A History of Central Florida, Episode 11: Tobacco Pipes
Tobacco--Florida
Native Americans
Episode 11 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Tobacco Pipes. <span><span>A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies.</span></span> These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.<br /><br />Episode 11 features a discussion of the use of tobacco pipes by Precolumbian Native Americans in Central Florida, particularly the Timucua. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Jerald T. Milanich of the University of Florida, Dr. Neill J. Wallis of the Florida Museum of Natural History, and antique pipe collector Frank Burla.
Ford, Chip
Original 14-minute and 4-second podcast by Chip Ford, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 11: Tobacco Pipes." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">A History of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">A History of Central Florida</a>
Milanch, Jerald T.
Wallis, Neill J.
Burla, Frank
Cassanello, Robert
Clarke, Bob
Gibson, Ella
Hazen, Kendra
Kelley, Katie
Velásquez, Daniel
<a href="http://www.marion.k12.fl.us/district/srm//" target="_blank">Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center</a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>
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Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center, Ocala, Florida
A. E. Philips Drug Store Advertisement
Drugstores--United States
Cigar bands and labels--United States
Pharmacy--United States
Druggists
Pharmacists--United States
Advertisement for A. E. Philips' drug store, which was established at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Sanford, Florida, in 1884. By 1892, Philips was the only druggist in Sanford, but in 1894, he handed over ownership of the drugstore to his brother, Lucien R. Philips. The pharmacy did not strictly sell drugs, but instead sold many types of items, including books and paper, toiletries, and cigars and tobacco. A. E. Philips established a new store in Clear Water Harbor, which was described as being on the Orange Belt Railroad. Philips had left during a difficult year, as the entire orange crop was wiped out by one of the worst freezes to hit much of Florida.
Besides being a store owner and druggist, A. E. Philips was also a published writer on pharmaceuticals and well-respected within the community. Philips joined the Florida State Pharmaceutical Association in 1887. In 1891, he was in attendance during the fifth annual Florida State Pharmaceutical Association meeting in Jacksonville, where he submitted a paper that won a gold medal from the association. He also addressed the issue of large department stores undercutting the prices of local pharmacies. He proposed resolutions that the association denounce the practice of cutting prices and that the druggists should do whatever they could to keep drugs from being sold in department stores. Philips was also elected to the office of president, presumably of the association.
Beck, Adam
Pauli, Clemens J.
Digital reproduction of original 60 x 47 centimeter lithograph by Adam Beck and Clemens J. Pauli, 1884: John J. Stoner, Madison, Wisconsin: tag number <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/123751" target="_blank">DP0010700</a>, Central Florida Memory, Orlando, Florida.
Stoner, John J.
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A. E. Philips Drug Store, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Acreage and Production of Grain Crops, Seminole County, 1934
Seminole County (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
Grain--United States
Grain industry
A table representing acreage and production of grain crops in Seminole County, Florida, during 1934. Statistics identify the various grain crops grown in Seminole County, the acreage each crop occupied, production numbers for each crop, and how many farms reported that grew a particular grain crop. The U.S. Census of Agriculture identified small grains, hay, corn, cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, Irish potatoes, and sweet potatoes and yams as grain crops.
In the early-1900s, Seminole County was known for its agricultural development and close proximity to shipping lanes. By the 1920s, citizens in Seminole County, particularly in Sanford, soon shifted their interests in making the area a tourist destination.
Cepero, Laura
Original table by Laura Cepero, July 20, 2011.
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Seminole County, Florida
Acreage and Production of Hay Crops and Miscellaneous Crops Harvested, Seminole County, 1939
Seminole County (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
A table representing acreage and production of hay and miscellaneous crops harvested in Seminole County during 1939. Statistics in the table identify various products produced in the county, how many acres each crop occupied, production number of each crop, and the number of farms reporting for each crop. The U.S. Census of Agriculture identified hay and sorghum (for all purposes except for syrup) as hay crops. The census also identified Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and yams, cotton, tobacco, sugarcane (used for syrup), and root and grain crops (used for hogging or grazing) as miscellaneous crops.
In the early-1900s, Seminole County was known for its agricultural development and close proximity to shipping lanes. By the 1920s, citizens in Seminole County, particularly in Sanford, soon shifted their interests in making the area a tourist destination.
Cepero, Laura
Original table by Laura Cepero, July 20, 2011.
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Seminole County, Florida
Acreage of Principle Crops, Seminole County, 1924
Seminole County (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
Vegetables--Florida
Vegetable industry
Fruits
Fruit industry--Florida
A table representing the acreage of principle crops in Seminole County, Florida, during 1924. Crops such as corn, velvet beans, and dry edible beans were listed as grain and forage crops. Tame grasses and annual legumes were categorized as hay crops. Crops such as cotton, sugar cane, potatoes, and strawberries were listed as miscellaneous. Vegetables grown for sale included cabbages, melons, lettuce, onions, corn, and tomatoes. All of the fruits and nuts were listed under orchard fruits and nuts.
