21 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject contains "Cities and towns--History"
Hollywood By-the-Sea: Florida's All-Year Resort City Brochure, 1925

Hollywood By-the-Sea: Florida's All-Year Resort City Brochure, 1925

Date
1925
Description
Brochure advertising all there is to offer in the "new Florida all-year resort city" of Hollywood By-the Sea in Broward County.
Collection
Hollywood-by-the-Sea Brochure, ca. 1924

Hollywood-by-the-Sea Brochure, ca. 1924

Date
1924 (circa)
Description
A 1920s brochure about Hollywood-by-the-Sea with information about the city's history, the hotels and apartments available there, golf, the Country Club and the ocean.
Collection
Jefferson County: Where It Is, and What Can Be Done Here

Jefferson County: Where It Is, and What Can Be Done Here

Date
1887
Description
Jefferson County is the Banner County of the State. More of its chief crop, cotton, is produced that in any county in the State. Its resources are unlimited, its climate unsurpassed, its soil equals any in any civilized country. ... Any further information about the county, etc., will be cheerfully given. Yours respectfully, E. B. Bailey. Monticello, Fla., September 1887.''
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Map showing lands of Catts Realty Company available for sale in Moore Haven

Map showing lands of Catts Realty Company available for sale in Moore Haven

Date
1922 (circa)
Description
Advertisement for Catts Realty Company (DeFuniak Springs). Land for sale - land development in Moore Haven, a town in Glades County, promoted for the land's fertility for truck farming and sawgrass muck. Four plans lay out the area for sale in lots for $10 or $20 down and $10 or $20 a month until paid off. Includes subdivision called Cattsburg.
Collection
Orange City Immigration Society's advertisement for land in Volusia County, circa 1878

Orange City Immigration Society's advertisement for land in Volusia County, circa 1878

Date
1878
Description
Advertisement from the Orange City Immigration Society for land in Volusia County. The document describes the physical features of the landscape and improvements made to the community. The land for sale was located within 2 miles of "Blue Spring" and near the St. Johns River.
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Pamphlet advertising Jacksonville and the Florida Union

Pamphlet advertising Jacksonville and the Florida Union

Date
1867-07-01
Description
Advertisement describing the services of the Florida Land Agency, including a list of lands available for sale.
Collection
Poem by Don W. Wilkie titled "Fort Myers You Are My Home"

Poem by Don W. Wilkie titled "Fort Myers You Are My Home"

Date
1944 (circa)
Description
A poetical account of the qualities, beauty and potential of Fort Myers, Florida by Don W. Wilkie, Secretary Chamber of Commerce.
Collection
Promotional Flier for Galt City

Promotional Flier for Galt City

Date
1885 (circa)
Description
... Galt City is one of the most delightful places on the line of the P. & A. R. R. for residence, or for those desiring to go into fruit growing & truck farming. ... Special terms made to colonies and permanent settlers. For further information address, W. G. Chipley ... or A. W. Stewart ... Pensacola, Florida.''
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Reprint: "Big Hopkins Tract is Coming Potato Country," Melbourne Times, March 21, 1918

Reprint: "Big Hopkins Tract is Coming Potato Country," Melbourne Times, March 21, 1918

Date
1918
Description
Response to article about Deer Park Proposition, known as Hopkins Tract, in Jacksonville Times-Union. Article from Jacksonville Times-Union is repeated in first column and most of second column. Last two paragraphs in second column and third column are comments from the Melbourne Times article.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_647.94-h746_01Hollywood By-the-Sea: Florida's All-Year Resort City Brochure, 1925TextTourism -- Florida -- Hollywood
Cities and towns--History
Land development
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sle_broward_04Hollywood-by-the-Sea Brochure, ca. 1924TextTourism -- Florida -- Hollywood
Land development
Cities and towns--History
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flc_br0043Jefferson County: Where It Is, and What Can Be Done HereTextAgriculture
Cities and towns--History
Cotton trade
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flc_br0062Map showing lands of Catts Realty Company available for sale in Moore HavenTextCities and towns--History
Land development
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flc_br0210Orange City Immigration Society's advertisement for land in Volusia County, circa 1878TextCities and towns--History
Land companies
Land settlement
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flc_br0025Pamphlet advertising Jacksonville and the Florida UnionTextCities and towns--History
Land development
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flc_br0258Poem by Don W. Wilkie titled "Fort Myers You Are My Home"TextCities and towns--History
Poetry
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flc_br0002Promotional Flier for Galt CityTextAgriculture
Cities and towns--History
Land settlement
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flc_br0096Promotional mailer from the Jacksonville Chamber of CommerceTextBusiness industry
Cities and towns--History
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flc_br0057Reprint: "Big Hopkins Tract is Coming Potato Country," Melbourne Times, March 21, 1918TextAgriculture
Cities and towns--History
Land development
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