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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "DeSoto County "
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Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905
Date
1905
Description
A booklet describing what passengers would see as they traveled along the Queen and Crescent Route to Cuba and Nassau. The booklet includes detailed information about the American Civil War history of the stops along the route in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia; hotels where passengers could stay; attractions passengers could see in these cities; and images of both the hotels and the attractions. The end of the booklet describes the automatic electric block signal system used along the route and has the timetables for trains and steamships.
Collection
Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905
"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flier

"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flier
Date
1950 (circa)
Description
Flier advising service men to use prophylactics to prevent venereal disease; includes a list of army medical stations that provide them.
Collection
"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flier

"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flier
Letter from O.R. Havelka to Governor Bob Graham, March 1, 1980

Letter from O.R. Havelka to Governor Bob Graham, March 1, 1980
Date
1980-03-01
Description
Letter requesting that the governor oppose the Equal Rights Amendment.
Collection
Letter from O.R. Havelka to Governor Bob Graham, March 1, 1980

Letter from O.R. Havelka to Governor Bob Graham, March 1, 1980
Map of the Dixie Highway System, 1919

Map of the Dixie Highway System, 1919
Date
1919 (circa)
Description
Map of the Dixie Highway system, drawn by Rudolph J. Shutting of Chattanooga. The map shows the route traversing the U.S. from Michigan and Chicago south to Miami, including alternate or auxiliary routes along the way. The Dixie Highway was first proposed in 1915 by Carl Graham Fisher.
Collection
Map of the Dixie Highway System, 1919

Map of the Dixie Highway System, 1919
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.
Collection
Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924

Map of the W.J. Conners Highway and connecting roads, ca. 1924
Official Souvenir Program of the American Legion Annual State Reunion, 1921

Official Souvenir Program of the American Legion Annual State Reunion, 1921
Date
1921
Description
The official souvenir program for the annual reunion and third annual convention of the Florida American Legion. The program contains numerous advertisements from businesses around Florida; a list of state officers of the American Legion Department of Florida; information about the American Legion with histories of Florida posts; a program of events; and a history and map of Orlando. The back of the book contains an index of all the businesses advertised.
Collection
Official Souvenir Program of the American Legion Annual State Reunion, 1921

Official Souvenir Program of the American Legion Annual State Reunion, 1921
Official Souvenir Program of the Fourth Annual State Convention of American Legion, 1922

Official Souvenir Program of the Fourth Annual State Convention of American Legion, 1922
Date
1922-03
Description
The souvenir program for the annual reunion of ex-servicemen and fourth annual convention of the American Legion. The program contains numerous advertisements from businesses around Florida; a list of state officers of the American Legion Department of Florida; information about the American Legion with histories of Florida posts; a program of events; and a map of West Palm Beach.
Collection
Official Souvenir Program of the Fourth Annual State Convention of American Legion, 1922

Official Souvenir Program of the Fourth Annual State Convention of American Legion, 1922
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.
Collection
South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918

South Florida Farms Company pamphlet promoting Moore Haven, Florida, ca. 1918
Tin Can Tourists of the World's annual winter homecoming, 1958- program

Tin Can Tourists of the World's annual winter homecoming, 1958- program
Date
1958-01-13
Description
Program of the Tin Can Tourists of the World, Inc. annual winter homecoming
Collection
Tin Can Tourists of the World's annual winter homecoming, 1958- program

Tin Can Tourists of the World's annual winter homecoming, 1958- program
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_917.5-q3_01Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905TextRailroad trains
Railroad travel
Florida -- Description and travel
Florida -- Pictorial works		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_917.5-q3_01.jpg
s908_b001_f24_01"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flierText/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s908_b001_f24_01.jpg
s850_b016_f06_01Letter from O.R. Havelka to Governor Bob Graham, March 1, 1980TextEqual rights amendments
Women's rights
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s850_b016_f06_01.jpg
sle_transportation_03Map of the Dixie Highway System, 1919TextAutomobile travel
United States--Dixie Highway
Road maps		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_transportation_03.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
m87-46_b001_f01_x01Official Souvenir Program of the American Legion Annual State Reunion, 1921TextVeterans
Congresses and conventions--Florida--Orange County--Orlando
Veterans' organizations
Veterans--United States		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m87-46_b001_f01_x01.jpg
m87-46_b001_f01_x03Official Souvenir Program of the Fourth Annual State Convention of American Legion, 1922TextVeterans
Congresses and conventions--Florida--Palm Beach County--Palm Beach
Veterans' organizations
Veterans--United States		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m87-46_b001_f01_x03.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
m93-2_b001_f02_07Tin Can Tourists of the World's annual winter homecoming, 1958- programTextWinter Homecoming/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/m93-2_b001_f02_07.jpg