Oviedo Hotel by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, inspired by a photograph of Hotel Oviedo in Oviedo, Florida. The Timucuan Native Americans originally inhabited the area of present-day Oviedo, although the remains of their settlements have disappeared. Homesteaders arrived along the shores of Lake Jesup in 1865 just after the Civil War ended and began growing celery and citrus. The area was called the Lake Jesup Community until March 13, 1879, when postmaster Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), a Swedish immigrant, chose the name Oviedo.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Oviedo Hotel: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Peters Shoes by Bettye Reagan, 1986
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, inspired by a photograph of Downtown Oviedo, Florida sometime, between 1880 and 1919. The painting depicts two past businesses located on Broadway: Peters Shoes and J. B. Jones and Brothers. The Timucuan Native Americans originally inhabited the area of present-day Oviedo, although the remains of their settlements have disappeared. Homesteaders arrived along the shores of Lake Jesup in 1865 just after the Civil War ended and began growing celery and citrus. The area was called the Lake Jesup Community until March 13, 1879, when postmaster Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), a Swedish immigrant, chose the name Oviedo.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Peters Shoes. 1986: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Oviedo, Florida

Road to Clifton
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: The road to Clifton Springs, a spring in Oviedo, Florida, in the early 1900s. Clifton Springs was named in honor of the hometown of Dr. Henry Foster, a wealthy grower from Lake Charm in Oviedo. Originally called White's Wharf, the site marks the approximate location where John Bartram and William Bartram camped during their excursion along the St. Johns River in 1765-1766. William G. White migrated to the area in the late 1870s and built a store here in 1879. White moved his store to Orlando in the 1880s. Many Oviedo residents used the site as the location for their annual May picnics, which began in 1880. The picnics were hosted by a joint committee of the local Baptist and Methodist churches. The wharf is now known as Hiley's Fish Camp. The road featured in this photograph is now Florida State Road (SR) 419.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Clifton Springs, Oviedo, Florida

Road to Clifton by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, inspired by a photograph of the road to Clifton Springs, a spring in Oviedo, Florida. Clifton Springs was named in honor of the hometown of Dr. Henry Foster, a wealthy grower from Lake Charm in Oviedo. Originally called White's Wharf, the site marks the approximate location where John Bartram and William Bartram camped during their excursion along the St. Johns River in 1765-1766. William G. White migrated to the area in the late 1870s and built a store here in 1879. White moved his store to Orlando in the 1880s. Many Oviedo residents used the site as the location for their annual May picnics, which began in 1880. The picnics were hosted by a joint committee of the local Baptist and Methodist churches. The wharf is now known as Hiley's Fish Camp. The road featured in this photograph is now Florida State Road (SR) 419.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Road to Clifton. 1986: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Clifton Springs, Oviedo, Florida

Grandma Aulin by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, of Mary Alice Powell Aulin (1904-1993) with three of her great grandchildren: Reagan Nicole Wilder (1978-), Brandie Lee Wilder (1980-), and Robert Brady Wilder (1982-). Alice Aulin was born in Sanford, Florida, to parents Charles Powell and Mary Maude Rabun Powell. Aulin arrived in Oviedo in 1921 to work as a switchboard operator and a seamstress. She married Andrew Aulin, Jr. (1893-1964), the son of Oviedo's first postmaster, Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918). Together, the couple had five children: Mary Lenora Aulin (b. 1924), Alice Kathryn Aulin (b. 1926), Charles Warren Aulin (1927-1964), Bettye Jean Aulin, and Andrew Aulin, Jr. (b. 1936). The Wilder children were born of Aulin's granddaughter, Debbie Lynn Reagan (1958-) and Robert Downey Wilder (1953-).
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Grandma Aulin: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Econ River by Bettye Reagan
subject: Rivers--Florida
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting of the Econlockhatchee River by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida. Called the Econ River for short, this tributary is the longest river in the state of Florida. The Econ River flows north from Lake Conlin, through the Econlockhatchee River Swamp, joining the St. Johns River near Puzzle Lake.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Econ River. 2002: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Econlockhatchee River, Florida

Grinding Sugar Cane by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Sugar--United States
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, depicting farmworkers grinding sugarcane at the Wheeler family farm. The Wheelers lived at 340 South Lake Jessup Avenue in Oviedo, Florida. The family patriarch, Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr. (1878-1954), was born in Dade City on January 2, 1878. After his father passed away in 1889, his family relocated to his mother's hometown in Oviedo. At age 16, Wheeler began working as a telegraph operator for the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad. In 1898, he purchased a seedling citrus grove that had been abandoned during the Freeze of 1894-1985. Wheeler soon became a successful citrus grower and celery cultivator. Wheeler married George Lee Wheeler in 1908 and the couple later had three children: Clara Lee Wheeler Evans (1917-2010); Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Jr. (1920-2006); and Miriam Louise Wheeler (b. 1922). In 1908, Wheeler partnered with C .F. Brannon and Steen Nelson to operate the Nelson Brothers packinghouse. In 1923, Wheeler purchased the company and renamed it Nelson & Company, Inc. Wheeler also served on the Seminole County Commission and the Oviedo City Council. He was also seminal in organizing the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Citrus Mutual, and the Citizens Bank of Oviedo.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Grinding Sugar Cane. 1994: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo Chickens by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Chickens--United States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, featuring chickens at the Cross Seminole Trail. The trail was created from the former railroad line of the Sanford & Indian River Railroad, running between Sanford and Oviedo. In the early 1900s, a spur was added to the line, running north and east in order to allow farmers of Black Hammock a way to ship their produce to Sanford and Winter Park. The spur was later abandoned due to the advent of automobiles and the decline of the agricultural industry in Black Hammock. The tracks remained until they were purchased by the State of Florida for the Cross Seminole Trail.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Oviedo Chickens. 1996: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Cross Seminole Trail, Oviedo, Florida

