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- Florida Fizz -
- August 28, 2015
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Florida Fizz
- Horsecar, "The Ormond," Florida's East Coast, circa 1905 - Oil magnate Henry Flagler was committed to developing Florida's east coast. He built resorts, industries, and communities and connected the region via the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler's railway eventually stretched from Jacksonville in the northeast to the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Around 1900, horsecars like this one in Ormond Beach carried passengers to and from local railway depots.
- circa 1905
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Horsecar, "The Ormond," Florida's East Coast, circa 1905
Oil magnate Henry Flagler was committed to developing Florida's east coast. He built resorts, industries, and communities and connected the region via the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler's railway eventually stretched from Jacksonville in the northeast to the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Around 1900, horsecars like this one in Ormond Beach carried passengers to and from local railway depots.
- Florida License Plate, 1929 - Early state-issued license plates were made of porcelain-coated iron. Later, states stamped tin, steel, or even copper to make plates. During the Second World War several states used fiberboard. Plate colors varied and some states added symbols, mottoes, or other design elements. Today, states use reflective sheeting to coat a standard-sized aluminum blank which is then stamped and decorated.
- 1929
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Florida License Plate, 1929
Early state-issued license plates were made of porcelain-coated iron. Later, states stamped tin, steel, or even copper to make plates. During the Second World War several states used fiberboard. Plate colors varied and some states added symbols, mottoes, or other design elements. Today, states use reflective sheeting to coat a standard-sized aluminum blank which is then stamped and decorated.
- Pennant, "Florida," 1940-1965 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This souvenir -- with images of palm trees, sailboats, and flamingoes -- helps travelers remember their time in sunny, tropical Florida.
- 1940-1965
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Pennant, "Florida," 1940-1965
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This souvenir -- with images of palm trees, sailboats, and flamingoes -- helps travelers remember their time in sunny, tropical Florida.
- Tourists in Key West, Florida with the Conch Tour Train, 1962 - The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1912 helped turn Key West, Florida, into a popular tourist destination. After a destructive hurricane ended railroad operations in 1935, automobiles, airplanes, and cruise ships took over the tourist traffic. The rubber-tired Conch Tour Train opened in 1958 as a tribute to FEC's long-vanished Key West trains.
- 1962
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Tourists in Key West, Florida with the Conch Tour Train, 1962
The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1912 helped turn Key West, Florida, into a popular tourist destination. After a destructive hurricane ended railroad operations in 1935, automobiles, airplanes, and cruise ships took over the tourist traffic. The rubber-tired Conch Tour Train opened in 1958 as a tribute to FEC's long-vanished Key West trains.
- Pennant, "Hollywood, Florida," 1940-1965 -
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Hollywood, Florida," 1940-1965
- Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida, 1962 - This circa 1962 postcard shows the front of a Holiday Inn motel in Miami, Florida. The large, eye-catching sign pointed highway travelers to the registration office and the predictable, quality accommodations.
- circa 1962
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Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida, 1962
This circa 1962 postcard shows the front of a Holiday Inn motel in Miami, Florida. The large, eye-catching sign pointed highway travelers to the registration office and the predictable, quality accommodations.
- Tamiami Trail, Florida, circa 1933 - The Taimiami Trail stretches across the southern portion of the Floridian peninsula. Immense marshes and cypress forests stalled completion of the highway for many years. This photograph -- with a caption praising the "splendid highway" that was "successfully thrust through the mysterious Everglades" -- shows the Tamiami Trail in use about five years after it officially opened in 1928.
- circa 1933
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Tamiami Trail, Florida, circa 1933
The Taimiami Trail stretches across the southern portion of the Floridian peninsula. Immense marshes and cypress forests stalled completion of the highway for many years. This photograph -- with a caption praising the "splendid highway" that was "successfully thrust through the mysterious Everglades" -- shows the Tamiami Trail in use about five years after it officially opened in 1928.
- Pennant, "Greetings from Florida," 1940-1965 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This pennant with scenes and attractions depicted in the letters of the state's name helped vacationers relive their trip to Florida.
- 1940-1965
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Pennant, "Greetings from Florida," 1940-1965
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This pennant with scenes and attractions depicted in the letters of the state's name helped vacationers relive their trip to Florida.
- Children's Safety Village, Tampa, Florida, 1966 - Tampa's "Safety Village" was a unique experiment in preventive safety for children. Long before they were old enough to ask for the keys to the family car, these children practiced traffic safety by driving small electric-powered cars on child-sized streets. Hopefully, they would remember these lessons a few years later, as teens at the wheel of their own cars.
- July 01, 1966
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Children's Safety Village, Tampa, Florida, 1966
Tampa's "Safety Village" was a unique experiment in preventive safety for children. Long before they were old enough to ask for the keys to the family car, these children practiced traffic safety by driving small electric-powered cars on child-sized streets. Hopefully, they would remember these lessons a few years later, as teens at the wheel of their own cars.