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Matchbook from Tropical Hobbyland in Miami, ca. 1950

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Matchbook from Tropical Hobbyland in Miami, ca. 1950

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Matchbook adversiting the attractions at Tropical Hobbyland located at N.W. 27th Avenue in Miami. Stickers were applied to the back of the matchbook advertising the Saxony Hotel and Silver Dollar Jake in Miami Beach.

Date

1950 (circa)

Creator

Lion Match Co. Inc. (Miami, Fla.)

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Matchbooks

Title

Matchbook from Tropical Hobbyland in Miami, ca. 1950

Subject

Tourism -- Florida -- MiamiAttractions--Florida--Miami

Seminole Indians--Florida--Miami

Zoos--Florida--Miami

Alligator wrestling

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Lion Match Co. Inc. (Miami, Fla.)

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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Date

1950 (circa)

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matchbooks

Language

eng-US

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Physical Object

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sle_miami-dade_03

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Miami (Fla.)

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

Miami Beach (Fla.)

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Tourism And Attractions

Subject - Corporate

Tropical Hobbyland Indian Village (Miami, Fla.)

Saxony Hotel (Miami Beach, Fla.)

Silver Dollar Jake (Miami Beach, Fla.)

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Lion Match Co. Inc. (Miami, Fla.). Matchbook from Tropical Hobbyland in Miami, ca. 1950. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/336120>, accessed 26 December 2024.

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Lion Match Co. Inc. (Miami, Fla.). Matchbook from Tropical Hobbyland in Miami, ca. 1950. 1950 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/336120>

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(State Archives of Florida/Lion Match Co. Inc. (Miami)

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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