This brochure is historically significant for how it documents Daytona's pivotal transition from a seasonal seaside village to the 'World Center of Racing.' While it advertises a hotel, the interior photography focuses heavily on the automobile culture that defined the roaring twenties in Florida, specifically the land speed record attempts.....

The brochure presents Daytona Beach as a resort offering climate, recreation, and convenience rather than luxury. Emphasis is placed on lawn bowling, golf, shuffleboard, fishing, surf bathing, and especially motoring, signaling the growing importance of automobile tourism. The Green Tree Inn is positioned as homelike rather than grand, with heated.....

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.....

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.....

Stapled Wraps. Historical BackgroundThe Palmetto House—originally known as the Colony House—was one of Daytona’s earliest and most significant hotels. Built around 1871 by town founder Mathias Day as lodging for incoming settlers, the structure gained its enduring name when a shipment of roofing shingles failed to arrive, forcing Day to.....

Florida: [Sliver Springs], 1944. Reprint, first published in 1935. A Near Fine Softcover. For millennia, humans have been captivated by the stunning beauty and crystal clear waters of one of America’s largest springs.  Silver Springs, a group of artesian springs and a historic tourist attraction that is now part of.....

Boston: Amsterdam Agency, Inc., c. 1921. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — The Despland Hotel was a cornerstone of Daytona’s early resort era, catering to an elite class of northern travelers arriving via rail and steamship. This brochure reflects the emerging 'Florida Aesthetic' in advertising—prioritizing palm landscapes and modern conveniences to lure investors and.....

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- During the mid-1920s, while coastal Florida cities sold surf and sand, DeLand marketed itself as a refined, inland 'Athens'. This prospectus is a prime example of the high-budget promotional material produced by the Record Company, which utilized avant-garde graphic design to distinguish DeLand from the more rowdy 'boom.....

[New York]: Trow Press, c.1900. A guide to tourists and promotion for attracting residents with a map of central Florida centered on Eustis and surrounding communities, with routes of Seaboard Airline Railway, Atlantic Coast Line, and Florida East Coast Railroad. Eustis, among the towns established in Lake County, Florida in.....

Historical Significance:Unlike the luxury resort ads that would follow in the 1920s, The Howard is presented as an 'urban boarding-house resort' integrated into Daytona’s civic fabric. It targets the practical winter visitor seeking health and comfort rather than opulence, documenting the built environment just before the automobile reshaped Daytona's economy.Subjects/Keywords: Daytona.....

NOTES ON SIGNIFICANCE —This archive offers a rare, integrated view of a mid-century regional beer distribution system tied to one of America’s most recognizable brands. Unlike isolated advertising or vehicle photographs, the group presents a continuous operational narrative—from facility and fleet to delivery, promotion, and social context—anchored to a documented.....

Lakeside Press, Portland ME:, c1892. A delightful and uncommon pamphlet highlights the Sanford House Hotel, meticulously constructed by Henry Sanford in 1876. Designed to allure tourists and accommodate aspiring affluent residents in the burgeoning city of Sanford, this establishment stood proudly at the nexus of Commercial Street and Palmetto Avenue.....