Florida's Barefoot Mailman
Dublin Core
Title
Florida's Barefoot Mailman
Alternative Title
Florida's Barefoot Mailman
Subject
Palm Beach (Fla.)
Post offices
Description
An excerpt written by Theodore Pratt and published in Florida Magazine. The article discusses how barefoot mailmen delivered letters sent from Palm Beach to Miami, Florida, in the late 19th century. This excerpt was originally published in Pratt's book, That Was Palm Beach, published in 1968.
Creator
Pratt, Theodore
Source
Photocopy of original magazine article by Theodore Pratt: Florida Magazine.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1968
Date Copyrighted
1968
Date Issued
ca. 1968
Contributor
Buck, Texann Ivy
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied magazine article by Theodore Pratt: Florida Magazine.
Is Part Of
Palm Beach Collection, Palm Beach County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Referenced By
"Letter from Jim Macbeth to A. B. Cleveland (October 6, 1975)." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7621.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Medium
4-page magazine article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Palm Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Theodore Pratt and republished in Florida Magazine.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Theodore Pratt and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Stoddard, James
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck
External Reference
Pratt, Theodore. That Was Palm Beach. St. Petersburg, Fla.: Great Outdoors, 1968.
Marconi, Richard A., and Debi Murray. Palm Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2009.
Collection
Citation
Pratt, Theodore, “Florida's Barefoot Mailman,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7595.