Skip to content
Department of State Homepage State Library & Archives of Florida Services for Citizens Services for State Employees Services for Librarians Services for Archivists Services for Records Managers

Division of Library and Information Services : Research : Search Our Catalogs : Archives Catalog

State Archives of Florida Online Catalog

Magnifying glass over a document.

The Online Catalog allows searching and browsing of information about the Florida State Archives’ holdings of over 48,000 cubic feet of state and local government records and historical manuscripts. The catalog provides descriptions of over 3,400 collections and lists the contents of containers and folders in many of those collections. For assistance with accessing and using State Archives collections, call our Reference Staff at 850.245.6719 or email us at archives@dos.myflorida.com.


Search | Advanced Search  | Browse Indexes | Browse Collections  | FAQ

Details Page

Click on for detailed listing.
Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: M85- 4
Creator:
Title, Dates: Gasparilla letter and Florida photographs, ca. 1890s-1914.
Amount: .25 cubic ft.
Medium Included: photographs
Organization/Arrangement:
Restrictions:
Terms Governing Use:
Biographical/Historical:
Summary:     This collection consists of a letter and several photographs documenting various 19th century Florida industries. The letter is from an unknown sender to Mr. L. G. Reagin, Advertising Agent of the Gasparilla Carnival Festival in Tampa, Florida. It discusses the impracticalities of Reagin's proposed specifications for electrical illumination for the carnival. The letter includes Reagin's original specifications. The photographs depicts various aspects of work and leisure in Florida, including a Black woman reading next to a palm tree in Dixie County, two hunters with an alligator, citrus picking and packing, and Black workers at a phosphate mine. There are also two scenic photographs of Silver Springs, Florida.
Finding Aids: Folder listing available. 0
Additional Physical Form:
Reproduction Note:
Location of Originals/Duplicates:
Associated Materials:
Language Notes:
Ownership/Custodial History:
Publication Note:
General Note:
Electronic Records Access:
Subject Access Fields: African Americans Florida.
African Americans History 1877-1964. Florida
Alligators.
Carnivals Florida
Citrus fruit industry Florida
Phosphate industry Florida
Springs Florida.
Tourism Florida.
Photographs. aat
Dixie County (Fla.)
Dunnellon (Fla.)
Silver River (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Added Entries