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Brief history of the Schooner Beedee, built ca. 1890 - written for the Florida Merchant Marine Survey, a project of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.

Built

ca. 1890

Subjects

Cargo ships
Hurricanes
Sawyer, C. W.
Sponge boats
Sponge trade
Watermelons

Geographic Term

Mexico, Gulf of
Tampa
Key West
Tarpon Springs
Caribbean Sea
Hillsborough County
Pinellas County
Monroe County

Source

State Archives of Florida, S 2382

Title

Historical Sketch of the Schooner Beedee, Built ca. 1890

Subject

Sponge boats

Sponge trade

Watermelons

Cargo ships

Hurricanes

Description

Brief history of the Schooner Beedee, built ca. 1890 - written for the Florida Merchant Marine Survey, a project of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.

Creator

Florida Merchant Marine Survey

Source

State Archvies of Florida, Series S2382

Date

1938 (circa)

Format

histories (literary works)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s2382_ch7_beedee

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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s2382_ch7_0370

s2382_ch7_0371

refTitle

Beedee

refDate

ca. 1890

Geographic Term

Mexico, Gulf of

Tampa (Fla.)

Key West (Fla.)

Tarpon Springs (Fla.)

Caribbean Sea

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

Monroe County (Fla.)

Display Date

ca. 1938

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Subject - Person

Sawyer, C. W.

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Historical Sketch of the Schooner Beedee, Built ca. 1890. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/337597>, accessed 15 November 2024.

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Historical Sketch of the Schooner Beedee, Built ca. 1890. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/337597>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida Merchant Marine Survey)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

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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