eea107d9a198ba8838328cfaedf9cec2.JPG afa8efa9373e0dde6bc1649b4b3e9993 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8ea16b360562c174e1c312c7741ae2a0.JPG e238f4cce56df5484860e89d59003c80 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ad66a55dfd6bb8005cc4a5c842ce5118.JPG 1e87ca14e3e15dc1ef1095271617cd11 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/13963cbfc11db07eeb3294027212ea76.JPG 6fee95fc892201a896accb5afc2d70d3 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1325c67ec510c14609d07f0f20386ba4.JPG 62b7c0ca4c6681d590c1480523f3c0b2 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e32663872c35a24a206d04396f09ac20.JPG ec329672de828059992029f2d9cd46cd https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8220d14f3237556857181dae82fb971e.JPG 4d2b11158821e27c24f8c6082c3fa876 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/fe9421614eff11d308f674698c3352b7.JPG 6a2b2078f7754265c9244f08b70261f3 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/2dd32444a710f4fbfbcde610a6abc3cf.JPG f53c7bad8d8c1fadc4dd11f7deb17713 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5f36957c5cf25e929b429038161d40f9.JPG 94a0d0e44127139f0929c337c7cb3674 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 Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. 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. 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 Bok Tower Alternative Title Bok Tower Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description Bok Tower, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 1.3 MB 1.62 MB 2.25 MB 1.95 MB 2.11 MB 2.58 MB 2.5 MB 2.47 MB 2.84 MB 2.72 MB 1.74 MB 2.38 MB 2.47 MB 2.23 MB 1.66 MB 2.42 MB Medium 16 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. 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. Transcript THIS SINGING TOWER WITH ITS ADJACENT SANCTUARY WAS DEDICATED AND PRESENTED FOR VISITATION TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY CALVIN COOLIDGE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY THE FIRST NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE birds Bok Tower Bok Tower Gardens botanical gardens citrus flowers gardens Lake Wales Russell Moore tourism tourist attraction tourist attractions tourists towers trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a07044a2d477ad58133cfea42ed05b11.JPG a6391c4bb5f323af8f7d54f1b1688351 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/42b5bc14fffe70cb65cc71922e4c8254.JPG 0ac02dc83092358661ae557d86834e22 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/337fa36aaab61949d93193f693a74301.JPG 16fef4b4bc1f902fd60c4d9932255897 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/b384ae7a2ba2169ecb0017a867f9ab77.JPG 759b518d5649332b13d29a5e967da8fb https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/4b372a08638ed670757f32fd530ec105.JPG 295fcac86d4b72f253fd2bc589f40323 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/98644678b3b6f80656f413e3f0312861.JPG 194ce3367b67de8923bc618b769c4291 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5b5200220dc7b4a1e4db7e021a5b1e75.JPG 13e01cd6863298369148053a58867277 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e86610c24989c02cead2317e6ae24a23.JPG b3b28707568011a56efb33b78759a5ed https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/a2e1047c6747dd349108b7cc34f2546e.JPG f2c988a3a64e4afef7b4c1d4c08e1be4 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/ee94fa6b9a217c6c444b14fe139938bb.JPG 15692a938e97906c5d7e22e0cac8c778 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/48fe26b157becc9727864bb3414cc2e6.JPG b754e90effc0c88ecae2003d920379fa https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/cf909d4097ff0885d5e83dacddd79aec.JPG 2a06a2ed2d00d7f9674fe011df9dfcbd https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/d9e13899ef92178991f0dd2f125d2315.JPG 3767dc7678f5c0fa3e4a63ff294411dc https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/33fdf8aa9b6b9045b53d56544c714bb7.JPG 94dd19f38ed5604d25e753bb0a9bca90 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/57a5d77d8555d496eabe3a5b8e5252b0.JPG 6c96542b869aa49619b7f8b8aa6726ab 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 Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. 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. 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 Bok Tower Gardens Alternative Title Bok Tower Gardens Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2.99 MB 3.33 MB 1.55 MB 1.73 MB 2.34 MB 2.7 MB 2.49 MB 3.04 MB 1.78 MB 1.67 MB 1.48 MB 3.54 MB 3.48 MB 3.02 MB 2.58 MB Medium 15 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. 