23 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Lake County "
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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.
Collection
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 Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887

Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887

Date
1887
Description
Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, a large network of rail lines operating in Florida in the late 19th century. The ad lists the various destinations a passenger could reach on this line, and describes some of the amenities available on the trains. The ad also lists some of the officers of the rail line. Printed on page 44 of the Florida Official Path Finder, vol. 1, no. 3 (February 1887).
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Advertisement for the Florida Southern Railway, the Orange Belt Route, 1883

Advertisement for the Florida Southern Railway, the Orange Belt Route, 1883

Date
1883
Description
Advertisement for the Florida Southern Railway, the "Orange Belt Route of Florida," as well as its large land grant. The company was offering both transportation options and land for sale. Printed on page 112 of Charles Henry Webber's The Eden of the South, Descriptive of the Orange Groves, Vegetable Farms, Strawberry Fields, Peach Orchards, Soil, Climate, Natural Peculiarities, and the People of Alachua County Florida (New York, 1883).
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Advertisement for the Steamer Tuskawilla, 1878

Advertisement for the Steamer Tuskawilla, 1878

Date
1878
Description
Advertisement for passage aboard the Steamer Tuskawilla on the Oklawaha and St. Johns rivers from Jacksonville to Palatka, Silver Springs, Leesburg, and Okeehumkee. Printed on page 79 of H.D. Bicaise, A Guide to the Land of Flowers (Charleston: Parry, Cook & Co., 1878).
Collection
Advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, 1887

Advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, 1887

Date
1887
Description
Print advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad. The ad notes that the line had been laid with 60-pound steel rail. Contains information about the routes for the trains using this railroad and various connections. The railroad superintendent was based in Orlando. Printed on page 30 of the Florida Official Path Finder, vol. 1, no. 3 (February 1887).
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Circular letter to the citizens on Conant, Florida, 1887

Circular letter to the citizens on Conant, Florida, 1887

Date
1887
Description
Circular letter addressed to the Citizens of Conant, Florida appealing to property owners for a subscription in proportion to the amount of land held by them to improve the leading thoroughfares of the town.
Collection
Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954

Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954

Date
1954
Description
Case file for Groveland victim Walter Lee Irvin's lawsuit against L.F. Chapman, superintendent of Florida State Prison.
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Groveland U.S.A. Booklet, 1949

Groveland U.S.A. Booklet, 1949

Date
1949-10
Description
A booklet describing the events of the Groveland case and asking people to donate money to help pay for the legal defense of the accused men.
Collection
Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970

Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970

Date
1970
Description
Series of newsletters published by Lawton Chiles' 1970 campaign for U.S. Senate during Chiles' walk across Florida. The reports describe the route Chiles took, as well as the people he met and the topics they discussed. Other politicians, representing local and state governments, joined Chiles at various points, including state senators Dempsey Barron and Wilbur Boyd, and State Superintendent of Instruction Thomas D. Bailey. Chiles walked all the way from Century in Escambia County to Key Largo, stopping in Tallahassee for the legislative session. Chiles was a state senator representing the Lakeland region at this time.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
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_385-p297-1887_07Advertisement for the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, 1887TextRailroads
Advertisement
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flc_917.5979-w371_06Advertisement for the Florida Southern Railway, the Orange Belt Route, 1883TextRailroads
Tourism industry
Business corporations
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flc_917.59-b583_01Advertisement for the Steamer Tuskawilla, 1878TextSteamboat lines
Tourism industry
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flc_385-p297-1887_06Advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, 1887TextRailroads
Advertisement
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flc_br0042Circular letter to the citizens on Conant, Florida, 1887TextCities and towns--History
Transportation
Ghost towns
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s49_b2446_case25436_01Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Trials (Rape)
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
Police shootings
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s235_b053_f09_x06Groveland U.S.A. Booklet, 1949TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
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slc_1970-chiles_01Lawton Chiles U.S. Senate Campaign Progress Reports from Walking Tour of Florida, 1970TextPolitical campaigns
Elections
Statesmen--United States
Agriculture and state
School integration--Florida
Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975
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