Name/Title
Jacksonville, Florida, metropolis of the land of sunshineEntry/Object ID
Library.1684Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023Description
32 pages : illustrations (some color),; 23 x 30 cm
Metropolis of the land of sunshine.
Cover title.
Jacksonville Florida metropolis of the land of sunshine as the sea gull sees us.
Cover: Aerial view of downtown Jacksonville.
Photographs with lengthy written discussion of various topics. Includes hand drawn aerial map showing boundaries from Jax Beach, Atlantic Blvd, Florida East Coast Railroad route, Arlington, Gilmore, Fulton, Mayport.
Contents: Transportation -- Convention center -- Landmarks -- Port Jacksonville natural harbor 22 miles from the sea -- St. Johns River bridge -- Municipal docks -- Jacksonville Beach -- Jacksonville is Florida's industrial city -- Jacksonville's back country, Florida's agricultural opportunity -- Naval stores depot -- Largest lumber port on the Atlantic coast -- Some of the buildings now under construction Jacksonville1925 -- Municipal plant offers one of America's lowest electric rates -- Theaters and clubs -- Representative religious institutions -- Modern school system -- Estate of Caleb Johnson, founder of the Palm-olive soap company, which lies on the St. John's River in Orange Park near Jacksonville -- Local houses -- Points of interest.
Selected photographs: Union Terminal -- Clyde liner -- View from Mason Hotel's dining room -- Windle Hotel -- Burbridge Hotel -- Windsor Hotel -- Casa Marina Hotel -- Everett Hotel -- Flagler Hotel -- Hemming Park bandstand -- Forsyth Street -- Post Office -- Memorial Park -- Fairfield Park -- Confederate Park -- Riverside Park -- Graham Building People's Bank -- Bisbee Building -- St. James Building -- Barnett National -- Brotherhood State -- "Three Friends" tugboat -- City fireboat in action -- Ocean Beach Hotel -- Various beach scenes -- Ford assembly plant -- Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Company -- G & S Cigar Factory -- Lumber , cross-ties, and other items being loaded onto steamer -- Scottish Rite Temple -- Elks Club -- Lynch Building -- Carling Hotel -- Imperial Theater -- American Legion -- Arcade Theatre -- Morocco Temple -- Keith's Vaudeville Palace Theater -- Florida Country Club -- Timuquana Country Club -- Canoeing on Pottsburg Creek -- Temple Ahavath Chesed -- Snyder Memorial Church -- Church of the Good Shepherd -- Church of the Immaculate Conception -- Kirby Smith Junior High School -- John Gorrie Junior High School -- Duval Senior High School -- Estate of Caleb Johnson, founder of the Palm-olive soap company -- Carnegie Public Library.
Library has 2 copies: 1 copy has the better cover; the other has darker images.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Pictorial works., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Description and travel., Hotels -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Pictorial works., Churches -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Pictorial works., Theaters -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Pictorial works., Parks -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Pictorial works.Publication Details
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Rare Book F 319 .J1 M48 1925