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Certificate formally establishing the Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Legacy Project as a collaborative initiative with the RICHES Digital Archiving Project, stewarded by the Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. is pictured with the 2025 Harold V. Lucas Jr. Foundation scholarship recipients. The scholarships were presented at the Annual Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Scholarship Awards Ceremony held at The Lucas Center.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. is pictured with six 2024 H.V. Lucas Foundation scholarship recipients outside The Lucas Center, near the historical marker for the home of Harold V. Lucas Sr.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. is pictured with the 2022 Harold V. Lucas Jr. Foundation scholarship recipients. The scholarships were presented at the Annual Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Scholarship Awards Ceremony held at The Lucas Center.

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Students from Brazil view photographs, documents, and other displayed materials inside The Lucas Center during their June 10, 2026 visit.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr., pictured at far left, with a student group from Brazil outside The Lucas Center during a visit on June 10, 2026.

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Students from the Bethune-Cookman University Business Executive Exchange Program visit The Lucas Center on February 12, 2026. The group is pictured outside the Lucas Center.

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A group from the DeLand Boys &

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. pictured with Judge Joan Anthony and Judge Alicia Washington. The photograph was supplied with information identifying Anthony and Washington as the first African American judges elected to Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. and his son-in-law Corey Anderson stand in front of Bonner Elementary School on August 10, 2024. The donor-supplied filename states that Lucas attended elementary school there.

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Lowell and Nancy Lohman receive an H.V. Lucas Foundation Community Icon Award with Harold V. Lucas Jr. during a 2024 Foundation event. The award plaque is visible in the photograph.

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James and LaToya Carey receive the H.V. Lucas Foundation Rising Star Award with Harold V. Lucas Jr. during a 2024 Foundation event. The award plaque is visible in the photograph.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. is pictured with Mrs. Constance Poitier and Mr. James “Mr. P” Poitier at the 2024 Lucas Fall Ball. The donor-supplied filename identifies James Poitier with Bethune-Cookman University

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. speaks to an audience during a book signing and talk at the Halifax Historical Museum on February 16, 2024. The event featured his book A Tree that Grew in Midway.

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Flyer for an in-person book signing and talk with Harold V. Lucas Jr. celebrating Black History Month at the Halifax Historical Museum on February 16, 2024. The event featured Lucas and his book A Tree that Grew in Midway.

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Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood receives an H.V. Lucas Foundation Community Icon Award with Harold V. Lucas Jr. during a 2023 Foundation event. The award plaque is visible in the photograph.

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The Honorable Dr. Joyce Cusack receives an H.V. Lucas Foundation Community Icon Award with Harold V. Lucas Jr. during a 2023 Foundation event. The award plaque is visible in the photograph.

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Lynn Thompson receives an H.V. Lucas Foundation Community Icon Award with Harold V. Lucas Jr. during a 2023 Foundation event. The award plaque is visible in the photograph.

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Photograph from a 2023 H.V. Lucas Foundation Community Icon event. The donor-supplied filename identifies Harold V. Lucas Jr., D'Lorah Anderson, and Darryll Lucas among those pictured.

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Perry Williams, recipient of the 2021 H.V. Lucas Citizenship Scholarship, pictured with his family, Harold V. Lucas Jr., and Seabreeze High School Principal Joe Rawlins.

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Cydney Wright, recipient of the 2021 H.V. Lucas Scholastic Scholarship Award, pictured with members of her family and Foundation Board members D'Lorah Anderson and Kristie Long.

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Christopher Manalo, recipient of the 2021 H.V. Lucas Foundation Athletic Scholarship, pictured with Harold V. Lucas Jr.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. rides in a convertible as parade marshal during the Bethune-Cookman University Homecoming Parade on October 5, 2022.

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. stands beside a Black History banner honoring his father, Harold V. Lucas Sr., on International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach on February 4, 2024. The banner describes Lucas Sr. as an educator, entrepreneur, and community…

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Corey Anderson, D'Lorah Anderson, Harold V. Lucas Jr., and Darryll Lucas stand beneath a Black History banner honoring Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas on February 6, 2025. The banner identifies her as a pioneering educator and icon, a champion of…

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A March 3, 2022 Daytona Times article about the Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation's Black History Month celebration, the unveiling of a historical marker at the Lucas family home site, the City of Daytona Beach proclamation of February 19, 2022 as…

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Harold V. Lucas Sr., Mary McLeod Bethune, and Clarence E. Lucas in front of White Hall on May 5, 1923. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation identifies the setting as the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute during the period when the school was…

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Harold V. Lucas Sr. with four business students at Bethune-Cookman College. Typewriters and other office equipment are visible in the photograph. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation states that Lucas taught business classes and helped establish the…

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Harold V. Lucas Sr. with his only child, Harold V. Lucas Jr., outdoors while Harold Jr. was a boy. The date, photographer, and location have not been identified.

