Jack's 7 Seas Drive In

Photograph

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Gulfport History Museum

Front

Front

Name/Title

Jack's 7 Seas Drive In

Entry/Object ID

JSS.1

Description

A black and white photograph of Jack's 7 Seas Drive In at 2025 49th St S, a circular, flat-roofed building with a large sign on it. Various menu items are written along the curvature of the roof. A jukebox sits under the overhang.

Photograph Details

Subject

Restaurants--Florida--Gulfport--1950-1960, Drive-in restaurants

Subject Person or Organization

Jack's 7 Seas Drive In

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Collection

Photograph Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Made/Created

Studio

Red Dot Photos

Date made

circa 1950 - 1959

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Reverse

Transcription

RED DOT PHOTOS 6626 FOURTH AVE. NORTH ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

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

8 in

Width

10 in

Web Links and URLs

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Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"Jack Thayer's 7 Seas Drive-In, a 50's landmark on 49th Street just north of Gulfport Boulevard, where local girls served customers as car-hops."