Seminole Trail by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, featuring people along the Cross Seminole Trail. The trail was created from the former railroad line of the Sanford & Indian River Railroad, running between Sanford and Oviedo. In the early 1900s, a spur was added to the line, running north and east in order to allow farmers of Black Hammock a way to ship their produce to Sanford and Winter Park. The spur was later abandoned due to the advent of automobiles and the decline of the agricultural industry in Black Hammock. The tracks remained until they were purchased by the State of Florida for the Cross Seminole Trail.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Seminole Trail. 1996: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Cross Seminole Trail, Oviedo, Florida

Lake Jessup Morning by Bettye Reagan, 2012
subject: Lake Jesup (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A painting of Lake Jesup in 2012 by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida. One of the largest lakes in Central Florida, Lake Jesup is located along the middle basin of the St. Johns River. In the 1990s, after decades of pollution, the lake was cleaned up by a coalition consisting of the Friends of Lake Jesup, the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). In 2008, the Florida State Road (SR) 46 bridge was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE) and the FDOT to cross the lake.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Lake Jessup Morning. 2012: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Lake Jessup, Florida

Oviedo Garage by Bettye Reagan
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--United States
subject: Garages--United States
description: A painting by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, inspired by a photograph of the Oviedo Garage, a complete automotive service business located at 139 North Central Avenue in Downtown Oviedo, Florida, operated by Bob Slavik and Helen Slavik. The garage was built within the first decade after the end of World War II. At the time that this photograph was printed in The Seminole Outlook, the building was owned by the Oviedo Tire Center. The site later became the location of the Townhouse Restaurant, which has since been demolished for road improvements.
creator: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
source: Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Oviedo Garage. 2001: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo Garage, Downtown Oviedo, Florida

University of Florida Class of 1941
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: University of Florida
description: A page from the 1941 edition of The Seminole, the yearbook for the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. A notable individual shown on this page is Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Upon his graduation, Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: The Seminole (Gainesville, FL: Senior Class of the University of Florida, 1941), page 69: George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
publisher: University of Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Lake County, Election Precinct 19
subject: Tavares (Fla.)
subject: Census--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The U.S. Census population schedule for Election Precinct 19 just outside of Tavares, Florida, in 1940. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record was Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944), who appears on row 71. Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
creator: Nelliauis, Marion M.
source: Digital reproduction of original census record by Marion M. Nelliauis, April 23, 1940. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTH1-65N.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Tavares, Florida

Headstone of Major Jack Cameron Heist at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Cemeteries--Europe
description: The headstone of Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
creator: Anderson, Dwight
source: Original color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56372930&PIpi=94648893.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

Plaque for Major Jack Cameron Heist at Greenwood Cemetery
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
description: The plaque for Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944) at Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, Florida. Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
creator: Smith, Tom
creator: Smith, Gloria
source: Original color digital image by Tom Smith and Gloria Smith, April 8, 2013: Private Collection of Tom Smith and Gloria Smith.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Florida

Headstone Inscription and Interment Record: Jack Cameron Heist
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Cemeteries--Europe
description: The headstone inscription and interment record for Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His brother, William F. Heist, was listed as his next of kin on this document.
source: Digital reproduction of original typewritten headstone inscription and interment record. <a href="http://interactive.ancestry.com/9170/42861_646933_0804-01461?pid=69680&backurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ancestry.com%2F%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsse.dll%3Fgss%3Dangs-c%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DJack%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3DHeist%26gsln_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D0%26cp%3D0%26catbucket%3Drstp%26uidh%3Dqj1%26pcat%3D39%26h%3D69680%26recoff%3D6%2B8%2B28%26db%3DUSForeignMilitaryCems%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true." target="_blank">http://interactive.ancestry.com/9170/42861_646933_0804-01461?pid=69680&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgss%3dangs-c%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3dJack%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dHeist%26gsln_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d0%26cp%3d0%26catbucket%3drstp%26uidh%3dqj1%26pcat%3d39%26h%3d69680%26recoff%3d6%2b8%2b28%26db%3dUSForeignMilitaryCems%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Directory of Students, 1939
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
description: A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the directory of students. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 284. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/41349_630630_0121-00313/295056304?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts/citation/157573325883/edit/record .
publisher: Technique
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Quadrangle Club, 1939
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
description: A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the Quadrangle Club, an honorary society for sophomores. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 162. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00162/240313001?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts.
publisher: Technique
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tech Swim Club, 1939
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: Sports--United States
subject: Swimming--United States
description: A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the Tech Swim Club, an honorary society for swimmers. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 166. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00166/240314565?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts.
publisher: Technique
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Theta Delta Chi, 1939
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
description: A page from the 1939 edition of Technique, the yearbook for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This page shows the Theta Delta Chi, a social fraternity. A notable student listed is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944), who is pictured fourth from the left in the second row. Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1939, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: Technique (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939), page 265. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/40392_B075330-00265/240315196?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/38722788/person/20409592223/facts.
publisher: Technique
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

5 Local Servicemen Are Reported Dead
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: An article published in The Wilkes-Barre Record announcing the death of five servicemen, the missing reports of two servicemen, and the wounded status of three servicemen during World War II. One notable servicemen cited in the article is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "5 Local Servicemen Are Reported Dead." The Wilkes-Barre Record, September 21, 1944, page 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441055/the_wilkesbarre_record/.
publisher: The Wilkes-Barre Record
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
coverage: Thiant, France

Local Men in Armed Forces on Land, At Sea, in the Air
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: An article published in The Wilkes-Barre Record announcing the status of several service members from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who were serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. One notable servicemen cited in the article is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. At the time that this article was published in December of 1942, then-Lieutenant Heist was being transferred to Camp Polk, Louisiana.
source: Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Local Men in Armed Forces on Land, At Sea, in the Air." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441055/the_wilkesbarre_record/.
publisher: The Wilkes-Barre Record
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
coverage: Camp Polk, Louisiana