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Harold V. Lucas Sr. seated at his desk on the campus of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation states that Lucas developed and maintained the school's accounting system, served as Mary McLeod Bethune's…

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A photograph of Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas and her husband, Harold V. Lucas Sr., standing outdoors beside a vehicle. They were the parents of Harold V. Lucas Jr. The date, photographer, and location have not been identified.

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A portrait of Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas, mother of Harold V. Lucas Jr. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation states that she attended Bethune-Cookman College, was the first Miss Bethune-Cookman, and later worked as an elementary school teacher. The…

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Althea Beatrice Cato, later Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas, on a parade float. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation identifies Cato as the first Miss Bethune-Cookman and states that this photograph appeared in a Bethune-Cookman yearbook. The handwritten…

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. coaching the track team he developed at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation states that Lucas led the team to a state championship. Bethune-Cookman University's oral history states that…

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. with Bethune-Cookman College football players while coaching at the college. Lucas had a longstanding association with Bethune-Cookman as a mascot, water boy, student athlete, coach, adviser, and supporter. The exact date and…

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. coaching Julie "The Jet" Coleman, one of his track athletes while he taught and coached at Campbell High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman University states that Lucas worked at Campbell Street High School from…

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. as a Bethune-Cookman College student athlete in front of his childhood home on Jefferson Street in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Foundation states that the Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Center now stands on this…

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Harold V. Lucas Jr. in his office at Daytona Beach Community College, where he served as Equity Coordinator. Bethune-Cookman University's oral history states that Lucas served as Equity Coordinator at Daytona Beach Community College from 1979 until…

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A U.S. Army portrait of Harold V. Lucas Jr. in uniform. A handwritten inscription on the photograph reads "To Dad from Harold 53," indicating that Lucas sent the photograph to his father, Harold V. Lucas Sr., in 1953. Bethune-Cookman University…

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A photograph of Harold V. Lucas Jr. during his U.S. Army service in Korea. Bethune-Cookman University's oral history of Lucas states that he entered Army basic training at Camp Gordon, Georgia, in October 1953, completed six months of Signal Corps…

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A photograph of Harold V. Lucas Jr. as a young boy. Lucas was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, on October 5, 1932, to Harold V. Lucas Sr. and Althea Beatrice Cato Lucas. The photograph is part of the Harold V. Lucas, Jr. Legacy Project Collection. The…

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A color photograph of Spruell and Bertha Beall standing together in front of a late-1970s blue Cadillac Sedan de Ville parked at a shopping center outside of DeBary, Florida, around 1980.

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Two black and white photographs of Jack Clifford Beall taken when he was around 28 years old. In the first photograph are two skulls from Stone Island, and a third found in the Sanford-DeBary area during the construction of Interstate-4. Larger items…

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A print of two black and white photographs of DeBary, Florida's first post office and the Estates Food Center next door. The bottom of the print reads, "DeBary's 1st post office - Walter Hanl, postmaster 89 Hwy 17-92 -- 1949 in the rear of the…

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A black and white photograph of five members of the DeBary Volunteer Fire Department Number 1. Three men stand in front of one firetruck and two men stand in front of another at the DeBary Volunteer Fire Department in DeBary, Florida, at 10 Colomba…

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A black and white promotional headshot and résumé for Lou Gibaldi, also known professionally as Jesse Cutler. The front features a portrait of Gibaldi. The reverse identifies him as an actor, singer, and host represented by the Ada Gordon Talent…

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A black and white promotional headshot of Jesse Cutler under his birth name, Louis Milo Gibaldi. Cutler is pictured wearing a suit and tie. A label on the reverse identifies him as "LOUIS MILO GIBALDI" and includes contact information for Tom…

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A black and white promotional headshot of musician, composer, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Jesse Cutler.Jesse Cutler has spent an illustrious career, beginning at age 12, as a musician, composer, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Starting in…

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A black and white promotional headshot of musician, composer, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Jesse Cutler.Jesse Cutler has spent an illustrious career, beginning at age 12, as a musician, composer, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Starting in…

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A colorized postcard of the Central Christian Church in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The building is still in use today, as the Faith Baptist Church. This postcard is part of a private collection kept by Roger Hipel of St. Cloud, Florida.

