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State Library of Florida, Ephemera Collection
Description
Brochure encouraging Florida tourists to visit Silver Springs before leaving the state. Maps of portions of the United States and Florida are included so tourists could visit the attraction by car.
Date
1950 (circa)
Format
Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Attractions--Florida--Ocala
Cloister Court Hotel (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Colton's Cottage Court (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Craft Cottages (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Gray's Motor Lodge (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Seminole Indian Village (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Silver Springs Court Hotel (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Springs--Florida--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Ocala
Wilmar Guest Home (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Cloister Court Hotel (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Colton's Cottage Court (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Craft Cottages (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Gray's Motor Lodge (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Seminole Indian Village (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Silver Springs Court Hotel (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Springs--Florida--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Ocala
Wilmar Guest Home (Silver Springs, Fla.)
General Note
Silver Springs is the oldest tourist attraction in Florida. Following the American Civil War, tourists began arriving to the area by boat. Eventually the spring became a popular location for filming movies, including Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The Ross Allen Reptile Institute and the Seminole Indian Village were popular attractions at the spring.
Title
See Silver Springs: Nature's Underwater Fairyland Brochure, ca. 1950
Subject
Attractions--Florida--Ocala
Tourism--Florida--Ocala
Springs--Florida--Silver Springs
Description
Brochure encouraging Florida tourists to visit Silver Springs before leaving the state. Maps of portions of the United States and Florida are included so tourists could visit the attraction by car.
Source
State Library of Florida, Ephemera Collection
Date
1950 (circa)
Format
brochures
Language
en-US
Type
text
Identifier
sle_springs_02
Coverage
Postwar Florida (1945-1969)
Geographic Term
Silver Springs (Ocala, Fla.)
Marion County (Fla.)
Ocala (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.: Spring)
Thumbnail
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Display Date
ca. 1950
ImageID
sle_springs_02_01
sle_springs_02_02
sle_springs_02_03
sle_springs_02_04
topic
Tourism And Attractions
Subject - Corporate
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Seminole Indian Village (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Silver Springs Court Hotel (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Cloister Court Hotel (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Colton's Cottage Court (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Craft Cottages (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Gray's Motor Lodge (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Wilmar Guest Home (Silver Springs, Fla.)
General Note
Silver Springs is the oldest tourist attraction in Florida. Following the American Civil War, tourists began arriving to the area by boat. Eventually the spring became a popular location for filming movies, including Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The Ross Allen Reptile Institute and the Seminole Indian Village were popular attractions at the spring.
Chicago Manual of Style
See Silver Springs: Nature's Underwater Fairyland Brochure, ca. 1950. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331875>, accessed 28 June 2022.
MLA
See Silver Springs: Nature's Underwater Fairyland Brochure, ca. 1950. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331875>
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