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African American men chatting in front of Paradise Park sign.

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Image Number

MOZ00099A

Photographer

Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.

Date

1950 (circa)

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Collection

General collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1

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.

African American men chatting in front of Paradise Park sign.

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Title

African American men chatting in front of Paradise Park sign.

Subject

Jim Crow

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

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

Race discrimination

Discrimination in public accommodations

Segregation

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

Signs and signboards

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

African American men--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs

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

Creator

Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.

Date

1950 (circa)

Identifier

MOZ00099A

Image URL

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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 - Corporate

Paradise Park (Silver Springs, Fla.)

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Chicago Manual of Style

Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015. African American men chatting in front of Paradise Park sign. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340982>, accessed 30 September 2023.

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Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015. African American men chatting in front of Paradise Park sign. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340982>

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(State Archives of Florida/Mozert)

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