Letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart (April 22, 1970)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart (April 22, 1970)
Alternative Title
Letter from Gilbertson to Stuart (April 22, 1970)
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Description
A letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson, Manager of Product Publicity for the Onan Corporation, to Z. T. Stuart, General Manager of Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, dated April 22, 1970). In the letter, Gilbertson thanks Stuart for allowing Onan to photograph the hotel. The Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
Creator
Gilbertson, Virgil C.
Source
Original 1-page typed letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart, April 22, 1970: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
1970-04-22
Date Submitted
120 KB
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 1-page typed letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart, April 22, 1970.
Is Part Of
Sky Lake Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
1-page typed letter on Onan Corporation letterhead
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Onan Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Virgil C. Gilbertson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Pine Castle Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"7101 S Orange Blossom Trl." Orange County Property Appraiser. https://www.ocpafl.org/Searches/ParcelSearch.aspx/PID/292327000000030.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page typed letter on Onan Corporation letterhead
Collection
Citation
Gilbertson, Virgil C., “Letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart (April 22, 1970),” RICHES, accessed April 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7021.