Audience at First Unitarian Church of Orlando
subject: Lynching
subject: Memorials--Florida
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Film
subject: Movies
subject: Motion pictures--United States
description: The audience at a screening of the 60-minute documentary, "The Yard", at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando. The event took place on March 7, 2019, from 6:30pm to 9:00 pm, with a $10 suggested donation. The screening of the film was followed by a panel discussion that included the filmmaker. Partners in the event included Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), First Unitarian Church of Orlando, Peace and Justice Institute (Valencia College), Bridge the Gap Coalition, Global Peace Film Festival, Hannibal Square Heritage Center, League of Women Voters of Orange County, UCF RICHES Program, and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. (Orlando Chapter). The Alliance for Truth and Justice (ATJ) is a volunteer-based organization that engages with the community to promote education concerning the truth of local history and to advocate justice for those who have been harmed by inequities born of prejudice. ATJ builds on the work of Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative as well as the local efforts of Democracy Forum, the West Orange Reconciliation Task Force, and the Ocoee Human Relations Diversity Board. This project is rooted in acknowledging the 1920 Election Day Massacre in Orange County and all of the violence committed in the name of white supremacy. Their mission statement says that they are "working to create a more hopeful, collaborative, and just society for every person in Orange County, Florida."
creator: Wray, Emily
source: Original color photographs by Emily Wray: Alliance for Truth and Justice, Orange County, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
type: Still Images
coverage: First Unitarian Church of Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Audience at the Ritz Theater
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Theaters--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Motion pictures--United States
subject: Film
subject: Movies
subject: Audiences
description: Anudience at a showing at the Ritz Theater. Originally the Milane Theatre was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue in Sanford, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the presidents of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theater and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed at the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund.
creator: Vincent, Tommy
source: Photocopy of newspaper reproduction of original black and white photographs by Tommy Vincent: Vincent Collection, Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida.
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Audience Seating Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Theaters--Florida
subject: Performing arts--United States
subject: Theater--United States
subject: Theater--21st century
description: The theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in 2011. Originally the Milane Theatre, the building was constructed at 203 South Magnolia Avenue, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the presidents of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theater and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed at the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund.
creator: Cepero, Laura
source: Original color digital images by Laura Cepero, June 9, 2011.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Florida

Aurburndale To Hold Graduation Tonight: John Hancock
description: Sgt. John B Hancock was born in 1913 in Georgia. He was enlisted into the 179th Infantry Regiment in the 45th Division. He was enlisted and trained in Georgia and Florida. He participated in the Africa campaign in 1943. After this campaign, he participated in the invasion of Sicily. During this time, he was able to infrequently communicate with people back home. He then went on the storm the Italian Peninsula. After fighting through 1944, he was injured in Southern France. After recovering from his minor wounds, he fought through 1944. On November 1, 1944, he went missing in action. He was eventually buried in Epinal Cemetery in Dinoze, France.
source: Linda Hughes's scrapbook
coverage: Aurburndale City, FL

Auxiliary Remount Depot no. 333
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: Auxiliary Remount Depot no. 333 at Camp Joseph E. Johnston in Jacksonville, Florida, in April 1918. The 305, 306, 307 and 308 Field Remount Squadrons are in formation on the parade grounds. A notable soldier in this segregated unit is Archie Hawkins (1902 – 1989). Hawkins was born in Lloyd, Florida, to Doc and Lilly Hawkins, on February 12, 1902. He registered for the draft twice. Both times, Hawkins claimed that he was older than he actually was. On his second attempt, he was accepted and drafted into the United States Army on September 26, 1918. He served domestically at Camp Joseph E. Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a part of the Auxiliary Remount Depot no. 333. After Hawkins’s service ended on December 14, 1918, he returned home to Lloyd. He moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1929. Archie Hawkins died on February 27, 1989, in Pinellas County, Florida. He is buried in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
source: Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
publisher: Phillips, Robert
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Florida

Avon Park Atlantic Coast Line Train Station
subject: Avon Park (Fla.)
subject: Railroads--Florida
description: The Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Train Station was first built in 1912 in Avon Park, Florida. The station primarily carried freight, including consumer goods shipped to Avon Park and citrus that was exported from the town. It also carried passengers, including tourists from the North on the famous Orange Blossom Express that went from New York to Miami. The line also carried soldiers and their families during World War II. In 1967, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) merged with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) to form the the depot became the Seaboard Coast Line (SCL). After this SCL Depot was closed in 1978, it was purchased by the City of Avon Park. It was then leased by the Historical Society of Avon Park and has operated as a museum since 1981. It is located in the Avon Park Historic District which was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
source: Original black and white photograph, 1912: Railroad Collection, Avon Park Depot Museum, Avon Park, Florida.
contributor: Simons, Nicholas
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Avon Park Atlantic Coast Line Train Station, Avon Park, Florida

Avon Park Depot Museum
subject: Avon Park (Fla.)
subject: Railroads--Florida
subject: Museums--Florida
description: The Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Depot, located at 3 North Museum Avenue in Avon Park, Florida, was built in 1924 after the company acquired the right of way in Avon Park. The station primarily carried freight, including consumer goods shipped to Avon Park and citrus that was exported from the town. It also carried passengers, including tourists from the North on the famous Orange Blossom Express that went from New York to Miami. The line also carried soldiers and their families during World War II. In 1967, SAL merged with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) to form the the depot became the Seaboard Coast Line (SCL). After this SCL Depot was closed in 1978, it was purchased by the City of Avon Park. It was then leased by the Historical Society of Avon Park and has operated as a museum since 1981. It is located in the Avon Park Historic District which was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
creator: Simons, Nicholas
source: Original color digital image by Nicholas Simons, March 13, 2014.
contributor: Simons, Nicholas
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Avon Park Depot Museum, Avon Park, Florida

Avon Park Packing Houses
subject: Avon Park (Fla.)
subject: Packing-houses--United States
description: A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. According to the article, an individual (whose name is unreadable) arrived in Avon Park, Florida, on June 15, 1930. The article discusses the box-manufacturing capacity of a number of packing houses in Avon Park. Avon Park was first settled in 1884 by Oliver Martin Crosby, a native of Connecticut who came to study wildlife in the Everglades. As president of the Florida Development Company, Crosby recruited settlers to the area, which was named Lake Forest in 1886. Avon Park was officially incorporated on January 1, 1926, and was named after the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon, which was the home of many of its early settlers.
source: Original newspaper article: "Avon Park Packing Houses." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Central Florida Press
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Avon Park, Florida

Avon Park Seaboard Air Line Depot
subject: Avon Park (Fla.)
subject: Railroads--Florida
description: The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) Depot, located at 3 North Museum Avenue in Avon Park, Florida, was built in 1924 after the company acquired the right of way in Avon Park. The station primarily carried freight, including consumer goods shipped to Avon Park and citrus that was exported from the town. It also carried passengers, including tourists from the North on the famous Orange Blossom Express that went from New York to Miami. The line also carried soldiers and their families during World War II. In 1967, SAL merged with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) to form the the depot became the Seaboard Coast Line (SCL). After this SCL Depot was closed in 1978, it was purchased by the City of Avon Park. It was then leased by the Historical Society of Avon Park and has operated as a museum since 1981. It is located in the Avon Park Historic District which was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
source: Original black and white photograph, 1924: Railroad Collection, Avon Park Depot Museum, Avon Park, Florida.
contributor: Simons, Nicholas
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Avon Park Seaboard Air Line Depot, Avon Park, Florida

Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
description: Captain William H. Smith was born on November 28, 1920, the youngest of three children to John Seward Smith and Eva Wilds Smith. The Smith family lived at 419 Smith Street in Jacksonville, Florida. Three days before his twentieth birthday, Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private from Jacksonville, Florida. He became a member of the combat infantry of the 63rd Division, 255th Infantry Regiment. Capt. William H. Smith was killed in action on January 3, 1945, in the Ardennes region, repelling German forces during Operation Nordwind, the last German offensive of the war. After his death, Capt. Smith was awarded the Combat Infantrymen Badge, effective January 2, 1945, as well as a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his sacrifice. He is buried in the Epinal war cemetery in Lorraine, France.
creator: United States Army
source: https://www.fold3.com/image/291/306360910

Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
subject: World War II, 1939-1945
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: A document announcing the award of Combat Infantryman Badges to three former members of the 255th Infantry Regiment of the 63rd Infantry Division. One notable solider who received this badge was Captain William H. Smith (1920-1945). Smith was born on November 28, 1920, as the youngest of three children to John Seward Smith and Eva Wilds Smith. The Smiths lived at 419 Smith Street in Jacksonville, Florida. Three days before his 20th birthday, Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve during World War II. He became a member of the combat infantry of the 63rd Infantry Division's 255th Infantry Regiment. Capt. Smith was Killed in Action (KIA) on January 3, 1945, in the Ardennes region, repelling German forces during Operation Nordwind, the last German offensive of the war. After his death, Capt. Smith was awarded the Combat Infantrymen Badge, effective January 2, 1945, as well as a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his sacrifice. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
source: Digital reproduction of original typewritten document by Harry J. Walters, 1944.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Jacksonville, Florida

Azalea Fringed Lagoon in Cypress Gardens Postcard
subject: Winter Haven (Fla.)
subject: Theme parks
subject: Flowers--Florida
description: A postcard depicting the an azalea-fringed lagoon in Cypress Gardens. Billed as Florida's first commercial tourist theme park, Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936, as a botanical garden planted by Dick Pope, Sr. (1900-1988) and his wife, Julie Pope. Over the years, it became one of the biggest attractions in Florida, known for its water ski shows, lush gardens, and Southern Belles. It also became known as the "Water Ski Capital of the World," because many of the sport's landmark firsts and the over 50 world records broken there. Numerous motion pictures were filmed at the Cypress Gardens, including portions of This is Cinerama, the first feature filmed in the widescreen format, as well as a string of Esther Williams films and television specials in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1950s, young women dressed in the crinolines reminiscent of the Antebellum South. During the American Civil War Centennial, young men dressed in Confederate uniforms would be photographed with the Southern Belles. With the addition of a custom photography boat named Miss Cover Girl in the early 1960s, the park became a popular site for the filming of television commercials. However, Cypress Gardens closed in 2009 and Legoland occupies the former lot at 1 Legoland Way in Winter Haven, Florida.
creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
source: Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard by Tichnor Bros., Inc.: Private Collection of Bob Van Horn.
contributor: Van Horn, Bob
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida

B-17 Arkie-II
subject: World War--1939-1945
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: A black and white photograph of the B-17 42-29553, “Arkie-II” in flight over an unknown location. The Arkie-II was a part of the 366th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, which was among the first sorties to conduct daylight bombing missions of Germany during World War II. A notable member of the Arkie-II was bombardier Jack Julian Little. The Florida-France Soldiers Stories Project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.
creator: 305th Bomardment Group, 366th Bombardment Squadron
source: Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
publisher: American Air Museum in Britain
format: Image/jpg
type: Image

B-52G Model from McCoy Air Force Base
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Aircraft--United States
description: A model of a B-52G bomber plane from McCoy Air Force Base. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long range, heavy bomber that entered military service in 1955. The primary role and purpose of the B-52 was strategic bombing and nuclear deterrence; two roles that were essential for a Cold War bomber. From 1952 to 1962, Boeing Company produced 744 B-52s. Out of those 744 B-52s built, 193 were G models. In 1961, McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida, acquired the B-52. McCoy Air Force base was a key strategic base for the U.S. Air Force’s Strategic Air Command (SAC). SAC was in charge of all strategic bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles within the continental United States. With the B-52 located at such a strategic Air Force base, it was capable of performing one of its main roles, nuclear deterrence.
source: Original model airplane: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall/a&gt
source: , Orlando, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida

