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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection
Description
A brochure advertising Silver Springs in Marion County and all the attractions available to visitors. The brochure includes a map of Florida and directions for how to reach the springs; information about the plants and animals found at the springs; the legend of the bridal chamber; a description of what visitors can see during the glass-bottom boat tour; many photographs of the attractions and underwater models; and quotations about the springs from famous visitors.
Date
1934 (circa)
Format
Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Babson, Roger Ward, 1875-1967
Bellingrath, Walter B.
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Cox, Ted
Davidson, Shorty (William Manassas), 1885-1962
Dern, George Henry, 1872-1936
Edison, Mina Miller, 1865-1947
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Ellerkamp, Walter
Florida Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Gauss, Christian, 1878-1951
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Green, Carolyn W.
Green, L. W.
Jackson, Charles E.
Kellum, Norris "Corky"
L.E. Waterman Company
Lamb, Christine
Lamb, Jack
Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881
Laube, Joseph L.
Long, Rose McConnell, 1892-1970
MacDonald, A. H.
McAlister, Hill, 1875-1959
Ocklawaha Valley Railroad Company
Perry, Newton, 1908-1987
Ray, Carl (Walter Carlyle), 1893-1966
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Seminole Indian Village (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935
Tommy, Sam
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Tulane University
Underwater photographs
United States--President (1869-1877 : Grant)
United States. President (1923-1929 : Coolidge)
Waterman, Frank D.
Babson, Roger Ward, 1875-1967
Bellingrath, Walter B.
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Cox, Ted
Davidson, Shorty (William Manassas), 1885-1962
Dern, George Henry, 1872-1936
Edison, Mina Miller, 1865-1947
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Ellerkamp, Walter
Florida Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Gauss, Christian, 1878-1951
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Green, Carolyn W.
Green, L. W.
Jackson, Charles E.
Kellum, Norris "Corky"
L.E. Waterman Company
Lamb, Christine
Lamb, Jack
Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881
Laube, Joseph L.
Long, Rose McConnell, 1892-1970
MacDonald, A. H.
McAlister, Hill, 1875-1959
Ocklawaha Valley Railroad Company
Perry, Newton, 1908-1987
Ray, Carl (Walter Carlyle), 1893-1966
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Seminole Indian Village (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935
Tommy, Sam
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Tulane University
Underwater photographs
United States--President (1869-1877 : Grant)
United States. President (1923-1929 : Coolidge)
Waterman, Frank D.
Geographic Term
General Note
Silver Springs is the oldest tourist attraction in Florida. Following the American Civil War, tourists began arriving to the area by boat. Eventually the spring became a popular location for filming movies, including Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The Ross Allen Reptile Institute and the Seminole Indian Village were popular attractions at the spring.
Title
See Silver Springs Brochure, ca. 1934
Subject
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Underwater photographs
Description
A brochure advertising Silver Springs in Marion County and all the attractions available to visitors. The brochure includes a map of Florida and directions for how to reach the springs; information about the plants and animals found at the springs; the legend of the bridal chamber; a description of what visitors can see during the glass-bottom boat tour; many photographs of the attractions and underwater models; and quotations about the springs from famous visitors.
Source
State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection
Publisher
Pepper Printing Company (Gainesville, Fla.)
Date
1934 (circa)
Format
brochures
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
sle_springs_03
Coverage
Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)
Geographic Term
Silver Springs (Ocala, Fla.)
Marion County (Fla.)
Ocala (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.: Spring)
Bridal Chamber Spring (Fla.)
Ocala National Forest (Fla.)
Thumbnail
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Display Date
ca. 1934
ImageID
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sle_springs_03_04
sle_springs_03_05
topic
Tourism And Attractions
Subject - Corporate
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Ocklawaha Valley Railroad Company
United States--President (1869-1877 : Grant)
Florida Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute (Silver Springs, Fla.)
Seminole Indian Village (Silver Springs, Fla.)
United States. President (1923-1929 : Coolidge)
Tulane University
L.E. Waterman Company
Subject - Person
Ray, Carl (Walter Carlyle), 1893-1966
Davidson, Shorty (William Manassas), 1885-1962
Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Edison, Mina Miller, 1865-1947
Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Ellerkamp, Walter
Gauss, Christian, 1878-1951
Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935
Babson, Roger Ward, 1875-1967
Laube, Joseph L.
Long, Rose McConnell, 1892-1970
Jackson, Charles E.
MacDonald, A. H.
Green, L. W.
Green, Carolyn W.
Bellingrath, Walter B.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Dern, George Henry, 1872-1936
McAlister, Hill, 1875-1959
Tommy, Sam
Lamb, Christine
Cox, Ted
Perry, Newton, 1908-1987
Kellum, Norris "Corky"
Waterman, Frank D.
Lamb, Jack
General Note
Silver Springs is the oldest tourist attraction in Florida. Following the American Civil War, tourists began arriving to the area by boat. Eventually the spring became a popular location for filming movies, including Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The Ross Allen Reptile Institute and the Seminole Indian Village were popular attractions at the spring.
Chicago Manual of Style
See Silver Springs Brochure, ca. 1934. 1934 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341237>, accessed 27 December 2024.
MLA
See Silver Springs Brochure, ca. 1934. 1934 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341237>