Seaboard Air Line Railroad Train in Black Hammock
Dublin Core
Title
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Train in Black Hammock
Alternative Title
SAL Train in Black Hammock
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Celery
Seaboard Air Line railroads
Railroads--Florida
Trains
Description
A Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) train in Black Hammock of Oviedo, Florida, on May 25, 1927. The train was shipping Sunrise and Big Win brands of celery.
Oviedo's earliest settlers grew citrus and celery on the area's mucky, rich topsoil. While citrus was the dominant crop for sometime, celery took the lead after the Great Freeze of 1894-1895, which destroyed many citrus groves in the Central Florida area. Oviedo's celery industry flourished, especially during World War II, and thus contributed to Central Florida's unprecedented growth and development during that period.
Oviedo's earliest settlers grew citrus and celery on the area's mucky, rich topsoil. While citrus was the dominant crop for sometime, celery took the lead after the Great Freeze of 1894-1895, which destroyed many citrus groves in the Central Florida area. Oviedo's celery industry flourished, especially during World War II, and thus contributed to Central Florida's unprecedented growth and development during that period.
Source
Original black and white photograph, May 25, 1927: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Date Created
1927-05-25
Contributor
Clonts, Thelma Lee
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of Original black and white photograph, May 25, 1927.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
application/pdf
Extent
265 KB
391 KB
Medium
2 black and white photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Black Hammock, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History teachers
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Provenance
Donated to the Oviedo Historical Society by Thelma Lee Clonts.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thelma Lee Clonts and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Pioneer Town to Boom Town." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/ED/?page_id=12.
Sloane, Margaret M. "Pioneer Town to Boom Town." The Orlando Sentinel, March 20, 1994. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-03-20/news/9403180306_1_grow-celery-mikler-pockets.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 black and white photographs
Collection
Citation
“Seaboard Air Line Railroad Train in Black Hammock,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5633.