B. G. MacNabb with Astronaut Gordon Cooper
subject: Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
subject: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
subject: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
subject: NASA
subject: Astronauts--United States
description: B. G. MacNabb, General Dynamics/Astronautics director of operations, greeting Mercury 7 astronaut Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) during a practice, the day before a launch was scrubbed or launch day at the launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14. Cooper, walking in his air conditioned space suit, was scheduled to embark on his 22.5-orbit mission. This photograph was also signed by Cooper.
source: Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
contributor: Fowler, Calvin D.
contributor: Chronopoints
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Baboon and Raccoon from Weeki Wachee's Jungle Cruise
subject: Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: Springs--Florida
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Animal training
description: A raccoon and caged baboon on the river bank of the Weeki Wachee River. This river was used for Weeki Wachee Spring's Jungle Cruise attraction. This attraction would take guests down the river in a glass bottom boat, where they would observe caged animals along the river's edge. Along with a group of investors, Newton Perry opened Weeki Wachee Springs to the public in October of 1947. At the time, roadside attractions were becoming popular stops along Florida roadways. The attraction consisted of an amalgamation of vendors, an orchid garden, a river boat tour, as well as the star attraction: a mermaid show that took place in an underwater theater. Eventually, the May Museum of the Tropics, an "abandoned Seminole village", a show called “Birds of Prey”, and a petting zoo were added. After peaking in the 1950s and 1960s, attendance began to decline as theme parks and highways changed the dynamics of Florida's tourism. The State of Florida took over the attraction as a state park in 2008. Since then, the park has focused on appealing to a modern audience while preserving its history.
creator: Schumacher, Elmer "Sparky"
source: Original black and white photograph by Elmer "Sparky" Schumacher: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Weeki Wachee, Florida.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Weeki Wachee, Florida

Baby Nightgown
subject: Nightgowns
subject: Clothing and dress--United States
description: A nightgown worn by Edwin White when he was a baby growing up in Oviedo, Florida, during the 1930s.
source: Original color digital images: Private Collection of Edwin White and Carolyn White.
contributor: White, Edwin
contributor: White, Carolyn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Baby Shamu Celebration Show at SeaWorld Orlando, 1990
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Theme parks
subject: Whales--Florida
description: The Baby Shamu Celebration killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando, located at 7007 Sea World Drive in Orlando, Florida, in 1990. SeaWorld Orlando was first established by Milton C. Sheed, Ken Norris, David Demott, and George Malay in San Diego, California, in 1964. SeaWorld Orlando opened its third location on December 15, 1973, shortly after the opening of Walt Disney World. In 1976, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. (HBJ), which also owned Cypress Gardens and Boardwalk and Baseball, purchased the company. However, fearing bankruptcy in the late 1980s, HBJ eventually sold all six parks to the Anheuser-Busch Company in 1989. SeaWorld Orlando also has locations in Ohio and Illinois.
source: Original color photograph, 1990: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Nancy Lynn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Baby Shoes
subject: Shoes--United States
subject: Footwear--United States
description: A pair of shoes worn by Edwin White when he was a baby growing up in Oviedo, Florida, during the 1930s.
source: Original color digital images: Private Collection of Edwin White and Carolyn White.
contributor: White, Edwin
contributor: White, Carolyn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Baby's Record of Birth for Charmion Le'Antwinetta Holt
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Birth certificates--Florida
subject: Babies--Hospital care
description: Certificate for the birth of Charmion Le'Antwinetta Holt (1974- ), the daughter of Patricia Ann Black (1956- ) and her first husband Clint Holt (1955-). Charmion was delivered by Dr. Robert Smith on January 5, 1974, at Seminole Memorial Hospital in Sanford, Florida, which was located at the corner of East First Street and Mellonville Avenue. Her mother, Patricia, was 18 years old at the time that Charmion was born. At present, Holt is employed at the Miller Orlando Ale House, located at 50 Towne Center Circle in Sanford, Florida. She also owns a catering business called Charm's Catering.
creator: Sanford Memorial Hospital
source: Original birth certificate, 1974: Seminole Memorial Hospital, Sanford, Florida: Private Collection of Patricia Ann Black.
contributor: Black, Patricia Ann
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Seminole Memorial Hospital , Sanford, Florida

Back of Steamship Osceola
subject: Steamboats--Florida--Saint Johns River--History
subject: Waterways--Florida
subject: St. Johns River (Fla.)
subject: Steamships
description: Backside of Steamship Osceola, which was built in 1913 at Jacksonville's Merill Stevens Shipyard for the Clyde Line Steamboat Company. The ship was captained by T.W. Lund and ran between Jacksonville and Sanford (a 140 mile trip) and could carry 60 passengers plus cargo. The ship was unusual in its design, with a recessed stern wheel that was enclosed within the hull of the ship. It was tied to an abandoned wharf and left to rot on the Northbank of Jacksonville in 1928.
creator: Chase & Company
source: Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photograph by Chase & Company: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 211, folder 3.30A, item CC 104, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12 at Universal Studios Florida, 1991
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Theme parks
description: David Cepero (b. 1978) and Alicia Lynn Cepero (b. 1975) in front of the Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12 at Universal Studios Florida, located at 6000 Universal Boulevard in Orlando, Florida, in 1991. Also seen in the photograph is the entrance of the Phantom of the Opera Horror Make-Up Show. Universal Studios Florida, a movie- and television-themed amusement park, opened on June 7,1990. Design began in 1982, with plans to include a working studio. However, the project was put on hold until 1986. The park originally featured several themed areas: "In Production" (Front Lot and Production Central), "Now Shooting" (New York), "On Location" (San Francisco and Amity), and "The World of CineMagic Center" (Expo Center). In 1998, Universal began expanding its property to include Islands of Adventure.
source: Original color photograph, 1991: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Nancy Lynn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida

Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12 at Universal Studios Florida, 1994
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Theme parks
description: Dennis Cepero in front of the Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12 at Universal Studios Florida, located at 6000 Universal Boulevard in Orlando, Florida, in 1994. Universal Studios Florida, a movie and television-theme amusement park, opened on June 7,1990. Design began in 1982, with plans to include a working studio. However, the project was put on hold until 1986. The park originally featured several themed areas: "In Production" (Front Lot and Production Central), "Now Shooting" (New York), "On Location" (San Francisco and Amity), and "The World of CineMagic Center" (Expo Center). In 1998, Universal began expanding its property to include Islands of Adventure.
source: Original color photograph, 1994: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Nancy Lynn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, Florida

Backyard of Paul Mikler
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: The backyard of Paul Mikler, a history teacher and coach from Oviedo, Florida. Mikler was born on July 8, 1916, and was raised in Slavia, an unincorporated community that was once part of Oviedo. He taught at Oviedo High School (OHS), where he was seminal in shaping the school's baseball program, from 1946 to 1970. Mikler passed away on April 12, 2000.
source: Original color photograph, 2003: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Baggs' Produce Cart from "Remade - Not Bought"
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Community theater--United States
subject: Theater--United States
subject: Plays
description: the Baggs' Produce cart prop used in several scenes for Remade - Not Bought to symbolize the Baggs' grocery store. This store was part of the community for decades and has served as a de facto meeting place for residents of Sanford, Florida. Remade - Not Bought was a Celery Soup: Florida's Folk Life Play and Creative Sanford, Inc. play performed from October 18 through November 3, 2013. The play was written by Peter Newman, Brian Casey, Trish Thompson, Annye Refoe, and Laura Donaldson. Remade - Not Bought was directed by Nicholas Murphy, the artistic director of Cornerstone Theatre in Orlando, and includes original music by Ruth King. The play features stories real-life stories based on oral histories of Sanford residents.
creator: Reisz, Autumn
source: Original color digital image by Autumn Reisz, October 11, 2013.
contributor: Reisz, Autumn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford, Florida
coverage: Princess Theater, Sanford, Florida

Bakalla Designated Tusculum Scholar
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Schools
subject: High schools--Florida
subject: Students--Florida
subject: Education--Florida
description: A newspaper article published by The Lion's Tale, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article is about OHS honor student Belinda Bakalla, who was designated a Tusculum Scholar. Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee, awards each Tusculum Scholar a scholarship that covers tuition in full. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original newspaper article: "Bakalla Designated Tusculum Scholar." The Lion's Tale, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
publisher: The Lion's Tale
contributor: Beistel, Dan
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
coverage: Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee

Balcony at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Performing Arts--United States
subject: Theater--21st century
description: The theater balcony at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in 2011. Originally the Milane Theatre, the building was constructed at 203 South Magnolia Avenue in Sanford, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the presidents of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theatre and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed at the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund.
creator: Cepero, Laura
source: Original color digital image by Laura Cepero, June 9, 2011.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Florida

Ballet Has Guest Artist
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Ballet--United States
subject: Putzig, Kurt
subject: Southern Ballet Theatre (Florida)
subject: Coppelia (Choreographic work)
description: A newspaper article about the upcoming performance of the Southern Ballet Theatre's (SBT) comedy ballet titled Coppélia. According to the article, Kurt Putzig, formerly of the American Ballet Theatre, was slated to play Franz in on May 25 and 26, 1990. The ballet was to be held at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, located at 401 West Livingston Street in Orlando, Florida, and the Florida Symphony Orchestra was to provide live music for the performance.
source: Original newspaper article: "Ballet Has Guest Artist," May 1990: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
contributor: Oviedo Woman's Club
contributor: Gestrich, Beatrice
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Westinghouse 501AA EconoPac Gas Turbines
subject: Energy--United States
description: The installation of four of the Westinghouse 501AA (W501AA) EconoPac gas turbine units at Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's ​​​​​​​Perryman Generating Station in Aberdeen, Maryland, which began operations in 1972. Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
contributor: Jaeger, Harry L.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: ​​​​​​​Perryman Generating Station, Aberdeen, Maryland

Band Shell on the Edge of Lake Monroe
subject: Waterfront Districts
subject: Lakes & ponds
subject: Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
description: The bandshell on Lake Monroe at Veterans Memorial Park in Sanford, Florida in 1949. The bandshell is part of the original park design and construction that was completed in 1925. By 1927, a flagpole and fountain were dedicated in memory of World War I veterans. The park was renamed Veterans Memorial Park in 1973 when it was rededicated to the memory of veterans of all American wars.
creator: Florida Department of Commerce
source: Original 4 x 5 inch black and white photoprint by the Florida Department of Commerce, 1949: Department of Commerce Collection, call number C012100, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
publisher: State Library and Archives of Florida
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Band Stand on Lake Eola Postcard
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Bandstands--United States
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Lakes--Florida
description: Postcard showing Lake Eola Park and its bandstand in Orlando, Florida. The bandstand is on the west side of the park. Lake Eola and its surrounding park are one of the unusual features that sets Orlando apart from other cities. From its earliest days, Downtown Orlando was situated on the west side of the lake. As the town grew into a city, Lake Eola continued to be a focal point for the inhabitants, who used the lake for bathing, swimming and fishing, and its shores picnicking, listening to concerts, and participating in religious services. Much of the land around Lake Eola was donated to Orlando by Jacob Summerlin who designated that it be a public park. It has remained one ever since. The rest of the park land was donated by the Musselwhite Family and Mayor Frank Sperry.
source: Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: E. C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: E. C. Kropp Company
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Bandshell on Lake Monroe - Sanford, Fla.
subject: Waterfront Districts
subject: Lakes & ponds
subject: Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
description: The Veterans Memorial Park bandshell on Lake Monroe during the 1950s. Veterans Memorial Park, located at 110 East Seminole Boulevard in Sanford, Florida, was built in 1925 and included a bandshell. A flagpole and fountain were dedicated in memory of World War I veterans in 1927.
source: Original black and white photograph: The Seminole Herald, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: The Seminole Herald
contributor: Kinlaw-Best, Christine
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Veterans Memorial Park, Sanford, Florida

