Dinda Family Hauling Logs by Bettye Reagan
Dublin Core
Title
Dinda Family Hauling Logs by Bettye Reagan
Alternative Title
Dinda Family Hauling Logs by Bettye Reagan
Subject
Slavia (Fla.)
Painting--Florida
Art--Southern States
Logging--Southern States
Description
A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, inspired by a photograph of Michael Dinda, Sr. (1863-1935) and his twin sons, Michael Jacob Dinda, Jr. (1895-1978) and John Paul Dinda (1895-1968) hauling logs in Slavia, Florida, around 1915. Dinda was one of the founders of both Slavia and of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Dinda moved his family to the area in 1913. During this time, John Dinda was visiting from college. He also began teaching at the Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915.
Creator
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Source
Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Dinda Family Hauling Logs. 2001: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
2001
Date Copyrighted
2001
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Dinda Family Hauling Logs. 2001.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Version Of
"Michael Dinda, Sr., Michael Dinda, Jr., and John Dinda." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6355.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
293 KB
Medium
1 painting
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Slavia, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Bettye Reagan.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Reagan
External Reference
Robison, Jim. "Central Europeans Were Dirt Poor But Toiled For A Better Life In Slavia." The Orlando Sentinel, July 4, 1993. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-07-04/news/9307020414_1_turpentine-slavia-dinda.
"Teacher John Dinda, son of Michael Dinda, Sr.." Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/152823.
"Slavia Historical Trail." Steve Rajtar. http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/slavia/planslavia.html.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 painting
Collection
Citation
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin, “Dinda Family Hauling Logs by Bettye Reagan,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6933.