83 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND topic contains "Land Sales and Development"
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Official Program and Souvenir: Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, ca. 1912

Official Program and Souvenir: Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, ca. 1912
Date
1912 (circa)
Description
This souvenir program for the opening of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension includes a history of the railway company and the Key West Extension; information about other investments Flagler made in Florida such as the hotel system along the railway route; cities along the east coast; advertisements for different businesses in Florida; the histories of Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Miami, Key West, and Havana and Cuba; and a program of the celebratory events happening in Key West.
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Official Program and Souvenir: Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, ca. 1912

Official Program and Souvenir: Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, ca. 1912
The Future of Florida pamphlet, ca. 1926

The Future of Florida pamphlet, ca. 1926
Date
1926 (circa)
Description
Pamphlet by real estate developer D.P. Davis promoting continued investment in Florida despite a perceived land boom.
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The Future of Florida pamphlet, ca. 1926

The Future of Florida pamphlet, ca. 1926
Revised Descriptive Circular of DeLand, Florida, 1884

Revised Descriptive Circular of DeLand, Florida, 1884
Date
1884
Description
Circular advertisement with city grid map for C. H. & S. B. Wright Real Estate Agents selling lots in DeLand, Florida, 1884.
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Revised Descriptive Circular of DeLand, Florida, 1884

Revised Descriptive Circular of DeLand, Florida, 1884
Mount Plymouth: Florida's Playground City

Mount Plymouth: Florida's Playground City
Date
1920 (circa)
Description
Brochure highlighting the amenities at Mount Plymouth such as golf courses and tournaments, a country club, and fishing.
Collection
Mount Plymouth: Florida's Playground City

Mount Plymouth: Florida's Playground City
Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida - The Cross-State City, ca. 1926

Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida - The Cross-State City, ca. 1926
Date
1926 (circa)
Description
Booklet promoting Kissimmee and the surrounding area as a good place to visit or relocate. Statistics, a highway map and numerous photographs illustrate the region's qualities.
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Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida - The Cross-State City, ca. 1926

Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida - The Cross-State City, ca. 1926
Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924

Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924
Date
1924 (circa)
Description
Color map showing the route of the Conners Highway and its connections, making a complete east-west route between Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The map was included in a pamphlet promoting the area around Okeechobee City as prime agricultural real estate. In addition to the highway, the map also shows the locations of several canals leading away from Okeechobee, as well as railroads, bodies of water, and names of major towns and cities.
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Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924

Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924
South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918

South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918
Date
1918 (circa)
Description
Pamphlet describing the benefits of establishing a farm at Moore Haven in what is now Glades County, Florida. The pamphlet is targeted at potential investors from the northern and midwestern United States, pointing out the comparatively favorable climate of South Florida.
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South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918

South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918
Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910

Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910
Date
1910
Description
Promotional Pamphlet for Tampa, published by the Tampa Board of Trade in 1910. Topics covered include a brief history of the city, popular accommodations for visitors, economic data, information about education and health facilities, climate data, and other information designed to attract potential visitors and residents. Of note is a section on automobiles - 500 were in operation at this time in Tampa, and the speed limit had recently been raised from 8 to 12 miles per hour. The pamphlet also discusses Tampa's proximity to the Panama Canal as one of its most useful qualities. A relevant diagram is included, along with mileage statistics.
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Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910

Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910
Map of Florida showing New Town of Belleview, 1884

Map of Florida showing New Town of Belleview, 1884
Date
1884
Description
Map of the Florida peninsula accompanying a promotional booklet for Belleview in Marion County. The map shows railroads, bodies of water, settlements, and county boundaries. Included as a fold-out map in the back of the Marion Land and Improvement Company's Belleview: A New England Colony and Winter Home in the Highlands of Marion County, Florida (Lynn, Mass.: Lewis & Winship, 1886).
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Map of Florida showing New Town of Belleview, 1884

Map of Florida showing New Town of Belleview, 1884
Leaflet - An Ideal Stock Farm in the Ocklawaha Valley, ca. 1917

Leaflet - An Ideal Stock Farm in the Ocklawaha Valley, ca. 1917
Date
1917 (circa)
Description
Leaflet advertising muck farmland in the vicinity of Lake Weir and Weirsdale in Marion County, Florida. The leaflet was published by the Puritan Land Company of Tampa, which according to the records of the Florida Department of State was incorporated in 1917. The leaflet uses statistics and illustrations from enterprises called the "Wide-Awake Farm" and "Mucklan Farms."
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Leaflet - An Ideal Stock Farm in the Ocklawaha Valley, ca. 1917

Leaflet - An Ideal Stock Farm in the Ocklawaha Valley, ca. 1917
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_385.2-c463_01Official Program and Souvenir: Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, ca. 1912textRailroads -- United States
Transportation--Florida
Land development		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_385.2-c463_01.jpg
flc_647.94-d261_01The Future of Florida pamphlet, ca. 1926textReal estate business -- Florida
Florida -- Economic conditions
Real estate development -- Florida -- History -- 20th century
Real estate investment -- Florida -- History -- 20th century
Land speculation -- Florida -- History -- 20th century		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_647.94-d261_01.jpg
flc_917.5921-w948_01Revised Descriptive Circular of DeLand, Florida, 1884textAdvertising--Real estate business/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5921-w948_01.jpg
flc_917.5922-p558_01Mount Plymouth: Florida's Playground CitytextGolf
Outdoor recreation--Florida--Mount Plymouth
Country clubs--Florida--Mount Plymouth		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5922-p558_01.jpg
flc_917.5925-k61Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida - The Cross-State City, ca. 1926textPlace marketing
Real estate development		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_917.5925-k61.jpg
flc_917.5939-o41_01Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924textRoad maps
Land development
Florida--Okeechobee County		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5939-o41_01.jpg
flc_917.5951-h252_01South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918textBoosterism
Advertisements
Land development		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5951-h252_01.jpg
flc_917.5965-t159_01Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910textCity promotion
Place marketing		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5965-t159_01.jpg
flc_917.5975-b442_01Map of Florida showing New Town of Belleview, 1884textLand development/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5975-b442_01.jpg
flc_917.5975-i19_01Leaflet - An Ideal Stock Farm in the Ocklawaha Valley, ca. 1917textLand development
Advertisements		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5975-i19_01.jpg