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A postcard of the Lee Grant Hotel in Fitzgerald, Georgia. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten message addressed to Miss Louise Irwin of Irwin, Virginia. The message reads, "Spend the day at this hotel and came to [Way] cross to-night […] Are…

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A photograph of the St. James Hotel in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The St. James Hotel was built by Eliza Fox and was the first permanent hotel in the area. This photograph is part of a private collection kept by Roger Hipel of St. Cloud, Florida.

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A business card with a photo of the home of Capt. J. F. Chase in St. Petersburg, Florida. The card reads on the front, "Capt. J. F. Chase. Special Agent for Veteran City on the Gulf of Mexico. 5 miles from St. Petersburg by Trolley. Dealer in Real…

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A postcard depicting the developing town of Zephyrhills, Florida. Before the town was officially established in 1910, a man named Simon J. Temple purchased 280 acres of land in the area and named it Abbott. The land was used for farming citrus and…

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Postcard with a picture of the home of S. R. Averill in Zephyrhills, Florida. Averill previously lived in Pennsylvania before settling in Florida. The printed text next to the photo of the home reads, "We landed here the 26th of October, 1911. Moved…

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Postcard depicting the Francisco Building which houses a pharmacy Zephyrhills, Florida. The building was owned by innovator Waldo M. Francisco and was the first block structure in town in 1911. Francisco was also the first to have electricity in the…

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A postcard depicting a group of women making up the Ladies of the G.A.R., Lynn Haven chapter, standing in front of a building. One man stands within the group on the right, while two man can be seen from inside the building through a window. On the…

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A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the cast and crew from the musical "Godspell". The program lists the curriculum, special thanks, greeting from those that could not be in attendance, photographs, a directory with contact information, and…

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A postcard with a photo of the Veterans' Memorial Library in St. Cloud, Florida. Located on Massachusetts Avenue between Tenth and Eleventh Street, the library was dedicated in 1925. Today the building is used for the Women's Club. This postcard is…

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Postcard depicting the Pennsylvania Hotel and Conn's Department Store. A sign on the side of the store markets the sale of dry goods, shoes, and furnishings. On the bottom of the postcard is printed, "Conn's Department Store and Pennsylvania Hotel,…

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Postcard depicting a scene on New York Avenue in St. Cloud, Florida. Along either side of the avenue are buildings, likely homes as well as businesses. One building on the left includes the Seminole Pharmacy as well as a parlor. Men are seen standing…

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Postcard depicting a single dirt road in a wooded area with buildings, likely homes, on either side. Four people, including a child, can be seen standing along the side of the road. Stamped along the bottom of the front of the postcard reads "Scene…

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Photo depicts a man sitting at a drumset in front of an American flag. Written on the kick drum is, "J.T. Burbank of the Wonder City St. Cloud Fla. Plays five drums cymbals trup't-kazoo." On the back of the photo is a printed label that says, " J.T.…

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A postcard showing the Pope family in front of their home in St. Cloud, Florida. The family includes Dr. Fenelon F.H. Pope, his wife, Laura, and their daughters, Edna and Gertrude. A note on the back of the postcard reads: "Dr. FFH Pope in front of…

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A postcard depicting the completed G.A.R Memorial Hall building in St. Cloud, Florida. Handwritten on the back of the postcard is the message: "St. Cloud, Fla. August 28, 1918. Dear Frances, This is the hall where grandpa's name and regiment is…

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A postcard depicting the St. Cloud Mitchell Post at the 44th National Encampment in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The front of the postcard shows men with drums and flags before or after participating in the encampment parade. The group is standing in…

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A t-shirt for the band Stiff Kitten. Originally called Bulz Eye, Stiff Kitten was formed in Orlando, Florida, around 1983. The group consisted of Deryle Hughes on lead vocals, slide guitar, and harmonica

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A t-shirt for the bar/nightclub Saint &amp

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Newt Perry announcing a mermaid show in the first underwater theater at Weeki Wachee Springs. There are 15 guests watching the performance, sitting on fruit crates. This image was taken sometime between 1948 and 1960.

