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Nancy with her mermaid tail, was photographed during promotion for Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, 1948.

A Mermaid's Tale

Nancy with her mermaid tail, was photographed during promotion for Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, 1948.

 

A view of Cinderella’s Castle, one of the hallmark features of Disney’s Magic Kingdom (circa 1970s).

When Disney Came to Florida

A view of Cinderella’s Castle, one of the hallmark features of Disney’s Magic Kingdom (circa 1970s).

Portrait of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1565)

The Fountain of Youth

Portrait of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1565)

A Grand Florida Friendship: Edison and Ford

Pictured (left to right) are Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, and Henry Ford in Fort Myers, 1913

Map showing the grand vision for Addison Mizner’s development project at Boca Raton

The Boom and Bust in Boca Raton

Map showing the grand vision for Addison Mizner’s development project at Boca Raton

Rainbow Springs 'Submarine Boat'

Under the Spring

Rainbow Springs 'Submarine Boat'

Roderick Gospero Shaw (circa 1861).

Civil War Letters Home: Roderick Gospero Shaw

Roderick Gospero Shaw (circa 1861).

Preparing for Florida’s first glider flight at Ormond Beach near Daytona. Charles Hamilton would soon fly this glider into the air over Florida’s Atlantic coast (1906).

Daytona Beach and the Earliest Days of Aviation in Florida

Preparing for Florida’s first glider flight at Ormond Beach near Daytona. Charles Hamilton would soon fly this glider into the air over Florida’s Atlantic coast (1906).

The so-called “black gang” of the USS Massachusetts, nicknamed for their blackened faces and clothing resulting from long days shoveling coal in the ship’s boiler room (circa 1918).

History Beneath the Waves

The so-called “black gang” of the USS Massachusetts, nicknamed for their blackened faces and clothing resulting from long days shoveling coal in the ship’s boiler room (circa 1918).

Old Sparky at the Florida State Prison in Raiford, FL. c.1936. Photograph by Jack Spottswood.

Old Sparky's Rough Start: The Story of Jim Williams

Old Sparky at the Florida State Prison in Raiford, FL. c.1936. Photograph by Jack Spottswood.

View of the new cathedral and bell tower (circa 1910).

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine

View of the new cathedral and bell tower (circa 1910).