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State Library of Florida, Florida Collection, 385 p297 1887
Description
Print advertisement for the South Florida Railroad - mentions that the railroad was standard gauge, and offered parolor cars and through sleeper cars. Semi-tropical scenery, ample hotels, and good hunting and fishing are listed as inducements. The ad also claims Florida has the best climate for persons suffering from pulmonary complaints. Mail for Havana and the West Indies passed along the route. Printed on page 16 of the Florida Official Path Finder, vol. 1, no. 3 (February 1887).
Date
1887
Format
Topic
Geographic Term
Title
Advertisement for the South Florida Railroad, 1887
Subject
Railroads
Advertisement
Description
Print advertisement for the South Florida Railroad - mentions that the railroad was standard gauge, and offered parolor cars and through sleeper cars. Semi-tropical scenery, ample hotels, and good hunting and fishing are listed as inducements. The ad also claims Florida has the best climate for persons suffering from pulmonary complaints. Mail for Havana and the West Indies passed along the route. Printed on page 16 of the Florida Official Path Finder, vol. 1, no. 3 (February 1887).
Source
State Library of Florida, Florida Collection, 385 p297 1887
Date
1887
Format
advertisements
Language
eng-US
Type
text
Identifier
flc_385-p297-1887_03
Coverage
Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)
Geographic Term
Sanford (Fla.)
Seminole County (Fla.)
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ImageID
flc_385-p297-1887_03_01
topic
Tourism and Attractions
Subject - Person
Rand, Frederic H.
Chicago Manual of Style
Advertisement for the South Florida Railroad, 1887. 1887. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298145>, accessed 1 February 2023.
MLA
Advertisement for the South Florida Railroad, 1887. 1887. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298145>
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