Three Killed on Local List of Casualties
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: An article published in The Wilkes-Barre Record announcing the death of three servicemen during World War II. One notable servicemen cited in the article is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Three Killed on Local List of Casualties." The Wilkes-Barre Record, September 20, 1944, page 3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/.
publisher: The Wilkes-Barre Record
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
coverage: Thiant, France

Margaret Ann Gallagher is Bride of Lieut. Jack Cameron Heist
subject: Weddings--United States
description: An article published in The Wilkes-Barre Record announcing the wedding of Margaret Ann Gallagher to Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). The ceremony was performed by Reverend Edward Gallagher at the Holy Savior Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The bride was a graduated from Coughlin High School and an employee of the U.S. Department of War. The bridegroom, then-Lieutenant Heist, was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal.
source: Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Margaret Ann Gallagher is Bride of Lieut. Jack Cameron Heist." The Wilkes-Barre Record, July 15, 1942. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441154/wilkesbarre_times_leader_the_evening/.
publisher: The Wilkes-Barre Record
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Holy Saviour Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Fourteenth Census Population Schedule for Lodi, New Jersey
subject: Census--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The U.S. Census population schedule for Lodi, New Jersey, in 1920. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record is Private James M. Hutton, Jr. (ca. 1914-1944), who appears on row 99. Pvt. Hutton was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born to James Hutton sometime around 1914. Pvt. Hutton grew up in Jersey and moved to Miami, Florida, sometime before 1940. He married Florence E. Offnick and had a son, James Hutton III. Pvt. Hutton was drafted into the Army on October 30, 1943, and was placed in the 157th Infantry Regiment's 45th Infantry Division. He died during combat in France on September 26, 1944, and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Pvt. Hutton was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
creator: McMahon, James A.
source: Digital reproduction of original census record by James A. McMahon, January 16, 1920. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P2-TPV.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Washington Street, Lodi, New Jersey

Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Miami, Election Precinct 61
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Census--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The U.S. Census population schedule for Election Precinct 61 in Miami, Florida, in 1940. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record is Private James M. Hutton, Jr. (ca. 1914-1944). Pvt. Hutton was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born to James Hutton sometime around 1914. Pvt. Hutton grew up in Jersey and moved to Miami sometime before 1940. He married Florence E. Offnick and had a son, James Hutton III. Pvt. Hutton was drafted into the Army on October 30, 1943, and was placed in the 157th Infantry Regiment's 45th Infantry Division. He died during combat in France on September 26, 1944, and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Pvt. Hutton was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
source: Digital reproduction of original census record, April 4, 1940. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZX-C6Y.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Miami, Florida

Fifteenth Census Population Schedule for Lodi, New Jersey
subject: Census--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The U.S. Census population schedule for Lodi, New Jersey, in 1930. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. Many of the residents' last names appear to be of Italian origin. A notable resident listed in this record is Private James M. Hutton, Jr. (ca. 1914-1944), who appears on row 99. Pvt. Hutton was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born to James Hutton sometime around 1914. Pvt. Hutton grew up in Jersey and moved to Miami, Florida, sometime before 1940. He married Florence E. Offnick and had a son, James Hutton III. Pvt. Hutton was drafted into the Army on October 30, 1943, and was placed in the 157th Infantry Regiment's 45th Infantry Division. He died during combat in France on September 26, 1944, and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Pvt. Hutton was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
creator: Barceline, Fred
source: Digital reproduction of original census record by Fred Barceline, April 7, 1930. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X486-1CY.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Garibaldi Avenue, Lodi, New Jersey

Headstone Inscription and Interment Record for Private James M. Hutton, Jr.
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Cemeteries--Europe
description: The headstone inscription and interment record for Private James M. Hutton, Jr. (ca. 1914-1944). Pvt. Hutton was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born to James Hutton sometime around 1914. Pvt. Hutton grew up in Jersey and moved to Miami, Florida, sometime before 1940. He married Florence E. Offnick and had a son, James Hutton III. Pvt. Hutton was drafted into the Army on October 30, 1943, and was placed in the 157th Infantry Regiment's 45th Infantry Division. He died during combat in France on September 26, 1944, and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Pvt. Hutton was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
source: Digital reproduction of original typewritten headstone inscription and interment record.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

"In Memoriam" Section of The Seminole, 1947
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: University of Florida
description: One of the "In Memoriam" pages from the 1947 edition of The Seminole, the yearbook for the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. This page honors alumni of UF that sacrificed their lives in World War II. A notable individual shown on this page was Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Upon his graduation, Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page: The Seminole (Gainesville, FL: Senior Class of the University of Florida, 1947), page 454: George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
publisher: University of Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Headstone Inscription and Interment Record: Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr.
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The headstone inscription and interment record for Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Capt. Calhoun attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
source: Digital reproduction of original typewritten headstone inscription and interment record. http://interactive.ancestry.com/9170/42861_647350_0537-01642/8258?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/89588287/person/48591322334/facts/citation/343791468451/.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

World War II Alabamians Killed in Action: Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr.
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: A record announcing the death of Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Capt. Calhoun attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
source: Digital reproduction of original typewritten record, November 10, 1944. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1763/31782_646933_0000-00405/2178?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/89588287/person/48591322334/facts/citation/343791487266/.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
coverage: Eufaula, Alabama

Headstone of Private Hubert Cody Gibson at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Cemeteries--Europe
description: The headstone of Private Hubert Cody Gibson (1921-1945). Pvt. Gibson was born on June 16, 1921, in Sandersville, Georgia, to Frank Elizah Gibson and Jeanette Buelah Brantley. Pvt. Gibson enlisted in the U.S. Army in Florida as a private in the 191st Tank Battalion Division. He was wounded in action while he was deployed in France, and on May 10, 1945, he passed away. According to a listing of deaths from Palm Beach County, Pvt. Gibson was listed as passing away due to the wounds that he received. Pvt. Gibson was awarded a Purple Heart for his heroics, and buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
creator: Anderson, Dwight
source: Original color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56372546&PIpi=90134237.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

