Children Looking into a Candy Store Window, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1969

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Artifact Overview

St. Augustine, Florida, dating back to Spanish occupation in the 1500s, became a popular winter resort for wealthy northerners in the 1880s when the railroad came to town. By the 1960s, tourists arrived by automobile. These young visitors were tempted by the treats in a candy store window.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1969

Subject Date

circa 1969

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.135.1742

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Children Looking into a Candy Store Window, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1969