Name/Title
Boca Ciega High SchoolEntry/Object ID
2024.0.72Description
A black and white [photochrome] postcard showing the Boca Ciega High School building. Four students are standing in front of the building by a flag pole.
"BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL - ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA"Subject
Schools--Florida--Gulfport, High schools--Florida--Gulfport, Education--Florida, School buildings--Florida--Gulfport--HistorySubject Person/Organization
Boca Ciega High SchoolSubject Place
City
Gulfport, FL, St. Petersburg, FLCollection
Boca Ciega High School, Postcard CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Jan TomascskiPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)Publisher
National Press, Inc.Date Published
1953 - 1970Transcription
Transcription
#4 Schools 63 / Donated to Gulfport Historical Society by Jan Tomascski [?]Transcriber
MCLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
"In 1953, Boca Ciega High School was completed, the first high school built in the county since the boomtime '20s. Aymer Vinoy Laughner sold the City the 40 acres on which it is located."