Headstone of Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr. at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The headstone of Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Capt. Calhoun attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
creator: Anderson, Dwight
source: Original color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56371478&PIpi=75527416.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

Memorial for Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr.
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The memorial for Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr. in Bresles, France. Capt. Calhoun, a native of Panama City, Florida, attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
source: Original color digital image. https://www.facebook.com/123660597834330/photos/pb.123660597834330.-2207520000.1459267881./459772977556422/?type=3&theater.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bresles, France

Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Ward 4, Panama City, Election Precinct 2
subject: Panama City (Fla.)
subject: Census--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The U.S. Census population schedule for Ward 4, Election Precinct 2 for Panama City, Florida, in 1930. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record was Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City. Capt. Calhoun attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. Upon his enlistment, he entered the 92nd Field Artillery's 2nd Armored Division in Fort Benning, Georgia. His unit gained the nickname the Brave Cannons, which has stuck throughout the 92nd Field Artillery's career. With the intensification of World War II, the Allied began to execute the Omaha Beach Normandy Invasion in June of 1944. After the invasion, Capt. Calhoun made his way to Northern France, where he played a vital role in the liberation of Bresles, a commune in the Picardie region of France. Capt. Calhoun died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Calhoun is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. His death led to the creation of a tribute site and memorial in his honor in Bristles.
creator: Moates, Gladys B.
source: Digital reproduction of original census record by Gladys B. Moates, April 10, 1930. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPGH-JN2.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Panama City, Florida

Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Scarboro, Militia District 1638, Georgia
subject: Census--United States
description: The U.S. Census population schedule for Militia District 1638 in Scarboro, Georgia, in 1940. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record is Private Hubert Cody Gibson (1921-1945). Pvt. Gibson was born on June 16, 1921, in Sandersville, Georgia, to Frank Elizah Gibson and Jeanette Buelah Brantley. Pvt. Gibson enlisted in the U.S. Army in Florida as a private in the 191st Tank Battalion Division. He was wounded in action while he was deployed in France, and on May 10, 1945, he passed away. According to a listing of deaths from Palm Beach County, Pvt. Gibson was listed as passing away due to the wounds that he received. Pvt. Gibson was awarded a Purple Heart for his heroics, and buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
creator: Lightfoot, Birdie
source: Digital reproduction of original census record by Birdie Lightfoot, April 16, 1940. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GV-G93.
publisher: Bureau of the Census
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Scarboro, Georgia

World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Force Personnel from Palm Beach, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: A list of U.S. Army servicemen reporter either killed or missing during World War II. This particular page shows servicemen from Palm Beach County, Pasco County, and Pinellas County, Florida. A notable soldier listed in this record is Private Hubert Cody Gibson (1921-1945), who was designated DOW, meaning that he died of wounds sustained during his service. Pvt. Gibson was born on June 16, 1921, in Sandersville, Georgia, to Frank Elizah Gibson and Jeanette Buelah Brantley. Pvt. Gibson enlisted in the U.S. Army in Florida as a private in the 191st Tank Battalion Division. He was wounded in action while he was deployed in France, and on May 10, 1945, he passed away. According to a listing of deaths from Palm Beach County, Pvt. Gibson was listed as passing away due to the wounds that he received. Pvt. Gibson was awarded a Purple Heart for his heroics, and buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
source: Digital reproduction of original record, 1946.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Palm Beach County, Florida
coverage: Pasco County, Florida
coverage: Pinellas County, Florida

Linda Andrews, Gloria Hill, Dedra Jenkins, Kenneth Hill
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: From left to right, Linda Andrews and Gloria Hill in the back row, and Dedra Jenkins and Kenneth Hill in the front row. The four children in this photograph are cousins playing outside in the summertime on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Anderson Street, diagonally from Tip Top and behind the Baptist church, in the Parramore neighborhood of Orlando, Florida. Blue ink writing from the back of the photograph has bled to the front, reading "She fight him, hit fast, and run, but she love him."
creator: McClendon, Christine
source: Original 3 x 3 inch color photograph by Christine McClendon: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

157th Infantry Regiment Battle Casualties, Part 2
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: A page from a record book listing battle casualties from the U.S. Army's 157th Infantry Regiment. The casualties listed died in France during World War II. A notable casualty listed in this record is Private James M. Hutton, Jr. (ca. 1914-1944). Pvt. Hutton was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born to James Hutton sometime around 1914. Pvt. Hutton grew up in Jersey and moved to Miami, Florida, sometime before 1940. He married Florence E. Offnick and had a son, James Hutton III. Pvt. Hutton was drafted into the Army on October 30, 1943, and was placed in the 157th Infantry Regiment's 45th Infantry Division. He died during combat in France on September 26, 1944, and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Pvt. Hutton was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
source: Digital reproduction of original record book: 45th Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: France

Battle Groups Can't Halt 7th: French at Gap
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
description: A newspaper article from 45th Division News, a publication for the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division of the 157th Infantry Regiment. The article discusses a battle for the Seventh United States Army in the Vosges mountains. According to the article, American battle groups had forced the German Army to retreat. In the south, the French Army had reached the Belfort Gap but had made little progress. The 45th Infantry Division was part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, with its members fighting in World War II and the Korean War. The division took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the Italian Campaign in 1943, followed by the Battle of Anzio and the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944. During Operation Dragoon, the 45th Division landed in southern France in latter half of 1944. In 1945, the 45th joined other forces for the Western Allied invasion of Germany, ending the European Theatre of World War II when Germany surrendered in May.
source: Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Battle Groups Can't Halt 7th: French at Gap." 45th Division News, Vol. V, No. 10, October 4, 1944: 45th Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
publisher: 45th Division News
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Vosges, France

