East Robinson Ave. Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
East Robinson Ave. Postcard
Alternative Title
Robinson Ave. Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Roads--Florida
Streets--Florida
Avenues
Description
Postcard, posted in March of 1911, showing East Robinson Avenue a few blocks north of Central Boulevard in Orlando, Florida. The avenue was named for Samuel Robinson of Emmett, Michigan, who was a surveyor for Orange County for seventeen years. He was responsible for planting the many trees along Magnolia Avenue where he built his home. Now called Robinson Street, the road passes along the northern shore of Lake Eola.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Date Created
ca. 1905
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1905
Date Issued
1911-03
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
688 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Hudson Falls, New York
Spatial Coverage
28.545822, -81.372238
43.300697, -73.586011
Temporal Coverage
1905-01-01/1911-03-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is owned by Thomas Cook and 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
Dickinson, Joy Wallace. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003.
External Reference Title
Transcript
East Robinson Ave., Orlando, Fla.
ORLANDO, FLA.
MAR 27-1,
7 - - PM
THIS SIDE FOR MESSAGE
POST CARD
U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT
Mr. Pes. Puffre
Hudson Falls. N. Y.
S. B. M.
ORLANDO, FLA.
MAR 27-1,
7 - - PM
THIS SIDE FOR MESSAGE
POST CARD
U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT
Mr. Pes. Puffre
Hudson Falls. N. Y.
S. B. M.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
“East Robinson Ave. Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/990.