Bank Check from Isaac Vanderpool to A. D. Starbird (January 20, 1893)
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
subject: Forest City (Fla.)
subject: Banks and banking--Florida
description: A bank check from Isaac Vanderpool to A. D. Starbird, likely for the payment of lumber supplies, dated January 20, 1893. The Vanderpools were one of the original families in Maitland, Florida, with Isaac Vanderpool, the patriarch of the family, buying 160 acres of land in the year 1870. In 1876, after facing a large financial loss and disaster in New York, Isaac and his wife, Harriet Vanderpool, permanently moved to the Maitland area. At the time of their arrival, the area only had about four or five family homesteads and orange groves. Vanderpool was part of the first committee to help incorporate the town of Lake Maitland. The committee included Vanderpool, Henry S. Kedney, George Packwood, and Richard Packwood. The Vanderpool family was also heavily involved in civic affairs, which included the establishment of the town of Eatonville by Vanderpool and Josiah C. Eaton. The Vanderpools were paricipants in the creation of the Florida Audubon Society and the organization of the Maitland Public Library. Harriet Vanderpool, along with Bishop Henry C. Whipple, founded the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and, in 1927, she wrote the "Maitland Song," which the chamber of commerce adopted as the official song for the city. In 1887, Vanderpool became Mayor of Maitland and during this time, acquired land for the city first cemetery. In 1892, he built the first packinghouse in Maitland, which was featured in The Gate City Chronicle as the state most modern and best packinghouse.
source: Original 2.75 x 8 inch bank check from Isaac Vanderpool to A. D. Starbird, January 20, 1893: Vanderpool Collection, accession number 2014.002.004V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: Forest City, Florida

Bank of Winter Garden, 1912
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Banks and banking--Florida
description: The Bank of Winter Garden, located on the corner of Main Street and Plant Street in Winter Garden, Florida, in the early 1900s. In 1908, James Lafayette Dillard (1858-1943) founded the Bank of Winter Garden. He would later become the Director and Vice President of the bank. During the 1912 fire, the bank survived even though Strozier Merchandise (seen on the left) and the Orange Hotel (seen on the right) were both destroyed. The Bank of Winter Garden closed in the 1929 crash and the building, enlarged with the addition of a second floor and expanded the west wall, became a department store, and later, a drug store and professional offices. In 1960, the bank was destroyed by a fire. In the picture, G. T. Smith, a bank cashier, is standing in the door of the bank.
source: Original black and white photograph: Up From the Ashes Exhibit, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bank of Winter Garden, Winter Garden, Florida

Barbecue at Sweetwater Park
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Barbecue
subject: Fourth of July
subject: 4th of July
subject: Independence Day (U.S.)
description: A Fourth of July barbecue at Sweetwater Park, located at 201 East Magnolia Street in Oviedo, Florida. Theodore Luqueer Mead and his wife, Edith Katharine Antill Edwards Mead, donated five acres of wooded hammock land to be used for the park. The Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC) Originally spent a number of years trying to develop the park, but ultimately deferred the project to the Town of Oviedo. The OWC later donated benches to the park in 1950. The event was hosted by American Legion Post 243 to raise funds for a chlorinator for the town swimming pool. Post 243 is currently located at A491 West Broadway Street. The American Legion is a social veterans' organization for former and current members of the United States Armed Forces. The organization was chartered by the United States Congress on September 16, 1919, following World War I. The American Legion has been active in influencing political and social change, such as the founding of the U.S. Veterans Bureau, which was the forerunner of the Veterans Administration and later the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); efforts to pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting the physical desecration of the American flag; the creation of the American Legion Baseball program; the passing of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights; contributing to the launch of the National Association for Mental Health; sponsorship of an independent study on the effects of the exposure of Agent Orange, a herbicidal weapon, on veterans of the Vietnam War; as well as many other activities and achievements.
source: Original black and white photograph: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sweetwater Park, Oviedo, Florida

Barnett Plaza and the CNA Tower
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: An etching of the Barnett Plaza and the adjacent CNA Tower, built in 1962. The plaza and the tower were constructed on the block surrounded by South Orange Avenue, East Church Street, South Magnolia Avenue (formerly South Main Street), and East Jackson Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The lot now includes the Downtown Orlando Information Center and the BB& T Bank building. The center is located at 400 South Orange Avenue.
source: Original black and white etching: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Information Center, Orlando, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Downtown Orlando Information Center, Downtown Orlando, Florida
coverage: BB&T Bank, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Barrage T-Shirt
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Rock music--United States
subject: Music--Florida
description: A t-shirt for the band Barrage. Barrage was a hard rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1988. The original lineup consisted of Jamie Barker on keyboard and background vocals, Jeffrey Alan Bonenfant on drums and percussion, Andy McKinney on bass and backing vocals, Steve Tedesco on lead vocals and guitar, and Tony Visconti on background vocals and guitar. The group won Best Band in Jam Magazine's Jammy Awards in 1991 and were nominated for Entertainer of the Year in 1995. The released a self-produced album, Constant Pounding, in 1991, which contained lead and background vocalist, David Hayes, and an album for Signature/Barrage Productions, Barrage, in 1994. Barrage disbanded in 1994, and Tedesco and Visconti eventually reunited in the band, Black Canvas, in 2012.
source: Original color digital images: Private Collection of Mick Dolan.
contributor: Dolan, Mick
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Physical Object
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Barton Avenue Postcard
subject: Rockledge (Fla.)
description: A postcard depicting Barton Avenue in Rockledge, Florida. Barton Avenue is the site of the first residential subdivision in Rockledge. The Barton Avenue Residential District, which was designated on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1992, runs from 11 to 59 Barton Avenue. This historic district has 26 structures, mostly in the Frame Vernacular architectural style with elements of Folk Victorian architecture, built in the late 1800s.
creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
source: Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard by Tichnor Bros., Inc.: Private Collection of Bob Van Horn.
contributor: Van Horn, Bob
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Barton Avenue, Rockledge, Florida

Baseball Game in Oviedo
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Baseball--Florida
subject: Sports--Florida
description: A photograph of men, possibly students, playing baseball in front of the Oviedo School, located at 601 King Street in Oviedo, Florida, around 1950 or 1951. The school was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
publisher: Oviedo School
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Oviedo School, Oviedo, Florida

Bataan-Corregidor Memorial at Lakefront Park
subject: Kissimmee (Fla.)
subject: Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942
subject: Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942
subject: World War II
subject: Memorials--Florida
subject: Filipino Americans
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial, located on the corner of East Monument Avenue and Lakeshore Boulevard in Lakefront Park, is the result of the combined efforts of the Filipino-American community and the City of Kissimmee. It began in the late 1980s when resident and a former Filipino diplomat, Menandro M. de Mesa, recognized the lack of recognition received for those who fought and perished during the fall of Bataan and Corregidor and the subsequent Death March in World War II. At an annual conference, de Mesa befriended City Commissioner Richard Herring, who also shared the same sentiments towards the victims and veterans of the events. Together, the two founded the nonprofit Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Foundation. In 1991, using his influence as City Commissioner, Richard Herring was able to persuade the City of Kissimmee to donate a piece of land in Lakefront Park for a future Bataan-Corregidor memorial. Groundbreaking for the memorial took place in 1994, and in 1995, the memorial was unveiled. The memorial features several benches, a stone dedication, an American flag, a Filipino flag, and the centerpiece: a statue depicting an American G.I. and a Filipino soldier being offered water by a Filipino woman during the Death March. Since its dedication, the memorial has become the site of annual meetings of WWII veterans who survived the infamous Death March. It has also come to be the site of annual gatherings of Filipinos and Americans celebrating Filipino-American Friendship Day on April 9th. The Battle of Bataan lasted from January 7 to April 9, 1942, and marked the most vital phase of the Empire of Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II. The United States defended the Commonwealth of the Philippines, but ultimately the battle resulted in the largest surrender in both American and Filipino military history. The forced transfer of 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war (POWs), known as the Bataan Death March, began on April 9. The POWs…
creator: Messamore, Kyle
source: Original color digital images by Kyle Messamore, October 10, 2013.
contributor: Messamore, Kyle
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bataan-Corregidor Memorial, Lakefront Park, Kissimmee, Florida
coverage: Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines
coverage: Corregidor Island, Philippines
coverage: Mariveles, Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines
coverage: San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
coverage: Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines

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

Battle of the Bulge Memorial at Lake Eola
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Bulge, Battle of the, 1944-1945
subject: World War II
subject: Memorials--Florida
subject: Veterans--Florida
subject: Monuments--Southern States
description: The Battle of the Bulge Memorial in Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando, Florida. This six-foot, bronze statue of an American G.I. sits on a bronze-outlined, white star set into a 34-foot diameter concrete base. The statue was sculpted by Chris Scala, a local artist from Orlando, and dedicated on December 16, 1999, the 55th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. American, Belgian, and Luxembourger flags fly in a semi-circle behind the statue. Scala also duplicated the monument for a memorial in Clervaux, Luxembourg. The Battle of the Bulge was a major offensive campaign launched by German forces between December 16, 1944, and January 25, 1945. The battle was waged in the Ardennes region of France, Luxembourg, and Belgium's Wallonia region and involved armies from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, France, and the Luxembourgish resistance. The German attack was unexpected, causing the Allies, especially the United States, to lose a significant number of casualties. The goal of the offensive was to separate the British and American Allied forces in half, capture the Belgian city of Antwerp, and then surround the four Allied armies. While the Germans had the benefit of surprise and initially poor weather conditions that grounded the Allies' air forces, the Allied Forces were ultimately able to win the battle thanks to defensible terrain and improved weather conditions that allowed the use of air attacks. The battle is also known as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein ("Operation Watch on the Rhine") to the Germans, Bataille des Ardennes ("Battle of the Ardennes") to the French, and the Ardennes Counteroffensive to the Allies as a whole. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II.
creator: Schuppe, Cody
source: Original digital color image by Cody Schuppe, August 24, 2013.
contributor: Schuppe, Cody
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Battle of the Bulge Memorial, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
coverage: Belgium
coverage: France
coverage: Germany
coverage: Luxembourg

Beach View from Sheraton Plaza Postcard
subject: Daytona Beach (Fla.)
subject: Beaches--Florida
subject: Parks--Florida
description: A postcard depicting the Sheraton Plaza, located at 13 South Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach, Florida. The park is now known as Breakers Sheraton Plaza and Environmental Learning Center. Daytona Beach was originally inhabited by the Timucua before the arrival of Spaniards in 1513. After the Timucua were virtually exterminated following contact with Europeans, the area was frequented by Seminoles from Georgia and Alabama, up until the Second Seminole War. During British occupation of Florida (1763-1783), King's Road was built, extending from St. Augustine, passing through Daytona, and ending in New Smyrna Beach. After the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Spain regained Florida, and, in 1804, Samuel Williams was granted 3,000 acres of land in Daytona from the Spanish Crown. Williams established a cotton, rice, and sugarcane plantation. During the Second Seminole War, Seminoles razed the plantation, while Williams' son, Samuel Hill Williams, fled. In 1871, Mathias Day, Jr., a migrant from Mansfield, Ohio, purchased a large tract of land along the west bank of the Halifax River, which included the former Williams Plantation. With the construction of Day's hotel, today's Daytona Beach Historic District was created. In 1876, residents named the city "Daytona," in honor of Day, when the area was incorporated as a town. Growth continued in 1886 when the St. Johns & Halifax River Railway extended to Daytona. In 1926, the towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach, Kingston, and Seabreeze merged together as Daytona Beach, in an effort led by J. B. Kahn. By this time, the beach had been nicknamed "The World's Most Famous Beach." Automobile and motorcycle races began in 1902, due to the smooth, compacted sand that covered the beach. Daytona Beach became the site of various land speed record attempts. On March 8, 1836, the first stock car race was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course, which is located in present-day Ponce Inlet. William France, Sr. and the National Association for…
creator: Curt Teich and Company
source: Original 9 x 14 centimeter color postcard by Curt Teich and Company: Private Collection of Bob Van Horn.
publisher: Murrell Post Card Company
contributor: Van Horn, Bob
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sheraton Plaza, Daytona Beach, Florida

