Slavia Filling Station
Dublin Core
Title
Slavia Filling Station
Alternative Title
Slavia Filling Station
Subject
Slavia (Fla.)
Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
Celery
Description
Filling station in Slavia, Florida, in 1929. As of 2013, the building still remains at 1973 West State Road 426. 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.
Slavia was established in 1911 when the Slavia Colony Company purchased about 1,200 acres of land west of Oviedo. The earliest settlers of the community came from rural areas in Central Europe who were attracted to Florida's warm climate and rich soil. By the mid-1920s, celery became Slavia's leading cash crop.
Slavia was established in 1911 when the Slavia Colony Company purchased about 1,200 acres of land west of Oviedo. The earliest settlers of the community came from rural areas in Central Europe who were attracted to Florida's warm climate and rich soil. By the mid-1920s, celery became Slavia's leading cash crop.
Source
Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photograph, March 2, 1929: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, item CC3, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Date Created
1929-03-02
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch black and white photograph, March 2, 1939.
Is Part Of
Chase Collection (MS 14), box 214, folder 15.100, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Celery Collection, Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
Folder referenced in Chase Collection finding guide, http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
89 KB
Medium
3 x 5 inch black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Slavia Filling Station, Slavia, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Entire Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.
Rights Holder
The displayed collection item is housed at Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Special and Area Studies Collections, University of Florida
Digital Collections (UFDC), University of Florida
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Petrik, Robert. "Czechs and Slovaks in Florida." American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club. http://acscc.org/Papers/svu_062703b.html.
Transcript
SLAVIA
SOFT [?] AND CANDIES
TOBACCO
CIGARS
CIGARETTES
SOFT [?] AND CANDIES
TOBACCO
CIGARS
CIGARETTES
Slavia - Stauks[sic] Mgr
3-2-1929
3-2-1929
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Physical Dimensions
3 x 5 inch
Collection
Citation
“Slavia Filling Station,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1587.