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Portrait of John Cocoris

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Image Number

RC08543

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Collection

Reference collection

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.

General Note

Born in Leonidion, Sparta on September 17, 1877. He introduced sponge diving to the new world in 1905 and started the Greek immigration to Tarpon Springs.

Portrait of John Cocoris

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Title

Portrait of John Cocoris

Subject

Studio portraits

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Greek American men--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs--Portraits

Date

1900 (circa)

Identifier

RC08543

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Tarpon Springs (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.

Series Title

Reference collection

Shelf Number

Shelf number: 18867.

General Note

Born in Leonidion, Sparta on September 17, 1877. He introduced sponge diving to the new world in 1905 and started the Greek immigration to Tarpon Springs.

Subject - Person

Cocoris, John Michael, 1877-1944

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Chicago Manual of Style

Portrait of John Cocoris. 1900 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/31504>, accessed 13 June 2026.

MLA

Portrait of John Cocoris. 1900 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/31504>

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(State Archives of Florida)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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