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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Manatee County "
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License plate contest entry featuring bird, sailboat and slogan "Florida: The Senior State."

License plate contest entry featuring bird, sailboat and slogan "Florida: The Senior State."
Date
1985
Description
License plate contest entry from Richard Allen of Bradenton, Fl, (formerly of New Jersey) featuring bird, sailboat, and slogan "Florida: Senion Citizen State." Includes accompanying note.
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License plate contest entry featuring bird, sailboat and slogan "Florida: The Senior State."

License plate contest entry featuring bird, sailboat and slogan "Florida: The Senior State."
Florida Grapefruit League Spring Training Schedule, 1963

Florida Grapefruit League Spring Training Schedule, 1963
Date
1963
Description
Leaflet listing the schedule of exhibition games to be played by major-league baseball teams staying in Florida for spring training. Teams included the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Athletics, the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Braves, the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators.
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Florida Grapefruit League Spring Training Schedule, 1963

Florida Grapefruit League Spring Training Schedule, 1963
Memorandum from CORE, Report of Cities with New Lunch Counters, December 8, 1960

Memorandum from CORE, Report of Cities with New Lunch Counters, December 8, 1960
Date
1960-12-08
Description
CORE memo reporting the cities in the United States where new lunch counters have opened since February 1, 1960. A total of 126 lunch counters opened.
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Memorandum from CORE, Report of Cities with New Lunch Counters, December 8, 1960

Memorandum from CORE, Report of Cities with New Lunch Counters, December 8, 1960
McRorie's Tourist Guide, January 1933

McRorie's Tourist Guide, January 1933
Date
1933-01
Description
This guide lists approved tourist homes from Florida to Maine.
Collection
McRorie's Tourist Guide, January 1933

McRorie's Tourist Guide, January 1933
Booklet - McClellan Park - Sarasota, Florida, ca. 1915

Booklet - McClellan Park - Sarasota, Florida, ca. 1915
Date
1915 (circa)
Description
Booklet advertising McClellan Park, a 56-acre subdivision located south of downtown Sarasota. The subdivision was developed by Miss Katherine E. McClellan of Massachusetts, then the official photographer of Smith College. The booklet describes plans for the subdivision's property and amenities, and includes a bird's-eye illustration of the property and a map showing all of the individual parcels comprising the subdivision. The photos used in the booklet are attributed to McClellan herself.
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Booklet - McClellan Park - Sarasota, Florida, ca. 1915

Booklet - McClellan Park - Sarasota, Florida, ca. 1915
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
Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885

Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885
Date
1879 (circa)
Description
Ledger containing a record of permits issued to private individuals to cut timber on state lands in Florida. For each numbered permit, the ledger lists the name of the permit holder, his county of residence, the kind of timber to be cut, where it could be cut from, and where it was to be delivered after cutting. This ledger documents an important source of income for Floridians in the late 19th century. Many of the permit holders were farmers who cut timber for additional cash.
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Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885

Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885
South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958

South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958
Date
1958 (circa)
Description
Brochure advertising the South Florida Museum in Bradenton. There is information about the exhibits at the museum, including "Baby Snoots" (or "Snooty") the manatee, President Ulysses S. Grant's bed, prehistoric animals, the Daughters of the American Revolution Room, pottery from the Calusa Indians and the Timucua Indians, shrunken heads from the Jivaro Tribe and more.
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South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958

South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958
Letter from Thelma Boltin to Armand Ball, 1956

Letter from Thelma Boltin to Armand Ball, 1956
Date
1956-11-19
Description
Letter from Thelma Boltin, director of special events at the Stephen Foster Memorial, to Armand Ball replying to his request that Boltin create a script for a performance at the American Camping Association convention. Boltin declines the opportunity and recommends two other Floridians capable of writing the script.
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Letter from Thelma Boltin to Armand Ball, 1956

Letter from Thelma Boltin to Armand Ball, 1956
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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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
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s1046_b001_f01_03License plate contest entry featuring bird, sailboat and slogan "Florida: The Senior State."imageAutomobile license plates
Older people
Sailboats		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1046_b001_f01_03.jpg
sle_sports_02Florida Grapefruit League Spring Training Schedule, 1963textBaseball
Spring training (Baseball)
Sports and tourism		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/sle_sports_02.jpg
n2015-1_b001_f11_41Memorandum from CORE, Report of Cities with New Lunch Counters, December 8, 1960textCivil rights demonstrations
Segregation
Social integration		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b001_f11_41.jpg
sle_real-estate_01McRorie's Tourist Guide, January 1933textHotels -- Florida -- Guidebooks
Hotels
Tourism		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_real-estate_01.jpg
m84-31_b009_f08_01Booklet - McClellan Park - Sarasota, Florida, ca. 1915textHousing development
Land subdivision -- Planning
Place marketing		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m84-31_b009_f08_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
s1814_v001_01Record of Permits to Cut Timber on State Lands, 1879-1885textLumber trade
Licenses		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s1814_v001.jpg
sle_manatee_01South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958textMuseums--Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton
Manatees
Attractions--Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton
Sirenia
Calusa Indians
Timucua Indians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/sle_manatee_01.jpg
m85-5_b001_f02_x01Letter from Thelma Boltin to Armand Ball, 1956textPlaywriting
Theater -- Florida
Performing arts -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m85-5_b001_f02_x01.jpg
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		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/slc_1970-chiles_01.jpg