Bill Martin at a Downtown Sanford Filling Station

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Title

Bill Martin at a Downtown Sanford Filling Station

Alternative Title

Downtown Sanford Filling Station

Subject

World War II
Sailors--United States
Second World War
Filling stations
Sanford (Fla.)

Description

Bill Martin, a navy sailor, at a filling station in Downtown Sanford towards the End of World War II. Many of the men who were stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford during the Second World War came from other parts of the United States. Navy sailors, pilots, and other personnel were known to visit the local businesses in Sanford, and as a result stimulated the local economy.

Creator

Zern, Galen W.

Source

Original 11 x 17 inch black and white photograph by Galen W. Zern: NAS Collection, Book 1, "The Beginning-NAS Sanford 1942," Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

Publisher

Date Created

1944-1945

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original 11 x 17 inch black and white photograph by Galen W. Zern.

Is Part Of

NAS Collection, Book 1, "The Beginning-NAS Sanford 1942," Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Naval Air Station Sanford Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpeg

Extent

5,242 KB

Medium

11 x 7 inch black and white photograph

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Sanford, Florida

Spatial Coverage

28.8117, -81.2669

Temporal Coverage

1944-01-01/1945-12-31

Accrual Method

Donation

Audience Education Level

SS.K.A.1.2; SS.K.C.2.1; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.1.A.2.4; SS.1.C.2.1; SS.1.C.2.2; SS.1.C.2.3; SS.1.C.2.4; SS.1.C.3.2; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.2.C.2.2; SS.2.C.2.4; SS.2.C.2.5; SS.2.C.3.2; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.C.2.1; SS.3.G.2.6; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.A.7.3; SS.4.C.2.2; SS.4.C.2.3; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.5.C.2.5; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.7.C.2.2; SS.7.C.2.3; SS.7.C.4.1; SS.7.C.4.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.912.A.1.1; SS.912.A.6.1; SS.912.A.6.15; SS.912.C.2.3; SS.912.C.4.2; SS.912.G.1.2; SS.912.W.1.3; SS.912.W.7.7; SS.912.W.7.11

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created and owned by Galen W. Zern.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

Rock, Adam

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Metzger, Lewis W. From Celery City to Navy Town: The Impact of Naval Air Station Sanford during World War II. MA thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010.
Naval Air Station Sanford Memorial. http://www.nassanfordmemorial.com/home.htm.
Shettle, Jr., M.L. United States Naval Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Company, 1995.

Transcript

Downtown, Stanford 1944-45 Bill Martin AMM 2/c

Bumper to Bumper Service
Keep Cars Young
Bills address on Back Side

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 black and white photograph

Physical Dimensions

11 x inch

Citation

Zern, Galen W., “Bill Martin at a Downtown Sanford Filling Station,” RICHES, accessed December 13, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/494.

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