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- Children Looking into a Candy Store Window, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1969 - 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.
- circa 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Children Looking into a Candy Store Window, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1969
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.
- Confederate Currency, The State of Florida, One Dollar, 1864 - Confederate currency during the Civil War was anything but uniform -- it had various designs, numerous issuers, and was redeemable for payment in different ways. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes. And individual states and cities issued their own paper currency, too. This decentralized Confederate monetary system reflected Southern values -- Southerners prized states' rights over a strong central government.
- January 01, 1864
- Collections - Artifact
Confederate Currency, The State of Florida, One Dollar, 1864
Confederate currency during the Civil War was anything but uniform -- it had various designs, numerous issuers, and was redeemable for payment in different ways. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes. And individual states and cities issued their own paper currency, too. This decentralized Confederate monetary system reflected Southern values -- Southerners prized states' rights over a strong central government.