Beacham Theatre, 2001
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Theaters--Florida
subject: Nightclubs--United States
description: The Beacham, located at 46 North Orange Avenue, in 2001. The was originally built as a jail for Orange County in 1884. Braxton Beacham Sr. bought the building in 1917 and opened it as the Beacham Theatre in 1921. As of 2013, The Beacham operates as a nightclub.
creator: Cook, Thomas
source: Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2001.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: The Beacham, Orlando, Florida

Bear Creek Postcard
subject: Lynn Haven (Fla.)
description: A postcard depicting a steamboat on Bear Creek near Lynn Haven, Florida. This postcard is part of a private collection kept by Roger Hipel of St. Cloud, Florida.
creator: H. D. Jackson
source: Original 5 x 3 black and white postcard: Private Collection of Roger Hipel.
publisher: H. D. Jackson
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Lynn Haven, Florida

Beautiful Colonial Lake Showing the Baker Sanitorium in Background Postcard
subject: Lakes--United States
subject: Sanatoriums--United States
subject: Health care--United States
description: A postcard depicting a view of the Baker Sanitorium from across Colonial Lake in Charleston, South Carolina. Colonial Lake is a tidal lake, with its surrounding park reserved for common use since 1768. The Baker-Craig Sanatorium, seen from across the lake, was founded in 1912, became the site of the Baker Memorial Hospital in 1963, and was converted into a condominium complex in 1981. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Curt Teich and Company
contributor: F. J. Martschink Company
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Colonial Lake, Charleston, South Carolina
coverage: Baker-Craig Sanatorium, Charleston, South Carolina

Beautiful Spring Bayou "The Venice of the South" Postcard
subject: Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
description: A postcard depicting cars along the Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The earliest Americans settlers to Tarpon came following the American Civil War. The town was first promoted by Hamilton Disston (1844-1896) as a town for relaxation and health. In early 1987, Tarpon Springs became the first city to be incorporated on the Pinellas Peninsula. The Orange Belt Railway first arrived in 1887 and sponge harvesting became a prime industry in the area. Tarpon Springs thrived during the Florida land boom of the 1920s and collapsed when the rest of the state bust in 1926, which also saw the devastation of a major hurricane. Despite the land bust and the Great Depression, the sponge industry continued to thrive until 1938, when a blight infested the sponge beds. Instead, the city turned to tourism, capitalizing on its rich Greek culture. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
creator: Gulf Stream Card and Distributing Company
source: Original 4 x 6 inch color postcard by the Gulf Stream Card and Distributing Company: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Curt Teich and Company
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Spring Bayou, Tarpon Springs, Florida

Beautiful Suwannee River Postcard
subject: Suwannee River (Fla.)
subject: Rivers--Florida
description: A postcard depicting a view down the Suwannee River, a federally designated "wild river." The Suwannee is almost 266 miles long, running from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, making it the only unspoiled waterway in the Southeast. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Curt Teich and Company
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Suwannee River, Florida

Beauty Spot, Magnolia Gardens Postcard
subject: Gardens--United States
description: A postcard depicting Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina. Magnolia Gardens, which introduced hundreds of varieties of the plant to the United States, has an extensive collection of camellia plants, and continues to organize and implement a worldwide search for Ancient Camellias which are in threat of extinction. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
creator: Charleston News Company
source: Original 4 x 6 inch color postcard by the Gulf Stream Card and Distributing Company: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Curt Teich and Company
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Charleston, South Carolina

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

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

Beeb$ and Her Money Makers at E.L.L.A. Music Fest, 2012
subject: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers (Musical group)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Ska (Music)
subject: Rock music--United States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
subject: Soul music--United States
description: Michelle Beebs performing live with Beeb$ and Her Money Makers at E.L.L.A. Music Fest at H2O Live!, located at 100 West Livingston Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on November 3, 2012. The E.L.L.A. Music Festival, which stands for Elevate.Listen.Love.Appreciate, was created in 2007 by Orlando musician, promoter, and producer Robert Johnson to celebrate the heart, talent, and contributions that Florida female artists give to their communities. In its fifth year in 2012, the female-centric festival added spoken word artists, visual artists and local vendors to the stacked musical lineup. Led by Michelle Beebs, this Orlando-based band combines ska, rock, funk, and soul, gaining notoriety through their high-energy performances and unapologetically ridiculous media content. The group consists of Beebs of kazoo and vocals, Jeremy Lovelady on guitar, Levon White on bass, Paul Brisske on drums, Bunky Garrabrant on trumpet, and Eric Christian on saxophone and flute. The band was discovered by legendary promoter Kevin Lyman and asked to join the Vans Warped Tour in 2013. They were filmed for the second season of the show Warped Roadies on the FUSE Network, and returned to the Warped Tour in 2014, performing on a larger stage. The band has since toured with notable bands such as Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Suburban Legends, Five Iron Frenzy, Beautiful Bodies, and This Magnificent, and has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Cypress Hill, The Original Wailers, Zach Deputy, Keller Williams, The Lee Boys, BadFish, Dumpstaphunk, 100 Monkeys, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, and Perpetual Groove. Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett also produced their EP and their full length album. They were also featured on an episode of Travel Channel's RV Kings.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photograph by Alicia Lyman, November 3, 2012: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: H2O Live!, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Beeb$ and Her Money Makers at Hard Rock Live Orlando, 2011
subject: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers (Musical group)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Ska (Music)
subject: Rock music--United States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
subject: Soul music--United States
description: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers performing live at Hard Rock Live Orlando in Orlando, Florida, on April 1, 2011. The first photograph features bassist Levon White and kazoo player and vocalist Michelle Beebs and the second photographs shows saxophonist Eric Christian Led by Beebs, this Orlando-based band combines ska, rock, funk, and soul, gaining notoriety through their high-energy performances and unapologetically ridiculous media content. The group consists of Beebs of kazoo and vocals, Jeremy Lovelady on guitar, Levon White on bass, Paul Brisske on drums, Bunky Garrabrant on trumpet, and Eric Christian on saxophone and flute. The band was discovered by legendary promoter Kevin Lyman and asked to join the Vans Warped Tour in 2013. They were filmed for the second season of the show Warped Roadies on the FUSE Network, and returned to the Warped Tour in 2014, performing on a larger stage. The band has since toured with notable bands such as Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Suburban Legends, Five Iron Frenzy, Beautiful Bodies, and This Magnificent, and has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Cypress Hill, The Original Wailers, Zach Deputy, Keller Williams, The Lee Boys, BadFish, Dumpstaphunk, 100 Monkeys, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, and Perpetual Groove. Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett also produced their EP and their full length album. They were also featured on an episode of Travel Channel's RV Kings.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, April 1, 2011: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Hard Rock Live Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Beeb$ and Her Money Makers at The Beacham Theater, 2013
subject: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers (Musical group)
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Ska (Music)
subject: Rock music--United States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
subject: Soul music--United States
description: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers at the group's CD release party at The Beacham Theater in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on . The first two photographs feature kazoo player and vocalist Michelle Beebs and the third photographs shows bassist Levon White. Led by Beebs, this Orlando-based band combines ska, rock, funk, and soul, gaining notoriety through their high-energy performances and unapologetically ridiculous media content. The group consists of Beebs of kazoo and vocals, Jeremy Lovelady on guitar, Levon White on bass, Paul Brisske on drums, Bunky Garrabrant on trumpet, and Eric Christian on saxophone and flute. The band was discovered by legendary promoter Kevin Lyman and asked to join the Vans Warped Tour in 2013. They were filmed for the second season of the show Warped Roadies on the FUSE Network, and returned to the Warped Tour in 2014, performing on a larger stage. The band has since toured with notable bands such as Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Suburban Legends, Five Iron Frenzy, Beautiful Bodies, and This Magnificent, and has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Cypress Hill, The Original Wailers, Zach Deputy, Keller Williams, The Lee Boys, BadFish, Dumpstaphunk, 100 Monkeys, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, and Perpetual Groove. Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett also produced their EP and their full length album. They were also featured on an episode of Travel Channel's RV Kings.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photographs by Alicia Lyman, May 30, 2013: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: The Beacham Theater, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Beeb$ and Her Money Makers at The Xfinity Center, 2014
subject: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers (Musical group)
subject: Mansfield (Mass.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Musicians--Southern States
subject: Concerts--United States
subject: Ska (Music)
subject: Rock music--United States
subject: Funk (Music)--United States
subject: Soul music--United States
description: Beeb$ and Her Money Makers performing live at Vans Warped Tour at The Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on July 13, 2014. From left to right, the photograph features saxophonist Eric Christian, an unidentified person dressed in a hot dog costume, kazoo player and vocalist Michelle Beebs, bassist Levon White, and guitarist Jeremy Lovelady. Led by Beebs, this Orlando-based band combines ska, rock, funk, and soul, gaining notoriety through their high-energy performances and unapologetically ridiculous media content. The group consists of Beebs of kazoo and vocals, Jeremy Lovelady on guitar, Levon White on bass, Paul Brisske on drums, Bunky Garrabrant on trumpet, and Eric Christian on saxophone and flute. The band was discovered by legendary promoter Kevin Lyman and asked to join the Vans Warped Tour in 2013. They were filmed for the second season of the show Warped Roadies on the FUSE Network, and returned to the Warped Tour in 2014, performing on a larger stage. The band has since toured with notable bands such as Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Suburban Legends, Five Iron Frenzy, Beautiful Bodies, and This Magnificent, and has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Cypress Hill, The Original Wailers, Zach Deputy, Keller Williams, The Lee Boys, BadFish, Dumpstaphunk, 100 Monkeys, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, and Perpetual Groove. Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett also produced their EP and their full length album. They were also featured on an episode of Travel Channel's RV Kings.
creator: Lyman, Alicia
source: Original color photograph by Alicia Lyman, July 13, 2014: Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.
publisher: Lyman, Alicia
contributor: Lyman, Alicia
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: The Xfinity Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts

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

Beginning of the New Jersey Turnpike at the Delaware River Postcard
subject: Highways
description: A postcard depicting the beginning of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) at the Delaware River in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers and sailed to Europe, where she traveled for several months and is thought to have acquired many of these postcards. During the 1940-1941 school year, Campbell taught at Sanford Grammar School. Before her retirement in 1970, she taught at many other area schools, including the Oviedo School, Westside Grammar School, and Pinecrest Elementary School. Campbell used these postcards as aids in her classrooms to teach advanced subjects, such as Shakespearean drama. The collection, along with her other teaching aids, papers, and photographs, was later found at Sanford Grammar School after it became the University of Central Florida's Public History Center. Campbell's postcard collection and photographs provide insight into the life of a respected Florida educator.
source: Original 3 x 5 inch color postcard: ACC# SM-00-243, file folder 1 (U.S. blanks), box 10A, Lucile (Mary Lucile) Campbell Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Howard Johnson Publishing Department
contributor: Campbell, Lucile
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: New Jersey Turnpike, Pennsville Township, New Jersey

