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- Pennant, "Silver Springs, Fla.," 1940-1965 - Silver Springs, Florida, became a resort destination after the Civil War. In the 1890s, glass-bottom boat tours (which are still available today) gave visitors a chance to view the springs' aquatic inhabitants. By the mid-20th century, the springs drew in the growing number of auto tourists. These vacationers could purchase inexpensive souvenirs like this pennant to remember the time they peered into the springs' clear waters.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Silver Springs, Fla.," 1940-1965
Silver Springs, Florida, became a resort destination after the Civil War. In the 1890s, glass-bottom boat tours (which are still available today) gave visitors a chance to view the springs' aquatic inhabitants. By the mid-20th century, the springs drew in the growing number of auto tourists. These vacationers could purchase inexpensive souvenirs like this pennant to remember the time they peered into the springs' clear waters.
- Hunting for Moonstones at Moonstone Beach, Santa Catalina Island, California, circa 1907 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- circa 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Hunting for Moonstones at Moonstone Beach, Santa Catalina Island, California, circa 1907
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- Pennant, "Silver Springs, Fla.," 1940-1965 - Silver Springs, Florida, became a resort destination after the Civil War. In the 1890s, glass-bottom boat tours (which are still available today) gave visitors a chance to view the springs' aquatic inhabitants. By the mid-20th century, the springs drew in the growing number of auto tourists. These vacationers could purchase inexpensive souvenirs like this pennant to remember the time they peered into the springs' clear waters.
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Silver Springs, Fla.," 1940-1965
Silver Springs, Florida, became a resort destination after the Civil War. In the 1890s, glass-bottom boat tours (which are still available today) gave visitors a chance to view the springs' aquatic inhabitants. By the mid-20th century, the springs drew in the growing number of auto tourists. These vacationers could purchase inexpensive souvenirs like this pennant to remember the time they peered into the springs' clear waters.