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504 photographs : Kodachrome color positive slides
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Chronological by year, then numerical by image number.
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This collection consists of Kodachrome color positive images documenting residential, middle-class life in Miami, Florida in the mid-20th century. Subjects of the photos include South Florida dinner parties, cars, houses, pets, weddings, flower shows, swamp buggies, beaches, boat docks, street scenes, and tourist attractions. Some identified families and individuals include the Stanton family, the Miller family, Dorothy Sharp, the Roberts family, the Kaplan family, the Retatkios family, Debbie Smith, Jack and G. Fillinger, the Schneirs family, Homer and Betty Schrager, Ed Shaw, and the Szombathy family. The collection also includes images from Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota, Key West, St. Petersburg, St. Augustine, and Homestead. The provenance of this collection is unknown.
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