Behind Closed Doors
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Dance--United States
description: A poster for the Orlando Gay Chorus concert, “Behind Closed Doors”. The event was held at the Bob Carr Auditorium, located at 401 West Livingston Street in Orlando, Florida, on July 5, 1996. The show was a joint performance with the San Diego Men's Chorus and the Berlin Männer-Minne Chorus. Tickets were $16-$21, available through Ticketmaster. The poster has a bright red background with an image of a door on either side and an off-white center panel containing important text. A dark blue box at the top contains the title behind a red circle-backslash. The Orlando Gay Chorus is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and humanitarian organization part of GALA Choruses. Founded on Valentines Day 1990, OGC is not only one of the largest mixed gay choirs in the United States at over 100 members, but they also boast four smaller ensembles that perform annual concerts, cabarets, and a whole host of community events like Come Out With Pride, Orlando Museum of Art’s Festival of Trees, and World Aids Day memorial services. In 2017, the group performed at over 105 events, including 15 performances for the first anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy. Members come from all walks of life and all sexual and gender orientations, including straight allies. OGC lives by the motto “Singing the World to a Better Place” and strives to use music to change attitudes and build a stronger community.
creator: Orlando Gay Chorus
source: Original color poster: University of Central Florida Special Collections, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Orlando Gay Chorus
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Bob Carr Auditorium, Orlando, Florida

Behind Closed Doors, July 5, 1996
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Music--Florida
subject: Dance--United States
subject: Gay culture--United States
description: A program for the Orlando Gay Chorus' concert, "Behind Closed Doors", on July 5, 1996, at the Bob Carr Auditorium in Orlando, Florida. The program includes short biographies on the Music Director Aubrey Connelly, the San Diego Men's Chorus conductor Christopher Allen, and Accompanists Christopher M. Fecteau and Glenn Ward, program notes, an outline of the show's itinerary, a list of chorus members and contributors, and a brief history of GALA Choruses. It also contains a short history of the Männer-Minne and the San Diego Men's Choruses. The Orlando Gay Chorus (OGC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and humanitarian organization, and part of the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) of Choruses. Founded on Valentines Day 1990, OGC is not only one of the largest mixed gay choirs in the United States at over 100 members, but they also boast four smaller ensembles that perform annual concerts, cabarets, and a host of community events, such as Come Out With Pride, Orlando Museum of Art’s Festival of Trees, and World AIDS Day memorial services. In 2017, the group performed at over 105 events, including 15 performances for the first anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy. Members come from all walks of life and all sexual and gender orientations, including straight allies. OGC lives by the motto “Singing the World to a Better Place” and strives to use music to change attitudes and build a stronger community.
creator: Orlando Gay Chorus
source: Original 24-page black and white program with a colored front and back cover, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
publisher: Orlando Gay Chorus
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Bob Carr Auditorium, Orlando, Florida

Belair Grove After Freeze
subject: Lake Mary (Fla.)
subject: Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)
subject: Citrus fruit industry--Florida
subject: Agriculture--Florida
subject: Freezes (Meteorology)--Florida
description: Belair Grove after the Freeze of 1894-1895.In 1870, Henry Shelton Sanford purchased 12,547.15 square acres of land known as the Sanford Grant. The acreage included an experiment station called Belair Grove, located just three miles southwest of the city named after Sanford. By 1889, Sanford extended his land purchase to 145 acres and contained mainly orange and lemon trees. In Belair alone, Sanford introduced over 140 varieties of citrus plants. All were tested to determine if Florida citrus growers could introduce new varieties into the growing citrus market. Sanford also grew exotic plants acquired from Central and South America, many of which survived the 1886 freeze. Sanford mainly used Belair as his own experiment station, but ultimately the findings and reports would be used by other citrus growers throughout Florida. Eventually, following Sanford's death in 1891, his wife, Gertrude Sanford, sold Belair to Sydney and Joshua Chase. In 1894 and 1895, Central Florida was hit by several freezes and most of the citrus crop was destroyed. In many cases, frozen oranges fell off the trees because the weakened branches could not support the heavier fruit. Chase & Company did not grow citrus crops again until 1904 when Joshua came back from an extended stay in California.
creator: Chase & Company
source: Original black and white photograph by Chase & Company, January 10, 1895: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 211, folder 3.3A, item CC92, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Lake Mary, Florida

Belair Lodge
subject: Lake Mary (Fla.)
subject: Sanford, Henry S. (Henry Shelton), 1823-1891
subject: Lodging-houses--United States
subject: Houses
description: The Belair home of Henry Sanford and family sometime before 1925. In 1870, Henry Shelton Sanford purchased 23 square acres of land known as the Sanford Grant. The acreage included an experiment station called Belair located just three miles southwest of the city named after Sanford. By 1889, Sanford extended his land purchase to 145 acres and contained mainly orange and lemon trees. In Belair alone, Sanford introduced over 140 varieties of citrus plants. All were tested to determine if Florida citrus growers could introduce new varieties into the growing citrus market. Sanford also grew exotic plants acquired from Central and South America, many of which survived the 1886 freeze. Sanford mainly used Belair as his own experiment station, but ultimately the findings and reports would be used by other citrus growers throughout Florida. Eventually, Sanford handed over the operations of Belair to Sydney and Joshua Chase. By 1912, the brothers established the Chase Investment Company. The lodge located at Belair was built in 1888 and was destroyed in a fire in 1925.
creator: Chase & Company
source: Original black and white photograph by Chase & Company: Chase Collection (MS 14), box 211, folder 3.3A, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Lake Mary, Florida

Believe It or Not—Quail Hatches Out Hen Egg in Oviedo
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Quails--Florida
subject: Chickens--United States
subject: Believe it or not (Radio program)
description: A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. The article describes a "freak happening" in which a quail hatched a hen egg in Oviedo, Florida. The quail was owned by Max Leinhart, who appeared on the radio program Ripley's Believe It or Not!. The radio show premiered on April 14, 1930 and was hosted by its founder, Robert Ripley, and ran until 1948, when Ripley began to convert the show to a television program.
source: Original newspaper article: "Believe It or Not—Quail Hatches Out Hen Egg in Oviedo." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
publisher: The Central Florida Press
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Oviedo, Florida

Bell Towers by Bill Sterling Jenkins
subject: Jenkins, Bill (William Sterling), 1909-1996
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Taxco de Alarcón (Mexico)
description: Bell Towers, an oil painting created by William "Bill" Sterling Jenkins in 1941. The painting depicts the small town of Taxco de Alarcón in Mexico. Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He spent several intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon his return, he established an art school in Columbus, Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital in Orlando, Florida, to recuperate. He then worked for the VA and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy classes for veterans. After earning his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950, he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction Company, building many residential communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Crealdé School of Art, donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.
creator: Jenkins, Bill Sterling
source: Original 26.5 x 18.5 inch oil painting: Jenkins, Bill. Bell Towers, 1941: Private Collection of the Jenkins Family.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico
coverage: Winter Park, Florida
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Bellingham Energy Center
subject: Energy--United States
description: The Bellingham Energy Center in Bellingham, Massachusetts. Built in 1991, the facility is now owned and operated by NextEra Energy. A slip stream of exhaust gas is exported to a carbon dioxide-recovery unit to achieve QF status, as required by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), and thereby, exempting it from the Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA). This was the first major project sold by Westinghouse Electric after the relocation of its Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) to Orlando, Florida, in 1987. Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rent…
source: Digital reproduction of original color photograph, 1998: NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, Florida.
publisher: NextEra Energy
contributor: Jaeger, Harry L.
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Bellingham Energy Center, Bellingham, Massachusetts

Ben Ward, Jr. at Mead Manor
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Neighborhoods--United States
subject: Houses and homes
subject: Real estate business--Florida
description: Ben Ward, Jr. at the Mead Manor subdivision in Downtown Oviedo, Florida. This photograph from a newspaper article about the history of Mead Manor and Ward, a real estate developer, and his involvement in the project, as well as other ongoing development projects, such as Grove Hill. Named for horticulturalist Dr. Theodore Luqueer Mead, Mead Manor was developed by the Oviedo Land Company, which was formed by B. F. Wheeler, John Evans, Bill Martin, Ben Ward, Rex Clonts, Robert Lee, Bernie Blackwood, and Bob Williams. With the advent of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) during the 1960s, development began in order to take advantage of the arrival of faculty and staff from the university. Mead Manor is credited with beginning the land development boom in Oviedo, leading to other residential subdivisions, such as Alafaya Woods and Grove Hill.
source: Photocopy of original 4 x 3 inch black and white newspaper photograph: Private Collection of Colene Ward.
contributor: Ward, Colene
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Mead Manor, Downtown Oviedo, Florida

Benjamin Franklin High School Yearbook
subject: Veterans--Florida
description: A page from the Benjamin Franklin High School Yearbook in Rochester, New York, in 1940. The page contains images of the students with their names, home addresses, and clubs and organizations they participated in. A notable student listed is Richard H. Vaisey (1924-1996). Born on October 18, 1924, in Rochester, New York, Vaisey completed three years of high school before enlisting in the United States Army at the age of eighteen in November 1942. Vaisey served on a mortar squadron in the Southwest Pacific Ocean during World War II. He was discharged on January 11, 1946, and returned home to Rochester, where he worked as a lineman for Rochester Gas and Electric. He retired to Venice, Florida, where he passed away on December 28, 1996. He is memorialized at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
creator: Benjamin Franklin High School
source: Digital reproduction of original yearbook page.
publisher: Benjamin Franklin High School
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Benjamin Franklin High School, Rochester, New York

Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr. and George Lee Wheeler
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
description: Husband and wife, Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr. (1878-1954) and George Lee Wheeler (1884-1980), at their home, located at 340 South Lake Jessup Avenue in Oviedo, Florida, on February 15, 1942. Frank Wheeler 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 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.
source: Original 5 x 3 inch black and white photographic print, February 15, 1942: Private Collection of Vicki Clonts.
contributor: Clonts, Vicki
contributor: Bruce, Mimi
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Home of Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr., Oviedo, Florida

Benjamin Jenkins with Pet Cat
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
description: Benjamin Jenkins, the son of Dedra Jenkins, playing with his pet cat, Sir Boots, in the yard of his home in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1992. Bordered on the east by Division Street and on the west by Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), the Parramore began as an agricultural community. Parramore was historically a segregated African-American community and now comprises three separate downtown neighborhoods: Lake Dot, Callahan, and Holden-Parramore. Once an economically thriving area and the home of many prominent black businesses and institutions, including the Wells’ Built Hotel, South Street Casino, and Wallace’s Beauty Mill, Parramore suffered under Jim Crow segregation, and has lost 65 percent of its population in the last 50 years. It is now one of Orlando’s poorest neighborhoods, with an unemployment rate of 23.8 percent in 2015. However, neighborhood institutions like the Well's Built Museum of African American History and Culture, housed in the historic Wells’ Built Hotel, have worked to preserve memorabilia from Orlando’s African-American community and the local civil rights movement. Current plans to revitalize the Parramore area focus on maintaining its black heritage and culture while building new businesses, schools, and improved housing.
creator: Jenkins, Dedra
source: Original 3 x 4 inch color photograph by Dedra Jenkins, 1992: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
contributor: Jenkins, Dedra
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Bwerani House, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan and James Phelps Richardson Visiting Mary Alice Powell Aulin at the Winter Park Hospital
subject: Winter Park (Fla.)
subject: Hospitals--Florida
description: Mary Alice Powell Aulin (1904-1993) at the Winter Park Hospital in Winter Park, Florida, as she is being visited by her daughter, Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan (1923-), and her great grandson, James Phelps Richardson (1987-). 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). Richardson was the son of Reagan's daughter, Julie Karin Reagan (1959-), and Barry Phelps Richardson (1953-).
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Winter Park, Florida

