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Keywords: "Charlotte County" (All words), Collection ID is exactly "40"
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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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Advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, 1887

Advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, 1887
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.
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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
Advertisement for the Hernandez House, St. Augustine, 1878

Advertisement for the Hernandez House, St. Augustine, 1878
Date
1878
Description
Print advertisement for the Hernandez House, located on Charlotte Street in St. Augustine. Invalids were particularly invited as customers. A woman, Mrs. J.V. Hernandez, was the proprietor. Printed on page 104 of H.D. Bicaise, A Guide to the Land of Flowers (Charleston: Parry, Cook & Co., 1878).
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Advertisement for the Hernandez House, St. Augustine, 1878

Advertisement for the Hernandez House, St. Augustine, 1878
Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910

Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910
Date
1910
Description
Promotional Pamphlet for Tampa, published by the Tampa Board of Trade in 1910. Topics covered include a brief history of the city, popular accommodations for visitors, economic data, information about education and health facilities, climate data, and other information designed to attract potential visitors and residents. Of note is a section on automobiles - 500 were in operation at this time in Tampa, and the speed limit had recently been raised from 8 to 12 miles per hour. The pamphlet also discusses Tampa's proximity to the Panama Canal as one of its most useful qualities. A relevant diagram is included, along with mileage statistics.
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Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910

Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910
Map of Alachua County, 1883

Map of Alachua County, 1883
Date
1883
Description
Map of townships, railroads, county roads, and communities in Alachua and parts of the surrounding counties. The map is notable for its inclusion of a number of smaller railroads that were later absorbed into larger railroad networks. Shown on the map are the: Live Oak, Tampa & Charlotte Harbor Railroad, Florida Southern Railroad, Florida Transit Railroad, Peninsular Railroad, Green Cove Springs & Midland Railroad, and Green Cove Springs & Melrose Railroad. Printed facing page 6 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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Map of Alachua County, 1883

Map of Alachua County, 1883
Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826
Date
1826-02-06
Description
A collection of correspondence between government officials in Florida and Washington, D.C. regarding the settlement of Native Americans in the territory of Florida and other matters, including the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823). The correspondence dates from April 7, 1823 to December 26, 1825.
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Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826

Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826
Broadsides advertising meetings of the Annual Religious Conference of Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1940-41

Broadsides advertising meetings of the Annual Religious Conference of Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1940-41
Date
1940
Description
A notice of the times and places the Congress will meet (1st through 9th). Florida meetings (4th through 9th) are scheduled for Marianna, Perry, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Ft. Pierce and Miami. Meetings will be held beginning November 1940 through January 1941.
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Broadsides advertising meetings of the Annual Religious Conference of Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1940-41

Broadsides advertising meetings of the Annual Religious Conference of Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1940-41
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Wildlife Management Areas

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Wildlife Management Areas
Date
1960
Description
Informational chart of the 28 Wildlife Management Areas. Includes location, total acres open, principal game species. Also coded for multiple public use. Map pinpoints location of each Wildlife Management Area.
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Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Wildlife Management Areas

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Wildlife Management Areas
Hunting Dates, Hours, and Bag Limits, 1960-61

Hunting Dates, Hours, and Bag Limits, 1960-61
Date
1960
Description
Hunting dates, hours, and bag limits, species, open season, day's bag, season's bag, possession limit with special regulations marked in red.
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Hunting Dates, Hours, and Bag Limits, 1960-61

Hunting Dates, Hours, and Bag Limits, 1960-61
Second Annual Florida Air Cruise Itinerary, 1935

Second Annual Florida Air Cruise Itinerary, 1935
Date
1935
Description
An itinerary for the Florida Air Cruise from January 9-23, 1935. The cruise was sponsored by the Florida Department of Aviation and invited private fliers and their guests to fly from Orlando-Lakeland to Ocala with stops along at different landing fields. Fliers were to receive special rates at each stop. Interested parties were asked to complete the attached "Cruise Card" to participate.
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Second Annual Florida Air Cruise Itinerary, 1935

Second Annual Florida Air Cruise Itinerary, 1935
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_385-p297-1887_06Advertisement for the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, 1887TextRailroads
Advertisement		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_385-p297-1887_06.jpg
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
flc_917.59-b583_04Advertisement for the Hernandez House, St. Augustine, 1878TextBusiness corporations
Tourism industry
Boardinghouses		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.59-b583_04.jpg
flc_917.5965-t159_01Tampa, Florida - pamphlet, 1910TextCity promotion
Place marketing		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5965-t159_01.jpg
flc_917.5979-w371_01Map of Alachua County, 1883TextRailroads
Guidebooks		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.5979-w371_01.jpg
flc_970.1-u58t-1826-no74Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting the Information Required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th Ultimo, in Relation to the Instructions Given to the Commissioners for Negotiating with the Florida Indians, &c. &c., 1826TextSeminole Indians
Native Americans
Indians of North America -- Florida
Seminole Indians -- Treaties
Cherokee Indians
Choctaw Indians
Creek Indians
Mikasuki Indians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/flc_970.1-u58t-1826-no74.jpg
flc_br0066Broadsides advertising meetings of the Annual Religious Conference of Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1940-41TextChurch meetings/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0066.jpg
flc_br0082Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Wildlife Management AreasTextHunting
Wildlife management areas		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0082.jpg
flc_br0158Hunting Dates, Hours, and Bag Limits, 1960-61TextFish and game licenses
Hunting		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0158.jpg
m82-133_b001_f01_01Second Annual Florida Air Cruise Itinerary, 1935TextAviation
Airplanes
Tourism		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/m82-133_b001_f01_01.jpg