First Street Fair in Sanford
Dublin Core
Title
First Street Fair in Sanford
Alternative Title
First Street Fair
Subject
Photography--Florida--History
Sanford (Fla.)
Festivals--Southern States
Fairs--Florida
Description
A town fair held on First Street following the period in Sanford's history known as the "Decade of Disasters." The "Decade of Disasters" started with a bakery fire in 1887, which destroyed much of the city's east side, including many of the wooden buildings along First Street. A state-wide yellow fever epidemic in 1888 further depleted the city's population. The financial collapse of 1893 hit Florida investors hard, as did the "Great Freeze" of 1894-95, which destroyed the region's citrus crop. However, by the turn of the century, Sanford experienced a boom in construction which would culminate with the construction of the Seminole County Courthouse in 1913. This festival represents the prosperity that the Celery City had started to achieve during the boom period between 1897 and 1913.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Photographic Collection, box 3, folder Events--Fairs, General Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1900-1910
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Photographic Collection, box 3, folder Events--Fairs, General Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
General Photographic Collection, Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
4.6 MB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.811754, -81.261312
Temporal Coverage
1900-01-01/1910-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Student Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Morton, Dave
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
The Seminole Herald. Sanford: Our First 125 Years. [Sanford, FL]: The Herald, 2002.
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
"Sanford: a Brief History." City of Sanford. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=48.
Brochure, Sanford: Central Florida's Waterfront Gateway. Sanford, Florida: City of Sanford, 2005.
External Reference Title
Transcript
SANFORD
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH AND CABLE OFFICE
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH AND CABLE OFFICE
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“First Street Fair in Sanford,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/864.