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Earlene Archie on stage at the 1954 Miss Paradise Park pageant sponsored by the American Legion.

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Image Number

MOZ00191

Photographer

Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.

Date

1954-09-06

Date Note

Photographed on September 6, 1954.

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Collection

General collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1

Geographic Term

Silver Springs (Fla.)
Marion County (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla. : Spring)

Subject Term

Personal Subjects

Archie, Earlene

Corporate Subject

Paradise Park (Silver Springs, Fla.)
American Legion.

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.

General Note

Owners of the Silver Springs attraction Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson opened Paradise Park in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.

Earlene Archie on stage at the 1954 Miss Paradise Park pageant sponsored by the American Legion.

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Earlene Archie on stage at the 1954 Miss Paradise Park pageant sponsored by the American Legion.

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Jim Crow

Race discrimination

Discrimination in public accommodations

Segregation

Holidays

Labor Day

Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Beauty contests--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

Beauty contestants--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

African Americans--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

African American young women--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

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Creator

Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.

Date

1954-09-06

Identifier

MOZ00191

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Date Note

Photographed on September 6, 1954.

Geographic Term

Silver Springs (Fla.)

Marion County (Fla.)

Silver Springs (Fla. : Spring)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.

Series Title

General collection

Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1

General Note

Subject - Person

Archie, Earlene

Subject - Meeting

Miss Paradise Park Pageant (Silver Springs, Fla)

Subject - Corporate

Paradise Park (Silver Springs, Fla.)

American Legion.

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015. Earlene Archie on stage at the 1954 Miss Paradise Park pageant sponsored by the American Legion. 1954-09-06. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340892>, accessed 25 September 2023.

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Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015. Earlene Archie on stage at the 1954 Miss Paradise Park pageant sponsored by the American Legion. 1954-09-06. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340892>

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(State Archives of Florida/Mozert)

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Earlene Archie on stage at the 1954 Miss Paradise Park pageant sponsored by the American Legion.

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