Official program. St. Johns River Bridge celebration, June 30-July 1-July 2, 1921. Jacksonville, Fla.

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Official program. St. Johns River Bridge celebration, June 30-July 1-July 2, 1921. Jacksonville, Fla.

Entry/Object ID

Library.1982

Tags

Library records not in public view, Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

96 pages : illustrations, portraits : 23 cm Official program. Saint Johns river bridge celebration, June 30-July 1-July 2, 1921. Jacksonville, Fla. by Duval County Bridge Celebration Committee. Cover title Duval County's gift to Florida Heading of each page: Official bridge celebration program. History of the bridge, by St. Elmo W. Acosta, p.36-42. Includes advertising matter. Price 15 cents. This title has been digitized and is in the JHS digitized collection. The bridge was later named after Mr. Acosta. Photographs include: Cary A. Hardee, Governor of Florida -- H. B. Philips, Chairman, State Road Department -- Celebration Committee Officers that include Groover, Anthony, Hanafourde, and Shad -- R. Fleming Bowden -- Kathleen Wilson, sponsor for the Bridge -- Duval County Commission including Carswell, Brown, Clark, Hammond, and Merritt -- St. Elmo W. (Chick) Acosta -- C. A. Tutewiler -- Frank P. Beddow -- Mayor John W. Martin -- Jacksonville Elk's Club -- Joseph F. Hammond -- Rivers Buford -- A. S. McFarlane, Boy Scout Executive -- View of St. Johns River showing the ferry South Jacksonville -- Duval County Courthouse -- Scene at Pablo Beach. Selected contents: Dedication, July 1 -- Park ceremonies -- Location of parks in Jacksonville -- July 2, All Florida Day -- Realization of a long felt need by Judge H. B. Philips, Chairman, State Road Department -- Officers of the St. Johns River Bridge Association -- Various committees participating in bridge celebration -- Women's Division -- History of the bridge by St. Elmo W. Acosta -- List of Jacksonville hotels with name, address, phone, nearest car line and capacity of hotel -- Celebration parade, June 30th with parade formation noted -- Bridge facts and figures -- Biography of St. Elmo W. Acosta -- Headquarters of various clubs and societies -- Jacksonville to Daytona, Florida by road directions -- Street car routes -- Employees of the new bridge such as lift operators, ticket sellers, cashiers, collectors and Supt. Emery -- Toll rates by classification -- Railroad timetables such as Atlantic Coast Line north -- Pertinent Jacksonville items such as population in 1920, number of books in the public library, city is only 12 miles directly from the ocean -- Automobile route Jacksonville to Palatka -- Distances from Jacksonville to places such as Atlanta, New York, Savannah,, Wilmington, N.C. -- Special city ordinances such as traffic rules -- Public buildings with name and address.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Saint Johns River Bridge (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Acosta, St. Elmo W., Bridges -- Florida -- Saint Johns River., Acosta Bridge (Jacksonville, Fla.).

Publication Details

Author

Duval County Bridge Celebration Committee.

Publisher

[Duval County Bridge Celebration Committee]

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

[Jacksonville, Fla.]

Call No.

Rare Book TG 25 .J3 A2 1921