Bird's-Eye View of Tropical Lake Eola Park and Band Shell Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Bird's-Eye View of Tropical Lake Eola Park and Band Shell Postcard
Alternative Title
Lake Eola Park 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.
Creator
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Orange News 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 by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
594 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 created by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and published by the Oranges News Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Genuine Curteich-Chicago 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
O-26--Bird's-Eye View of Tropical Lake Eola Park and Band Shell, Orlando, Fla. "The City Beautiful."
ORANGE NEWS COMPANY, ORLANDO, FLA.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
POST CARD
PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
ORANGE NEWS COMPANY, ORLANDO, FLA.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
POST CARD
PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
Genuine Curteich-Chicago, “Bird's-Eye View of Tropical Lake Eola Park and Band Shell Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/975.