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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramGift shop and glass bottom boats at Paradise Park.
Image Number
MOZ00300
Photographer
Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.
Date
1950 (circa)
Rights
Collection
General collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 2
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 2
Subject Term
Race discrimination
Jim Crow
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Marine ecotourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Sightseeing business
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Boats and boating--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Work boats
Tour boats
Glass bottom boats
Gift shops--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African Americans--Recreation
Jim Crow
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Marine ecotourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Sightseeing business
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Boats and boating--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Work boats
Tour boats
Glass bottom boats
Gift shops--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African Americans--Recreation
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in.
General Note
Owners of the Silver Springs attraction Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson opened Paradise Park in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.
Note "The Richey" in center.
Gift shop and glass bottom boats at Paradise Park.
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