Bettye Reagan Pamphlet
subject: Lake Mary (Fla.)
description: A pamphlet about Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan (b. 1934), a pastel painter based in Lake Mary, Florida. Born on January 27, 1934, Reagan is the granddaughter of Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), who is credited with naming Oviedo. Reagan married Joel Edwin McGill in 1952 and the couple had two children together: Daniel Lee McGill (1953-) and Kathleen Ann McGill (1955-). After McGill's death, Reagan married Donald Thomas Reagan (1923-) in 1956. Together, the couple had four children: Debbie Lynn Reagan (b. 1958), Julie Karin Reagan (1959-), Andrew Scott Reagan (1961-), and Patrick Kelley Reagan (1962-1986).
source: Original pamphlet: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Mary, Florida

Bettye Reagan Pastel Paintings
subject: Lake Mary (Fla.)
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
description: A resume for Bettye Reagan (b. 1934), a pastel painter based in Lake Mary, Florida. Born on January 27, 1934, Reagan is the granddaughter of Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), who is credited with naming Oviedo. Reagan married Joel Edwin McGill in 1952 and the couple had two children together: Daniel Lee McGill (1953-) and Kathleen Ann McGill (1955-). After McGill's death, Reagan married Donald Thomas Reagan (1923-) in 1956. Together, the couple had four children: Debbie Lynn Reagan (1958-), Julie Karin Reagan (1959-), Andrew Scott Reagan (1961-), and Patrick Kelley Reagan (1962-1986).
source: Original resume, 2009: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
contributor: Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Lake Mary, Florida

Between the Celery Stalks: Theodore Mead Sure Left His Mark on Oviedo
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Housing--Florida
subject: Engineers--Florida
description: A newspaper column in The Oviedo Outlook entitled "Between the Celery Stalks." Here, local residents could submit interesting stories or tidbits for inclusion in the newspaper. This particular column, written by Janet Foley, was about horticulturalist local Oviedoan, Theodore "Teddy" Luqueer Mead and his housing development called Mead Manor. Originally from New York, Mead's long interest in biology and botany brought him to Florida during the late 19th century, when he settled first in Eustis, then later Oviedo on Lake Charm, with the intent of growing oranges. Mead and his wife would become integral members of the social fabtic of the Oveido community.
creator: Foley, Janet
source: Original newspaper article: Foley, Janet. "Between the Celery Stalks: Theodore Mead Sure Left His Mark on Oviedo." The Oviedo Outlook: Private Collection of Sue Blackwood.
publisher: The Oviedo Outlook
contributor: Blackwood, Sue
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mead Manor, Oviedo, Florida

Bible Study Notes
subject: Apopka (Fla.)
subject: Bible--United States
description: Bible study notes written by an anonymous author in Apopka, Florida. These notes reference the Book of Job, Habakkuk 3:3, and Psalms 11:4 from the Bible.
source: Original note: series I, box 1, folder 15, African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
contributor: Mundy, Carol E.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Apopka, Florida

Bicentennial Edition of Weeki Wachee Springs' Trifold Brochure, Featuring Mermaid Rebecca Young
subject: Weeki Wachee Springs (Fla.)
subject: Tourism--Florida
subject: tourism & museum
subject: Tourism--1960-1980
subject: Ballet--1970-1980
subject: Mermaids--Florida--Weeki Wachee--History
subject: Theater--20th century
description: Bicentennial edition of Weeki Wachee Springs' trifold brochure, c. 1976. The mermaid mock playing the flute is Rebecca Young (previously Stahlhut). This photoshoot is the one she is most proud of from her time as a Weeki Wachee Mermaid. The photoshoot took several hours just to this this one picture, as everyone's hair, costumes, and the flag had to be in correct positions. The inside of the brochure lists the attractions and mentions the special "salute to the Bicentennial, 'Happy Birthday America!'" Along with a group of investors, Newton Perry opened Weeki Wachee Springs to the public in October of 1947. At the time, roadside attractions were becoming popular stops along Florida roadways. The attraction consisted of an amalgamation of vendors, an orchid garden, a river boat tour, as well as the star attraction: a mermaid show that took place in an underwater theater. Eventually, the May Museum of the Tropics, an "abandoned Seminole village", a show called “Birds of Prey”, and a petting zoo were added. After peaking in the 1950s and 1960s, attendance began to decline as theme parks and highways changed the dynamics of Florida's tourism. The State of Florida took over the attraction as a state park in 2008. Since then, the park has focused on appealing to a modern audience while preserving its history.
creator: Weeki Wachee Spring State Park
source: Original color Weeki Wachee Springs trifold, Bicentennial Edition, c. 1976: Private Collection of Rebecca Young.
publisher: RICHES
format: image/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Spring Hill, Florida

Big Ice Plant
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Ice industry--United States
subject: Buildings--Florida
description: Excerpt from When Celery Was King by Charlie C. Carlson. The excerpt includes an image of the Rand Yard Ice House with accompanying text. The Rand Yard Ice House was located on Rand Yard Road in Sanford, Florida. The ice plant was built in 1926 by the Mountain Ice Company of Chicago, had a 700 ton storage capacity, operated 24 hours a day, ranked second in the U.S. for ice production, and was once Seminole County's largest building for somet time. During the late-1800s, individual ice factories were comprised of a machine room, boiler room, ice store, loading platforms, and other office space. Large cans were used to mold the ice. When ice was needed, workers would operate a crane system to carry the ice block into a warm water bath where the ice could be removed from the reusable can. Although working at an ice plant was known as dangerous and hard work, employees enjoyed a steady well paid job. By 1928, the Rand Yard Ice House employed 73 African-American workers.
creator: Carlson, Charlie C.
source: Carlson, Charlie. When Celery Was King. Sanford, Fla: Sanford Historical Society, 2000.
publisher: Sanford Historical Society, Inc.
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Big Tree Park, the Oldest and Largest Cypress Tree in U.S.A. Postcard
subject: Longwood (Fla.)
subject: Parks--Florida
description: A photographic postcard featuring The Senator, the giant bald cypress tree that was once the oldest and largest cypress tree in the country. At the time that the photograph was taken, The Senator was 3,500 yers old, 126 feet and 3 inches tall, and 47 feet in circumference. As early as the late 1800s, this centuries-old tree was considered a tourist attraction, but it wasn't until 1927 that a park was established around the tree. Senator Moses O. Overstreet donated six acres of land, which included the tree, to Seminole County to establish a park with the stipulation that a road would be built to take visitors into the park. The generosity of Sen. Overstreet inspired residents to name the giant cypress tree "The Senator." Located at 761 General Hutchinson Parkway in present-day Longwood, Florida, the new park was named the Seminole Big Tree Park in honor of the main attraction. In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) dedicated a bronze plaque at the site of the tree. The plaque was stolen in 1945, which would place this photograph sometime between 1940 and 1945. Based on a core sample taken by the American Forestry Association, The Senator was estimated to be 3500 years old in 1946. The Big Tree Park also features another giant cypress estimated to be 2000 years old. In 2005, local elementary students named the tree Lady Liberty. It was considered to be the companion tree to The Senator, as they were only 40 feet apart. The Senator continued to be a tourist attraction and local landmark until January 16, 2012, when it was lost in a fire.
source: Original 14 x 9 centimeter black and white photographic postcard: "Big Tree Park." Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Seminole Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida

Bill Clinton Speaking at the University of Central Florida, 2012
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: Democratic Party
subject: Elections--United States
subject: Presidents--United States
description: Former President Bill Clinton (b. 1946) speaking at a political rally at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, on October 29, 2012. The rally was hosted by the UCF College Democrats and held on behalf of President Barack Obama (b. 1961), who was campaigning for his re-election bid in the Presidential Election of 2012. President Obama was originally scheduled to speak at the rally, but had to cancel due to emergency relief needs for Hurricane Sandy in the northeast. Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist (b. 1956) and Democratic Senator Bill Nelson (b. 1942) also spoke at the rally and can be seen on stage in several of these photographs. President Obama went on to win re-election, defeating his Republican opponent, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney (b. 1947). President Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He is married to Hillary Clinton (b. 1847), who served as New York Senator from 2001 to 2009 and as U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. Before his presidency, President Clinton served as the 50th Attorney General of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992, respectively. As president, he presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. His presidency is also known for passing welfare reform, his sex scandal with White House intern Monica Lewinsky (b. 1973), his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice in regard to the Lewinsky affair, and his achievement of a budget surplus during the last three years of his administration. Following his presidency, he founded the William J. Clinton Foundation to address various international humanitarian causes.
creator: Cepero, Laura Lynn
source: Original color digital images by Laura Lynn Cepero, October 29, 2012: Private Collection of Laura Lynn Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Laura Lynn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Memory Mall, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Bill Martin at a Downtown Sanford Filling Station
subject: World War II
subject: Sailors--United States
subject: Second World War
subject: Filling stations
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
description: Bill Martin, a navy sailor, at a filling station in Downtown Sanford towards the End of World War II. Many of the men who were stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford during the Second World War came from other parts of the United States. Navy sailors, pilots, and other personnel were known to visit the local businesses in Sanford, and as a result stimulated the local economy.
creator: Zern, Galen W.
source: Original 11 x 17 inch black and white photograph by Galen W. Zern: NAS Collection, Book 1, "The Beginning-NAS Sanford 1942," Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
publisher: Sanford Museum
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Bill Nelson Speaking at the University of Central Florida, 2012
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Colleges
subject: Universities
subject: Democratic Party
subject: Elections--United States
subject: Senators (United States)
description: Bill Nelson (b. 1942) speaking at a political rally at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, on October 29, 2012. The rally was hosted by the UCF College Democrats and held on behalf of President Barack Obama (b. 1961), who was campaigning for his re-election bid in the Presidential Election of 2012. President Obama was originally scheduled to speak at the rally, but had to cancel due to emergency relief needs for Hurricane Sandy in the northeast. Former President Bill Clinton (b. 1946) and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist (b. 1956) also spoke at the rally. President Obama went on to win re-election, defeating his Republican opponent, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney (b. 1947). At the time that this photograph was taken, Senator Nelson was a Democratic Senator in the U.S. Senate, representing the State of Florida since 2001. Nelson originally began his political career in the Florida House of Representatives, serving from 1973 to 1979. From 1979 to 1991, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives. In January of 1986, Nelson flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia, becoming the second sitting member of the U.S. Congress to fly in space. In 1990, he retired from Congress to run for Governor of Florida, but was defeated by Lawton Chiles (1930-1998). He then served as the Florida State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal from 1995 to 2001, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
creator: Cepero, Laura Lynn
source: Original color digital images by Laura Lynn Cepero, October 29, 2012: Private Collection of Laura Lynn Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Laura Lynn
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Memory Mall, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Bill Orr and Maury Hurt
subject: Hurt, Maury, 1934-
subject: Hurt, James, 1934-
subject: Artists--Florida
subject: Art--Southern States
subject: Painters--Southern States
subject: Painting--Florida
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
description: Artists Bill Orr and Maury Hurt. Both painters were instrumental in leading the movement to save the Maitland Art Center in Maitland, Florida, from developers in the 1960s. Bill Orr (1925-), photographed on the left, grew up in Michigan, where he worked breaking in mustang ponies. When World War II broke out, Orr joined the U.S. Army and was a member of the cavalry regiment. Later seeing action on Okinawa in the Pacific Theater, he was among the first servicemen to serve in Japan after the war. Orr found his way to the Research Studio in 1961 after applying for a position through a newspaper advertisement. As an artist, Orr made a living doing life-size portraits of horses. He would go on to establish himself as a leading equine artist, a tribute to his lifetime love of horses. Orlando native Maury Hurt (1934-2013), photographed on the right, graduated from the University of Florida with a design degree in 1956. After serving a short tour in the U.S. Army, Hurt continued to work in the graphic arts fields for several years before abandoning the profession to become a full-time painter. From a studio at the Art & History Museums' Maitland Art Center, Hurt’s work centered on primitive and archaic themes often focusing on the relationship of humans, animals, and early prehistoric life. Hurst's legacy lies in his masterful work and is mentorship of artists across Central Florida.
creator: Bartlett, Rob
source: Original color photograph by Rob Bartlett: Orlando Weekly, Orlando, Florida.
publisher: Orlando Weekly
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Maitland, Florida