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. Transcript Pinewood Estate birds Bok Tower Gardens botanical gardens citrus flowers gardens Lake Wales Russell Moore tourism tourist attractions tourists trees https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/7e3fcdc20c514b6670d12ea4d0811503.JPG f49162227417d13897a1508935b1e1a7 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/19e1984d1ae8a309353cda64488b7e36.JPG 2060ab4494ea838cf957625c876a1994 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/35c2d87ec40c882c4f09494593d7ebc8.JPG 71fc72b936c8fbb14519eb0d19b4a0e5 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/1ff4c1d7223e808ca2fbb16a6be62581.JPG c7360e1d6b02bc276ba5a40192602a1a https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/edd3be10d1cc2a55899a5303abc45151.JPG ea8c6383ba534526c132e63c9d16d012 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 Lake Wales Collection Alternative Title Lake Wales Collection Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Description Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Lake Wales, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around. The land around present-day Lake Wales was first surveyed by Sidney Irving Wailes in 1879. Wailes changed the name of the area's major lake, then called Watts Lake, to Lake Wailes. The area was used by settlers for the turpentine, lumber, grapefruit, and orange industries. Around 1911-1912, the City of Lake Wales was established by the Lake Wales Land Company. The town was officially incorporated in 1917 and the City of Lake Wales was granted a municipal charter in 1921. In 1925, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad Company constructed a railroad line joining Haines City to Everglades City, with a depot located in Lake Wales. Contributor Moore, R. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/48" target="_blank">Polk County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Lake Wales, Florida Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.cityoflakewales.com/" target="_blank">About Lake Wales</a>." City of Lake Wales. http://www.cityoflakewales.com/. Privett, Jan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639158785" target="_blank">Lake Wales</a>. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2010. 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. 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 Bok Tower Gardens Visitor Center Alternative Title Bok Visitor Center Subject Lake Wales (Fla.) Gardens--United States Tourism--Florida Description The Visitor Center at Bok Tower Gardens, located at 1151 Tower Boulevard in Lake Wales, Florida. These images were taken by Russell Moore in 2010. Edward Bok (1863-1930) retired to the town of Lake Wales, located south of Orlando. Bok set out a plan to establish a natural garden and bird sanctuary where people to visit to quietly enjoy nature. He engaged Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. (1870-1957) to design the grounds and asked architect Milton Bennett Medary (1874-1929) to design and build a carillon tower. Lee Lawrie (1877-1963), a noted sculptor from New York, designed the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the tower. Work was completed in 1928 and on February 1, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the Sanctuary. Bok died less than a year later in 1930 and was buried at the foot of the tower. The tower and the carillon housed inside is Bok Tower Gardens' most distinctive feature. The carillon consists of 60 bells, ranging in size from 16 pounds to just under 12 tons. The bells are played like an organ with the keys connected to the clappers of each bell. Bok Tower has had only three regular carillonneurs in its more than 70 years. The Sanctuary's first carillonneur was Anton Brees, serving as the only carillonneur from 1928 until 1967. Milford Myhre has been the resident carillonneur since 1968. William De Turk has been the assistant carillonneur since 1993. De Turk is also the librarian of the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which is reportedly the largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the world. Type Still Image Source Original color digital images by Russell Moore, March 7, 2010: Private Collection of Russell Moore. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/146" target="_blank">Lake Wales Collection</a>, Polk County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida. Coverage Visitor Center, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Creator Moore, Russell Date Created 2010-03-07 Format image/jpg Extent 2.24 MB 1.74 MB 2.27 MB 2.18 MB 2.27 MB Medium 5 color digital images Language eng Mediator History Teacher Geography Teacher Provenance Originally created by Russell Moore. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by Russell Moore and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Contributing Project <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/buildingblocks.php" target="_blank">Building Blocks</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> External Reference "<a href="http://boktowergardens.org/" target="_blank">About Bok Tower Gardens</a>." Bok Tower Gardens. http://boktowergardens.org/. "<a href="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>," Floridata, http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenGallery/bok/bok1.cfm. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49907961" target="_blank">Bok Tower Gardens</a>. Lake Wales, Fla: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 1981. Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24131437" target="_blank">The Bok Tower Gardens Newsletter</a>. Lake Wales, FL: The Gardens, 1980. 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. Transcript Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it. BOK TOWER GARDENS Bok Tower Gardens Bok Tower Gardens Visitor Center Lake Wales Russell Moore tourism tourist attractions tourists visitor centers