In the early-1900s, Seminole County was known for its agricultural development and close proximity to shipping lanes. By the 1920s, citizens in Seminole County, particularly in Sanford, soon shifted their interests in making the area a tourist destination. This trend is made apparent in the total value of principle crops listed by the U.S. Census of Agriculture in 1924. In 1919, principle crops were valued at $186,229 in comparison to drop in value in 1924 to $22,509 for the same identified crops.
Cepero, Laura
Original table by Laura Cepero, July 21, 2011.
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Seminole County, Florida
Joe's Smoke House Advertisement, 1919
Sanford (Fla.)
Cigar industry--Florida
Cigar bands and labels--United States
Retail stores
Schools
High schools--Florida
Yearbooks
A Sanford High School yearbook advertisement for Joe's Smoke House, a cigar shop owned by Joe Reizenstein and located in the Woodruff Building on the northwest corner of South Park Avenue and West First Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1919. The Woodruff Building, commonly known as the Bell Hotel, was built in 1895 and used popularly as a billiard parlor and cigar shop. The structure was demolished in October of 1964 and replaced by a parking lot. <br /><br />The cigar industry was first brought to Florida by Cuban immigrants in the 1830s and became one of the most important industries in the Southeast by the last quarter of the 19th century, with Tampa serving as the cigar manufacturing center in the state. In the late 1800s, cigar factories began to appear in various other Florida cities, such as Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Cigar manufacturing first appeared in Sanford sometime between 1909 and 1912. The Florida cigar industry came to its peak in the first quarter of the 20th century, but then declined during the Great Depression and World War II, due to the accumulation of labor union conflicts over the years, the mechanization of production, and changing consumer demands. The industry was revitalized during the 1950s as production soared, despite the decline of the number of workers. Following the Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s and the U.S. embargo on Cuban products in 1962, the Florida cigar industry again declined. The Cuban embargo included tobacco, thus forcing American cigar rollers to begin using Dominican tobacco.
Digital reproduction of original yearbook advertisement: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/119652" target="_blank"><em>Salmagundi</em></a>, 1919. <a href="http://www.seminolehs.scps.k12.fl.us/" target="_blank">Sanford High School</a>, Sanford, Florida, page 85: tag number DP0008870, Central Florida Memory, http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/119652.
<a href="http://www.seminolehs.scps.k12.fl.us/" target="_blank">Sanford High School</a>
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Joe's Smoke House, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Woodruff Building, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Sanford High School, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Letter from Randall Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, Sydney Octavius Chase, Sr., William A. Leffler, and Sydney Octavius Chase, Jr. (January 9, 1934)
Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941
Chase, Joshua Coffin, 1858-1948
Citrus fruit industry--Florida
Mowry, Harold
Camp, A. F. (Arthur Forrest), 1896-
Organic fertilizer
Zinc sulphate
Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
Gainesville (Fla.)
Jacksonville (Fla.)
An original letter of correspondence from Randall Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, Sydney Octavius Chase, Sr., William A. Leffler, and Sydney Octavius Chase, Jr. A portion of the letter discusses Harold Mowry and Arthur Forrest Camp's experiments using zinc sulphate on soil to help absorb fertilizers. In 1934, Mowry and Camp wrote a detailed report on their findings called, <em>A Preliminary Report of Zinc Sulphate as a Corrective for Bronzing of Tung Trees</em>. Other topics discussed in the letter include issues surrounding packaging and shipments in the Florida citrus industry and innovative cooling systems used to ship fruits and vegetables out of Jacksonville.<br /><br />Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.
Chase, Randall
Original letter from Randall Chase to Joshua Coffin Chase, Sydney Octavius Chase, Sr., William A. Leffler, and Sydney Octavius Chase, Jr., January 9, 1934: <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm" target="_blank">Chase Collection</a> (MS 14), box 3, folder 13.48, <a href="http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/" target="_blank">Special and Area Studies Collections</a>, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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Gainesville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Washington, D.C.
New York
Lucien R. Philips & Company Advertisement
Sanford (Fla.)
Drugstores--United States
Druggists
Pharmacists--United States
Pharmacy--United States
An a<span>dvertisement for Lucien R. Philips' Rexall drugstore in 1910. The ad was published in the Industrial Edition of <em>Sanford Chronicle</em>, a newspaper published by <em>The Sanford Heral</em>d</span><span>. This drugstore was originally established by Lucien R. Philips' brother, A. E. Philips, at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Downtown Sanford, Florida. By 1892, A. E. Philips was the only druggist in Sanford, but in 1894, he handed over ownership of the drugstore to Lucien. The pharmacy did not strictly sell drugs, but instead sold many types of items, including stationery, Kodak supplies, ice cream, soda water, candy, cigars, and tobacco.</span>
Woodruff, Edward Talcot
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article, 1910: "<a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120265" target="_blank">L. R. Philips & Company</a>." <em>Sanford Chronicle</em>, Industrial Edition, Winter 1910, page 53: <span>DP0008192</span>. Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120265.
