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South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958

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Brochure advertising the South Florida Museum in Bradenton. There is information about the exhibits at the museum, including "Baby Snoots" (or "Snooty") the manatee, President Ulysses S. Grant's bed, prehistoric animals, the Daughters of the American Revolution Room, pottery from the Calusa Indians and the Timucua Indians, shrunken heads from the Jivaro Tribe and more.

Date

1958 (circa)

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Brochures

Title

South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958

Subject

Museums--Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton

Manatees

Attractions--Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton

Sirenia

Calusa Indians

Timucua Indians

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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Date

1958 (circa)

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brochures

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

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sle_manatee_01

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Geographic Term

Saint Louis (Mo.)

Bradenton (Fla.)

Manatee County (Fla.)

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topic

Tourism and Promotion

Subject - Corporate

South Florida Museum (Bradenton, Fla.)

United Daughters of the Confederacy

American Legion

Subject - Person

Leigh, Marjorie

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Leffingwell, Hiram Wheeler, 1809-1897

Leffingwell, John Brooks, 1854-1930

Leffingwell, Jenny Barnard, 1857-1898

Columbus, Christopher

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South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958. 1958 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345917>, accessed 3 January 2025.

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South Florida Museum Brochure, ca. 1958. 1958 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345917>

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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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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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