Skyline Across Lake Eola Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Skyline Across Lake Eola Postcard
Alternative Title
Lake Eola Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Parks--Florida
Lakes--Florida
Tourism--Florida
Description
Postcard showing 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, the Orange County Courthouse, and the Lake Eola Band Stand. Lake Eola and the park that surrounds it are 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.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
E. C. Kropp Company
Date Created
ca. 1925
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1925
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
686 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.543825, -81.375185
28.543764, -81.376388
28.542859, -81.378798
28.54214, -81.377439
28.542418,-81.375537
28.542721, -81.375595
Temporal Coverage
1925-01-01/1925-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the E. C. Kropp Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by E. C. Kropp Company 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
SKYLINE ACROSS LAKE EOLA, ORLANDO, FLORIDA
This picture embraces much that is typical of Orlando. The skyline across Lake Eola, one of the 31 lakes within the city limits; the flowers, palm and oak its beautification; Memorial High School building on the right and band stand its educational and recreational life; the Angebilt Hotel and two bank buildings its commercial life; the Court House its civic life; the Masonic Temple its fraternal spirit; Rosalind Club its social life and church its religious atmosphere.
MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
POST CARD 6584N-82
PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
FIVE CENTS ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL
This picture embraces much that is typical of Orlando. The skyline across Lake Eola, one of the 31 lakes within the city limits; the flowers, palm and oak its beautification; Memorial High School building on the right and band stand its educational and recreational life; the Angebilt Hotel and two bank buildings its commercial life; the Court House its civic life; the Masonic Temple its fraternal spirit; Rosalind Club its social life and church its religious atmosphere.
MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
POST CARD 6584N-82
PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
FIVE CENTS ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
“Skyline Across Lake Eola Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 24, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1020.