<a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>
Holly, R. J.
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Lucien R. Philips & Company, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Lucien R. Philips' Rexall Store
Sanford (Fla.)
Pharmacists--United States
Pharmacy--United States
Drugstores--United States
Druggists
<em>An a</em>dvertisement for Lucien R. Philips' Rexalldrug store in 1917. The ad was published in Sanford High School's yearbook, <em>Salmagundi</em>. This drugstore was originally established by Lucien R. Philips' brother, A. E. Philips, at the corner of East First Street and North Park Avenue in Downtown Sanford, Florida. By 1892, A. E. Philips was the only druggist in Sanford, but in 1894, he handed over ownership of the drugstore to Lucien. The pharmacy did not strictly sell drugs, but instead sold many types of items, including stationery, Kodak supplies, ice cream, soda water, candy, cigars, and tobacco.
Digital reproduction of original yearbook advertisement, 1917: <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120698" target="_blank"><em>Salmagundi</em></a>, 1917. <a href="http://www.seminolehs.scps.k12.fl.us/" target="_blank">Sanford High School</a>, Sanford, Florida, page 69: tag number DP0010405, Central Florida Memory, http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120698.
Sanford High School
Herald Printing Company
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L. R. Philips & Company, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Map of Florida Showing the Land Grant of the Florida South Railway
Railroads--Florida
Agriculture--Florida
Fishing--Florida
A map of Florida showing the Florida South Railway's land grant, published in 1888. The map includes information about towns along the railway, facts about Florida, and hints for potential immigrants. The Florida Southern Railway was established in 1891 when it took over the Gainesville, Ocala and Charlotte Harbor Railroad. Facing foreclosure, the line was acquired by Henry B. Plant (1819-1899) as part of his Plant System in 1892 and reorganized as the Florida Southern Railroad, which stretched from Gainesville to Ocala and then to Punta Gorda. In 1903, the Florida Southern was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). The ACL merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL). Much of the original ACL lines are now part of the CSX Transportation line, which operates the SCL.
Matthews, Northrup and Company
Original 24-page map, 1888: Matthews, Northrup and Company. <em>Map of Florida Showing the Land Grant of the Florida South Railway</em>. Map. Buffalo, NY: Art-Printing Works, 1888: <a href="http://www.maitlandpubliclibrary.org/" target="_blank">Maitland Public Library</a>, Maitland, Florida.
Art-Printing Works
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Palatka, Florida
Francis, Florida
Francis, Florida
Hollister, Florida
Mannville, Florida
Interlachen, Florida
Keuka, Florida
McKeein, Florida
Hawthorne, Florida
Grove Park, Florida
Rochelle, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Micanopy, Florida
Evinston, Florida
Boardman, Florida
McIntosh, Florida
Citra, Florida
Reddick, Florida
Martin, Florida
Mount Tabor, Florida
Kendrick, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Candler, Florida
Ocklawaha, Florida
East Lake Weir, Florida
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Conant, Florida
Lady Lake, Florida
Fruitland Park, Florida
Leesburg, Florida
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Tavares, Florida
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Okahumpka, Florida
Centre Hill, Florida
Webster, Florida
Pemberton Ferry, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Bartow, Florida
Homeland, Florida
Fort Meade, Florida
Bowling Green, Florida
Wauchula, Florida
Zolfo Springs, Florida
Charlie Creek, Florida
Brownville, Florida
Arcadia, Florida
Nocatee, Florida
Fort Ogden, Florida
Cleveland, Florida
Punta Gorda, Florida
Native American Pipe
Native Americans
Amerindians
Indigenous peoples--United States
Pipes
Smoking--United States
Tobacco--Southern States
This straight tube is considered the most primitive form of a smoking pipe. This specific pipe is made out of Steatite ,but it is also common to find these pipe’s made out of Greenstone. These pipes are known to be symmetrical and have a smooth prepared finish. Most of these pipes were used as smoking pipes, but it is also known that indigenous shamans used pipes in ritual settings and for healing purposes. Commonly used during tribal pow-wows, members of the tribe put tobacco into one side of the pipe and smoked the tobacco at the other end with a reed. This rare pipe was found in Seminole County, Florida, and has numerous cracks throughout with one side of the pipe’s bowl broken off.
Original color digital image, 2015: <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Seminole County, Florida
Salmagundi, Vol. V, No. 1, 1914
Sanford (Fla.)