Letter from A. C. Hahn to L. A. Bryant (December 17, 1968)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
description: A letter of correspondence from A. C. Hahn to L. A. Bryant dated December 17, 1968. At the time that the letter was written, Hahn was the Acting Regional Director of the U.S. Post Office Department and Bryant was the Postmaster for the Downtown Orlando Post Office, located at 51 East Jefferson Street. In the letter, Hahn discusses an Advisory Board meeting that the two attending in New York and wishes Bryant a joyful Christmas and happy new year. The attached photograph shows the Advisory Board meeting.
creator: Hahn, A. C.
source: Original 1-page typewritten letter from A. C. Hahn to L. A. Bryant,December 17, 1968: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

California Classics: Homes by Wm Lyon: Huntington Series
subject: Housing--Florida
description: William Lyons Home, Inc. is a California-based, residential home builder. William Lyons, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, founded the company in 1954, then called Luxury Homes. In 1968, William Lyons Home sent Hymen Lake, a Central Florida real estate developer, a brochure of his California Classic model homes. Lake is best known as the developer of Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s, and it became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The brochure highlights four model homes from the Huntington Series and list numerous options available with each model.
source: Original brochure: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: William Lyons Home, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Huntington Beach, California

Letter from William Lyons Homes, Inc. to Hymen Lake (May 24, 1968)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: William Lyons Home, Inc. is a California-based, residential home builder. William Lyons, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, founded the company in 1954, then called Luxury Homes. In 1968, William Lyons Home's architect design coordinator, Phil Hove, addressed a letter to Hymen Lake, a Central Florida real estate developer, in response to Lake's interest in some model homes designed by Lyon's firm. Lake is best known as the developer of Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s, and it became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated.
source: Original letter from William Lyons Homes, Inc. to Hymen Lake, May 24, 1968: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: William Lyons Home, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Williams Lyon Homes, Inc., Anaheim, California
coverage: Home of Hymen Lake, Orlando, Florida

Oak Ridge Homes
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Real estate--Florida
description: This brochure shows model homes that were being built in the Oak Ridge community of Pine Castle, Florida. The brochure features five ranch model homes and includes prices and available interest rates. Florida Ranch Lands, Inc. is a real estate development firm founded by Craig Linton in the early 1960s. Linton's firm was best known for brokering the land deal that brought the Walt Disney Company to its present location. This brochure was also co-opted by Florida Gas Utilities Company.
source: Original 8-page brochure: Collection of the Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Florida Ranch Lands, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oak Ridge, Pine Castle, Florida

Oak Ridge II By Orlando's Largest New Home Builders
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Real estate--Florida
description: This brochure shows model homes that were being built in the Oak Ridge II community of Pine Castle, Florida. The brochure features five ranch model homes and includes prices and available interest rates. Florida Ranch Lands, Inc. is a real estate development firm founded by Craig Linton in the early 1960s. Linton's firm was best known for brokering the land deal that brought the Walt Disney Company to its present location. This brochure was also co-opted by Florida Gas Utilities Company.
source: Original 13-page brochure: Collection of the Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Florida Ranch Lands, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oak Ridge II, Orlando, Florida

The Florida Mall
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: This report gives an overview of the Florida Mall's perspective place in the Central Florida retail market. The Florida Mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original typed flyer: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Florida Mall Market Statistics
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: This report provides demographic statistics for the region surrounding the Florida Mall. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original typed flyer: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Florida Mall Site Plan
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: This report provides detail on the Florida Mall's site development plans. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original typed flyer: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Florida Mall Accessibility
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: This report looks at the roadways which will provide access to the Florida Mall. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original typed flyer: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

DeBartolo Announces Plans for the Florida Mall
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: This press release provides full insight into the design ideas that went into the development of the Florida Mall, as well as the companies future initiatives in the region. The Florida Mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original 5-page typed press release: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Bee Line Expressway Engineering Report
subject: Roads--Florida
subject: Highways
description: An engineering report for the planned construction of Florida State Road 528 (SR 528), also called the Martin Andersen Bee Line Expressway, published in November of 1964. This report include details regarding the original phase of the project, along with a summary of future extensions, site plans, maps, and bridge plans. Now known as the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway, SR 528 is a Central Florida Toll Road that connects Orlando, Florida, at Interstate 4 (I-4) with Cocoa Beach at Florida State Road A1A (SR A1A). The highway operates under the joint guidance of the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) and the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). The first segment of the 41 mile road was opened on July 14, 1968. Martin Anderson, the influential owner of the Orlando Sentinel newspaper, proposed the road to connect Orlando to the Florida State Road 520 (SR 520) exchange that ran to Cocoa Beach.
source: Original 52-page report: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Orange County Expressway Authority
contributor: Reynolds, Smith &amp
contributor: Hills
contributor: Howard, Needles, Tammen &amp
contributor: Bergendoff
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Florida State Road 528, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Florida State Road 528, Christmas, Florida
coverage: Interstate 4-Florida State Road 528 Crossroad, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Sunshine State Parkway-Florida State Road 528 Crossroad, Orlando, Florida

Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake at Night
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: The Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Keagle, Robert Travis
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Robert Travis Keagle: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Onan Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: The Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Keagle, Robert Travis
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Onan Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Onan Corporation Generator at Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: The Onan Corporation generator at the Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Keagle, Robert Travis
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Onan Corporation
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart (April 22, 1970)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Hotels--Florida
description: A letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson, Manager of Product Publicity for the Onan Corporation, to Z. T. Stuart, General Manager of Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, dated April 22, 1970). In the letter, Gilbertson thanks Stuart for allowing Onan to photograph the hotel. The Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake was located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is currently in operation as the Royal Inn. Photographs from this era show the hotel offered a free continental breakfast, heated pool, and colored television. The Onan Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commissioned the photographs. Onan was photographing a standby electric plant that had been recently installed at the hotel.
creator: Gilbertson, Virgil C.
source: Original 1-page typed letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson to Z. T. Stuart, April 22, 1970: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Onan Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
coverage: Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, Sky Lake, Florida

