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Lincolnville, Saint Augustine photographic collection, 1922-1927.
Amount:
103.00 photographs
Medium Included:
photographs 4" x 5"
Organization/Arrangement:
Numerical.
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Biographical/Historical:
Richard Aloysius Twine, born in St. Augustine on May 11, 1896, was a Black professional photographer in Lincolnville, Florida. Twine spent his early adulthood in New York but returned to St. Augustine by 1922 and made his career as one of two photographers in the city, working out of his studio on Washington Street. Twine also created several motion pictures of local friends and events; however, these have since been lost. In 1927, he gave up professional photography to move to Miami with his brother, Alfred. There, Richard and Alfred Twine operated a hotel and restaurant on 2nd Street until Richard's death on September 27, 1974. In 1988 a demolition crew discovered 103 of Twine's glass negatives after a fire damaged the Twine family home on King's Ferry Way. The negatives were restored and placed in the custody of the St. Augustine Historical Society.
In 1866, Freedmen in St. Augustine established the Lincolnville district, originally named "Africa." It experienced a sustained growth period through the 1930s, at which time it was the center of Black business and community in the city. The district spans 45 blocks between Maria Sanchez Creek and the Matanzas and San Sebastian rivers and contains the highest concentration of Victorian-style architecture in St. Augustine. It was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Summary:
The collection contains black-and-white images that reflect the social and cultural environment of the Lincolnville community in the 1920s. Images depict individuals and groups on both public and private occasions, including marriage ceremonies, funerals, school graduations, and cultural and community events, including an Emancipation Day parade. Many of the individuals have been identified, including Twine, his family members, and community members Mildred Parsons Mason Larkins, John Norton, and Raymond Kelton.
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These images have been digitized and are available on the Florida Memory web site: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/photographs/
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Originals held by St. Augustine Historical Society, St. Augustine, FL
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General Note:
Florida Photographic Collection Number 1991-009, "Twine Collection."
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