Schools
Education--Florida
High schools--Florida
The 1914 <em>Salmagundi</em> yearbook for Sanford High School. The yearbook was named for the Native American word meaning "a general mixture." Alice Coffee was the editor-in-chief of the <em>Salmagundi</em> for the 1913-1914 school year, which cost fifteen cents. It has 69 pages, 21 of which make up the advertisement section. Topics of interest in the yearbook include student writings, such as "Farming in Florida." There is a local, as well as a social section. Alumni notes give information about graduates of Sanford High School. The athletic section features the boys and girls basketball teams, and a thank you to the county board and superintendent for the funds to build a basketball court. Some photographs feature of Sanford High School, the primary school, Sanford farming, each class, and the boys basketball team. Student art work is featured throughout the Salmagundi. <br /><br />Sanford High School was originally established at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on Sanford Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. In 1984, the building was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. The building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012. In 1927, a high school campus was designed by Elton J. Moughton in the Mediterranean revival style and constructed at 1700 French Avenue. The school reopened on January 10 and was renamed Seminole High School. In 1960, the high school moved to a new campus at 2701 Ridgewood Avenue and the former building on French Avenue was converted to Sanford Junior High School, which was later renamed Sanford Middle School. The old building was demolished in the summer of 1991 and replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
Original yearbook: <em>Salmagundi</em>, Vol. V, No. 1 (Sanford, FL: Literary and Debating Societies, 1914): <span>Sanford High School Collection, box 1, </span><em>Salmagundi</em><span> 1914, </span><a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a><span>, Sanford, Florida.</span>
Literary and Debating Societies of Sanford High School
Herald Printing Company
Coffee, Alice
Packard, Marion
Whitner, Jr., Benjamin F.
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Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida
The Maitland News, Vol. 02, No. 13, March 30, 1927
Maitland (Fla.)
<em>The Maitland News</em> was a local newspaper originally published by the Maitland Realty Company (and later by the Maitland News Company) which began circulation in April 1926. This edition features articles on topics such as the inspection of Maitland High School, a Chamber of Commerce party at Sanlando, town council meetings, library hours, a truck accident, a Parent-Teacher Association meeting, church services, poultry farms, a wedding, a bridges luncheon, an anti-tobacco and alcohol address to school children, a flower show for children, road construction, library notes, profitable farming, real estate trends, a State Beautification Convention in Ocala, the housing arrangements of local residents, and a local events calendar. Also featured is an essay on the first railroad in Orlando by E.W. Henck, and several advertisements for local businesses.
Original 4-page newspaper edition: <em>The Maitland News</em>, Vol. 02, No. 13, March 30, 1927: Newspaper Collection, accession number 2014.002.020V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, <a href="http://artandhistory.org/maitland-history-museum/" target="_blank">Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland</a>, Maitland, Florida.
The Maitland News Company
Henck, E.W.
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Maitland, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Sanford, Florida
Tobacco and Leather
Sanford (Fla.)
Tobacco--Florida
Tobacco industry--Southern States
Leather industry and trade--United States
Leather goods--United States
A newspaper articleon the tobacco and leather industries in Florida. The article was written by C. D. Leffler, President of the Young Men's Business League, and published by <em>Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper. </em>According to the article, Florida had "become a great cigar and tobacco centre, especially for [C]lear Havana goods," a cigar brand. The cigar industry was first brought to Florida by Cuban immigrants in the 1830s and became one of the most important industries in the Southeast by the last quarter of the 19th century, with Tampa serving as the cigar manufacturing center in the state. In the late 1800s, cigar factories began to appear in various other Florida cities, such as Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Cigar manufacturing first appeared in Sanford sometime between 1909 and 1912. The Florida cigar industry came to its peak in the first quarter of the 20th century, but then declined during the Great Depression and World War II, due to the accumulation of labor union conflicts over the years, the mechanization of production, and changing consumer demands. The industry was revitalized during the 1950s as production soared, despite the decline of the number of workers. Following the Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s and the U.S. embargo on Cuban products in 1962, the Florida cigar industry again declined. The Cuban embargo included tobacco, thus forcing American cigar rollers to begin using Dominican tobacco.<br /><br />The article also discusses prospects for the leather industry in Florida, which had a virtually unlimited supply of palmetto, a root plant commonly used in the tanning process. Lastly, Leffler briefly cites the starch, tapioca, and artesian water industries.
Leffler, C. D.
Photocopy of original newspaper article by C. D. Leffler: "Tobacco and Leather." <em>Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper</em>, July 19, 1895, page 384: Cigar Making Collection, <a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=456" target="_blank">Sanford Museum</a>, Sanford, Florida.
<em>Manufacturers Record: A Weekly Southern Industrial Railroad and Financial Newspaper</em>
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Sanford, Florida