Skyview Plaza
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Retail industry
description: The Skyview Plaza while under construction, around 1970. Located at 7801 Orange Blossom Trail in Sky Lake, the plaza can be seen in the lower left hand corner of the picture. Hymen Lake designed the plaza as regional shopping center, featuring a Publix supermarket and other mixed-goods stores. Skyview Plaza was contructed in 1964 and is located on the northeast corner of U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) and Sand Lake Road. The devlopers dubbed this area the "Triangle of Success," formed by the City of Orlando, the Martin Company, and McCoy Air Force Base.
creator: Zelones, Leep
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Leep Zelones: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Skyview Plaza, Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake, 1970
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Sky Lake, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando, Florida, between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
source: Original 8.5 x 11 inch black and white photograph: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Dillon Aerial Photography
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake Neighborhoods
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: The residential development in Sky Lake, Florida, in the 1960s. The first aerial photograph is taken from the north and has been annotated to show the location of the Publix Supermarket and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). In the second photograph, Lancaster Road is on the bottom and US 441 is to the right. The third photograph is a closeup aerial view, most likely taken from a northern approach with OBT located on the right side of the picture. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Oak Ridge II
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: A closeup aerial of homes in the Oak Ridge II phase of Sky Lake, which was located in the southern part of the development, in the 1960s. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oak Ridge II, Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: Two unidentified portions of Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, in the 1960s. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Publix in Sky Lake
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Supermarkets--United States
subject: Housing--Florida
description: This photograph shows a wide angle view of the Publix Supermarket on U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter. Sky Lake can be seen in the background.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky View Center
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: The Sky View Center, a Shell gas station, and a 7-Eleven convenience store in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. The divided highway at the foreground is most likely U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). The building on the far right is Sky Bowl. Sky Lake is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky View Center, Sky Lake, Florida
coverage: 7-Eleven, Sky Lake, Florida
coverage: Sky Bowl, Sky Lake, Florida

Oak Ridge Entrance
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: The entrance to the Oak Ridge portion of the residential development in Sky Lake, Florida. The cross street on the left is Sand Lake Road. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Oak Ridge, Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Bowl
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Bowling--Florida
description: An aerial view of Sky Bowl in Sky Lake, Florida, in the 1960s. Sky Bowl was built in 1961 and is still in operation today as AMF Sky Lane. The road pictured in the forefront of the photograph is U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Bowl, Sky Lake, Florida

Voltaire Drive
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: The Voltaire Drive entrance to Sky Lake, located off of Lancaster Road. The shot angle was due north of the entrance. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake, 1963
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: A southwest view of Sky Lake, Florida, in 1963. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: Lord, Jack
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Jack Lord, January 19, 1963: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Voltaire Drive, 1966
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: The Voltaire Drive entrance to Sky Lake, located off of Lancaster Road. The shot angle was due north of the entrance. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake, 1966
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: A south view of Sky Lake, Florida, in 1966. The second photograph is annotated to identify the Beeline Mall, Publix, Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge II, Sky Bowl, Orlando Central Park, Oak Ridge High School, and Candlelight Park. The roadway at the bottom of the photograph is Florida State Road 528 (SR 528) also called the Martin Andersen Bee Line Expressway. The Bee Line has since changed its name to the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: DeWitt, Fred
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, 1966: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Adams

Bee Line Mall, 1966
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Retail industry
description: An aerial photograph showing the Bee Line Mall and its surrounding areas in 1966. The photograph is annotated to show the surrounding roadways, Sky Lake, Oak Ridge, Candlelight Park, the Gold Key Inn, Piccadilly Restaurant, and Travelodge. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
source: Original 8.5 x 11 inch black and white photograph, 1966: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida
coverage: Bee Line Mall, Sky Lake, Florida
coverage: Oak Ridge, Sky Lake, Florida
coverage: Oak Ridge II, Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake, 1960
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Real estate--Florida
description: Sky Lake, Florida, during its early phases of construction in 1960. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, September 26, 1960: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake, 1958
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Real estate--Florida
description: An aerial view from 1958, likely depicting the land that would be used to developed Sky Lake, Florida. The second photograph is annotated to identify the surrounded roads, including Lancaster Road, Oak Ridge Road, and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, 1958: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake, 1959
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Real estate--Florida
description: An aerial view from 1959, likely depicting the land that would be used to developed Sky Lake, Florida. The second photograph is annotated to identify the surrounded roads, including Lancaster Road, Oak Ridge Road, and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
creator: Dillon Aerial Photography
source: Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph, September 15, 1959: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Grave of Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr.
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Army
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The gravesite of Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944). Lt. Post was a pilot from Tampa, Florida, who served in the U.S. Army during World World II with the 357th Fighter Group of the 264th Fighter Squadron. His airplane crashed in Martimpré, France, on May 27, 1944, and was executed by German authorities after being hidden by French citizens in Gérardmer. Lt. Post is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
creator: Didier, Jean
source: Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph by André Voirin, May 27, 1944. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2675.
format: image/jpg
language: fre
type: Still Image
coverage: Gérardmer, France

