Business Section in Midget City on U.S. 17-92 Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Business Section in Midget City on U.S. 17-92 Postcard
Alternative Title
Midget City Postcard
Subject
Tourism--Florida
Description
A postcard depicting the business section of Midget City, which was a tourist attraction of miniatures located on U.S. 17-92 halfway between Orlando and Sanford, Florida. The attraction has since closed, and little is known about it.
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.
Source
Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photographic postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1950-1959
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1950-1959
Contributor
Campbell, Lucile
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch black and white photographic postcard.
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.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
254 KB
Medium
3 x 5 inch black and white photographic postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Midget City, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Kodak.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Kodak 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
Doolittle, Leslie. "Do You Know the Way to Midget City?" The Orlando Sentinel, August 26, 1996. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-08-26/business/9608221422_1_midget-city-tu-tu-salvador.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photographic postcard
Physical Dimensions
3 x 5 inches
Collection
Citation
“Business Section in Midget City on U.S. 17-92 Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6781.