Picnic at Meads Woods
Dublin Core
Title
Picnic at Meads Woods
Alternative Title
Meads Woods Picnic
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Description
A picnic at Meads Woods near Oviedo, Florida. Mead Woods was named after Dr. Theodore Luqueer Mead (1852-1936), who was famous for hybridizing orchids, amaryllis, and caladiums. Dr. T. L. Mead migrated from New York to Eustis, Florida, in 1869, and then to Oviedo in 1886. At his 85-acre estate in the Lake Charm area, Dr. Mead conducted experiments and accumulated one of the world's largest butterfly collections.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
ca. 1900-1919
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1900-1919
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Has Version
"Meads Woods Picnic by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6952.
"Meads Woods Picnic No. 2 by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6953.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
447 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
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
"A Guide to Theodore L. Mead Collection." Archives and Special Collections, Rollins College. http://lib.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/mead.htm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Picnic at Meads Woods,” RICHES, accessed April 16, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6951.