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Dedicating Frances Langford Promenade in Lakeland..

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N027033

Date

1946

Date Note

Photographed on March 29, 1946.

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1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

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The Frances Langford Promenade was later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Lake Mirror Promenade on January 27, 1983.

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Dedicating Frances Langford Promenade in Lakeland..

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Public officers

Actresses--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland

Women entertainers

Entertainers--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland

Celebrities

Governors--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland

Dedications (Ceremonies)--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland

Date

1946

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N027033

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Date Note

Photographed on March 29, 1946.

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Lake Mirror Promenade (Lakeland, Fla.)

Polk County (Fla.)

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b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Series Title

General collection

General Note

The Frances Langford Promenade was later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Lake Mirror Promenade on January 27, 1983.

Biography Note

Frances Langford was a popular singer, radio performer, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, the classically-trained singer was discovered by Rudy Vallee while performing on a Tampa radio station. She worked on the radio with Vallee, Dick Powell, and Bob Hope. Her first film was "Every Night at Eight" (1935) which featered her singing "I'm in the Mood for Love." Other films include "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "The Glenn Miller Story." She moved to Jensen Beach in 1955 with her second husband. Her war-related papers can be found at the Institute on World War II at Florida State University.

Subject - Person

Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984.

Langford, Frances, 1913-2005.

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1945-1949 : Caldwell)

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Dedicating Frances Langford Promenade in Lakeland.. 1946. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/136823>, accessed 22 September 2021.

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Dedicating Frances Langford Promenade in Lakeland.. 1946. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/136823>.

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