1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/30867b1375948873167d4d20c516f319.jpg 0d7b817f7fd923df2758336413759285 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 Laura Cepero Collection 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 9 x 14 centimeters 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 Weeki Wachee Spring on Florida's Gulf Coast Postcard Alternative Title Weeki Wachee Postcard Subject Weeki Wachee (Fla.) Spring Hill (Fla.) Springs--Florida Parks--Florida Description A postcard featuring an underwater mermaid at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in 1949. Weeki Wachee, located at 6131 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, Florida, is best known for its famous tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. The attraction features performances by underwater mermaids, a glass-bottom boat ride, and other natural attractions. The springs are named after the Seminole words for "little spring" or "winding river." In 1946, former U.S. Navy member Newt Perry (1908-1987) began to develop a tourist attraction at Weeki Wachee. By the 1950s, Weeki Wachee was one of the top tourist stops in the United States. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased the site in 1959 and continued to expand. In 2008, Weeki Wachee was taken over by the state of Florida as a state park. Abstract The Weeki Wachee Springs attraction was created in 1947 by an ex-Navy frogman named Newton Perry. Weeki Wachee Springs later became a state park on November 8, 2008. Note at the bottom right: 110 - Weekiwachee Spring on Florida's Gulf Coast Scenic Highway (U. S. #19). Type Still Image Source Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Mermaid Performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark." 1949: Image number PC12593, Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Is Part Of Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/213" target="_blank">Laura Cepero Collection</a>, RICHES. Is Format Of Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "Mermaid Performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark." 1949. Has Format Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard: "<a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/274325" target="_blank">Mermaid Performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs Waterpark</a>." 1949: Image number PC12593. Florida Memory. Coverage Weeki Wachee State Park, Spring Hill, Florida Date Created 1949 Date Copyrighted 1949 Format image/jpg Extent 147 KB Medium 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard Language eng Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Geography Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</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 Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a> External Reference "<a href="http://weekiwachee.com/about-us/history-of-weeki-wachee-springs.html" target="_blank">History of Weeki Wachee Springs</a>." Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. http://weekiwachee.com/about-us/history-of-weeki-wachee-springs.html. Pelland, Maryan, and Dan Pelland. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67516850" target="_blank"><em>Weeki Wachee Springs</em></a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005. Vickers, Lu, and Bonnie Georgiadis. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780478262" target="_blank"><em>Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thirty Years of Underwater Photography</em></a>. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012. Publisher Modern Photographers Transcript PHOTO BY MODERN PHOTOGRAPHERS 110—Weekiachee Spring on Florida's Gulf Coast Scenic Highway (U. S. #19) bathing suits fish mermaids Modern Photographers parks Scenic Highway springs swimsuits tourism tourist attractions U.S. 19 U.S. Route 19 Weeki Wachee Weeki Wachee Springs State Park