Orlando, Fla. Skyline by Moonlight Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Orlando, Fla. Skyline by Moonlight Postcard
Alternative Title
Orlando Skyline Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Parks--Florida
Lakes--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Description
Postcard sent in 1943 from Marvin B. Pernick to Marybelle Campbell. The postcard shows the Orlando skyline in a night scene as seen from the eastern side of Lake Eola Park. Some of the buildings shown are the Angebilt Hotel, rhe Orange County Courthouse, and the Lake Eola Band Stand. Lake Eola Park is one of the unusual features that sets the city of Orlando apart from other places. From its earliest days Downtown Orlando was situated on the west side of the lake. As the town grew into a city, Lake Eola continued to be a focal point for the inhabitants, who used it for bathing, swimming and fishing, while on its shores people picnicked, listened to concerts and religious services. Much of the land around Lake Eola was donated to Orlando by Jacob Summerlin who designated that it be a public park. It has remained one ever since. The rest of the park land was donated by the Musselwhite Family and Mayor Frank Sperry.
Creator
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago, 1943: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Orange News Company
Date Created
1943
Date Copyrighted
1943
Date Issued
1943
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago, 1943: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
789 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.543825, -81.375185
28.542859, -81.378798
28.542917, -81.377868
Temporal Coverage
1943-08-07/1943-08-07
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and published by the Oranges News Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012
Dickinson, Joy Wallace. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003.
Transcript
O-18---Orlando, Fla. Skyline by Moonlight
"The City Beautiful"
Lake Eola is one of the many fresh water lakes within the city limits of Orlando, Florida's largest inland city.
S/Sgt. Marvin B. Penick
ASN-18046215
1156 School Sqdn.[?]
A.AFSAT-Orlando, Fla.
Hi hon,
I'm either down here to go to school for a month or for a months vacation, I don't know. Will write you a letter later.
Love,
Marv.
Miss Marybelle Campbell
3515 St. John's Drive (5)
Dallas Texas
"The City Beautiful"
Lake Eola is one of the many fresh water lakes within the city limits of Orlando, Florida's largest inland city.
S/Sgt. Marvin B. Penick
ASN-18046215
1156 School Sqdn.[?]
A.AFSAT-Orlando, Fla.
Hi hon,
I'm either down here to go to school for a month or for a months vacation, I don't know. Will write you a letter later.
Love,
Marv.
Miss Marybelle Campbell
3515 St. John's Drive (5)
Dallas Texas
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
Genuine Curteich-Chicago, “Orlando, Fla. Skyline by Moonlight Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1008.