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Winter Holidays in
the Sunshine
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Men
snowballing on capitol steps: Tallahassee, Florida (1899)
Photographed on February 13, 1899.
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Steamboat, City of Jacksonville Christmas dinner menu (1926)
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Bud
Bassette decorating an underwater Christmas tree at Weeki
Wachee (1948)
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Underwater
New Years at Rainbow Springs: Rainbow Springs, Florida (1953)
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Florida
State University students gathered around their snowman for
a portrait: Tallahassee, Florida (1958)
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First
Christmas service signboard at Lake Jackson: Leon County,
Florida (19--)
"In this vicinity was the Indian Village of Anhayea. Here
the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men spent the
fall and winter of 1539-40. Since twelve priests accompanied
the Spaniards, it is probable that the first Christmas service
in the United States was celebrated here".
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Joan
and Allen Morris in revolutionary costume for one of their
Christmas cards: Tallahassee, Florida (1976)
Allen Covington Morris, distinguished historian, journalist,
and author of numerous books on Florida history and state
government, officially established the Florida Photographic
Collection in 1952. Read
more.
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| NEW AND
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Conjunto Aventura
Norteño, sometimes also called Norteña or Conjunto, literally translates to the word “northern,” referring to the region of northern Mexico and present day southern Texas where the musical style originated. |
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Resources for the 2010 Florida History Fair
This is a list of resources available online from the State Library and Archives of Florida relating to the suggested Florida History Fair topics. |
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See the "Common Ground" slideshow!
This presentation is part of “Common Ground,” a global event consisting of museums, galleries, and archives worldwide showing the same slideshow of photographs in public spaces on the same weekend (October 2-3, 2009). |
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