Artist's Renderings for the Florida Mall
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
description: An artist's rendering of the exterior of the Florida Mall. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch color drawing: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Orlando Chief of Police Bob Chewning's Whistle and Badge
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Police--Florida
subject: Law enforcement--Florida
description: The police badge and whistle of Robert Joseph Chewning (b. 1923), the Chief of Police for the Orlando Police Department (OPD) from 1967 to 1973. Chief Chewning was born October 22, 1923, in Baltimore, Maryland. After serving in the Eighth Air Force (8 AF) of the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, he migrated to Central Florida and began his law enforcement career with OPD in 1946. While Chief Chewning was in office he made great strides in modernizing the agency. This included issuing portable radios for patrol officers and several other progressive programs that were instituted department wide. One of his successful plans was to give financial aid to officers under his charge to pursue higher education and obtain their college degrees. Chief Chewning later served as the Director of Public Safety for Orange County.
source: Original whistle and badge: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.
contributor: Chewning, Grace
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Orlando Police Department, Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Jeremiah Jenkins Riding a Bicycle
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Jeremiah Jenkins learning to ride his bike on the BMX bike path at Angebilt Park, just outside of the Church of the Nazarene on Westmoreland Drive and 22nd Street. Know called Kaley Square Park, the park was used to launch hot air balloons for the Citrus Bowl.
creator: Jenkins, Dedra
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph by Christine McClendon, 1986: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Angebilt Park, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Artist's Renderings for the Florida Mall
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
description: Artist's renderings of the exterior and the interior of the Florida Mall. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Original 8 x 10 inch color drawings: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope (September 12, 1979)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
description: A letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope, whose first name is misspelled in the letter. In the letter, Barbour requests land information connected to the planned site for the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida. Cope was a real estate broker for Two XI, Inc., located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
creator: Barbour, Dorothy
source: Original 1-page typed letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope, September 12, 1979: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida
coverage: The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Florida Mall Site Plan Aerial
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
description: The proposed site location for the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida, around 1979. These photographs have been annotated to show major highways and other areas of interest. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
source: Photocopy of original 8.5 x 11 inch black and white photographs: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Oral History of the Florida High-Tech Corridor Council
subject: High technology--United States
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Tampa (Fla.)
subject: Gainesville (Fla.)
description: An oral history interview of John C. Hitt, Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn regarding the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. This interview conducted by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark at the Board Room in the Office of University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt on December 3rd, 2012. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC) is an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, which spans 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1996, the Florida Legislature passed an act founding the FHTCC to support the 21-county service areas of UCF and USF. Its original mission was to expand research and educational partnerships in order to retain the Cirent Semiconductor water fabrication facility located in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, the development of all technology industries across Central Florida was added to the FHTCC's mission. UF joined the partnership in 2005. Interview topics include: how the High Tech Corridor Council began, the Dallas-Fort Worth Corridor in Texas, Charlie Reed, reinvesting the original funding, expanding partnerships, Silicon Valley, Lynda Weatherman and economic development in Brevard County, the “Core Team” and the “Pajama Hotline,” the Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center, serving as a model for other regions, the role of venture capitalism, workforce development, the expansion of the corridor, the impact of the business community on approval of university projects, and future challenges.
creator: Lester, Connie L.
creator: Hitt, John C.
creator: Berridge, Randolph E.
creator: Panousis, Peter T.
creator: Holsenbeck, Dan
creator: Clark, James C.
creator: Martine, Carrie
creator: Pynn, Roger
source: Original 1-hour, 59-minute, and 19-second oral history: Hitt, John C., Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn. Interviewed by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark. December 3, 2012. Audio/video record available. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Dickens, Bethany
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
coverage: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
coverage: AT&T Semiconductor Plant, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Gray-Robinson Law Firm, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, California
coverage: Lake Nona Medical City, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Florida
coverage: Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, Rockledge, Florida
coverage: National Academy of Inventors, Tampa, Florida
coverage: Department of Economic Opportunity, Tallahassee, Florida
coverage: Florida High Tech Corridor Council, Heathrow, Florida
coverage: Harrah's Cherokee Casino, Cherokee, North Carolina
coverage: GrowFl: Florida Economic Gardening Institute, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Orlando, Florida
coverage: Florida Power & Light Company, Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Central Florida Research Park, Orlando, Florida

Construction of the Downtown Orlando Post Office, June 1940
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Construction
description: Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen and Sons. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
source: Original black and white photographs by O'Rork Studios, June 3, 1940: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
publisher: O'Rork Studios
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Headstone of Jacob Ericsen at Viking Cemetery
subject: Fort Pierce (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
description: The headstone of Jacob Ericsen at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ericsen was born in 1845 and died in 1905. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
source: Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 36, Field Specimen SL11121, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
publisher: Florida Public Archaeology Network
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida

BeeLine Mall Site Plan
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls-- United States
description: architectural drawings showing two proposed layouts for Sky Lake Plaza, later named Skyview Plaza and sometimes referred to as the BeeLine Mall. Hymen Lake designed the plaza as regional shopping center, featuring a Publix supermarket and other mixed-goods stores in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. Skyview Plaza was constructed in 1964 and is located on the northeast corner of U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) and Sand Lake Road. The developers dubbed this area the "Triangle of Success," formed by the City of Orlando, the Martin Company, and McCoy Air Force Base.
source: Original 24 x 12.5 inch architectural drawings, October 24, 1966: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Milton, Carlisle, Harry and Associates
contributor: Webster Stone, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Skyview Plaza, Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake Plaza Descriptions and Areas of Various Parcels, 1964
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls-- United States
description: An architectural drawing showing the proposed layout of the Sky Lake Plaza, later named Skyview Plaza and sometimes referred to as the BeeLine Mall. Hymen Lake designed the plaza as regional shopping center, featuring a Publix supermarket and other mixed-goods stores in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. Skyview Plaza was constructed in 1964 and is located on the northeast corner of U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) and Sand Lake Road. The developers dubbed this area the "Triangle of Success," formed by the City of Orlando, the Martin Company, and McCoy Air Force Base.
source: Original 19 x 26 inch engineering blueprint: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Groo-Michaels Services, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake Plaza Site Plan, 1962
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls-- United States
description: An architectural drawing showing the proposed layout of the Sky Lake Plaza, later named Skyview Plaza and sometimes referred to as the BeeLine Mall. Hymen Lake designed the plaza as regional shopping center, featuring a Publix supermarket and other mixed-goods stores in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. Skyview Plaza was constructed in 1964 and is located on the northeast corner of U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) and Sand Lake Road. The developers dubbed this area the "Triangle of Success," formed by the City of Orlando, the Martin Company, and McCoy Air Force Base.
creator: Douglas, Lathrop
source: Original 19 x 21 inch architectural drawing by Lathrop Douglass, October 4, 1962: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Sky Lake Plaza, Inc.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake Plaza Paving and Drainage, 1972
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls-- United States
description: An engineering blueprint showing the detail paving plan for the parking lot at Sky Lake Plaza, later named Skyview Plaza and sometimes referred to as the BeeLine Mall. Hymen Lake designed the plaza as regional shopping center, featuring a Publix supermarket and other mixed-goods stores in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. Skyview Plaza was constructed in 1964 and is located on the northeast corner of U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) and Sand Lake Road. The developers dubbed this area the "Triangle of Success," formed by the City of Orlando, the Martin Company, and McCoy Air Force Base.
creator: Durden, Howard
source: Original 36 x 22 inch engineering blueprint by Howard Durden, May 30, 1972: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Michaels Engineering Company
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Sky Lake South Site Plan, 1972
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
description: A phase two site plan showing the layout of the Sky Lake South neighborhood. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
source: Original 25.5 x 18 inch engineering blueprint by Hart, Krivatsky &amp
source: Stubee, October 18, 1972: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
publisher: Hart, Krivatsky &amp
publisher: Stubee
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sky Lake, Florida

