Band Stand on Lake Eola Postcard

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Title

Band Stand on Lake Eola Postcard

Alternative Title

Lake Eola Bandstand Postcard

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Bandstands--United States
Parks--Florida
Lakes--Florida

Description

Postcard showing Lake Eola Park and its bandstand in Orlando, Florida. The bandstand is on the west side of the park. Lake Eola and its surrounding park are one of the unusual features that sets Orlando apart from other cities. From its earliest days, Downtown Orlando was situated on the west side of the lake. As the town grew into a city, Lake Eola continued to be a focal point for the inhabitants, who used the lake for bathing, swimming and fishing, and its shores picnicking, listening to concerts, and participating in religious services. Much of the land around Lake Eola was donated to Orlando by Jacob Summerlin who designated that it be a public park. It has remained one ever since. The rest of the park land was donated by the Musselwhite Family and Mayor Frank Sperry.

Source

Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.

Publisher

E. C. Kropp Company

Date Created

ca. 1940

Date Copyrighted

ca. 1940

Date Issued

ca. 1940

Contributor

Cook, Thomas

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Is Part Of

Private Collection of Thomas Cook.

Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Extent

696 KB

Medium

5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Orlando, Florida

Spatial Coverage

28.543825, -81.375185

Temporal Coverage

1940-01-01/1940-12-31

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally published by the E. C. Kropp Company.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by E. C. Kropp Company and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

Cook, Thomas

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Thomas Cook

External Reference

Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.

External Reference Title

Transcript

BAND STAND ON LAKE EOLA, ORLANDO, FLORIDA---28
Thousands of winter visitors enjoy the daily band concerts at Lake Eola, a favorite beauty spot. A popular promenade is the one mile walk encircling the lake.
MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE. WIS.
POST CARD

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 color postcard

Physical Dimensions

5.5 x 3.5 inch

Collection

Citation

“Band Stand on Lake Eola Postcard,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/972.

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