Bird Gardens at Busch Gardens Tampa, 2010
subject: Tampa (Fla.)
subject: Theme parks
subject: Restaurants--Florida
subject: Roller coasters--United States
description: The Bird Gardens of Busch Gardens Tampa, a theme park located in Tampa, Florida, in 2010. Garden Gate Cafcan bee seen to the left of the photograph, and Gwazi, a roller coaster that opened in 1999, can be seen in the distance. Busch Gardens opened as a hospitality facility for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. on March 31, 1959. The park originally hosted a brewery with beer tastings, but it was closed in 1995 and the roller coaster Gwazi was constructed in its place. In 1965, Serengeti Plains, inhabited by African wildlife, opened. In 1971, the Serengeti Express Railway, a two-mile railroad surrounding the park, was opened. The Stanleyville section opened, including the Stanley Falls Flume in 1973. In 1976, the Congo area opened, featuring Busch Gardens' first roller coaster, Python. Various theme areas and attractions have been added to the park over the years. From 1976 through the 1990s, the theme park was called Busch Gardens: The Dark Continent, but was renamed Busch Gardens Tampa Bay during that same decade. From 2006 to 2008, the park was renamed Busch Gardens Africa. In 2008, it returned to its original name. The park is currently owned by SeaWorld Entertainment and the Blackstone Groups. Busch Gardens includes several themed areas in addition to the Edge of Africa: Morocco, Stanleyville, Congo, Jungala, Pantopia, Nairobi, Crown Colony Plaza, and Egypt.
creator: Cepero, Ray
source: Original color digital image by Ray Cepero, March 10, 2010: Private Collection of Ray Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Ray
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Bird Gardens, Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida
coverage: Garden Gate Café, Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida
coverage: Gwazi, Morocco, Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Bird's Eye View of Drawing of the City
subject: Waterfront Districts
subject: Lakes & ponds
subject: Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
subject: Saint Johns River (Fla.)
subject: Drawing
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
description: Sanford riverfront around 1907. The present-day Sanford area was originally inhabited by the Mayaca/Joroco natives by the time Europeans arrived. The tribe was decimated by war and disease by 1760 and was replaced by the Seminole Indians. In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain and Americans began to settled in the state. Camp Monroe was established in the mid-1830s to defend the area against Seminoles during the Seminole Wars. In 1836, the United States Army built a road (present-day Mellonville Avenue) to a location called Camp Monroe during the Second Seminole War. Following an attack on February 8, 1837, the camp was renamed Fort Mellon in honor of the battle's only American casualty, Captain Charles Mellon. The town of Mellonville was founded nearby in 1842 by Daniel Stewart. When Florida became a state three years later, Mellonville became the county seat or Orange County, which was originally a portion of Mosquito County. Citrus was the first cash crop in the area and the first fruit packing plant was constructed in 1869. In 1870, a lawyer from Connecticut by the name of Henry Sanford purchased 12,548 acres of open land west of Mellonville. His vision was to make this new land a major port city, both railway and by water. Sitting on Lake Monroe, and the head of the St. Johns River, the city of Sanford earned the nickname of “The Gate City of South Florida.” Sanford became not only a transportation hub, but a leading citrus industry in Florida, and eventually globally. The Great Fire of 1887 devastated the city, which also suffered from a statewide epidemic of yellow fever the following year. The citrus industry flourished until the Great Freezes of 1894 and 1895, causing planters to begin growing celery in 1896 as an alternative. Celery replaced citrus as the city's cash crop and Sanford was nicknamed "Celery City." In 1913, Sanford became the county seat of Seminole County, once part of Orange County. Agriculture dominated the region until Wal…
source: Original 5 x 10 inch black and white photoprint: Reference Collection, call number RC12559, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
publisher: State Library and Archives of Florida
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Bird's Eye View of Orange Avenue Postcard
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Shops
subject: Stores, Retail--United States
subject: Candy industry--United States
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Hardware industry--Florida
description: Postcard showing a bird's eye view of Orange Avenue looking north. The cross street in the foreground is Church Street. On the west side of Orange Avenue, at the corner of Church, is the White House Candy Palace at 140 South Orange Avenue. The Candy Palace was built circa 1908 and demolished circa 1928. The building replaced an earlier one that was destroyed by fire in 1907. The original building was white, which is how the White House Candy Palace got its name. The Candy Palace was replaced by the First National Bank Building in 2011. On the east side of the street is the Guernsey Hardware building, formerly located at 135-141 South Orange Avenue. The hardware store was constructed circa 1881 and demolished in 1924. Guernsey Hardware as originally the Cassius A. Boone Hardware Store. Boone operated his hardware store along with his partner William A. Patrick. In 1895, the building and the stock was purchased by Joseph L. Guernsey. Boone chose to go into the citrus industry instead of running a store. Guernsey Hardware operated in the store until 1922 when the Woolworth Company obtained a 99-year lease and in 1924 built a new building that stood until 2004 when it was replaced with part of The Plaza office complex.
source: Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: C. T. American Art: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: C. T. American Art
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Bird's Eye View of Orlando, 1884
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Post offices
description: An elevated view of Orlando, Florida, in 1884. The lithograph focused on Sinclair's Real Estate Agency, located on the corner of Pine Street and South Orange Avenue. Other sites highlighted in the lithograph include the home of J. G. Sinclair, the home of N. L. Mills, the new Orange County Jail, and Orange County Courthouse, the opera house, the Orlando Masonic Hall, the South Florida Seminary, the Charleston House, and the Summerlin House. The lithograph also marks various manufactories, mills, churches, and the South Florida Railroad Depot. The Orlando area was originally occupied by the Creek and Seminole tribes. In 1838, Fort Gatlin was erected on the shores of Lake Gatlin, just a few miles south of present-day Downtown Orlando. Centered around Church Street, Orlando became a city in 1884, the year that this lithograph was created Originally a cattle town, Orlando grew into a major citrus growing center by the 1920s. The city continued to grow during the Great Depression with aid from the Work Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, Orlando became a major military center as well, with the development of the McCoy Air Force Base and Pinecastle Air Force Base, and with the addition of the Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando in 1968. Downtown Orlando declined in the 1960s and 1970s. Redevelopment began in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, with projects such as the Church Street Station entertainment complex. In 1998, a building boom began and continued through the 2000s.
creator: Beck, Adam
creator: Pauli, Clemens J.
source: Original black and white lithograph by Adam Beck and Clemens J. Pauli, 1884: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
publisher: Stoner, J. J.
contributor: Buck, Texann Ivy
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Sinclair's Real Estate Agency, Orlando, Florida

Bird's Eye View Showing Elks Club, Court House and Eola Lake Postcard
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Orange County (Fla.)
subject: Clock towers
subject: Business districts
subject: Courthouses--Florida
subject: Buildings--Florida
subject: Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of
subject: Lakes--Florida
description: Postcard showing the Victorian-style Orange County Courthouse with Lake Eola in the background. The streets are Main Street (present-day Magnolia Avenue) and Central Avenue (present-day Central Boulevard). The Orange County Courthouse was constructed in 1892 and its cornerstone was laid on January 15, 1892. The architect was A. S. Wagner and the general contractor was the W. C. Green Company of Chicago, Illinois. The red brick, three-story building, which cost $57,000, was built in the Gothic Revival style with a 80-foot high clock tower. The clock and bell were provided for by W. C. Sherman, a local businessman who raised several thousand dollars for the project. The clock mechanism was manufactured by Dent, London, founded by Edward John Dent, the company which made the Big Ben clock movement in London, England. The bell in the tower weighed 1,500 pounds, was tuned "F", was selected by local musician Harry Newell, and as of 2011, is on display in the lobby of the Orange County Courthouse. The Orange County Courthouse occupied the building until 1927, when a new primary courthouse was constructed next door. Afterward, it was used for Orange County offices. On July 30, 1957, the building was condemned and then demolished on December 30, 1957. A new Orange County Courthouse Annex building was constructed on the site. In the late 1990s, the Courthouse Annex was demolished and replaced with an urban park called Heritage Square, owned by Orange County. The gray building on the right is the McEwan Clinic, located at 100 East Central Boulevard, which was constructed in 1911. The original owner was Dr. John Singer McEwan. The building was designed to be Orlando's first public hospital. A third story was added circa 1920 to make a total of twenty hospital rooms. Apart from being a hospital and clinic, it was also the Florida Public Service Corporation, later the office of the Florida Gas Company, clothing stores (Artistry), and a 7-Eleven. As of 2011, it is the Central Stat…
source: Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: C. T. American Art: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: C. T. American Art
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Bird's-Eye View of Tropical Lake Eola Park and Band Shell Postcard
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Postcards--Florida
subject: Bandstands--United States
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Lakes--Florida
description: Postcard showing Lake Eola Park and its Bandstand in Orlando, Florida. The bandstand is on the west side of the park. Lake Eola and its surrounding park are one of the unusual features that sets Orlando apart from other cities. From its earliest days, Downtown Orlando was situated on the west side of the lake. As the town grew into a city, Lake Eola continued to be a focal point for the inhabitants, who used the lake for bathing, swimming and fishing, and its shores picnicking, listening to concerts, and participating in religious services. Much of the land around Lake Eola was donated to Orlando by Jacob Summerlin who designated that it be a public park. It has remained one ever since. The rest of the park land was donated by the Musselwhite Family and Mayor Frank Sperry.
creator: Genuine Curteich-Chicago
source: Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: Orange News Company
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Orlando, Florida

Birth Certificate for Vivian Louise Black
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Birth certificates--Florida
subject: Babies--Hospital care
description: Certificate of birth for Vivian Louise Black (1940-), the daughter of Pilgrim Black (1905-2002) and Lula Mae Haynes Black (1917-2007), who got married in 1937. According to this document, Vivin was born at the Fernald-Laughton Memorial Hospital in Sanford, Florida. She was delivered by Dr. George H. Starke on October 11, 1940. Vivian is also the oldest sister of Lula Yvonne Black (1942-); Charles Samuel Black (1945-); Pilgrim Black, Jr. (ca. 1947-); and Patricia Ann Black (1956- ); as well as the half-sister of David Harry Black (1929-2012). Vivian graduated from Crooms High School around 1958. She married Benjamin Moore Hawkins in the 1960s and moved to Rochester, New York. The couple had two children together: Benjamin Moore, Jr. (1960-) and Fejetta Michelle Hawkins (1972-). Vivian worked for several years in a factory until she suffered a stroke at age 35, when the left side of her body became completely paralyzed. She moved back to Sanford, Florida, after her stroke.
creator: Fernald-Laughton Memorial Hospital
source: Original birth certificate, 1940: Fernald-Laughton Memorial Hospital, Sanford, Florida: Private Collection of Patricia Ann Black.
publisher: Celery City Printing Company
contributor: Black, Patricia Ann
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Birth Records, Massachusetts, 1895
subject: Birth Records--United States
subject: Population--United States
description: The birth records for Watertown, Massachusetts for 1895. The records include date of record, name and surname of the child, color of the child if other than White, sex and condition (such as twins, illegitimate, etc.), place of birth, names of parents, residence of parents, occupation of father, place of birth of father, and place of birth of mother.
description: A notable person listed in the birth records is Mary Sutherland. Born in Watertown, Massachusetts on November 1, 1895, Sutherland and her siblings were first-generation Irish-Americans. She joined the United States Navy on September 3, 1918. After her service, she moved to Seattle, Washington and then to Palm Bay, Florida. She married and had three children. Sutherland died on September 28, 1988, and is buried at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
description: In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
creator: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
source: Digital reproduction of original birth records.
publisher: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Watertown, Massachusetts