Newton "Newt" Perry was born…

Newt Perry and a Weeki Wachee mermaid posing underwater, performing a show. The two are swimming near a prop that resembles a castle.

Newton "Newt" Perry was born in Valdosta, Georgia in 1908, and moved with his family to Ocala, Florida in 1922.…

20 Weeki Wachee mermaids posing for a photograph by sitting in a large circle. The photograph was taken sometime in the 1950s.

Newton "Newt" Perry was born in Valdosta, Georgia in 1908, and moved with his family to Ocala, Florida in 1922. He was a…

Police brutality and mass incarceration are among the most crucial legal and social issues of our time and their study illuminates the ways in which “We the People” conceive of ourselves and our societal responsibilities. Art is an important vehicle…

Mass incarceration affects millions of Americans, and even though 1 in every 4 adults has a prior conviction, returning citizens face significant discrimination. A prior conviction can make it hard to find employment, a place to live and the right to…

Over 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States today, yet the prison system remains largely invisible to the majority of Americans. Illuminating the Darkness: Our Carceral Landscape presents the work of twenty-five artists whose practice…

Lydia Dodson posing underwater in June of 1970. Lydia Dodson was a Weeki Wachee Mermaid in the 1970s and more recently joined ranks of the Legendary Sirens.

Weeki Wachee Springs is a state park that opened to the public in October of 1949 by…

Geanie L. W. Brooks in her Weeki Wachee uniform (a swimsuit) operating a Caterpillar D-7 bulldozer. Geanie learned how to operate heavy machinery at the McCloskey Shipyard during World War II. In the 1950s, Geanie worked as a waitress at the Patio…

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Geanie L. W. Brooks in her welding uniform at the McCloskey Shipyard. Geanie learned how to weld and work with heavy machinery at this shipyard during World War II. McCloskey Shipyard paid welding trainees 63 cents and hour to train there and 17% of…

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Photograph of Florence and Charles McNabb holding trophies they won at an amateur skin diving competition at Rainbow Springs. The couple both worked at Weeki Wachee Springs, and would often participate in swimming competitions. In this competition,…

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Black and white photograph of Florence McNabb, husband Charles McNabb, and their two sons, Michael and David, leaving church. Florence is shaking their minister's hand. Florence McNabb was a Weeki Wachee Mermaid in the 1950s. Her husband also worked…

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Over 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States today, yet the prison system remains largely invisible to the majority of Americans. Illuminating the Darkness: Our Carceral Landscape presents the work of twenty-five artists whose practice…

A small poster for Weeki Wachee Springs. The background of the poster is black, featuring a cartoon mermaid and three fish. The text reads, "Weeki Wachee Live Mermaids. U.S. 19 and Florida 50." Newton "Newt" Perry was born in Valdosta, Georgia in…

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An engraved image of Second Lieutenant Robert Rich Mudge from an 1868 family history book entitled "Memorials: Being a Biograpbical and Historical Account of the Name of Mudge in America". He is estimated to be about twenty-five years old in this…

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The Descriptive and Historical Register of Enlisted Soldiers of the Army is a record of all the individuals who enlisted in the United States Army between 1798-1914. The register includes information about the individual’s age at time of enlistment,…

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Maitland Image 2 - Fort Marker

Maitland Image 1 - Wounded in Battle

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The second USS Harding (DD-625) was launched on June 28, 1942, by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation and commissioned by the United States Navy on May 25, 1943. The Harding served as a ship destroyer responsible for antisubmarine patrolling…

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Estevan Rojo placing a wooden panel while building a house. An unidentified man stands behind him, holding the end of the piece of wood. A first generation American, Rojo joined the United States Army during the First World War. He served as a…

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Estevan Rojo dressed in his military uniform sits in between his standing children. A first generation American, Rojo joined the United States Army during the First World War. He served as a wagoner in the 119th Field Artillery. During the war, the…

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On March 6th, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Orlando and gave a speech at Tinker Field. Appearing in the photograph at the steps of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Orlando from left to right is John Truesdell, Frank O’Neill, Mabel Richardson,…

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John May at the foundation of the May Museum of the Tropics at Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida. The date written on the photograph is November 20th, 1953. …

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
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