Letter from Carl Arvil Mead to Oscar Winfield Mead
subject: Miami (Fla.)
subject: Vero (Fla.)
subject: Beaches--Florida
description: A letter from Carl Arvil Mead to his father, Oscar Winfield Mead, most likely written the winter of 1920 when Carl Mead and his family were in Miami, Florida. He was from Walton, Indiana and his father was from Pekin. In the letter, Carl Mead describes the sandy beaches of the Biscayne Bay area, the cost of house rentals , the Rickenbacker Causeway, the economic development of the city, the drive from Indiana to Florida, the family's trip to Vero, tasting various Florida fruits, and the cost of groceries and gasoline.
creator: Mead, Carl Arvil
source: Digital transcript of original 3-page letter from Carl Arvil Mead to Oscar Winfield Mead: Private Collection of Ann Wilder.
contributor: Wilder, Ann
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Miami, Florida
coverage: Vero, Florida

Letter from Carolyn S. Cope to Dorothy Barbour (September 19, 1979)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
subject: Real estate--Florida
description: A letter from Carolyn S. Cope was sent in response to an inquiry from Dorothy Barbour regarding outparcel land surrounding the Florida Mall. Cope was a real estate broker at of Two XI, Inc., located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
creator: Cope, Carolyn S.
source: Original 1-page typed letter from Carolyn S. Cope to Dorothy Barbour, September 19, 1979: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Two XI, Inc., Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida
coverage: Home of Dorothy Barbour, Orlando, Florida
coverage: The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida

Receipt from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation for Bob Lancaster (April 7, 1982)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Shopping malls--United States
description: A receipt for an order of prints and site plans sent to Bob Lancaster from David Handel of the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. The receipt includes handwritten notes regarding other parcels near the planned site for the Florida Mall site, including the square foot price of individual parcels. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
creator: Handel, David L.
source: Original 1-page receipt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
contributor: Lake, Harriett
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida,

Headstone of Harold Helseth at Viking Cemetery
subject: Fort Pierce (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
description: The headstone of Harold Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1924 and died the same year. He was the infant song of Arthur Helseth and Laura Helseth. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
source: Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 37, Field Specimen SL11122, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
publisher: Florida Public Archaeology Network
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida

Construction of the Downtown Orlando Post Office, July 1940
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Construction
description: Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen and Sons. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
source: Original black and white photographs by O'Rork Studios, July 1, 1940: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Headstone of Everett R. Helseth at Viking Cemetery
subject: Fort Pierce (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
description: The headstone of Everett R. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1926 and died in 1943. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
source: Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 38, Field Specimen SL11123, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
publisher: Florida Public Archaeology Network
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida

Construction of the Downtown Orlando Post Office, August 1, 1940
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Construction
description: Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen and Sons. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
source: Original black and white photographs by O'Rork Studios, August 1, 1940: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
publisher: O'Rork Studios
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery
subject: Fort Pierce (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
description: The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Harold Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Betty Helseth was born in 1934 and died in 2014. The two were presumably a married couple. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
source: Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 41, Field Specimen SL11126, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
publisher: Florida Public Archaeology Network
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida

Construction of the Downtown Orlando Post Office, August 31, 1940
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Construction
description: Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen and Sons. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
source: Original black and white photographs by O'Rork Studios, August 31, 1940: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
publisher: O'Rork Studios
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth at Viking Cemetery
subject: Fort Pierce (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
description: The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Helseth was presumably the son of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
source: Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 41, Field Specimen SL11126, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
publisher: Florida Public Archaeology Network
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida

Construction of the Downtown Orlando Post Office, October 1940
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Construction
description: Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen and Sons. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
source: Original black and white photographs, October 1, 1940: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Headstone of Jennie Louise Summerlin Parker at Viking Cemetery
subject: Fort Pierce (Fla.)
subject: Cemeteries--Florida
subject: Graveyards
description: The headstone of Jennie Louise Summerlin Parker at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1911 and died in 2010. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
source: Original color digital image,2016-01-21: Order 43, Field Specimen SL11141, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
publisher: Florida Public Archaeology Network
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida

Construction of the Downtown Orlando Post Office, November 1940
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
subject: Construction
description: Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen and Sons. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.
source: Original black and white photographs by O'Rork Studios, November 1, 1940: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
publisher: O'Rork Studios
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida