Cypress Gardens, Semi-Tropical Wonderland Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Cypress Gardens, Semi-Tropical Wonderland Postcard
Alternative Title
Cypress Gardens Postcard
Subject
Gardens--United States
Description
A postcard depicting Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The land was originally part of the Dean Hall rice plantation in 1750. During the Great Depression, after years of disuse, Benjamin Kittredge opened the property to the public as a duck hunting reserve. The property closed in 2015 after devastating flooding.
This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
Creator
Charleston News Company
Source
Original 4 x 6 inch color postcard by the Gulf Stream Card and Distributing Company: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Publisher
Curt Teich and Company
Date Created
ca. 1932-1978
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1932-1978
Contributor
Campbell, Lucile
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 4 x 6 inch color postcard by the Gulf Stream Card and Distributing Company.
Is Part Of
File folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Lucile Campbell Collection, Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
254 KB
Medium
4 x 6 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by the Charleston News Company and published by Curt Teich and Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the UCF Public History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Aphasia Project
Curator
Raffel, Sara
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Lindsay, Howard H. "A GIFT FOR CHARLESTON, S.C.; Cypress Gardens, With Its 150 Acres of Waterways And Flower Beds, Will Be Given to City June 1 Target Date The Knees of Tree Temperamental GIFT FOR CHARLESTON." The New York Times, April 14, 1963. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E4DF1430EF3BBC4C52DFB2668388679EDE.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
4 x 6 inches
Collection
Citation
Charleston News Company, “Cypress Gardens, Semi-Tropical Wonderland Postcard,” RICHES, accessed November 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6704.