Historical Significance--This brochure represents a fascinating intersection of four distinct tourism histories.(1) It documents the 'Seabreeze' era of Daytona history when the beach was world-famous as an 'Automobile course' for land-speed records.(2) The 'Ask Mr. Foster' stamp connects the item to Ward G. Foster, whose St. Augustine travel agency became.....

Historical Significance:This brochure documents a pivotal transition in Daytona Beach history.[1][2] The 'Second' Hotel Clarendon (built 1911 after the 1909 fire) was the premier hostelry of the area, known for its 'fireproof' brick construction in an era of wooden hotels. The stamp 'Harrington Mills, Pres.'[3] dates this specific copy to circa.....

Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., c1890. This scarce brochure highlights the Frost Proof Orange Grove on which the Inn was located. Henry Flagler's East Coast Railroad had reached West Palm Beach in 1894.  There is a reference to the railroad reaching Frost Proof. "Ercildoune Inn sat atop the bluff on.....

1954. Near Fine Folded Brochure. The Bahamas trip was to be on the S. S. Nassau and several hotel choices are pictured and described. The Miami Beach stay would be at the classic Casablanca on "America's Riveria"

Lynchburg, VA: J. P. Bell Co., c1913. Stapled Wraps. An uncommon promotional item with only three institutional holdings all in Florida. Though only one may be an actual print copy at the University of Miami. [OCLC: 1819646]Subjects: Orlando (Fla.) -- Pictorial works. Florida -- Orlando.

Fold-out brochure with 24 plus photographs featuring Charlie Cyprus. Seminole Indians, Ross Allen, Aunt Silla and more.Background Information:In the years right after the American Civil War, Silver Springs began to attract tourists from the North via steamboats up the Silver River. Hart Line and Lucas Line steamboat companies competed for.....

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEWhile St. Augustine is often celebrated for the opulence of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, its secondary economy relied heavily on 'medical tourism.' The Worley Sanitarium represents the transition of private residences into specialized health facilities. Dr. S. M. Worley operated this retreat during a pivotal era of medical transition.....

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Michele Albion explores an important facet of Edison's life that is largely unknown. In doing so, she presents the full story of his professional and leisure time while on holiday. Particularly interesting.....

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —The National Audubon Society guides, particularly the state-specific editions of the late 1990s, set the gold standard for portable American natural history. This 1998 Florida edition remains a high-water mark for the series, reflecting the peak of high-gloss color identification technology before.....

Philadelphia: Art Press, Loughead & Co., 1893. String-tied Wraps. The Hotel Indian River was large resort hotel in Central East Florida built in 1884-1885, near Cape Canaveral, which operated for a few decades. Located in what is now Rockledge along the western shore of the Indian River.  It is adjacent.....

Chicago: Curt Teich, 1938. The Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower in Lake Wales, Florida, now known as Bok Tower Gardens, is a historic site established in the 1920s by Edward W. Bok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor. The sanctuary, situated atop Iron Mountain—the highest point in peninsular Florida—was designed as.....

St Petersburg, Great Outdoors Publishing Company, 1996. A classic collection of pirate stories from Florida originally penned in the late 1950s, features tales of both famous and lesser-known pirates and buccaneers, along with the treasures they left behind. From the legend of Gasparilla, the Pirate of Boca Grande, to the.....