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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND topic contains "Business and Industry"
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Time Tables, 1922

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Time Tables, 1922

Date
1922-11-13
Description
The timetable for L&N Railroad that includes the names of employees in the passenger department and the freight department; a map of the L&N Railroad route; the different services offered on each route; general information; and an index of stations along the railroad. The reverse lists all train services to Florida.
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Florida Railway and Navigation Company Signals and Running Regulations, 1885

Florida Railway and Navigation Company Signals and Running Regulations, 1885

Date
1885-01-01
Description
Signals, regulations, rules and special instructions written for train engineers, conductors, station agents, trackmen and other railroad employees to follow when operating or working near trains.
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Information for Women Seeking Employment with The Polk Company Brochure, ca. 1920

Information for Women Seeking Employment with The Polk Company Brochure, ca. 1920

Date
1920 (circa)
Description
Informational brochure for women looking for employment with the grapefruit canning Polk Company.
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Farming Under Water: A Permanent Income from Oyster Royalties, 1933

Farming Under Water: A Permanent Income from Oyster Royalties, 1933

Date
1933
Description
Information about purchasing oyster seeds from the Cultivated Oyster Farms Corporation to be planted in Apalachicola. There is also information about the corporation's new process and secret formula for powdered, cube and tablet forms of oysters, clams and other seafoods. Powdered products didn't require refrigeration and could be consumed 365 days a year.
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Advertisment for G.H. Gato & Company, Jacksonville, 1878

Advertisment for G.H. Gato & Company, Jacksonville, 1878

Date
1878
Description
Print advertisement for G.H. Gato & Company, located at 17 West Bay Street in Jacksonville. The company manufactured "full" Havana and fine seed cigars, and sold various forms of tobacco and smokers' articles. The ad includes an engraving. Printed on page 74 of H.D. Bicaise's A Guide to the Land of Flowers (Charleston: Parry, Cook & Co., 1878).
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Advertisement for a Jewish Boarding House, Jacksonville, 1878

Advertisement for a Jewish Boarding House, Jacksonville, 1878

Date
1878
Description
Print advertisment for Mrs. R.J. Slager's "first-class" Jewish Boarding House at the corner of Adams and Pine streets in Jacksonville. Printed on page 83 of H.D. Bicaise, A Guide to the Land of Flowers (Charleston: Parry, Cook & Co., 1878).
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Advertisement for T.T. Harrison's Store in Eureka, Fla., 1878

Advertisement for T.T. Harrison's Store in Eureka, Fla., 1878

Date
1878
Description
Print advertisement for T.T. Harrison, dealer in dry goods, groceries, notions, etc. in Eureka in Marion County, Florida. Harrison was also serving as a land agent at this time, and encouraged people interested in relocating to Florida to contact him. Printed on page 119 of H.D. Bicaise, A Guide to the Land of Flowers (Charleston: Parry, Cook & Co., 1878).
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Advertisement for Clermont, Florida businesses, 1924

Advertisement for Clermont, Florida businesses, 1924

Date
1924
Description
Advertisement for several businesses in Clermont in Lake County, Florida, including the First National Bank of Clermont, the local Rexall Drug Store, the Clermont Hotel, the Clermont Motor Company, the O.K. Ice Company, realtor W.N. McKinney, and general merchandiser J.U. Johnson. Published on page 44 of The Florida Times-Union's "Florida Roads and Resorts," 1924 edition.
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Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895

Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895

Date
1895
Description
Advertisement for the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad, including a map of the railroad and its connections in Florida and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States as far as New York City. The ad describes the services provided by the railroad company, and lists many of its agents in various cities around the Eastern United States. Printed on page 10 of Helen K. Ingram, Tourists' and Settlers' Guide to Florida (Jacksonville: Da Costa Printing & Publishing House, 1895).
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Advertisement for the Everett Hotel in Jacksonville, 1885

Advertisement for the Everett Hotel in Jacksonville, 1885

Date
1885
Description
Print advertisement for Everett's Hotel in Jacksonville. J.M. Lee was the proprietor. Contemporary maps indicate the hotel was located on the northeast corner of Julia and Bay streets. The advertisement was printed on page 47 of Henry Lee, The Tourist's Guide of Florida (New York: Leve & Alden, 1885).
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_385.1-l888_01Louisville and Nashville Railroad Time Tables, 1922TextRailroads -- Timetables
Railroads -- United States
Transportation--Florida
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flc_385.1-s578_01Florida Railway and Navigation Company Signals and Running Regulations, 1885TextRailroad trains
Railroads -- Employees -- Rules and practice
Railroads -- Florida
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flc_634.3-p769_01Information for Women Seeking Employment with The Polk Company Brochure, ca. 1920TextWomen -- Employment -- Florida
Working class women -- Florida
Citrus fruit industry -- Florida
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flc_639.41-c968_01Farming Under Water: A Permanent Income from Oyster Royalties, 1933TextOyster culture -- Florida -- Apalachicola
Oyster industry
Advertising
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flc_917.59-b583_09Advertisment for G.H. Gato & Company, Jacksonville, 1878TextBusiness corporations
Cigar industry
Retail trade
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flc_917.59-b583_10Advertisement for a Jewish Boarding House, Jacksonville, 1878TextBusiness corporations
Boardinghouses
Jews--Social conditions
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flc_917.59-b583_11Advertisement for T.T. Harrison's Store in Eureka, Fla., 1878TextBusiness corporations
General stores
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flc_917.59-f636_04Advertisement for Clermont, Florida businesses, 1924TextAdvertisements
Boosterism
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flc_917.59-i54_01Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895TextRailroads
Advertisement
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flc_917.59-l478_08Advertisement for the Everett Hotel in Jacksonville, 1885TextHotels
Business corporations
Advertisement
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