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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Geographic Term contains "Plant City "
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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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"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.
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Itinerary for Visit of Chinese Delegation to Florida, May-June 1979

Itinerary for Visit of Chinese Delegation to Florida, May-June 1979

Date
1979
Description
Itinerary for a delegation of Chinese officials who toured Florida at the invitation of Commissioner of Agriculture Doyle Conner from May 31 to June 5, 1979. This was almost immediately relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China were normalized following decades of non-recognition. The document was typed in English, but Chinese translations were handwritten under each item on the schedule.
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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

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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Letter from a Tampa Citizen to Governor Doyle Carlton Relating to African Americans Working on Public Roads, 1931

Letter from a Tampa Citizen to Governor Doyle Carlton Relating to African Americans Working on Public Roads, 1931

Date
1931-01-08
Description
Letter from a citizen of Tampa representing a "taxpayers' committee" to Governor Doyle Carlton protesting the use of African American labor on U.S. Highway 17 between Tampa and Plant City. The writer says these workers pay no taxes and have no family to support, while white men in the area are out of work. The writer says if the governor does not act that the so-called "taxpayers' committee" will remove the workers themselves.
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Letter from S.B. Vining of Plant City to Governor Doyle Carlton Regarding Bank Failures, 1929

Letter from S.B. Vining of Plant City to Governor Doyle Carlton Regarding Bank Failures, 1929

Date
1929-10-31
Description
Sumter Bishop Vining of Plant City in Hillsborough County writes to Governor Doyle Carlton complaining about the lack of a requirement for banks to be insured against failures, noting that failed banks cost hand-working Floridians their hard-earned savings. Vining likens this to "highway robbery."
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Minutes of the First National Bank of Tampa Director's Meeting, 1905

Minutes of the First National Bank of Tampa Director's Meeting, 1905

Date
1905-06-20
Description
Minutes from the National Bank of Tampa director's meeting discussing the loans of bank customers, other banks being built nearby and improvements being made in the city.
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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.
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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.
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Plant City, Florida - That "Right-Size" Community Brochure, ca. 1960

Plant City, Florida - That "Right-Size" Community Brochure, ca. 1960

Date
1960 (circa)
Description
A brochure for Plant City, Florida, highlighting all this city has to offer, including markets, workers, recreation, living conditions, transportation, citrus, phosphate, farm produce and cattle.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_917.59-i54_01Advertisement for the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1895TextRailroads
Advertisement
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s908_b001_f24_01"Help Beat the Axis with Prophylaxis" flierText/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s908_b001_f24_01.jpg
s1850_b006_f19_x01Itinerary for Visit of Chinese Delegation to Florida, May-June 1979TextTrade missions
Visitors, Foreign
Non-state actors (International relations)
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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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s204_b039_f05_x01Letter from a Tampa Citizen to Governor Doyle Carlton Relating to African Americans Working on Public Roads, 1931TextRoad construction
Depressions--1929--United States
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s204_b016_f09_x02Letter from S.B. Vining of Plant City to Governor Doyle Carlton Regarding Bank Failures, 1929TextDepressions--1929--United States
Bank failures
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m99-5_v001_02Minutes of the First National Bank of Tampa Director's Meeting, 1905TextBanks and banking
Meetings
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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
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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
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sle_tampa-hillsborough_01Plant City, Florida - That "Right-Size" Community Brochure, ca. 1960TextBoosterism
Land development
Advertisements
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