Uploads from State Library and Archives of Florida, tagged gulfofmexico

Fort Jefferson Lighthouse: Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:26:32 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: DM0251

Title: Fort Jefferson Lighthouse: Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida

Date: July 1986

General note: Located 70 miles west of Key West, Fort Jefferson was built between 1846 and 1875 to protect the main shipping channel leading into the Gulf of Mexico. During the Civil War, Fort Jefferson held several conspirators involved in the Abraham Lincoln assassination, including Dr. Samuel Mudd. The army discontinued active use of the fort in 1888, at which time it became a quarantine station for the Marine Hospital Service. In 1935, Franklin Roosevelt designated the site as Fort Jefferson National Monument. It was later listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1970), and is today part of the National Park System.

Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.

Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/97602

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Junior Sailing Regatta

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:05:30 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a video:

Local call number: V-168, S. 828

Title: [Junior Sailing Regatta]

Date of film: 1950s

Physical descrip: B&W; silent; Original film length: 3:00.

General note: This film is footage of a sailing regatta in the Gulf of Mexico. The Junior Yacht Club (under 18 years of age) is featured in this film. The film shows two boys in the St. Petersburg area on the beach enjoying horseshoe crabs, roasting oysters and boating in a cypress swamp. The film ends with scenes of river wildlife.

Series: Florida Promotional Films, 1948-1978

To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit www.floridamemory.com/video/.

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850-245-6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/246474

Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:37:14 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a video:

Title: [Florida's Emerald Isle, Marco Island]

Date of film: 1960s

Physical descrip: Color; sound; original length: 13:20.

Local call number: V-24; CA023; S. 828

General note: Excerpt of original. This film begins with people enjoying the surf, a visit to a shell mound, and a visit to the only modern home in the island's interior. The film also examines the coco plum fruit, French mulberry plant, wild coffee plants and other plants. Viewers see locations such as Snook Haven Marina, Snook Hole, and scenes of snook fishing. An architectural model and renderings show how the island will be changed by developers. Produced by Hack Swain Productions.

To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit www.floridamemory.com/video/.

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232443

Fort Jefferson: Dry Tortugas, Florida

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:41:59 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: DM0215

Title: Fort Jefferson: Dry Tortugas, Florida

Date: August 1985

Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.

Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/97566

Men and their trailer

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:05:01 -0700

State Library and Archives of Florida posted a photo:

Local call number: c012543

Title: Men and their trailer

Date: December 5, 1949

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 4 x 5 in.

General note: "Morris Monts de Oca, Charlie Anderson, Bill Buford, Freddie Crews, Wyatt Blassingame, Von Walker, & Wilton Sauls. After 6 days and nights on the beautiful Suwannee River these men are headed home. They traveled the river from Okefenokee Swamp to the Gulf of Mexico."

Series Title: Department of Commerce collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/56402

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