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Dublin Core
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Title
Orlando City Hall Collection
Alternative Title
City Hall Collection
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
City halls--United States
Description
Historic artifacts from an exhibit created by Orlando Remembered at the Orlando City Hall, located at 400 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. This exhibit houses objects relating to Orlando's municipal government. The current building opened in July of 1991. The former city hall was located directly in front of current building and was in operation from 1958 to 1991. The exhibit features photographs and memorabilia from past Orlando mayors dating back to 1932.<br /><br />Orlando Remembered is a community based group, dedicated to the preservation of Downtown Orlando's past. To date, the group has constructed 18 exhibits in the downtown area that highlight the current building's connection to the past.
Contributor
Orlando Remembered
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/106" target="_blank">Orlando Remembered Collection</a>, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Contributing Project
Orlando Remembered
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
"<a href="http://www.historiciconsoforlando.com/" target="_blank">The Historic Icons of Orlando</a>." Orlando Remembered. http://www.historiciconsoforlando.com/.
Bacon, Eve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2020029" target="_blank"><em>Orlando: A Centennial History</em></a>. Chuluota, Fla: Mickler House, 1975.
Rajtar, Steve. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70911136" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to Historic Orlando</em></a>. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
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.
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Title
Mayor Carl T. Langford and the Orlando City Council
Alternative Title
Mayor Langford and City Council
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
City councils--United States
Mayors--Florida
Description
Mayor Carl T. Langford (1918-2011) and members of the Orlando City Council. Standing from left to right are District 2 City Commissioner Shelton Adams, District 3 City Commissioner Thomas M. Brownlee, District 1 City Commissioner Donald L. Crenshaw and District 4 City Commissioner Arthur "Pappy" Kennedy. Seated from left to right are a contractor, Mayor Carl Thomas Langford and Grace Ann Chewning. Kennedy was the first African-American city commissioner for Orlando. Chewning was the city clerk and the wife of the Orlando Police Department's (OPD) Chief of Police, Robert Joseph Chewning.<br /><br />Langford was elected to the Office of Mayor on March 7, 1967, to fill the vacancy left when Mayor Bob Carr (1899-1967) died in office. Mayor Langford served through 1980. A businessman, Mayor Langford played a significant role in expanding Orlando with the installation of the Orlando International Airport. He also served as mayor during the Civil Rights Movement and played a role in integrating the city. Mayor Langford promoted the inclusion of African Americans in the city police academy. He also created a policy that allowed African Americans to become firemen, making Orlando the first city in the state to have African-American firefighters.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original color photograph: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, <a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/city-hall-hours-directions/" target="_blank">Orlando City Hall</a>, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, <a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/city-hall-hours-directions/" target="_blank">Orlando City Hall</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/173" target="_blank">Orlando City Hall Collection</a>, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photograph.
Coverage
Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Date Created
ca. 1970
Format
image/jpg
Extent
95.3 KB
Medium
1 color photograph
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a> 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
Orlando Remembered
Curator
Slauscius, Bree
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://thehistorycenter.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/599DBFE6-2D34-44A1-A457-490245507739" target="_blank">Object Record. 2005.008.0011</a>." Orange County Regional History Center, accessed January 30, 2016. http://thehistorycenter.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/599DBFE6-2D34-44A1-A457-490245507739.
Schlueb, Mark. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-14/news/os-carl-langford-funeral-20110714_1_carl-langford-orlando-mayor-longest-serving-mayor" target="_blank">Carl Langford remembered as Orlando mayor who loved city, a good prank</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, July 14, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2016. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-14/news/os-carl-langford-funeral-20110714_1_carl-langford-orlando-mayor-longest-serving-mayor.
Schlueb, Mark and Weiner, Jeff. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-09/news/os-obit-carl-langford-20110709_1_mayor-buddy-dyer-carl-langford-longest-serving-mayor" target="_blank">Carl Langford: Former Orlando mayor led city during period of tremendous growth</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, July 9, 2011. Accessed March 10, 2016. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-09/news/os-obit-carl-langford-20110709_1_mayor-buddy-dyer-carl-langford-longest-serving-mayor.
Langford, Carl. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3086503" target="_blank"><em>Hizzoner the Mayor</em></a>. Orlando, Fla: Chateau Pub, 1976.
Carl T. Langford
city council members
city councilman
city councilmen
city councils
city councilwoman
city councilwomen
city halls
Donald L. Crenshaw
Grace Ann Chewning
mayors
orlando
Orlando City Council
Orlando City Hall
Pappy Kennedy
Shelton Adams
Thomas M. Brownlee