Davis Blvd Clearing

Front

Front

Name/Title

Davis Blvd Clearing

Entry/Object ID

BSH.7

Description

A black and white photograph of Davis Blvd (now Beach Blvd) while it was being cleared of trees. There is a man walking down a sidewalk and a woman standing looking out left of frame, which has been cleared more. There are dense piles of foliage right of frame.

Photograph Details

Subject

Trees--Florida--Gulfport, Deforestation--Florida-1910-1920, Urbanization, Fashion--1910-1920

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Context

"...the trolley line to the left and the sidewalk show that it was Beach Boulevard, looking north. A handwritten note on the back of the photo states that it was about 29th Avenue." (Gabber Newspaper, October 7, 2010)

Collection

Photograph Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Romolo Corteggiano

Notes

Donor unverified.

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1907 - 1912

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Reverse

Transcription

Bvd ave 9-12 No. on Beach Blvd. at 29. Ave. So. between 1907-1912 RAMO CORTEGGIANO 2838 Clinton Street South GULFPORT FLORIDA GULFPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5 in