Silver Springs, Fla. : steamboat landing and railway station
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- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/986b2rbp41-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- MSS1218_B071_I168 and dams:164903
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Administrative Unit:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
- Box 71
- Call Number:
- MSS 1218
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- Date Created:
- October 1910
- Format:
- Still image
- Genre:
- postcards
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 03.73 x 05.70 inches
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- This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
- Description / Abstract:
- Recto: Silver Springs, Fla., Steamboat landing and railway station; Verso: Post card, Quality, H.L. Co., Silver Springs, Florida. Steamboat landing and railway station. The principal landing on the Ocklawaha is Silver Springs, the largest and most beautiful of all the springs of Florida. Here the Seaboard Railway meets the river steamboats. This Spring is said to be the traditional Fountain of Youth, of which Ponce De Leon heard and for which he so vainly searched. Best reards from all, write soon. The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A. 26678. Made in Germany. Ft. McCoy, Fla., Oct. 19, 1910. dear friend: We are in the sunny south now but it's raining today. We bought a farm, a few miles from here and two miles about from Burbank, Fla. and that is our adress. We will move to our new home when it stops raining, Hilma, $25.00, ..., Fort McCoy, Oct 20, A.M., Fla., U.S. postage, one cent, Miss Josephine Carpenter, Omro, Wis., R. 24, Box 108
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- African American men., Boats and boating., Railroad cars., Railroad stations., African American women., and Steamboats.
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- Silver Springs (Fla.) and Portland (Me.)
- Keywords:
- Places, Florida
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This item is part of:
About This Item
This item is provided at low resolution only. Downloads are not permitted for this material.
- Date Created:
- October 1910
- Format:
- Still image
- Genre:
- postcards
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 03.73 x 05.70 inches
- Note:
- This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
- Description / Abstract:
- Recto: Silver Springs, Fla., Steamboat landing and railway station; Verso: Post card, Quality, H.L. Co., Silver Springs, Florida. Steamboat landing and railway station. The principal landing on the Ocklawaha is Silver Springs, the largest and most beautiful of all the springs of Florida. Here the Seaboard Railway meets the river steamboats. This Spring is said to be the traditional Fountain of Youth, of which Ponce De Leon heard and for which he so vainly searched. Best reards from all, write soon. The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A. 26678. Made in Germany. Ft. McCoy, Fla., Oct. 19, 1910. dear friend: We are in the sunny south now but it's raining today. We bought a farm, a few miles from here and two miles about from Burbank, Fla. and that is our adress. We will move to our new home when it stops raining, Hilma, $25.00, ..., Fort McCoy, Oct 20, A.M., Fla., U.S. postage, one cent, Miss Josephine Carpenter, Omro, Wis., R. 24, Box 108
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- African American men., Boats and boating., Railroad cars., Railroad stations., African American women., and Steamboats.
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- Silver Springs (Fla.) and Portland (Me.)
- Keywords:
- Places, Florida
Find This Item
- Persistent URL:
- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/986b2rbp41-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- MSS1218_B071_I168 and dams:164903
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Administrative Unit:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
- Box 71
- Call Number:
- MSS 1218
- Contact Information:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library rose.library@emory.edu
Access and Copyright
- Rights Statement:
- Emory University does not control copyright for this image. This image is made available for individual viewing and reference for educational purposes only such as personal study, preparation for teaching, and research. Your reproduction, distribution, public display or other re-use of any content beyond a fair use as codified in section 107 of US Copyright Law is at your own risk. We are always interested in learning more about our collections. If you have information regarding this photograph, please contact rose.library@emory.edu.
- Rights Status:
- No Known Copyright
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.