Jackson Sporting Goods
Dublin Core
Title
Jackson Sporting Goods
Alternative Title
Jackson Sporting Goods
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Sporting goods--United States
Fishing--Florida
Description
A fishing lure handmade by Jim Pfiffer and sold at Jackson Sporting Goods, which was owned by William R. Jackson. From approximately 1935 to 1950, the store was located at 28 East Church Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida. According to the records reviewed for the 1940s and the 1980s, a Jim Pfiffer was not located by name or profession and remains unknown. This lot, as well as the rest of the block, was later replaced by the CNA Tower and Barnett Plaza.
Creator
Pfiffer, Jim
Source
Original fishing lure by Jim Pfiffer: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Information Center, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1938-1950
Is Format Of
Original color digital image by Robert Randall, October 2014.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Information Center, Orlando, Florida.
Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
147 KB
Medium
1 foot x 8 inch fishing lure
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Jackson Sporting Goods, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Jim Pfiffer.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Jeffries, Andrew W.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"The Historic Icons of Orlando." Orlando Remembered. http://www.historiciconsoforlando.com/.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Buyers' Guide and Complete Classified Business Directory. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1940.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1941.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1943-44: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1944.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1945.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1946-47: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1947.
Transcript
Jim Pfiffer hand made lures as sold
at The Jackson Sport Shop on East
Church street.
at The Jackson Sport Shop on East
Church street.
Citation
Pfiffer, Jim, “Jackson Sporting Goods,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4577.