Birthday Plate from Father Fox to Lucille Fair
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Plates (Tableware)
description: This plate was given to Lucille Fair as a birthday present from Father Michael J. Fox at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. For her birthday, Father Fox presented her with this plate along with a piece of cake as a birthday present. She continued to use it as her birthday cake plate for the next 90 years. She soon decided to donate the plate to St. Joseph's Parish in honor of Father Fox for all of the memories that she had received from it and to pass it on as a tribute to him. Fair grew up on Church Street in Downtown Orlando and continued to take part in the cities events. Father Fox was the first full-time pastor of St. James Church, which was connected to the parish of St. Joseph' Academy.
source: Original color digital images, September 2015: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: St. Joseph's Academy, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Black Awareness Week, April 7th -14th, 1975
description: Every year since October 29th, 1969, the Black Student Union has hosted a week in which events were held that displayed African-American Culture, Awareness, and social events. Every year there is a new theme in which the events during the awareness week are based upon.
creator: Black Student Union
source: Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
coverage: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Black Building
subject: Winter Garden (Fla.)
subject: Apartments--United States
subject: Housing--Florida
description: The Black Building, located at 101-121 West Plant Street in Winter Garden, Florida. This two-story brick Masonry Vernacular commercial building was constructed in 1921 by a businessman and citrus grower from Clermont named Robert E. Black. It initially contained apartments on the second story and a series of stores on the first. Several physicians maintained offices on the second floor. As a result, it was often referred to as the Clinic Building. During the 1930s, the building accommodated the office of the Florida Public Service Company and the post office. Arnold's and later McCord's Feed Store occupied space on the first floor. Raymond Dickson operated a plumbing and electric business in this building for more than 25 years. The neon sign advertising his business is still present. Today, the building houses several local businesses.
creator: Bowers, Katherine
source: Original color digital image by Katherine Bowers, July 2014: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida.
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Black Building, Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Florida Public Service Company, Winter Garden, Florida
coverage: Winter Garden Post Office, Winter Garden, Florida

Black Family Home in Sanford
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Houses and homes
subject: Porches--Southern States
subject: Washing machines
subject: Automobiles--United States
subject: Ford Falcon automobile
description: The one-story home built by Maggie Benjamin Black (ca. 1870-ca. 1934) that became the home of her son, Pilgrim Black (1905-2002). An old-fashioned washing machine is pictured next to the back porch, which required the use of a metal tub and a washboard. Later additions have been added to the porch. Also pictured on the left side of the photograph is a Ford Falcon station wagon owned by Pilgrim, a fan of Ford cars. As of 2015, this house is owned by Pilgrim's five children. His daughter, Patricia Ann Black (1956-) is residing in and restoring the home. Maggie and her husband Harry Black (d. 1911) were the parents of Leckward Black, Mustar Black, Malachi Black, Leatha Black Walker (1889-1976), Pilgrim Black, Margaret Black Jones (1889-1976), and Harriett Black Lawson. They were also the grandparents of David Harry Black (1929-2012); Vivian Louise Black (1940- ); Lula Yvonne Black (1942- ); Charles Samuel Black (1945- ); Pilgrim Black, Jr. (ca.1947- ); and Patricia Ann Black (1956- ). The Black family migrated from South Carolina during the 19th century. In 1911, Harry owned a grocery store at 206 South Sanford Avenue. One day, he came home from work with pneumonia and passed away shortly thereafter. Pilgrim was nine years old when his father passed away. Maggie Benjamin was the daughter of former slaves, Isaac and Roseanna Benjamin. Harry and Maggie had their wood house built in the 1880s or 1890s at the corner of East 25th Street and South Sanford Avenue. Their house served as a meeting place for many of the elite members of the African-American community in Sanford. At one point, a business had asked to purchase the six acres of land that the Black family owned. Maggie agreed to sell the land under the condition that the lumber be reused to build houses on East Tenth Street. Maggie built a two-story home for herself and her children and several three-room houses to rent out. She later gave the houses to Pilgrim and two of her grandsons, Israel Black and Charles Blac…
source: Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Patricia Ann Black.
contributor: Black, Patricia Ann
format: image/jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Sanford, Florida

Black Family Property Deed
subject: Sanford (Fla.)
subject: Seminole County (Fla.)
subject: Property--Florida
subject: Deeds--Florida
description: A deed for the property owned by Pilgrim Black (1905-2002) and his wife, Lula Mae Haynes Black (1917-2007). The property is one of the homes built and owned by Maggie Benjamin Black (ca. 1870-ca. 1934) in the 1800s. Maggie and her husband Harry Black (d. 1911) were the parents of parents of Leckward Black, Mustar Black, Malachi Black, Leatha Black Walker (1889-1976), Pilgrim Black, Margaret Black Jones (1889-1976), and Harriett Black Lawson. In 1911, Harry owned a grocery store at 206 South Sanford Avenue. One day, he came home from work with pneumonia and passed away shortly thereafter. Pilgrim was nine years old when his father passed away. Maggie was the daughter of former slaves, Isaac and Roseanna Benjamin, and the sister of Nathan Benjamin, Pledge Benjamin, Sam Benjamin, Loui Benjamin, Chainey Benjamin, Lara Benjamin, Melvina Benjamin, and Katie Benjamin. Pilgrim had to quit school at age 11 in order to provide for his mother, originally working in a mill house until he was 18 years old. After declining a management position, he traveled to Wayne County to pick cherries, apples, pears, and other crops. He broke a bone after falling from an apple tree his first year and decided to try farm labor on a potato farm in Red Creek, New York, instead. Don Holdridge, the farmer who owned the land, noted Pilgrim's high rate of productivity and offered him a management position supervising up to thirty workers at once, which he accepted. While in Sanford, Pilgrim also worked as a foreman in Sanford for Chase & Company for over 30 years. He married Lula in 1937 and they had several children together, including Vivian Louise Black (1940-); Lula Yvonne Black (1942-); Charles Samuel Black (1945-); Pilgrim Black, Jr. (ca. 1947-), and Patricia Ann Black (1956-).
source: Original property deed, June 21, 1946: Florida Internal Improvement Fund: Private Collection of Patricia Ann Black.
publisher: Florida Internal Improvement Fund
format: image/tiff
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Georgetown, Sanford, Florida

Black Hammock Celery Fields
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Celery
subject: Farming--Florida
subject: Agriculture--Florida
description: Three African-American farm workers on a celery field in Oviedo's Black Hammock. Oviedo's earliest settlers grew citrus and celery on the area's mucky, rich topsoil. While citrus was the dominant crop for some time, celery took the lead after the Great Freeze of 1894-1895, which destroyed many citrus groves in the Central Florida area. Oviedo's celery industry flourished, especially during World War II, and thus contributed to Central Florida's unprecedented growth and development during that period.
source: Original black and white photograph: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Black Hammock, Oviedo, Florida

Black Hammock Drainage District Orange Co. Fla., Nov. 1, 1912
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Agriculture--Florida
description: A map of the Black Hammock drainage district of Orange County, Florida, from November 1, 1912, and a description of cross sections of canals and ditches. The map shows the location of canals and ditches. The elevation of the surface of ground is shown along main ditches. The engineer was Fred T. Williams.
creator: Williams, Fred T.
source: Original map and description: Private collection of Nelson and Company.
publisher: Nelson and Company
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Black Hammock Drainage District, Oviedo, Florida

Black Hammock Trailhead
subject: Oviedo (Fla.)
subject: Parks--Florida
subject: Trails--Florida
description: The Black Hammock Trailhead around 2002. The Black Hammock Wilderness Area is a 700-acre property jointly owned by Seminole County and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The area is part of an effort to preserve the habitat along the shores of Lake Jesup in Seminole County, Florida. The trailhead is part of the Cross Seminole Trail, which 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.
source: Original color photograph: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
contributor: Cepero, Nancy Lynn
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Black Hammock Trailhead, Lake County, Florida

Blank Bank Check from Isaac Vanderpool
subject: Maitland (Fla.)
subject: Banks and banking--Florida
description: A blank bank check from Isaac Vanderpool. The Vanderpools were one of the original families in Maitland, Florida, with Isaac Vanderpool, the patriarch of the family, buying 160 acres of land in the year 1870. In 1876, after facing a large financial loss and disaster in New York, Isaac and his wife, Harriet Vanderpool, permanently moved to the Maitland area. At the time of their arrival, the area only had about four or five family homesteads and orange groves. Vanderpool was part of the first committee to help incorporate the town of Lake Maitland. The committee included Vanderpool, Henry S. Kedney, George Packwood, and Richard Packwood. The Vanderpool family was also heavily involved in civic affairs, which included the establishment of the town of Eatonville by Vanderpool and Josiah C. Eaton. The Vanderpools were paricipants in the creation of the Florida Audubon Society and the organization of the Maitland Public Library. Harriet Vanderpool, along with Bishop Henry C. Whipple, founded the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and, in 1927, she wrote the "Maitland Song," which the chamber of commerce adopted as the official song for the city. In 1887, Vanderpool became Mayor of Maitland and during this time, acquired land for the city first cemetery. In 1892, he built the first packinghouse in Maitland, which was featured in TheGate City Chronicle as the state most modern and best packinghouse.
source: Original 2.75 x 7.75 inch bank check from Isaac Vanderpool: Vanderpool Collection, accession number 2014.002.019V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Maitland, Florida
coverage: First National Bank, Orlando, Florida

Blood and Fire 63rd Infantry Division Map
description: Captain William H. Smith was born on November 28, 1920, the youngest of three children to John Seward Smith and Eva Wilds Smith. The Smith family lived at 419 Smith Street in Jacksonville, Florida. Three days before his twentieth birthday, Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private from Jacksonville, Florida. He became a member of the combat infantry of the 63rd Division, 255th Infantry Regiment. Capt. William H. Smith was killed in action on January 3, 1945, in the Ardennes region, repelling German forces during Operation Nordwind, the last German offensive of the war. After his death, Capt. Smith was awarded the Combat Infantrymen Badge, effective January 2, 1945, as well as a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his sacrifice. He is buried in the Epinal war cemetery in Lorraine, France.
creator: United States Army
source: https://www.fold3.com/image/291/306360910
coverage: Franco-German Border

Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker, 2003
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Highways
subject: Memorials--Florida
subject: Historical markers--Florida
description: The Blue Star Memorial Highway historic marker, located on Conway Road near Lake Margaret Road in Conway in Orlando, Florida, in 2003. Blue Star Memorial Highways are marked to pay homage to the United States Armed Forces. The National Garden Clubs, Inc., now the National Council of State Garden Clubs, began the program to dedicate highways in 1945. In 1947, the Florida State Legislature designed U.S. Route 1 as the first Blue Star Memorial Highway in Florida. The marker in Orlando is sponsored by the Conway Garden Club in cooperation with the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and the Florida Department of Transportation.
creator: Cook, Thomas
source: Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2003: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
publisher: RICHES of Central Florida
contributor: Cook, Thomas
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Blue Star Memorial Highway Historic Marker, Conway, Orlando, Florida

Bluebird Citrus
subject: Orlando (Fla.)
subject: Citrus--Florida
subject: United States--Business
description: A black oval patch with "Bluebird Citrus" embroidered in yellow. Bluebird brand citrus juices were manufactured and distributed by Southern Fruit Distributors, Inc., a company founded by Philip Caruso. The Bluebird juice company is currently part of Florida's Natural Food Service.
creator: Southern Fruit Distributors, Inc.
source: Original color patch
publisher: Southern Fruit Distributors, Inc.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Southern Fruit Distributors, Inc., Orlando, Florida