Joe's Smoke House Advertisement, 1919
Dublin Core
Title
Joe's Smoke House Advertisement, 1919
Alternative Title
Joe's Smoke House Ad
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Cigar industry--Florida
Cigar bands and labels--United States
Retail stores
Schools
High schools--Florida
Yearbooks
Description
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.
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.
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.
Source
Digital reproduction of original yearbook advertisement: Salmagundi, 1919. Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida, page 85: tag number DP0008870, Central Florida Memory, http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/119652.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1919
Date Copyrighted
1919
Date Issued
1919
Has Format
Original yearbook advertisement, 1919: Salmagundi, 1919, Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida, page 85.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original yearbook advertisement, 1919: Salmagundi, 1919, Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida.
Is Part Of
Salmagundi, 1919. Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida.
Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Cigar Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
27 KB
Medium
1 yearbook advertisement
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Joe's Smoke House, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Woodruff Building, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Sanford High School, Downtown Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Seminole High School.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Seminole High School and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Source Repository
External Reference
Menocal, Narciso. Cuban Cigar Labels: The Tobacco Industry in Cuba and Florida: Its Golden Age in Lithography and Architecture. Coral Gables, FL: Cuban National Heritage, 1995.
"Cigar Making in Florida." Florida Memory, Division of Library & Information Services. http://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/cigar-industry/photos/.
"Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida's Oldest Industry." Florida Memory, Division of Library & Information Services. http://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/cigar/.
Peeples, Vernon. "Shifting from Cuba, Cigar Industry reached from Key West to Tampa." The Herald-Tribune, August 22, 2002. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20020822/COLUMNIST63/208220355.
Robison, Jim. "Sanford's Busy Cigar-Making Business Flourished in 1920." The Orlando Sentinel, January 19, 1997. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-01-19/news/9701171062_1_cigar-factory-cigar-boxes-cuban-cigars.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Tampa Florida. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2007.
Transcript
JOE'S SMOKE HOUSE
JOE REIZENSTEIN, Proprietor
Newspapers and Magazines
Headquarters
Fountain Drinks
California Tokay Chases Thirst
CIGARS
TOBACCOES
PIPE
JOE REIZENSTEIN, Proprietor
Newspapers and Magazines
Headquarters
Fountain Drinks
California Tokay Chases Thirst
CIGARS
TOBACCOES
PIPE
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Collection
Citation
“Joe's Smoke House Advertisement, 1919,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1969.