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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2008- 2
Creator: Layton family.
Title, Dates: Layton's Park photographic collection, 1935-1955.
Amount: 62 photographs
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Organization/Arrangement: Numerical by Archives-assigned image numbers.
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Biographical/Historical:     In 1935, husband and wife William F. Layton and Sophie K. Layton opened Layton's Cottage, Trailer, and Fishing Park near the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida. The park included a boat house and gift shop. The Laytons operated the park until selling it in 1966.
Summary:     This collection consists of digital images of Layton's Park in Riviera Beach, Florida. A photographer who stayed on the property took several publicity photographs, and the family retained a small number of those photographs. Those are represented in this collection, including images of family members, boating, fishing, hurricane damage, and events at Layton's Park.
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Additional Physical Form: This collection has been digitized and is available on the Florida Memory web site: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/photographs/
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Electronic Records Access: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/photographs/
Subject Access Fields: Layton family.
Layton, Richard.
Boats and boating Florida
Fishing Florida
Hurricanes Florida
Parks Florida
Recreation Florida.
Tourism Florida.
Photographs. aat
Layton's Cottage, Trailer, and Fishing Park (Palm Beach, Fla.)
Palm Beach (Fla.)
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